Jamestown receives clean audit, Mayor responds to comments made about water rate increase

Friday, February 16 by Zac Oakes

The Jamestown City Council met last night. The city received a positive report on its latest audit, as the auditor said there were no findings giving the city a clean audit. Mayor Regena Hinton said […]

Jamestown Council approves rate increases on water & sewer

Friday, August 18 by Zac Oakes

The Jamestown City Council gave final approval to rate increases on water and sewer costs at last night’s council meeting. The ordinance includes a 31.5 percent increase on water and a 50.67 percent increase on […]

Fiscal court approves tax rate

Tuesday, August 15 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Fiscal Court approved the county’s tax rate at last night’s meeting. The fiscal court voted unanimously to leave the tax rate the same as last year. Judge Executive Randy Marcum spoke to […]

Jamestown Council holds first reading of proposed rate increase

Friday, July 21 by Zac Oakes

The Jamestown City Council held its first reading of an ordinance that would increase water and sewer rates. The proposed ordinance, which still requires a second reading and vote to pass, includes a 31.5 percent […]

State real property tax rate drops for third year

Thursday, July 20 by Zac Oakes

Kentucky’s real property tax rate is dropping for the third consecutive year, decreasing to 11.4 cents per $100 of assessed value in 2023. The new tax rate took effect at the beginning of July. The […]

Local unemployment rate is 5.2% percent

Friday, June 23 by Derek Aaron

Russell County’s latest unemployment rate, this one for the month of May, comes in at 5.2 percent, according to newly released data from the Kentucky Center for Statistics. The local unemployment rate increased from 4.6 […]

State’s unemployment rate sits at 3.8%

Tuesday, June 20 by Derek Aaron

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary May unemployment rate was 3.8 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics. The May jobless rate was up 0.1 percentage points from April and was unchanged from one year ago. […]

Jamestown City Council examining water & sewer rate increase

Wednesday, June 7 by Zac Oakes

The Jamestown City Council is examining a water & sewer rate increase that is desperately needed, according to the engineering firm that conducted a rate study for the city. No action was taken at last […]

Russell County has highest unemployment rate for April in LC area

Friday, May 26 by Derek Aaron

Russell County’s latest unemployment rate, this one for the month of April, is the highest in the 10-county Lake Cumberland district and comes in at 4.6 percent, according to newly released data from the Kentucky […]

Kentucky unemployment rate 3.7% in April

Friday, May 19 by Derek Aaron

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary April 2023 unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics. The April jobless rate was down 0.1 percentage points from March and was down 0.1 percentage points […]

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Jamestown receives clean audit, Mayor responds to comments made about water rate increase

Jamestown Council approves rate increases on water & sewer

Fiscal court approves tax rate

Jamestown Council holds first reading of proposed rate increase

State real property tax rate drops for third year

Local unemployment rate is 5.2% percent

State’s unemployment rate sits at 3.8%

Jamestown City Council examining water & sewer rate increase

Russell County has highest unemployment rate for April in LC area

Kentucky unemployment rate 3.7% in April

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Jeffrey L. Scholl, 61, of Indianapolis

Robert Leach, 70, of Russell Springs

Ronald Eugene Sterner, Sr., 77, of Russell Springs

Ronald L. Wesley, 95, of Jamestown