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Russell Springs Mayor Eddie Thomas gives an update on latest happenings in the city

Russell Springs Mayor Eddie Thomas speaks to WJRS News after the Russell Springs City Council meeting Thursday night. [cpm-player skin=”classic-skin” width=”100%” playlist=”true” type=”audio”] [cpm-item file=”https://lakercountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Eddie-Thomas-Nov-12.m4a”]Eddie Thomas Nov 12[/cpm-item] [/cpm-player]

Gilbert Ray Mondie, age 81, of Russell Springs

Gilbert Ray Mondie, age 81, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Wednesday, November 11 2020 at Ephraim McDowell Hospital. He was born on Sunday, May 14 1939, in Liberty, Kentucky. He was the son of: […]

Russell Springs City Council to meet today

The Russell Springs City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at Russell Springs City Hall on Main Street.   AGENDA CITY OF RUSSELL SPRINGS RUSSELL […]

Russell Springs Man Arrested in Adair County

A Russell Springs man was arrested Monday in Columbia on drug charges.    According to a release from the Columbia Police Department, city officers responded to a report of a person passed out in a […]

Fire breaks out on Wilson Street in Russell Springs

The Russell Springs Fire Department was called to a fire on Wilson Street Monday afternoon beside The Times Journal. Some wooden pallets located behind an auto repair shop on Wilson Street were ablaze when crews […]

Dallas Lee Miller, 74, of Russell Springs

Dallas Lee Miller, 74, of Russell Springs, died Friday, October 30, 2020 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. He was born October 8, 1946 in Russell Springs to the late Orvis & Zelpha […]

Russell Springs woman arrested on assault charge

A Russell Springs woman was arrested on an assault charge Monday afternoon. Chastity Marcum, 32, of Russell Springs, was arrested and lodged in the Russell County Detention Center just before 3 p.m. Monday. Marcum was […]

Russell Springs Mayor Eddie Thomas discusses upcoming city water project

The Russell Springs City Council met early this morning in a special-called meeting. Russell Springs Mayor Eddie Thomas explains an upcoming water project for the city. [cpm-player skin=”classic-skin” width=”100%” playlist=”true” type=”audio”] [cpm-item file=”https://lakercountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/E.-Thomas-11-02-20-Special-Called-CC-Meeting.m4a”]E. Thomas 11-02-20 […]