The Russell County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening. The meeting will be at 5 p.m. in the Russell County Auditorium. The board is expected to review the Safe Return […]
A pavement rehabilitation and improvement project is scheduled to begin Monday, March 14th, on the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s District 8 office in Somerset. The project will consist […]
Good Monday evening, everyone. I wanted to push out a quick update in regards to the flooding rainfall and severe weather potential for tomorrow. A Flood Watch goes into effect at midnight Tuesday morning for […]
The Russell County Lakers and Lady Lakers were swept by Cumberland County Monday night at Laker Gym. In the first game, the Lady Lakers dug themselves into an early hole, trailing by 10 after the first quarter but clawed back and had a chance... Read More.
Four new COVID cases were reported in Russell County on the state dashboard Monday. Across the Lake Cumberland District, new cases by county were: Pulaski 47, Adair 8, Taylor and Wayne 7, Cumberland and McCreary […]
Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 28.49%. Deaths: We are sad to report 6 new deaths since our last report. These include one McCreary County resident (unvaccinated), three Pulaski County residents (one vaccinated, one partially vaccinated, and […]
A Russell Springs woman was injured in a two-vehicle auto collision Monday morning on East Highway 80. According to the Russell Springs Police Department, 49-year-old Tammy Payton of Columbia was driving a 2016 Nissan Rogue […]
The Lake Cumberland District Health Department reported 57 new COVID cases in Russell County on Monday. 338 new cases were reported in the district on Monday. Adair had 35 new cases, Casey 7, Clinton 2, […]
The Russell County Middle School Laker Basketball team took 2 of 3 over Metcalfe County Monday night. The 6th graders came away with a 35-24 win with Myles Davis leading the scoring at 19 points, followed by Will Coffey, Gunner Godbey, and Keenan Stille... Read More.
The Russell County Fiscal Court will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday evening. The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. in the courtroom of the old Russell County courthouse. The court will perform several budget […]