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 […]
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 will receive more than $650,000 from the American Rescue Plan act aimed to fund projects related to clean drinking water and wastewater projects. The plan allocates $250 million to Kentucky for water and […]
Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 2.5%. Deaths: We regret we must report 1 new death today. We have experienced a total of 445 deaths resulting in a 1.98% mortality rate (about 1 in 51) among known […]
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 […]
The Fourth Region Baseball Tournament draw took place Tuesday morning and the Russell County Lakers Baseball team will take on Barren County in the opening round. The matchup between the Lakers and the Trojans will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Laker Field. The... Read More.
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 […]
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 […]