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Community blood drive to be held tomorrow

The Russell County Community Blood Drive will take place tomorrow. The blood drive will be held at the South Kentucky RECC Community Room from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. One donor will win a $100 […]

Several local students named to LWC Dean’s List

18 local students were named to the Dean’s List at Lindsey Wilson College for the Spring 2024 semester. Those local students were: Riley Burke Auburn Butler Adriannah Davis Summer Edmonds Abigail Ford Jesse Gossage Scott […]

Deputies cleared in Wayne County shooting

A grand jury has cleared Wayne County Sheriff’s deputies of any wrongdoing in the case of an officer-involved shooting that took place back in January. According to testimony from Kentucky State Police, 45-year-old Jeremy Bertram […]

School district approves 4 percent across-the-board raises

The Russell County Board of Education approved raises for school district employees at last night’s meeting. The board voted unanimously to approve Superintendent Michael Ford’s recommendation of a 4 percent raise across-the-board for certified and […]

Election Day is today

Today is Election Day in Russell County and across Kentucky. Voters will head to the polls today with five polling locations open across the county today. Russell Springs Elementary will be the polling site for […]

Aaron named new assistant principal at RCMS

Russell County Middle School has a new assistant principal. Sarah Aaron has been named the school’s new assistant principal following a meeting of the school’s site-based council yesterday. Aaron is a Russell County High School […]

Election Day brings closings

There are a couple notable closings because of Election Day today. There will be no school in Russell County today as the schools are being used as polling locations. Russell Springs City Hall also announced […]