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class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://lakercountry.com/2025/01/" data-wpel-link="internal">January 22, 2025</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://lakercountry.com/author/zacoakes/" data-wpel-link="internal">Zac Oakes</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>This video, filmed and produced by Ramie Hutchison (Hutch Digital), celebrates Russell County’s Bicentennial.</p> </div><div class="swp_social_panel swp_horizontal_panel swp_flat_fresh swp_default_full_color swp_individual_full_color swp_other_full_color scale-100 scale-" data-min-width="1100" data-float-color="#ffffff" data-float="none" data-float-mobile="none" data-transition="slide" data-post-id="48785" ><div class="nc_tweetContainer swp_share_button swp_twitter" data-network="twitter"><a class="nc_tweet swp_share_link" 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The average price of gas in Russell County comes in at about $2.78. Some neighboring counties are seeing higher prices. 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class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://lakercountry.com/2025/08/" data-wpel-link="internal">August 1, 2025</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://lakercountry.com/author/zacoakes/" data-wpel-link="internal">Zac Oakes</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The Hoover family, a broadcasting legacy in south central Kentucky, will be inducted into the Kentucky Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame and honored with the prestigious Mic Award in September for their decades of service <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://lakercountry.com/2025/08/hoover-family-to-be-inducted-into-ky-broadcasters-hall-of-fame-selected-for-prestigious-mic-award/" title="Hoover Family to be inducted into KY Broadcasters Hall of Fame, selected for prestigious Mic Award" data-wpel-link="internal">[…]</a></p> </div><div class="swp_social_panel 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fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://lakercountry.com/2025/08/" data-wpel-link="internal">August 1, 2025</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://lakercountry.com/author/zacoakes/" data-wpel-link="internal">Zac Oakes</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Russell County is one of several counties that will receive state funds through the latest round of the Kentucky Product Development Initiative. The Russell County Fiscal Court, on behalf of the Russell County Industrial Development <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://lakercountry.com/2025/08/russell-county-receives-state-funds-for-possible-expansion-of-industrial-park/" title="Russell County receives state funds for possible expansion of industrial park" data-wpel-link="internal">[…]</a></p> </div><div class="swp_social_panel swp_horizontal_panel swp_flat_fresh swp_default_full_color swp_individual_full_color swp_other_full_color scale-100 scale-" data-min-width="1100" data-float-color="#ffffff" data-float="none" data-float-mobile="none" data-transition="slide" data-post-id="53029" ><div class="nc_tweetContainer swp_share_button swp_twitter" data-network="twitter"><a class="nc_tweet swp_share_link" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener external" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Russell+County+receives+state+funds+for+possible+expansion+of+industrial+park&url=https%3A%2F%2Flakercountry.com%2F2025%2F08%2Frussell-county-receives-state-funds-for-possible-expansion-of-industrial-park%2F&via=wjrsradio" data-link="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Russell+County+receives+state+funds+for+possible+expansion+of+industrial+park&url=https%3A%2F%2Flakercountry.com%2F2025%2F08%2Frussell-county-receives-state-funds-for-possible-expansion-of-industrial-park%2F&via=wjrsradio" data-wpel-link="external"><span class="swp_count swp_hide"><span class="iconFiller"><span class="spaceManWilly"><i class="sw swp_twitter_icon"></i><span class="swp_share">Tweet</span></span></span></span></a></div><div class="nc_tweetContainer swp_share_button swp_facebook" data-network="facebook"><a class="nc_tweet swp_share_link" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener external" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flakercountry.com%2F2025%2F08%2Frussell-county-receives-state-funds-for-possible-expansion-of-industrial-park%2F" data-link="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flakercountry.com%2F2025%2F08%2Frussell-county-receives-state-funds-for-possible-expansion-of-industrial-park%2F" data-wpel-link="external"><span class="swp_count swp_hide"><span class="iconFiller"><span class="spaceManWilly"><i class="sw swp_facebook_icon"></i><span class="swp_share">Share</span></span></span></span></a></div></div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-53043 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-news"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://lakercountry.com/2025/08/rchs-ad-excited-about-ongoing-work-at-first-national-bank-athletic-complex/" data-wpel-link="internal"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://lakercountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WJRS-News-2-326x245.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://lakercountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WJRS-News-2-326x245.png 326w, https://lakercountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WJRS-News-2-678x509.png 678w, https://lakercountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WJRS-News-2-80x60.png 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> WJRS News </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://lakercountry.com/2025/08/rchs-ad-excited-about-ongoing-work-at-first-national-bank-athletic-complex/" title="RCHS AD excited about ongoing work at First National Bank Athletic Complex" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal"> RCHS AD excited about ongoing work at First National Bank Athletic Complex </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://lakercountry.com/2025/08/" data-wpel-link="internal">August 1, 2025</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://lakercountry.com/author/zacoakes/" data-wpel-link="internal">Zac Oakes</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Work continues at the First National Bank Athletic Complex with the construction of a new football field house, along with a visitor locker room and new concession stand. 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Headquartered at Camp Earl Wallace in Monticello in neighboring Wayne County this year, the raft up is put on by the Lake Cumberland Marina Association, an <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://lakercountry.com/2025/08/lake-cumberland-raft-up-is-tomorrow/" title="Lake Cumberland Raft Up is tomorrow" data-wpel-link="internal">[…]</a></p> </div><div class="swp_social_panel swp_horizontal_panel swp_flat_fresh swp_default_full_color swp_individual_full_color swp_other_full_color scale-100 scale-" data-min-width="1100" data-float-color="#ffffff" data-float="none" data-float-mobile="none" data-transition="slide" data-post-id="53046" ><div class="nc_tweetContainer swp_share_button swp_twitter" data-network="twitter"><a class="nc_tweet swp_share_link" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener external" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Lake+Cumberland+Raft+Up+is+tomorrow&url=https%3A%2F%2Flakercountry.com%2F2025%2F08%2Flake-cumberland-raft-up-is-tomorrow%2F&via=wjrsradio" data-link="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Lake+Cumberland+Raft+Up+is+tomorrow&url=https%3A%2F%2Flakercountry.com%2F2025%2F08%2Flake-cumberland-raft-up-is-tomorrow%2F&via=wjrsradio" data-wpel-link="external"><span class="swp_count swp_hide"><span class="iconFiller"><span class="spaceManWilly"><i class="sw swp_twitter_icon"></i><span class="swp_share">Tweet</span></span></span></span></a></div><div class="nc_tweetContainer swp_share_button swp_facebook" data-network="facebook"><a class="nc_tweet swp_share_link" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener external" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flakercountry.com%2F2025%2F08%2Flake-cumberland-raft-up-is-tomorrow%2F" data-link="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flakercountry.com%2F2025%2F08%2Flake-cumberland-raft-up-is-tomorrow%2F" data-wpel-link="external"><span class="swp_count swp_hide"><span class="iconFiller"><span class="spaceManWilly"><i class="sw swp_facebook_icon"></i><span class="swp_share">Share</span></span></span></span></a></div></div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-53032 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-obituaries"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://lakercountry.com/2025/07/william-walter-bihr-age-95-of-russell-springs/" data-wpel-link="internal"><img width="286" height="245" src="https://lakercountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-e1753988056418-286x245.jpeg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Obituaries </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://lakercountry.com/2025/07/william-walter-bihr-age-95-of-russell-springs/" title="William Walter Bihr, age 95, of Russell Springs" rel="bookmark" data-wpel-link="internal"> William Walter Bihr, age 95, of Russell Springs </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://lakercountry.com/2025/07/" data-wpel-link="internal">July 31, 2025</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://lakercountry.com/author/sean-hammond/" data-wpel-link="internal">Sean Hammond</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>William Walter “Bill” Bihr, of Russell Springs, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at his home. 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