Russell County News

Today, Sun. June 5, 2009: Independence Day service, Bryan, KY Spotlighting in brief, today's events for Day 186 of 2009.

Huge yard sale, Russell Springs, KY Read them all: PRINTER READY YARD SALES LIST The 4th of July Weekend yard sale calendar continues to build at a record pace.

At 6:00 pm on Monday June 29, 2009 Kentucky State Police responded to 3187 East Mt Eden Road with Russell County Department of Social Services to assist with a complaint.

A Parkers Lake, KY man lost his life while riding his motorcycle after colliding with a pickup truck Friday afternoon.

April Emerson won the 83rd Women's State Amateur golf championship Friday, not once but twice, in the most bizarre and confusing finish in the event's history.

Lydia Gumm and April Emerson are both teen-agers, but they probably aged a couple of years in the heat of competition at the 83rd Women's State Amateur at Cherry Blossom Golf and Country Club on Thursday.

House passes measure which includes funds for Russell Co. sirens The United States House of Representatives approved a bill for President Obama's signature which includes $200,000 in Federal funds for an Outdoor Warning Siren Project for Russell County, KY.

History of Glensfork, KY, II aka Glenville, Glens Fork, & Hardscratch Continued from History of Glensfork, KY, Part 1 By Welcome Hamon, Glensfork, KY Submitted by Lila Ford, Adair County Genealogical Society from the Adair County Review, edited by Mike Watson Early Settlers continued.

Grider Chapel UMC will have Independence Day celebration Gride Chapel United Methodist Church, 3127 Hwy 1058, in the Bryan Community of Russell County, KY, would like to announce that they will be having an Independence Day Celebration on July 5, 2009, at 11:00amCT. Afterward there will be food, drinks and fun.

State police say a south-central Kentucky boy is dead after apparently drowning in a neighbor's swimming pool.

A south-central Kentucky child is dead after apparently drowning in a neighbor's swimming pool.

A four-year-old child in Russell County is dead after an apparent drowning. Kentucky State Police said it happened Sunday night on Desert Storm Road.

State Police investigating apparent drowning death By Tpr. Wm. Gregory, Public Affairs Officer, KSP Post 15, Columbia, KY RUSSELL CO., KY - Kentucky State Police are investigating the apparent drowning death of a 4 year old child.

A Loveland teenager drowned Saturday at Lake Cumberland in southern Kentucky. WJRS reported that Johnny Watkins, 17, died when he fell into the lake while trying to step from a small boat onto a walkway at the Jamestown Marina.

The weather for this past weekend can best be described as perfect for a trip to Lake Cumberland.

Seven Adair County residents and a Russell County man have been arrested and indicted on federal drug charges.

News links from around the Planet for Columbia, KY VW, BYD team up on plug-in cars "Volkswagen, BYD May Team Up on Plug-In Cars" . They're coming.

Trooper Mike Woodrum is investigating a single vehicle collision that occurred Thursday afternoon at 12:50PM 10 miles West of Russell Springs on KY 76.

Two women were injured Friday afternoon in a one-vehicle accident located near the Russell County line on Ky.

Lindsey Wilson College will cap off its largest class in college history on Saturday, May 9. Lindsey Wilson's 89th commencement ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday, May 9, in the college's Biggers Sports Center.