Month: June 2020

A Boil Water Advisory is in effect for persons on Highway 619 from Stephens Ridge Road to the end of Highway 1680 and includes all side roads. This is in effect until further notice.

Bodies Recovered From Lake Cumberland Early Monday Morning

WJRS news received word from H M Bottom early this morning that two bodies were recovered from Lake Cumberland around 2:15 this morning by search and rescue teams. State Fish and Wildlife officers were first […]

COVID-19 Case Update

Russell County has six active cases of COVID-19 according to officials with the Lake Cumberland District Health Department. All six cases are on home self-isolation. Here’s a look at active cases across the Lake Cumberland […]

Primary Election is Two Weeks Away

Kentucky voters will select their party nominees for various offices in two weeks, but the method in doing so this year will be much different. On Election Day, June 23rd, voters in Russell County will […]

Martha Elizabeth Stephens, age 79, of Russell Springs

June 7, 2020 Sean Hammond

Martha Elizabeth Stephens, age 79, of Russell Springs, passed away Friday, June 5th, 2020 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. She is survived by: Her Husband Bobby Stephens of Russell Springs Four Children […]

Dee Appleby, age 68, of Jamestown

June 7, 2020 Sean Hammond

Dee Appleby, age 68, of Jamestown, passed away Friday, June 5th, 2020 at T.J. Sampson Hospital in Glasgow. He is survived by: Three Daughters Cindy Walker Melodie Brown Melissa Crawford Four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren […]

Public Library to Reopen Monday

The next phase of reopening has been announced for the Russell County Public Library. Here’s Library Director Lindsey Westerfield…

Agenda Items for Upcoming Fiscal Court Meeting

Several items will be on the agenda for Monday night’s meeting of the Russell County Fiscal Court. The magistrates will consider the county’s operating budget for next year, which if approved, will be very similar […]

Non-Injury Accident Leads to Arrest

A Russell Springs man escaped serious injury early Thursday evening when he lost control of his vehicle and overturned on French Valley Road. Russell Springs Police Officer Chasity Shirley told WJRS NEWS that 32-year-old John […]

Free Access to Virtual Library

Under a partnership announced yesterday, state residents will have free access to the Kentucky Virtual Library during the upcoming school year. The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (and the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives […]