Russell County News

Bryan Hurst wasn't perfect, but he certainly didn't deserve to die, according to his aunt, Ann McVay.

The Lee County man charged in connection with Tuesday's murder of Bryan Hurst of Smiths Station is a former Russell County Sheriff's Deputy.

Police in Russell County are investigating what they're calling a major tire theft ring.

Lee County deputies now have a man in custody for a bank robbery in Smiths Station.

Kevin at the excellent Civil War Memory posts the text from this Alabama historical marker : JAMES CANTEY Location: Located on Alabama Highway 165, eight miles south of Phenix City, Alabama, at Fort Mitchell.

The Russell County Commission is looking into video bingo and how to handle it if a business wants to include it.

Investigators with the Russell County Sheriff's office took down another meth lab and arrest a Russell county man.

A Russell County jury says an 18 year old is guilty for sexually assaulting an elderly woman in Phenix City.

A west Georgia man has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the death of an Alabama woman.

A Columbus man is behind bars charged with the capital murder of a woman found dead Thursday in Fort Mitchell.

The Russell County coroner say the body of a woman was found Thursday afternoon.

The body of a 30-year-old Fort Mitchell woman was discovered this afternoon in Russell County.

Sharpen those #2 pencils - high school juniors in Russell County, Phenix City and Muscogee County will be taking portions of the graduation exam next week, Sept.

Four decades ago, opportunity was scarce for some ambitious citizens from the small southeastern Alabama town of Eufaula.

When the law arrived, the methamphetamine was still cooking. It was 8 p.m. Thursday evening when the investigators from the Russell County Sheriff's Department busted a methamphetamine lab at No.

Chamber of Commerce president Joe Richardson and Childersburg Chamber president Pete Storey met with other chamber directors Thursday in hopes of creating a partnership between the organizations in cities along ...

The Russell County Chapter of the American Red Cross hosted "Ride for Red". The ride started at the Phenix City amphitheater and spanned 86 miles.

Work is progressing on a busy east Alabama highway. Officials tell News 3 the road widening project on highway 431 should be completed by September 2009.

Authorities were trying to determine the identity of a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a car in Phenix City at the start of the holiday weekend.

The district's last enrollment count was conducted Aug. 22, communications director Valerie Fuller said.