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Local law enforcement makes multiple weekend arrests

Local law enforcement officers made multiple arrests over the weekend. 47-year-old Julie A. Ritchie and 56-year-old Susan Walls, both of Liberty, were arrested at around 5 a.m. yesterday morning by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office. […]

Monday at the Russell County Fair

The off-road challenge will be the featured event at the Russell County Jaycees Fair this evening. The off-road challenge gets underway on the main track at 7:00 this evening. The dairy show gets underway at […]

Fair continues today with pageants, demolition derby

The Russell County Jaycees Fair continues today with pageants and the popular demolition derby. Pageants will run through the day at the pavilion, with the last pageant expected to get underway at around 6:00. Other […]

Russell County Jaycees Fair gets underway today

The Russell County Jaycees Fair officially gets underway today. Russell County Jaycees Fair Manager Dustin Adkins was a guest on Community Conversation, and said the fair aims to bring entertainment at a reasonable price. Tonight’s […]

Portion of Russell County remains in extreme drought

Recent rainfall provided some relief to local drought conditions. However the U.S. Drought Monitor still lists a portion of Russell County as being in extreme drought with the remainder of the county being upgraded to […]