Salem Elementary earns yellow rating from state assessment

Thursday, November 27 by Zac Oakes

Salem Elementary received an overall yellow rating based on scores from last year’s state assessment. A yellow rating is the middle rating of five color categories given by the state. Blue is the highest color […]

RSES earns green rating on state assessment

Wednesday, November 26 by Zac Oakes

Russell Springs Elementary received an overall green rating based on scores from last year’s state assessment. Green is the second-highest color rating a school can receive from the state. Russell Springs Elementary earned green ratings […]

RCMS receives green rating for state assessment

Tuesday, November 25 by Zac Oakes

Russell County Middle School received a green rating based on scores from last year’s state assessments. Green is the second-highest color rating a school can receive from the state. Russell County Middle School received a […]

Melton earns 15th in state FFA competition

Tuesday, November 25 by Zac Oakes

Russell County High School’s Kendall Melton had a strong showing recently at the Kentucky state FFA competition. Melton finished 15th overall in the state horse judging competition. Over 100 students from across the state competed […]

Russell County FFA team earns 17th at state competition

Monday, November 24 by Zac Oakes

Four Russell County FFA students had a strong showing at the Kentucky FFA state competition. The team of Abby Fox, Lilly Williams, Alyssa Wethington, and Destiney Popplewell placed 17th overall in the Kentucky FFA Vet Science […]

RCHS earns yellow rating in last year’s state assessment

Monday, November 24 by Zac Oakes

Russell County High School received a yellow rating based on scores from last year’s state assessments. A yellow rating is the middle rating of five categories. 47 percent of Russell County High school students earned […]

Laker Cheer advances to state with runner-up finishes at region

Monday, November 10 by Zac Oakes

The Laker Cheer team had a big weekend, finishing as runner-up in the Game Day and Traditional categories at region competition in Paducah. With the runner-up finishes, Russell County will advance to state competition. Russell […]

Popplewell named Star of the Industry at state tourism conference

Friday, November 7 by Zac Oakes

Lake Cumberland Tourism’s Crystal Popplewell received the Star of the Industry award yesterday at the Kentucky Travel Industry Association conference. Popplewell was nominated for the award by Tourism Director Danielle Wilson. The Star of the […]

Branscum receives third place in state art contest

Monday, November 3 by Zac Oakes

Russell County Middle School student Porter Branscum received third place in the Kentucky Association of Counties “I Love My Kentucky County” art contest. Branscum’s painting of Rockhouse Bottom in Creelsboro earned third place out of […]

Coffey competes at state cross country meet | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Monday, November 3 by Zac Oakes

Russell County High School freshman Will Coffey competed in the state cross country meet over the weekend at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Coffey finished 122nd overall at the meet with a time of 19:32:50. There were 262 runners in the competition.

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Salem Elementary earns yellow rating from state assessment

RSES earns green rating on state assessment

RCMS receives green rating for state assessment

Melton earns 15th in state FFA competition

Russell County FFA team earns 17th at state competition

RCHS earns yellow rating in last year’s state assessment

Laker Cheer advances to state with runner-up finishes at region

Popplewell named Star of the Industry at state tourism conference

Branscum receives third place in state art contest

Coffey competes at state cross country meet | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

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Jeffrey L. Scholl, 61, of Indianapolis

Robert Leach, 70, of Russell Springs

Ronald Eugene Sterner, Sr., 77, of Russell Springs

Ronald L. Wesley, 95, of Jamestown