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Ella Mae Johnson, age 70, of Russell Springs

Ella Mae Johnson, of Russell Springs, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Fair Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Jamestown.  She was 70 years of age. Ella was born November 22, 1951, in Russell […]

Russell County unemployment drops nearly one percent

The unemployment rate in Russell County fell nearly one percent from a year ago, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics. A new report released on Thursday shows Russell County’s unemployment rate dropped from 6.1 […]

Russell County FFA competes at Kentucky State Fair

Russell County High School FFA members competed in multiple events at the Kentucky State Fair this week. The Dairy Judging team made up of Eli Foley, Will Stephens, Addison Coppage, and Ellie Terry placed 14th […]

11 indicted by Russell County grand jury

Several people were indicted by a Russell County grand jury this week. Those indicted included the following individuals: Austin Passmore, age 18 of Dunnville, indicted on charges of theft by unlawful taking $1000 or more […]

Alexander Hill, age 32, of Russell Springs

Alexander “Alex” Hill, of Russell Springs, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at his home.  He was 32 years of age. Alex was born October 7, 1989, in Somerset. He worked with his dad, […]

59 new COVID cases reported in Russell County

The Kentucky Department for Public Health reported 59 new COVID cases in Russell County next week. Neighboring Pulaski County reported 201 new cases, Wayne County reported 84 cases, Adair County reported 70 cases, and Casey […]

Sharon Hopper Hart, age 64, of Russell Springs

Sharon Hopper Hart, age 64, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Saturday, August 20 2022 at Tri Star Centennial Medial Center. She was born on Monday, November 25 1957, in Somerset, Kentucky. She was the […]

Russell County remains yellow on new COVID map

The Kentucky Department of Health released its latest COVID map with Russell County remaining in the yellow category, indicating a medium level of community spread. Each of the surrounding counties was also in the yellow […]