Nominations Open for ‘Best in Kentucky’ Local Favorites
Kentuckians can support their community’s best LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 16, 2023) – Every Kentucky community has its favorite restaurants, destinations and people, and now is the chance to have them recognized as the Best in Kentucky. Kentucky Living, the most-widely circulated publication in the Commonwealth, has opened nominations for the 2023 Best in Kentucky Awards.…
Read MoreUPDATE-Kentucky State Police Investigates Fatal Collision on US 127 in Russell County
RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. (February 14, 2023) – Through the course of the investigation, Senior Trooper Weston Sullivan obtained an arrest warrant for Alex Fabian Lopez Entzin and he was charged with the following charges: Murder Speeding 14 MPH over Limit No Operator’s License Operating Motor Vehicle under the Influence of Alcohol – 1st degree Aggravating Circumstance Failure…
Read MoreAngela Dawn Ragle, Jamestown
Angela Dawn Ragle, of Jamestown, entered into this life on Saturday, October 2, 1965 and passed from this life on Sunday, February 12, 2023. She is preceded in death by her twins Steven and Sarah Dick, her mother, Donna Smith, and her father, Charles “Bud” Smith. She was a beloved wife, mother and “Grams”. She…
Read MoreAnita Darlene Carpenter, 86, Russell Springs
The Honorable Anita Darlene Carpenter of Russell County passed from this life Sunday, February 12, 2023, at her home, having attained the age of 86 years, 5 months, and 4 days. Anita was born September 8, 1936, in Russell County, daughter of the late Harley Ray and Thelma Loy Dunbar. She professed her faith in…
Read More300,000 INACTIVE VOTERS NOW REMOVED FROM ROLLS
127,000 Inactive Voters Set for Removal Today Frankfort, Ky. (February 10, 2023) – Secretary of State Michael Adams announced that, in compliance with federal and state law, approximately 127,000 inactive voters are scheduled to be removed today from Kentucky’s voter rolls. That brings the total number of inactive voters removed from the rolls during his…
Read MoreBarbara Obeginski, 81, Russell Springs
Barbara Obeginski, age 81, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Friday, February 10 2023 at Metcalfe Health Care Center. She was born on Sunday, July 27 1941, in Bradford, Arkansas. She was the daughter of: Mother – Ivoy Clark Morgan, who has preceded her in death Father – Noah Morgan, who has preceded her in…
Read MoreObituary-Gilbert Blankenship, 75, Russell Springs
Gilbert Blankenship, age 75 of Russell Springs, died Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. He was a truck driver, had attended the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science in Louisville and was a Veteran of the United States Army. He was the son of the late Martin Elbert and Betty Roosevelt…
Read MoreOxygen diffuser project underway at dam–Halcomb’s Landing to remain partially open
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 9, 2023) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is executing a sustainability project funded by the Section 212 Program to install an upstream diffuser system a Wolf Creek am on the Cumberland River in Jamestown, Kentucky. The district is partnering with power preference customers, the Southeastern Power Administration, and…
Read MoreRussell County Awarded Funds for Emergency Food and Shelter Programs
Russell County has been awarded federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. The funds that Russell County will receive, ($6,324) are meant to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by…
Read MoreMary Ann Bailey, 69, Russell Springs
Mary Ann Bailey, 69, of Russell Springs, passed away Monday, February 6th, at her home. Mary Ann was born in Jamestown, KY on September 28, 1953, a daughter of the late Mallie (Guffey) and Luke Kerns. She was a retired Police Dispatcher. Mary Ann is survived by husband, Richard Bailey, of Russell Springs, KY. a…
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