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Monday events at Russell County Fair

The Russell County Fair continues tonight at the Russell County Fairgrounds. At 6 p.m., the carnival opens. Then at 7 p.m. in the Grove, karaoke will be taking place. Also at 7 p.m., the Fresh […]

Russell County Fair Pageant Results

Boys 0-6 Months (Parents) Deklynn Coe (Nick and Whitney Coe) Jake Edwards (Stephen and Cortney Edwards) Greyson McQueary (Hannah Salyer and Randy McQueary) Nolan Zapata (Alberton and Caitlin Zapata) Girls 0-6 Months Landree McFarland (Kendall […]

Russell County Fair starts on Saturday

The Russell County Fair starts on Saturday. The fair returns this year with a full schedule after a condensed version took place last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. You can check out […]

Russell County woman indicted in Adair County

A Russell County woman was indicted in Adair County last week on a number of charges. Sherry M. Whittle, aka Sherry Marie Irvin, was indicted by an Adair County grand jury on charges of trafficking […]

Russell County unemployment down drastically in April

As the economy took a massive hit at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russell County’s unemployment numbers hit a staggering 22.6 percent last April. With vaccines being rolled out and the economy regaining momentum […]

Three active cases of COVID in Russell County

Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 2.51%. Deaths: We are happy to report no new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 444 deaths resulting in a 1.97% mortality rate (about 1 in 51) among known […]