Hospital board to meet today
The Russell County Hospital Board of Directors will hold their regular monthly meeting today. The meeting is at 4 p.m. in the Russell County Hospital conference room. We’ll have details from the meeting this week […]
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Russell is ‘green’; Casey, Clinton, Cumberland all ‘yellow’ with COVID
Russell County remains in the green category, or low level of spread, on the latest COVID-19 map released by the Kentucky Department of Public Health. Neighboring Casey, Clinton, and Cumberland counties are in the yellow […]
RCHS Academic Team successful at district tourney
The Russell County High School Academic Team hosted the Governor’s Cup District Tournament over the weekend. Jalon Edmonds placed first in Mathematics, Cloey Bailey placed 5th in both Language Arts and Composition, and Breanna Trautman […]
Local students named to WKU President’s List
Several local students have been named to the Fall 2022 President’s List at Western Kentucky University. Those students are: Addison Loy Johnathan Bailey Samuel Leveridge Emily Antle Katie Owens Steven Betts-Jimenez Steven Bernard Ashten Phillips […]
Several local students named to Dean’s List at WKU
Several local students have been named to the Dean’s List at Western Kentucky University. Those students are: Trystan C. Downey Sarah K. Loy Stephanie Morales Elias Tarryn Reynolds Tristan Zapf Sienna Overby Morgan S. Taylor […]
Columbia woman dies after sign crashes on top of car in Elizabethtown
A Columbia woman passed away after a restaurant sign in Elizabethtown fell on top of a car she was in during a wind storm last week. According to reports, 72-year-old Lillian Curtis was taken to […]
School board to meet this evening
The Russell County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening. The meeting will be at 5 p.m. in room 114 of the Russell County ANC. The board will elect a new […]
Community blood drive scheduled for Thursday
The Russell County Community Blood Drive is scheduled for this Thursday. The blood drive will take place from 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the South Kentucky RECC Community Room. Donors will be entered to […]
Adair County woman dies in house fire
An Adair County woman died in a house fire late last week. According to reports, 74-year-old Darlene Wick passed away in the fire at her home on Sulpher Springs Road, about 8 miles north of […]
State troopers to begin wearing body cameras this year
Kentucky State Police troopers will begin wearing body cameras this year. About 780 sworn personnel will receive the systems by the end of this year, state police said in a news release. The state legislature […]