Russell News

One of the most distinctive gospel groups in the business will perform at 7 p.m. July 17 at the family life center of Plaza Church of the Nazarene.

A court date has been set for an Ashland man who is in the Greenup County Detention Center for allegedly trespassing at a private pool.

Preschool performers on the Paramount Arts Center stage proved the value of improvisation Friday morning as the first week of the theater's summer camps came to an end.

The Russell City Council discussed drainage issues after heavy rains in the area two weeks ago.

The book 'Julius Friedman: Images and Ideas,' produced by Julius Friedman and Butler Books of Louisville in 2009 for a major retrospective of the Louisville designer's work, won the gold award in fine art in the 2009 IPPY Awards from the Independent Publisher Book Awards.

FRANKFORT, Ky. - The Senate passed Gov. Steve Beshear's plan to balance the 2010 budget with few changes and no dissenting votes Friday.

For the first time since World War II, the sale of alcohol soon will be legal in Paintsville.

Everyone in the room knew they had good reason to smile Sunday. "Surviving cancer is not an easy job," said Dr.

Residents of First Street in Flatwoods were counting their blessings Friday even as they pumped and cleaned water and mud from their homes.

Much of Ashland lost water pressure Tuesday after a valve near the city water plant broke, said public works director Marion Russell.

A former employee of a Greenup County fast-food restaurant has been charged with stealing nearly $5,000 from the establishment's till over a nearly two-year period.

From Louisa to Lexington in Kentucky, from Gallipolis to Portsmouth in Ohio and Wayne to Barboursville in West Virginia, runners whose ages span eight decades are ready for the 32nd annual Run By The River scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Saturday in downtown Russell.

The Russell council gave its preliminary approval Monday to a $3.88 million budget.

Harry and Betty Gibbs will celebrate their 60th Wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 14, 2009.

Even art that can't last for long brings pleasure to those who create and view it.

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital will begin a $7.3 million expansion this fall to add 45 new beds, making it one of the largest rural hospitals in Kentucky with a total of 304 beds when construction is complete in 2011.

Get ready for a rumble in Central Park. Summer Motion, in conjunction with New Ohio Championship Wrestling, will present an afternoon of professional wrestling action on July 4. "Pinned in the Park" will feature family-friendly professional wrestling action.

Local bands are invited to compete next month for a chance to play at HolyPalooza in July.

In no other family will you find names like these: Hecla, Iron, Toro and Loco. But those were the names that the Falcon Power students of Rock Hill Middle School picked out and that's what these babies were christened.

A former employee of the Flatwoods Rite Aid store has been charged with stealing nearly $9,000 from the establishment.