Reunion with rescuers
By Wade Daffron TJ Editor Just over a year ago, the silence and serenity of an early morning was interrupted by a series of tones and emergency radio traffic when two people had reportedly fallen off a cliff. Russell County Search & Rescue Commander Chris Money remembers that day in November 2024…
Read MoreDwain (Dude) West, 64, Russell Springs
Dwain (Dude) West, 64, of Russell Springs, passed away Sunday, December 28th, at Select Specialty Hospital, Danville, KY. Dwain was born in Somerset, KY on July 3, 1961, a son of Amon West, of Jamestown, KY and the late Mae (McQueary). He was a farmer. Dwain (Dude) is survived by: his wife, Tammy (Collins) West,…
Read MoreElijah Dewayne “Eli” Russell, 11, Russell Springs
Elijah Dewayne “Eli” Russell, of Russell Springs, passed from this life on Friday morning, December 26, 2025, at his home. He was 11 years, 10 months, and 19 days young. Eli was born on February 7, 2014, in Somerset, a son of Jamie and Sarah Jo Mann Russell. Eli was full of life; his smile…
Read MoreWilliam Wayne “Fatboy” Crockett, 75, Columbia
William Wayne “Fatboy” Crockett, of Columbia, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at T.J. Health Columbia. He was 75 years of age. Born on August 18, 1950, in Jamestown, he was a son of the late James Frank Crockett and Clara Frances Wigginton Crockett. Wayne was a heavy equipment operator, working as a truck…
Read More‘We love Christmas!’
By Wade Daffron TJ Editor Traveling down Half Acre Rd. is like traveling back in time. A simpler time when people smiled, waved, and exchanged pleasantries. And at Christmas, neighborhoods would be filled with lights, sounds, and images of the holiday season. For over 40 years, the Johnson family has kept that…
Read MoreThe comfort of a quilt
By Wade Daffron TJ Editor There’s just something comfortable about a quilt… The warmth and comfort they provide, or perhaps the memory of a cherished quilt in a place of prominence in the home of a family member from days gone by. Those feelings of comfort or precious memories will now be…
Read MoreMollie Selby, 86, Jamestown
Mollie Selby, age 86, passed away Friday, December 19 2025 at Fairoaks Nursing Home. She was born on Thursday, June 15 1939, in Jamestown, Kentucky to the late Rosa Nell Antle Lawless and Ora Clyde Lawless. Mollie is survived by: two daughters, Gloria Selby and Shena Selby, both of Russell Springs; a sister, Dianna Sue Cutrer,…
Read MoreIt’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Staff Report The Christmas Spirit is alive and well throughout Russell County. Above, Monument Square in Jamestown was full of holiday revelers for a tree lighting and holiday festivities during Christmas on the Square. Below, Liberty Baptist Church, in collaboration with the Russell County Baptist Association, presented “A Night of Hallelujahs”-The Living…
Read MoreRCH honored for ninth time
Staff Report In an office just off a main hallway in the Russell County Hospital, a line of trophies sits on display. The hospital is proud, but humble about the awards. And last week, they added yet another. On Tuesday, November 9, Kentucky Employers Mutual Insurance (KEMI) visited RCH to present…
Read MorePatricia Ann Grider, 71, Russell Springs
Patricia Ann Grider, 71, of Russell Springs, passed away Thursday, December 18th, at University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, KY. Patricia was born in Liberty, KY on November 17, 1954, a daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth (Perkins) and Osborn Carl Reese. She was a homemaker. Patricia is survived by her husband, Roy Grider, of Russell…
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