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Jamestown council approves fire department merger

The South Russell Fire Department will soon merge with the Jamestown Fire Department. Jamestown Fire Chief Jeff Landers brought the merger up to the Jamestown City Council last Thursday, providing a breakdown of how the […]

School Board approves lowering of tax rate

The Russell County Board of Education unanimously approved the lowering of the board’s tax rate at Monday’s meeting. The board approved the lowering of the tax rate from 52.2 cents per $100 of assessed value […]

School board approves raises for school employees

At a special-called meeting Thursday afternoon with a room full of teachers and school employees in attendance, the board of education approved raises for school employees. The board unanimously approved a proposal by Superintendent Michael […]

Hospital board approves new shift incentives

The Russell County Hospital Board of Directors approved new shift incentives aimed at helping the healthcare facility’s nurse shortage at the board meeting this week. Russell County Hospital CEO Scott Thompson, who presented the shift […]

County approves working budget for next fiscal year

The Russell County Fiscal Court approved its working budget for the upcoming fiscal year at Monday’s meeting of the fiscal court. The $15 million budget was approved by the court, and Judge Executive Gary Robertson […]