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Loy receives KY Elementary Counselor of the Year award

Jamestown Elementary School counselor Lori Loy received the Kentucky School Counselor Association’s Elementary Counselor of the Year award last week. Loy received the award during last week’s Fall 2023 Conference of the Kentucky School Counselor […]

Wilkerson named KY Elementary School Teacher of the Year

Jamestown Elementary School teacher Donnie Wilkerson was named the Kentucky Elementary School Teacher of the Year yesterday. Wilkerson was one of four semifinalists for the award, which was presented in a special ceremony at the […]

Russell County 4-H members earn ribbons at KY State Fair

Russell County 4-H members had strong performances at the Kentucky State Fair. Nadia Kacar earned blue ribbons in ag scene photography and horticulture photography. Carter Brown earned a white ribbon in farm implement photography. Bella […]

Wilkerson named semifinalist for KY Teacher of the Year

Russell County’s Donnie Wilkerson is one of 10 semifinalists for Kentucky Teacher of the Year. Wilkerson is also one of four semifinalists for Kentucky Elementary School Teacher of the Year. Wilkerson, a 5th-grade history/social studies teacher […]

KY Education Commissioner Glass leaving position

Kentucky Education Commissioner Jason Glass will be leaving his position next month. Glass, who has been a guest on All Things Russell on Laker Country 104.9 in the past, will leave his position on Sept. […]

Wilkerson receives KY Teacher Achievement Award

Jamestown Elementary School teacher Donnie Wilkerson is one of 22 Kentucky educators selected as recipients of the 2024 Kentucky Teacher Achievement Awards. Wilkerson is one of seven elementary school teachers selected. He is a 5th-grade […]