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Jamestown woman arrested on felony assault charge

A Jamestown woman was arrested on a felony assault charge early Monday morning. Vickie Lee Maynard, age 45, was arrested by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office and charged with assault second degree (domestic violence), a […]

Tourist commission to meet Wednesday

The Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission, located between KFC and Arby’s in Russell Springs, will hold a special-called board meeting at noon on Wednesday. The special-called meeting is due to a time change from 12:30 p.m. […]

Chamber of commerce to meet today

The Russell County Chamber of Commerce will hold their monthly meeting today at noon at Jamestown Christian Church’s Life Center, located at 65 South Main Street in Jamestown. Alex Lawson, a Cumberland Family Medical licensed […]

Local jails seeing rise in inmate populations

The Russell County Detention Center’s capacity sat at 137 percent earlier this month as jails around the state are again seeing rising inmate numbers following the lessening of pandemic measures put in place by Gov. […]

Jamestown man arrested on multiple charges

A Jamestown man was arrested Saturday evening on a long list of charges, including assault on a police officer, according to jail records. Jacob Glover, age 31, was arrested by Russell County Sheriff’s Deputy Nathan […]

School Board to meet this evening

The Russell County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening. The meeting will be at 5 p.m. in Room 114 of the Russell County ANC. The board is expected to approve […]

Phillips named KHSAA Swimming Official of the Year

Russell County’s Joseph Phillips has been named the 2021-2022 Swimming Official of the Year by the Kentucky High School Athletics Association. One official in each sport is named “Outstanding Official of the Year” for their […]