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Russell County Clerk’s Office changes hours

The Russell County Clerk’s Office will be closed on Wednesdays beginning this week. The closure is so staff can clean and sanitize the office and equipment. The new office hours for the county clerk’s office […]

14 new cases of COVID-19 in Russell County

14 new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Russell County on Tuesday, bringing the active case count to 89 in Russell County. Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 9.1%. Deaths: We are happy to report no new […]

Eleven new cases of COVID-19 in Russell County

Eleven new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Russell County Monday. The active case count is now 86 with six individuals hospitalized. Below is the full report from the Lake Cumberland District Health Department. Statewide […]

Russell Springs Man Arrested Sunday Morning

24 year old Johnathan Allen Lawhorn of Russell Springs was arrested Sunday morning on charge of Terroristic Threatening third degree.   Reports are that Lawhorn was charged with the offense by Russell Springs office Hayden Phillips.   […]

Mila Hopper, age 89, of Russell Springs

Mila Hope Stapp Hopper passed away on November 13, 2020. Born at Montpelier, KY on June 9, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Wolford and Clyde Stapp. She was preceded in death […]

Dean Mann, age 85, of Russell Springs

Dean Mann, of Russell Springs, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020. He was 85 years of age. Born on April 6, 1935, in Russell County, Kentucky, Dean was the son of the late […]

Austyn Tylar Deel, age 22, of Russell Springs

Austyn Tylar Deel, of Russell Springs, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020, in Russell County, Kentucky.   He was 22. Born July 16, 1998, in Somerset, KY, he was a son of Shelly Moore Deel. […]

Glenn A. Coffey, age 81, of Russell Springs

Glenn A. Coffey, of Russell Springs, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at the Jean Waddle Care Center in Somerset. He was 81 years of age. Born on January 16, 1939, in Russell […]

Ian Diaz-Lopez, of Russell Springs

Ian Diaz-Lopez was born and passed away on November 11, 2020, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. Ian was the son of Lucas Diaz-Ramirez and Lety Lopez-Gonzales of Russell Springs. In addition to his […]