The Russell Co. High School/Middle School Campus was put on a "soft lockdown" on Friday morning for a short time. There was no active threat within the building. A "soft lockdown" means that there is an investigation that originated off-campus and extra additional steps are being taken on campus as precautions. WAVE News spoke with R.C. School Supt. Michael Ford about the incident:
Also on Friday, a comment was made that was threatening in nature to an Adair County school. Here's Asst. ACHS principal Travis Gay: