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Month: September 2019
Obituaries
Maretha Gail Wilson Clayton, age 71, Formerly of Russell County
Maretha Gail Wilson Clayton, age 71, of Waddy, formerly of Russell County, passed away Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 at her residence. She is survived by: One Son Eddie Allen Clayton of Waddy Two Brothers James […]
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Suspect in BB&T Robbery in Custody
The man charged with robbing a Russell Springs bank earlier this year is now back in Russell County.Around 5 o’clock Saturday evening, William Grabel, age 51, of Lafollette, Tennessee was transported from a Pennsylvania jail […]
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Rep. Hoover to not Seek Re-Election in 2020
State Representative Jeff Hoover has announced that after several months of thought, prayer and discussion with family, he has decided not to seek re-election in 2020. Here’s WJRS News Director Derek Aaron with more… Hoover’s […]
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Local Students Named Senator Jeff Green Scholars
Seven Russell County High School graduates have been named Senator Jeff Green Scholars by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. To earn this honor, a student must have a 4.0 grade point average each year […]
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Laker Band Competed Over the Weekend
The Russell County High School Mighty Laker Band traveled to Glasgow on Saturday to compete in the Barren County Invitational. The band performed their show, “The Better Machine,” at 12:15, and at the preliminary awards […]
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Sheriff’s Quarterly Meeting was Thursday Night
WJRS NEWS sat down with Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston following the sheriff’s office’s quarterly meeting on Thursday evening at the Russell County Schools’ ANC… The next scheduled quarterly meeting for the Russell County Sheriff’s […]
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Event at Health Department in October
Health Educator Shirley Roberson Daulton with the Russell County Health Department spoke to WJRS NEWS following Thursday’s monthly meeting of the community health and wellness coalition about an important event happening at the health department […]
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Local Hospital Receives Grant
The Kentucky Office of Rural Health has been awarded a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to improve out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest survival rates among […]