Russell Creek Bridge on Cumberland Parkway reduced to one lane next Monday

Tuesday, October 28 by Zac Oakes

The District 8 Transportation Office announced Russell Creek Bridge on the Cumberland Parkway will be reduced to one lane next Monday for bridge inspection. Lane closures will begin at around 8 a.m. Monday and continue […]

127 across Wolf Creek Dam to be closed tomorrow

Thursday, October 23 by Zac Oakes

Both lanes on U.S. 127 across Wolf Creek Dam will be closed tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The road closure is due to the ongoing rehabilitation of the spillway gates at Wolf Creek […]

Upcoming road closure at Wolf Creek Dam

Wednesday, October 15 by Zac Oakes

Both lanes on U.S. 127 across Wolf Creek Dam will be closed on Friday, October 24 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The road closure is due to the ongoing rehabilitation of the spillway gates […]

50th celebration at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery postponed due to government shutdown

Tuesday, October 7 by Zac Oakes

Friends of Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery has announced that the hatchery’s 50th celebration night scheduled for this week has been postponed due to the government shutdown. This year marks 50 years since the hatchery […]

Fiscal court approves Greasy Creek lease

Friday, September 12 by Zac Oakes

Last week, we reported Russell County Judge-Executive Randy Marcum received a lease from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the planned Greasy Creek park project. At Monday’s fiscal court meeting, the court approved the […]

Wolf Creek Dam road closures planned for next week

Tuesday, September 9 by Zac Oakes

Both lanes of Highway 127 across Wolf Creek Dam will be closed two days next week as part of the ongoing rehabilitation of the spillway gates at the dam. The road will be closed from […]

Marcum says county has received lease for Greasy Creek Park project

Wednesday, September 3 by Zac Oakes

Russell County Judge Executive Randy Marcum announced yesterday on WJRS the county has received a lease from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the planned Greasy Creek Park project. Marcum said he’s been working […]

Westbound lane on Fishing Creek Bridge reopened

Monday, August 25 by Zac Oakes

The westbound lane of the Fishing Creek Bridge on the Cumberland Parkway has reopened to traffic. The bridge was closed three weeks ago after a routine inspection revealed damage to the bridge deck. The transportation […]

Westbound lane on Fishing Creek Bridge reopened

Friday, August 22 by Zac Oakes

SOMERSET, Ky. (Aug. 22, 2025) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 8 announces that the westbound lanes of the Fishing Creek Bridge on the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway (mile point 84.4) in Pulaski […]

Transportation Cabinet hoping to have Fishing Creek Bridge lanes reopened by end of month

Tuesday, August 12 by Zac Oakes

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says it is hoping to have the westbound lanes on Fishing Creek Bridge on the Cumberland Parkway reopened by the end of the month. The cabinet said they are targeting August […]

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Russell Creek Bridge on Cumberland Parkway reduced to one lane next Monday

127 across Wolf Creek Dam to be closed tomorrow

Upcoming road closure at Wolf Creek Dam

50th celebration at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery postponed due to government shutdown

Fiscal court approves Greasy Creek lease

Wolf Creek Dam road closures planned for next week

Marcum says county has received lease for Greasy Creek Park project

Westbound lane on Fishing Creek Bridge reopened

Westbound lane on Fishing Creek Bridge reopened

Transportation Cabinet hoping to have Fishing Creek Bridge lanes reopened by end of month

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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