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Joshua C. Phipps, 38, of Columbia

Deputy Sheriff, Joshua C. Phipps, 38, of Columbia, KY passed away in the line of duty Monday, September 16, 2024, in Russell Springs, KY. He was born in Lemoore, CA on September 6, 1986, to […]

State’s unemployment rate sits at 3.8%

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary May unemployment rate was 3.8 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics. The May jobless rate was up 0.1 percentage points from April and was unchanged from one year ago. […]

State unemployment rate is 3.8 percent

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate for September was 3.8 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet (KELC). The preliminary September jobless rate was unchanged […]

Statewide unemployment rate stands at 3.8%

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary August 2022 unemployment rate was 3.8 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. The preliminary August 2022 jobless rate was up […]

Thomas Raymond Green II, age 38, of Shelbyville

Thomas Raymond Green II, age 38, of Shelbyville, KY, formerly of Pineville, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, September 14 2022 at Audubon Hospital in Louisville, KY He was born on […]

38 COVID cases reported in Russell County

38 new COVID cases were reported in Russell County on the state dashboard Tuesday. Russell County’s COVID incidence rate, or number of cases per 10,000 population, remains the second highest in the Lake Cumberland District […]

Christopher Glenn Coffey, age 38, of Jamestown

Christopher Glenn Coffey, of Jamestown, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021. He was 38 years of age. Christopher was born in Somerset on June 28, 1983, son of Donnie and Peggy Smith Coffey. He […]

Russell County down to 38 active COVID cases

Of today’s 196 reported cases, 180 (92%) were unvaccinated and 44 of today’s cases (22%) were in individuals 18 years of age or younger. Please take the necessary precautions to protect yourself and your loved […]