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Detention Center and Sheriff’s Department Report

Property tax collections for the county thru May were strong. Sheriff Derek Polston and Jailer Bobby Dunbar both came before the fiscal court Monday night to present their monthly reports.   Jailer Dunbar told the magistrates […]

New Work Program at Local Detention Center

Some inmates at the Russell County Detention Center could soon begin working at public jobs and earning money for their use when released from custody.   Jailer Bobby Dunbar came before the county fiscal court last […]

Detention Center Report

The Russell County Fiscal Court met on Monday for their regular monthly meeting. Today we hear from Jailer Bobby Dunbar, who provides a report on the local Detention Center…

November Detention Center Report

At the Russell County Detention Center for the month of November, receipts totaled $84,406.62 and expenses totaled $140,263.49 for a difference of $55,856.87. At the county level, the treasurer’s monthly settlement report showed the ending […]

The Center Participating in Upcoming “Giving Tuesday”

The Center for Rural Development in Somerset is joining the Global Giving Tuesday movement to raise funds for Rogers Scholars, Rogers Explorers, and Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute summer youth leadership programs, all of which have had […]

RS Community Center to be Renamed this Morning

The Russell Springs Community Center will be named in honor of a former Russell Springs mayor this morning The center, located on Main Street, will bear the name of Hollis DeHart following a short ceremony […]

More on the Detention Center Connect Program

Russell County Detention Center Executive Administrator Alana Reynolds spoke to WJRS NEWS about “Connect,” the new program established at the jail to help inmates, once released, find jobs, establish an identity and start a new […]