Current Weather

38°CloudyWind chill 33°

Sheriff’s Office receives COPS grant

The Russell County Sheriff’s Office announced a grant yesterday that will provide funding to hire another deputy to the office. Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston announced yesterday that the office received a grant for more […]

RCHS fares well in new state assessment data

Russell County High School fared well in last year’s state assessments, according to the Kentucky Department of Education. The state implemented a new color-coding system, and Russell County High School and Russell Springs Elementary School […]

Chamber of commerce holds October meeting

Community business leaders gathered at the Russell County Public Library on Tuesday for the monthly meeting of the local chamber of commerce. The meeting, which was hosted and sponsored this month by Russell County Hospital, […]

Burkesville certified as 26th Kentucky Trail Town

The city of Burkesville in neighboring Cumberland County has officially been certified as the 26th Kentucky Trail Town in the state, according to the department of parks. Burkesville joins Jamestown here in Russell County, as […]

Tourist commission to meet today

The Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting this afternoon. The meeting will take place at 12:30 p.m. in the Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission boardroom. The tourism office is located between KFC […]

Student loan forgiveness application now available

Local residents who wish to apply for the federal government’s student loan forgiveness program can now do so through the federal student aid website. Student loan borrowers are eligible for up to $10,000 of debt […]