School board approves new name for old area technology center

Tuesday, November 19 by Zac Oakes

The old area technology center has a new name after being approved at last night’s board of education meeting. Here’s School Board Chair Dick Kazsuk. Signage that would include the new name is included in […]

Several area cities/counties vote to allow sale of medical cannabis

Thursday, November 7 by Zac Oakes

With all precincts reporting, unofficial results show that Metcalfe, Monroe and Taylor Counties have all voted to allow the sale of medical cannabis. The question about the sale of medical cannabis was also on the […]

Russell County, Lake Cumberland area see rise in unemployment

Friday, October 25 by Zac Oakes

Unemployment figures rose in Russell County and across the Lake Cumberland area last month. Unemployment rose 1.2 percent in Russell County last month, compared to September 2023. Unemployment in Russell County came in at 5.9 […]

Two-vehicle wreck sends three to area hospitals

Tuesday, October 1 by Zac Oakes

A two-vehicle wreck that occurred Saturday afternoon sent three individuals to area hospitals. According to Russell Springs Police, the accident occurred just after 12:45 Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Highway 127 and Apache Avenue. […]

Russell County, Lake Cumberland area saw notable jumps in unemployment in August

Friday, September 27 by Zac Oakes

Russell County, and the Lake Cumberland area as a whole, saw significant increases in unemployment in August. Russell County’s unemployment rate last month came in at 6.2 percent, up from 4.8 percent in August 2023. […]

More than 250 medical cannabis dispensary license applications filed in Cumberland area

Monday, September 9 by Zac Oakes

More than 250 applications for a medical cannabis dispensary license were filed in the Cumberland area, according to a report released by the Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis. The region, which consists of 14 counties […]

Where things stand in the area with medical cannabis ordinances

Wednesday, September 4 by Zac Oakes

The deadline for applications for Kentucky’s new medical cannabis program has passed, so where do things stand in Russell and surrounding counties with medical cannabis ordinances? The fiscal court adopted an ordinance prohibiting medical cannabis […]

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School board approves new name for old area technology center

Several area cities/counties vote to allow sale of medical cannabis

Russell County, Lake Cumberland area see rise in unemployment

Two-vehicle wreck sends three to area hospitals

Russell County, Lake Cumberland area saw notable jumps in unemployment in August

More than 250 medical cannabis dispensary license applications filed in Cumberland area

Where things stand in the area with medical cannabis ordinances

Area unemployment statistics released

36 arrests made in Post 15 area as part of Operation Summer Heat

Four medical cannabis dispensary licenses to be provided in Cumberland area

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Obituaries

Jeffrey L. Scholl, 61, of Indianapolis

Robert Leach, 70, of Russell Springs

Ronald Eugene Sterner, Sr., 77, of Russell Springs

Ronald L. Wesley, 95, of Jamestown