Complex Rope Rescue on Lake Cumberland – Jabez Area At approximately 1:30 PM on August 27, Search and Rescue responded to a logging accident near the water’s edge on Lake Cumberland in ...

  There will be a Special Called Meeting of the Columbia City Council on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 11:00amCT at City Hall.   AGENDA: CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL   1...

  The Adair County Fiscal Court will meet in special called session on Monday, August 31, 2026 at 8:30amCT in the basement of the Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY. The meeting is o...

  It is with great excitement and celebration that the City of Columbia officially announced today (Friday), Arby’s is coming to Columbia in the near future.   “We are ...

  SOMERSET, Ky. (Aug. 28, 2026) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily close U.S. 127 across Wolf Creek Dam (mile point 1.6) on Wednesday, Sept. 2, from 8:00am-4:0...

  Unemployment rates fell in 87 counties, including Adair and all surrounding Counties, between July 2025 and July 2026. Unemployment rates rose in 18 counties, and stayed the same in 15 count...

  EDMONTON, Ky. (Aug. 26, 2026) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 15 in Columbia has charged two Edmonton residents following an animal cruelty investigation in Metcalfe County. ...

  COLUMBIA, KY. (08/26/2026) Maria Hill has long been an admirer of Lindsey Wilson University. Now she has an opportunity to promote the school's graduates as its director of car...

  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 25, 2026) – Gov. Andy Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff for a period of one week beginning at 6 p.m. this even...

  September 4th, 2026  

  The Boil Water Advisory for Jamestown from the intersection of Hwy 55 and Hwy 379 to the Adair County line, including all side roads, has been lifted.  

  The Adair County Fiscal Court will meet in regular called session Tuesday, August 24, 2026 at 4:30pmCT in the basement of the Adair County Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY. The me...

  2026 Downtown Days Vendors    

  As part of the rehabilitation of the spillway gates at Wolf Creek Dam, both lanes of US 127 across the Dam will be closed Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Message b...

  Russell County welcomes Deputy Sheriff Heath Tarter to the Russell County Sheriff’s Office!   Deputy Tarter has been employed as a Court Security Officer, Jamestown Pol...

  UPDATE: Kentucky State Police: IAN Alert - Child Found Safe Russell Springs, Ky. (Aug. 24, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police has canceled the IAN Alert for Joshua Wilson, ...

The missing child has been located and appears to be okay. EMS are in route to check him out. The child was located by an individual helping out on a 4-wheeler in an area off HWY 910.    ...

A juvenile is missing in Russell Springs...  

It was a tragic Weekend on Lake Cumberland: Two Men Recovered in Separate Drownings.   ?In Russell County (Wolf Creek Landing / Jabez) ?Victim: Andy Schmidt, 42, of Lexington. ?Schmid...

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Boil Water Advisory for Jamestown. The Advisory goes from the intersection of 55 and Hwy 379 to Adair county line including all side roads till further notice.

  Andy Schmidt, 42, of Lexington, KY was camping on the Jabez side of the lake with a group of friends. They went swimming and the friends heard him holler a short time later. Schmidt reported...

  COLUMBIA, KY (08/23/2026) Lindsey Wilson University freshman Maddi Helm likes to be early.   Helm and her mother, Olivia Jackson, were the first in line to check in at Bigger...

Columbia-Adair Utilities District Boil Water Advisory Lifted 8/21...      

  SOMERSET, Ky. (Aug. 21, 2026) – The Kentucky Department of Highways will temporarily close a portion of KY 76 in the Salem Community of Russell County on Tuesday, Aug. 25, as crews rep...

  The Columbia Police Department would like to remind everyone that Adair County Schools will return to regular session on Monday, August 24th, and they want to urge all motorists to use ...

  Adair County School Superintindent Jason Faulkner spoke with 92.7 the Wave about the new Adair Co. Middle School Ribbon Cutting & Open House....    Play Audio ...

  The Jamestown City Council met on Thursday evening in regular session. Jamestown Fire Chief Jeff Landers came before the Council seeking funding for equipment...   Play Audio ...

  According to a Facebook post, the Jamestown Volunteer Fire Dept. (Engine 3, Tanker 62, and Brush 5) was called out to a working travel trailer fire on Thursday afternoon just after 3:00...

  The boil water advisory for West Highway 80 in Russell Springs, KY starting at 1413 West Highway 80 to the Adair County line, Highway 1870 to the Adair County line and all side roads, D...