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Jamestown City Council to meet tonight

The Jamestown City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening. The council will meet at 6 p.m. at City Hall. We’ll have more from the meeting on tomorrow’s local news.

Halloween Havoc event returns money to local schools

The Halloween Havoc event recently held at the Lake Cumberland Dragway brought in thousands of visitors to Russell County, but the event also helped raise some funds for local schools. At this week’s fiscal court […]

County-wide burn ban in effect

A burn ban is now in effect for Russell County following an executive order by Judge-Executive Randy Marcum yesterday. No outdoor burning is allowed until further notice with violators being subject to fines and penalties. […]

Sheriff’s Office releases October report

The Russell County Sheriff’s Office released its monthly activity report for the month of October. Last month, the sheriff’s office responded to 328 calls for service, not including in-office calls and walk-ins. The sheriff’s office […]

Russell Springs man charged with promoting contraband

A Russell Springs man is charged with promoting contraband and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to reports, 54-year-old Michael G. White was arrested and charged with a probation violation for a felony offense, and was […]

Russell County included in broadband expansion

Russell County is one of 15 counties to be selected for a broadband expansion project using federal and state funds. The announcement came yesterday in Somerset at the Center for Rural Development. The Center is […]