Woman pronounced dead following jet ski accident on Lake Cumberland

Wednesday, August 13 by Zac Oakes

A woman was pronounced dead following a jet ski accident on Lake Cumberland Tuesday night. Russell County Search and Rescue officials say they were called out at about 6 p.m. Tuesday to the Alligator 1 […]

Portions of Lake Cumberland area labeled as “abnormally dry”

Tuesday, August 12 by Zac Oakes

Portions of the Lake Cumberland area are labeled as abnormally dry by the U.S. Drought Monitor. The northern half of Russell County is labeled as abnormally dry, as is all of Casey County, the eastern […]

Lake Cumberland Raft Up is tomorrow

Friday, August 1 by Zac Oakes

The annual Lake Cumberland Raft Up takes place tomorrow. Headquartered at Camp Earl Wallace in Monticello in neighboring Wayne County this year, the raft up is put on by the Lake Cumberland Marina Association, an […]

Lake Cumberland Raft Up is this Saturday

Monday, July 28 by Sean Hammond

The annual Lake Cumberland Raft Up is this Saturday, August 2nd. Headquartered at Camp Earl Wallace in Monticello in neighboring Wayne County this year, the raft up is put on by the Lake Cumberland Marina […]

Lake Cumberland Thunder Run gets underway this weekend

Thursday, June 26 by Zac Oakes

One of Lake Cumberland’s larger recurring powerboat events gets underway tomorrow and will run through the weekend. The Lake Cumberland Thunder Run will take place at State Dock with powerboats from across the southeast expected […]

Cumberland Family Medical school dental program made big impact on local students

Wednesday, June 18 by Zac Oakes

Russell County Schools Superintendent Michael Ford shared some statistics from the Cumberland Family Medical School Dental Program at Monday’s board meeting. Ford said the program made a great impact for Russell County students. Ford told […]

Lake Cumberland ranked among Top 10 best lakes in U.S.

Tuesday, June 17 by Zac Oakes

Lake Cumberland has once again been ranked among the top 10 lakes in the United States by USA Today. The annual USA Today 10 best rankings were recently released and Lake Cumberland was ranked the […]

Lakers defeat Metcalfe, Lady Lakers fall to Cumberland County in district tournament | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Tuesday, May 20 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Laker Baseball team defeated Metcalfe County in the 16th District Tournament last night by a score of 10-0. Carter Stapp led the Lakers offensively with a 3 hit, 2 RBI performance. Mayes Gosser also finished with a pair of hits, driving... Read More.

Lake Cumberland area, Kentucky see decrease in highway fatalities

Friday, May 9 by Zac Oakes

Yesterday, Governor Andy Beshear announced highway fatalities in Kentucky decreased in 2024 to 707 deaths, the lowest mark in the last 10 years. That was a decrease from 814 reported fatalities in 2023. Of those […]

Lakers fall to Somerset, Lady Lakers fall to Cumberland County | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Friday, May 2 by Zac Oakes

The Laker Baseball team dropped a close one to Somerset last night by a score of 3-1. Ayden McGowan and Owen Loy each finished with 2 hits on the night. Ben Kemp drove in the lone run for Russell County. The Lady Laker Softball... Read More.

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Woman pronounced dead following jet ski accident on Lake Cumberland

Portions of Lake Cumberland area labeled as “abnormally dry”

Lake Cumberland Raft Up is tomorrow

Lake Cumberland Raft Up is this Saturday

Lake Cumberland Thunder Run gets underway this weekend

Cumberland Family Medical school dental program made big impact on local students

Lake Cumberland ranked among Top 10 best lakes in U.S.

Lakers defeat Metcalfe, Lady Lakers fall to Cumberland County in district tournament | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Lake Cumberland area, Kentucky see decrease in highway fatalities

Lakers fall to Somerset, Lady Lakers fall to Cumberland County | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

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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