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Memorial Day closings

The Memorial Day Holiday brings several closings today. Both Jamestown and Russell Springs City Halls will be closed on Monday. The Russell County Courthouse and judicial center will also be closed for the holiday. The […]

Election Day is today

Today is Election Day in Russell County and across Kentucky. Voters will head to the polls today with five polling locations open across the county today. Russell Springs Elementary will be the polling site for […]

Election Day brings closings

There are a couple notable closings because of Election Day today. There will be no school in Russell County today as the schools are being used as polling locations. Russell Springs City Hall also announced […]

Busy Day for Jamestown Fire Department

It was a busy day for members of the Jamestown Fire department on Tuesday, as they responded to three different calls. The fire department was dispatched just before 8:00 a.m. with the report of a […]

Tomorrow is last day to request an absentee ballot

Tomorrow will be the last day to request an absentee ballot for the upcoming primary election. An absentee mail-in ballot can be requested through the close of business tomorrow by calling the Russell County Clerk’s […]

Russell County FFA competes at UK Field Day

The Russell County FFA team competed at Field Day at the University of Kentucky recently. The Dairy evaluation team, consisting of Emery Roy, Abby Fox, Lilly Williams, and Jalyn Meece ended up eighth place overall. […]

County announces annual Free Trash Disposal Day

The Russell County Fiscal Court announced the annual Free Trash Disposal Day. This year’s event is scheduled for Wednesday, April 17. Free Trash Disposal Day will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the […]