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Tourist Commission Met Wednesday

The Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission Board of Directors voted to purchase a vehicle to be used by tourism commission personnel during their monthly meeting on Wednesday. Board Chairman Eric West has the details… The vehicle […]

RS City Council Met Thursday

The city of Russell Springs will see a slight change in health insurance for its employees and Mayor Eddie Thomas selected a new board member for the PVA board during Thursday’s monthly city council meeting. […]

Fiscal Court Met Monday

Russell County Judge-Executive Gary Robertson gave a rundown on several local board appointments made during last night’s monthly meeting of the fiscal court… Several other items were discussed before the meeting adjourned…

RC IDA Met Last Week

Russell County Industrial Development Authority Executive Director Bennie Garland talked about some changes going on at the French Valley Industrial Park following the most recent IDA board meeting and what it means for the site’s […]

RC IDA Met Earlier this Week

Russell County Industrial Development Authority Executive Director Bennie Garland said this week’s IDA board meeting had a couple of very important guests in attendance… There are now more than 430 people employed at the local […]

District Calendar Committee Met Monday

The Russell County Schools District Calendar Committee met for the first time on Monday to discuss the planning for the 2020-21 school year. Director of Pupil Personnel Cindy Damron detailed the meeting… Damron said for […]

Hospital Board Met Thursday

The Russell County Hospital’s audit report was given a “clean” and “unmodified” opinion by BKD Auditors for the previous fiscal year during last night’s monthly meeting of the facility’s board of directors. Outgoing CEO Scott […]

Tourist Commission Met Wednesday

Russell County Tourism Director Janette Marson told the Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission on Wednesday that she is a proponent for pushing the start date of school back to the end of August to allow for […]

Chamber of Commerce Met Tuesday

The Russell County Chamber of Commerce met on Tuesday at the Hollis DeHart Community Center in Russell Springs. Chamber Vice President Nick Shearer said the chamber always has its doors open for new members… Shearer […]

School Board Met Monday Evening

Russell County Schools’ general fund balance for fiscal year 2019 totaled $2,157,533. The annual audit report was the key topic of Monday night’s monthly meeting of the local board of education. Superintendent Michael Ford broke […]