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Social Security benefits to increase in 2023

Social Security benefits will increase 8.7 percent next year, the largest increase in four decades, the Social Security Administration announced on Thursday. The cost-of-living adjustment increase will affect more than 64 million Americans who collect […]

Security improvements coming to RSES

Russell County Schools will be utilizing funds from the state to improve security at Russell Springs Elementary. The board of education gave approval to move forward with plans to establish a new security vestibule at […]

Added layer of security coming to RSES entryway

Russell Springs Elementary is the lone school in the county without an added layer of doorway security upon entry. The Russell County Board of Education continued taking steps to correct that problem at their regular […]

Social Security benefits to get largest increase since 1982

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 5.9 percent in 2022. The 5.9 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 64 million […]

Social Security Number Scam

A scam alert has been issued by the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office reminding Kentuckians that a federal government employee will never suspend your Social Security number or demand you wire money over the phone. The […]