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Russell Springs Council to meet this evening

The Russell Springs City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at City Hall on Main Street. The council is expected to recognize outgoing city councilman […]

School attendance improves on Wednesday

Russell County Schools’ attendance numbers improved on Wednesday, with 92 percent districtwide attendance reported by the district midweek. That was up one percentage point from what was reported on Tuesday. Jamestown Elementary at 89.6 percent […]

Fall burn ban still in effect for one more week

The Kentucky Division of Forestry has issued a reminder that the statewide fall burn ban is still in effect for one more week, ending Thursday, December 15th. No burning is currently allowed between 6 a.m. […]

Commodities to be given out today

Today is the monthly commodity distribution, according to the Russell County Judge-Executive’s office. Judge-Executive Gary Robertson and the Russell County Fiscal Court in conjunction with the Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland program, will be giving out […]

RC Schools ‘holding their own’ in regard to attendance

Russell County Schools continue to “hold their own,” according to Superintendent Michael Ford, who reported a 91 percent districtwide attendance on Tuesday. Jamestown Elementary at 89.1 percent and Salem Elementary at 89.4 percent were below […]

18 COVID cases reported in Russell County

The Kentucky Department for Public Health reported 18 new COVID cases in Russell County this week, a slight increase from last week’s total of 16. Looking at other counties in the Lake Cumberland Area, Pulaski […]