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No COVID cases reported in Russell County last week

According to the Kentucky Department for Public Health, no COVID cases were reported in Russell County last week. Russell County was one of 20 counties statewide that didn’t report any cases last week. Neighboring Casey […]

School board to discuss athletic facilities today

The Russell County Board of Education will hold a special-called meeting this morning at 9 a.m. The meeting will be in Room 114 of the Russell County ANC. The agenda includes discussion of possible athletic […]

Tom R. McClendon, age 63, Russell Springs

Tom R. McClendon, 63, of Russell Springs, KY passed away suddenly Monday, April 11th, in Liberty KYTom was born in Somerset, KY on December 16, 1958, a son of Shirley (Sheeter) McClendon, of Russell Springs, […]

National Work Zone Awareness Week underway

Two words to remember when approaching a highway work zone: Slow down. You could save a life, and it might be your own. Kentucky last year recorded 1,247 crashes in construction and maintenance/utility work zones. […]

Wayne County Rescue saves horse from sinkhole

In neighboring Wayne County yesterday, the Wayne County Rescue Squad was called out to assist with a horse that fell into a sinkhole on an area farm. According to the Wayne County Rescue Squad, team […]

County retires emergency number for late H.M. Bottom

In an emotional ceremony during Monday night’s meeting of the Russell County Fiscal Court, members of the late H.M. Bottom’s family were on hand, along with several emergency personnel from across the county, as Judge […]