Area News
Bassmaster returns to Lake Cumberland
College anglers come in from across the nation By Drew Bergman Editor The Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Cumberland presented by Bass Pro Shops launched on a foggy Friday morning from Halcomb’s Landing on Lake Cumberland. The event, hosted by the Russell County Chamber of Commerce and State Dock brought in 450 college anglers…
Read MoreClearing the misconceptions: The challenges of the Supplemental School Year Program
By Drew Bergman Editor Editor’s note: this story was originally published in the April 21, 2021 edition of the Lake Cumberland Current. Kentucky Senate Bill 128 is a short piece of legislation, clocking in at two lines past two pages. It is a simple bill with a simple directive: to allow for a supplemental year…
Read MoreLast run for the presses-Central Kentucky News Journal
The Courier Journal’s printing presses to fall silent after 153 years Chris Kenning Louisville Courier Journal USA TODAY NETWORK It was close to midnight May 14, 1988. The Courier Journal’s editor in charge had already put the paper to bed. Four floors below the newsroom, ribbons of newsprint were racing through two stories of thundering…
Read MoreFrom Storm Alert Center
In the last few weeks, we have experienced a plethora of weather events, everything from ice storms, snow storms, February thunder and flooding. Now, entering the spring season, the threat of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes exists. Adair County seems to be a magnet for severe weather especially Cane Valley, Knifley and…
Read MoreFire devastates hunting lodge in Creelsboro
Sarah Turner is a hunting guide, mother of two, and proprietor of the largest female owned hunting outfitter in the United States. In 2019, Sarah established the Triple Crown Outfitters Hunting Lodge in Creelsboro, Kentucky, to not only welcome those who would come to Russell County in search of…
Read MoreRussell County residents share snow fun
We’ve compiled this album of snow fun from last week that people sent in. We hope you enjoy!
Read MoreBoard recognizes STEM students, proceeds with survey
By Drew Bergman Editor The Russell County School Board met with its largest audience in months as they recognized six students each from Russell Springs Elementary, Salem Elementary, and Jamestown Elementary or their work in the STEM Challenge contest organized by Marcy Ryan who teaches science at RSES and JES, and art and music…
Read MoreWhat means more than first place
By Drew Bergman Editor When Elly Richardson was nine months old she was diagnosed with right side hemiplegic cerebral palsy. “It was from a uterine stroke,” Courtney Richardson, Elly’s mother, said. Elly’s condition hadn’t been detected earlier because babies simply do not yet have the motor skills on either side to reveal that type of…
Read MoreGod’s Food Pantry to purchase property from City
By Amber Hobaugh Contributor The Russell Springs City Council met via Zoom last Thursday night due to the number of COVID cases in the county as well as the looming inclement weather in the area that evening. Mayor Eddie Thomas informed council members that God’s Food Pantry has reached out to the council about…
Read MoreThree storms in a week
By Drew Bergman Editor On Thursday and Friday of last week, rain, sleet, and ice fell across southcentral Kentucky prompting schools that had been in session to go online. By Saturday many roads were back to normal, but it was a short break. On the evening of Valentine’s Day this Sunday a wintry mix…
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