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Bethany House awarded $35k in VAWA funds

Bethany House in Pulaski County was recently awarded $35,000 for a court advocate position through the Violence Against Women Act. Bethany House is a designated domestic violence shelter serving Russell County and the Lake Cumberland […]

School board hears update on bus garage and field house projects

The Russell County Board of Education heard multiple updates regarding the ongoing bus garage and field house projects. Representatives from Branscum Construction and the project’s architect firm, Sherman-Carter-Barnhart, were on hand to provide updates on […]

Russell County Schools open house events coming up

Open House events for Russell County Schools are coming up. Open house events at Russell Springs, Jamestown, and Salem Elementary Schools will be this Thursday, August 7th, from 5-7 p.m. Open house events at Russell […]

Hometown Favorites – Coe’s Steak House

If you’re craving classic Southern comfort food served with hometown pride, make your way to Coe’s Steak House—a Russell County staple since 1972! For over 50 years, Coe’s has been dishing out down-home favorites that […]

Fourth person injured in Somerset house fire dies

The fourth person who was injured in a house fire in Somerset two weeks ago has passed away. 53-year-old Brian Puteet passed away last Friday at the University of Louisville Hospital from injuries sustained in […]

3 dead, including teenager, in Somerset house fire

Three people are dead, including a teenager, from a house fire in Somerset that occurred early Tuesday morning. According to the Pulaski County Coroner’s Office, 78-year-old Norma Dean Putteet, 55-year-old Jerry Todd Putteet, and 17-year-old […]

Branscum carries college NIL bill in state house

Representative Josh Branscum carried the state legislature’s collegiate athletics Name, Image, and Likeness Bill in the state house. Senate Bill 3, which updates and modernizes the state’s framework for Name, Image, and Likeness requirements for […]