KY 80 in Adair County to be reduced to one lane beginning Monday

Friday, September 30 by Derek Aaron

KY 80 in neighboring Adair County will be reduced to one lane beginning Monday, October 3rd, as crews perform bridge maintenance, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s District 8 office in Somerset. Work will be […]

Phyllis Janet Richards, age 75, Formerly of Russell County

Wednesday, September 28 by Sean Hammond

Phyllis Janet Richards was born July 13, 1947, in Columbia, and passed away on September 26, 2022, in Lexington. She was a retired homemaker who had resided in Russell County her entire life, and was […]

County clerk’s office closed until noon today

Wednesday, September 28 by Derek Aaron

The Russell County Clerk’s office will be closed from 9:30 a.m. until noon today for a staff training, according to County Clerk Patti Glover. The office will reopen for normal business hours at 12 noon […]

Russell County reports just 24 new COVID cases this week

Wednesday, September 28 by Derek Aaron

The Kentucky Department for Public Health reported 24 new COVID cases in Russell County this week, down from 37 cases a week ago. Neighboring Wayne County recorded the highest number of COVID cases in the […]

Russell County Grand Jury scheduled to meet today

Tuesday, September 27 by Derek Aaron

The Russell County Grand Jury is scheduled to meet today in Jamestown for their regular monthly session. If any indictments are handed up by the grand jury we will pass them along to you this […]

Russell County drops to “green” in COVID spread level this week

Monday, September 26 by Derek Aaron

Russell County is now “green” in the latest COVID community level map released by the state’s department for public health. In the Lake Cumberland District, Adair, Green, Clinton and Cumberland counties join Russell County in […]

Della “Doris” Gosser Brown, age 98, Russell County Native

Saturday, September 24 by Sean Hammond

Della “Doris” Gosser Brown passed away unexpectedly and peacefully at Glen Ridge Health Campus in Louisville, Kentucky on September 23, 2022. She was born July 11, 1924 in the Irvin Store community of Russell County […]

Russell County unemployment rate falls

Friday, September 23 by Zac Oakes

The unemployment rate in Russell County fell 0.7 percent from July to August, according to new data from the Kentucky Center for Statistics. Russell County’s unemployment rate comes in at 4.8 percent, which remains tied […]

RCMS Lady Laker Basketball sweeps Casey County | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Friday, September 23 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Middle School Lady Laker Basketball teams went head-to-head with Casey County last night. All three teams came away with wins. The 6th grade team finished with a 28-9 win with Bianca Coffey scoring 12 points. The 7th grade team won 37-8... Read More.

Lady Laker Volleyball wins district matchup with Cumberland County | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Friday, September 23 by Zac Oakes

The Lady Laker Volleyball team continued its winning ways on Thursday, winning 3-0 on the road in a district match against Cumberland County. The Lady Lakers improve to 17-1 on the season with the win, and have won their last 13 matches. Briley Murray... Read More.

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KY 80 in Adair County to be reduced to one lane beginning Monday

Phyllis Janet Richards, age 75, Formerly of Russell County

County clerk’s office closed until noon today

Russell County reports just 24 new COVID cases this week

Russell County Grand Jury scheduled to meet today

Russell County drops to “green” in COVID spread level this week

Della “Doris” Gosser Brown, age 98, Russell County Native

Russell County unemployment rate falls

RCMS Lady Laker Basketball sweeps Casey County | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Lady Laker Volleyball wins district matchup with Cumberland County | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

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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