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Community Blood Drive is tomorrow

The Russell County Community Blood Drive will take place tomorrow. The community blood drive will take place tomorrow from 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the South Kentucky RECC Community Room. First National Bank, Bank […]

REAL ID deadline is coming up

The state’s deadline for residents to get a REAL ID compliant driver’s license is coming up in just a few months. Kentuckians have until May 7 to upgrade their license to be compliant with REAL […]

52nd WJRS Food Drive was a success

It was another successful year for the WJRS Food Drive to help those in need this holiday season, as yesterday concluded the food drive’s 52nd year of providing help for those less fortunate in Russell […]

Superintendent of Adair Juvenile Detention Center resigns

The longtime superintendent of the Adair Juvenile Detention Center and Youth Development Center has resigned amidst controversy stemming from a riot that occurred at the facility in 2022. Tonya Rena Burton has managed the facility […]

Christmas Eve closings

Christmas Eve brings several closings across the county. Russell Springs and Jamestown City Halls will be closed today. The Russell County Courthouse and Russell County Judicial Center are all closed today. The Russell County Library […]

Three men arrested following Sunday traffic stop

Three men – two from Clinton County and one from Louisville – were arrested early Sunday morning following a traffic stop on Highway 127. The Russell County Sheriff’s Office said 51-year-old Allen Keith Booher and39-year-old […]

Ohio man dies in Wooldridge Road crash

An Ohio man was pronounced dead at the scene following a single-vehicle crash on Wooldridge Road yesterday morning. The Russell County Sheriff’s Office said 21-year-old Daviyn Hubbard of Akron, Ohio was operating a 2025 Toyota […]

County to examine lease agreement for The Inn

The Russell County Fiscal Court voted on Friday to give Judge-Executive Randy Marcum the authority to look into a lease agreement for The Inn, the residential building near Dairy Queen in Russell Springs. During the […]