The Russell County Board of Education will hold a meeting at noon on Monday. The board is expected to vote on tax rates for 2021-2022 with the proposal that tax rates remain the same. The […]
The Lady Laker Volleyball team will open the 2021 season on the road at Adair County this evening. The Lady Lakers will take on the Lady Indians beginning at 5 p.m. The Lady Lakers will host Wayne County in their home opener on Tuesday.
The Russell County High School Boys Soccer team will take on Hart County at home Monday. The match will begin at 5:30 p.m. as the Lakers look for win number 3 on the season.
The Russell County Fiscal Court met Monday night. The court set the county’s tax rates and heard from the Russell County Health Department and Extension District. All tax rates are remaining the same as last […]
Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 10.78%. Deaths: We are sad to report 2 new deaths since our last report. We have experienced a total of 480 deaths resulting in a 1.96% mortality rate (about 1 in […]
The Russell County Fiscal Court will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be in the courtroom of the Russell County Courthouse. The county is expected to set the […]
The Russell County Girls Golf Team was in action over the weekend and yesterday. The team played in the Oak and Sword Invitational at The Pines in Columbia and finished 3rd overall out of seven teams. Breanna Trautman shot an 83, McKenzie Trautman shot... Read More.
The Russell County 12U All Star Softball team picked up a victory in the opening round of the Central Region Tournament Sunday, defeating Team Illinois by a score of 6-0. Pitcher Briley Jo Hardwick finished the game with seven strikeouts, and Camdin Cooper led... Read More.
The Russell County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight. The board is expected to discuss providing school supplies for students next school year, along with a paving project at Russell County […]
The South Russell Fire Department was called out to a possible house fire on Crocus Road in the southern part of the county Monday night. The call reportedly came in at around 9:35 p.m. At […]