Grand Jury Indicts Seven, One Sealed...
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Seven persons were indicted by the Russell County Grand Jury during its regular monthly session on Tuesday. One of the indictments was “sealed” by a Circuit Judge’s order with the name of the individual charged and the charge(s) to be made public once that person is taken into custody. According to Circuit Court records, the following persons were charged by the...
Two Arrested After “Meth Lab”...
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Two persons were arrested near Russell Springs Monday evening on charges of “manufacturing methamphetamine” and “child endangerment”. Russell County Sheriff Larry Bennett told WJRS NEWS that Deputies with his department discovered the “meth lab” at a residence at 731 Old Columbia Road around 5:30 last evening. Deputies found several precursors and two HCL generators used...
General Business Discussed During Jamest...
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The regular monthly meeting of the Jamestown City Council was held Thursday evening. The meeting lasted about 20 minutes and was rather uneventful with only one official vote taken which was to approve the minutes of the July meeting. Mayor Brooks Bates summarized for the Council recent meetings of the city’s cemetery board and park board.
According to the Mayor, the cemetery...
Numerous Wrecks With Injuries Wednesday...
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Wednesday was a very busy day for local police and emergency services agencies as more than a half dozen wrecks, several with injuries, occured throughout the day.
8:15 a.m. — Russell County Deputy Sheriff David Cain investigated two wrecks on the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway, both of which rain and wet roads were contributing factors. According to Deputy Cain, the first...
Load Of Corn Spills Onto Entrance of LBN...
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The on-ramp for the eastbound lanes of the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway in Russell Springs was closed for more than five hours today after a trailer loaded with corn broke loose from the Peterbilt tractor pulling it, resulting in the trailer overturning and dumping several tons of corn onto the roadway. RSPD Asst. Chief Jamie Rogers told WJRS NEWS the...
Sixteen Die On Kentucky Roadways...
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Preliminary statistics* indicate that sixteen people died in fifteen separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, August 9, through Sunday, August 15, 2010. All of the crashes involved motor vehicles and eight of the victims were not wearing a seat belt. Single-fatality crashes occurred in Clark, Daviess, Floyd, Henderson, Hopkins, Jefferson, Kenton, Lincoln, Madison (2),...
Community Action Agency Wins PRIDE Troph...
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The Lake Cumberland Community Action Agency won the 2nd Place trophy for greatest volunteer participation by a non-profit organization during the 2010 PRIDE Spring Cleanup, which was held in April in 38 counties of southern and eastern Kentucky. The Lake Cumberland Community Action Agency recruited 621 Spring Cleanup volunteers, including Lake Cumberland Head Start students. The...
Kenny Pickett Apparently Will Be Next Su...
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Interim Russell County School Superintendent Kenny Pickett apparently will be hired on a full-time basis. At Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, the “Superintendent Search Committee” joined the school board members in executive session to discuss the interview process and their recommendation. More than a dozen persons applied for the Superintendent position following...
Lincoln County Man Believed To Have Drow...
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A Lincoln County man is believed to have drowned Saturday evening in Lily Creek on Lake Cumberland. Russell County Emergency Management Director H.M. Bottom told WJRS NEWS the body of James Keith Burchett, age 32, of Kings Mountain was recovered Sunday at 12:35 p.m. after being located by a “Side Scan Sonar” system used by the Pulaski County Rescue Squad. Russell County...
Suspect In Multiple Area Burglaries Arre...
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A man suspected of breaking into several homes in Russell and Casey counties on Thursday has been arrested. Russell County Sheriff Larry Bennett told WJRS NEWS that 24 year old Patrick Callinan was taken into custody late Friday night after a brief stand-off with Lexington Police. Callinan was lodged in the Fayette County Detention Center on a probation violation warrant. ...
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