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Russell Springs woman arrested on drug charge Monday

A Russell Springs woman was arrested on a drug-related charge by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office on Monday evening, according to jail records. Felecia Nicole Bunch, age 33, was arrested for possession of a controlled […]

KSP Post 15 to conduct traffic safety checkpoints

Kentucky State Police Post 15 will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints in the Post 15 area, which includes Green, Taylor, Marion, Washington, Russell, Casey, Adair, Metcalfe, Monroe, Clinton, and Cumberland counties. These checkpoints will […]

2 FFA students participate in leadership program at UK

Russell County FFA Chapter President Bryanna Smith and vice president Abby Wolford recently represented Russell County at the Kentucky Farm Bureau Institute for Future Agriculture Leaders program held at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. […]

127 Yard Sale begins this week

The annual 127 Yard Sale begins this week, making its way from Michigan to Alabama with Russell County serving as a mid-way point for the world’s longest yard sale. While the annual yard sale doesn’t […]

Tourist commission to meet today

The Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission Board of Directors will meet today at noon at the tourism office in Russell Springs in a special-called session. The meeting is open to the public. The tourism office is […]

Jonica Moran, age 64, of Somerset

Jonica Moran, age 64, of Somerset, KY passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022, at residence. She was born on Monday, October 28, 1957, in Reading,Ohio. She was the daughter of: Mother – Janna Kelsey Moran, […]

Brockman retires from County Clerk job, Glover appointed

Sue Popplewell Brockman announced her retirement Monday morning, and Russell County Judge Executive Gary Robertson appointed County Clerk-Elect Patti Glover as the new county clerk. Glover won a crowded Republican primary in May and is […]

Womack excited to be part of SES family

Last week on local news we told you about a couple of new assistant principals within the local school district. Today, we hear from Faith Womack, the newest assistant principal at Salem Elementary School on […]