Tornado History of Russell County
Image is from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Louisville I thought it would be a good time to highlight the history of tornadoes striking Russell County. This Friday on All Things Russell, Jeff […]
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Russell County surpasses 1,800 total COVID-19 cases
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, more than 1,800 Russell County residents have officially contracted the virus. That number could be even higher, due to the possibility of people contracting the […]
Rena Faye Bennett, age 77, of Russell Springs
Rena Faye Bennett, of Russell Springs, Kentucky, passed from this life on Saturday, March 27, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was 77 years of age. Born in Russell County, Kentucky, on July 19, 1943, […]
Melissa Dawn Acree Rowe, age 47, Formerly of Russell Springs
Melissa Dawn Acree Rowe, of Somerset, formerly of Russell Springs, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. She was 47 years of age. Born on December 8, 1973, in Somerset, she was the daughter of […]
Vicky Jean Harris Higginbotham, age 67, of Russell Springs
Vicky Jean Harris Higginbotham, of Russell Springs, Kentucky, passed from this life on Tuesday morning, March 23, 2021, at the Russell County Hospital. She was 67 years of age. Born at home, on August 3, […]
Desmond Lee McGowan, age 79, of Russell Springs
Desmond Lee McGowan, age 79, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Tuesday, March 23 2021 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. He was born on Wednesday, July 09 1941, in Russel Springs, Kentucky. He was the […]
Terry Lee McGowan, age 55, of Russell Springs
Terry Lee McGowan, of Russell Springs, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, in Somerset. He was 55 years of age. Born on May 25, 1965, in Somerset, he was […]
Russell County receives grant for agribusiness training facility
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Congressman James Comer (KY-01) announced today the Russell County Industrial Development Authority received a $1,854,972 competitive federal grant to build a new agribusiness training facility. The […]
Russell Co. man arrested in Adair County
On Monday, March 15, 2021, at 4:58 p.m., Adair County Sheriff’s Deputy Derek Padgett responded 14 miles south of Columbia around the Adair County/Cumberland County line, to investigate a suspicious person call. Upon arrival, Deputy […]
Russell County unemployment drops in January
Unemployment in Russell County fell in January 2021, according to a new report from the Kentucky Center for Statistics. Russell County’s unemployment rate in January 2021 was 5.8 percent, down from 6.4 percent in January […]