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Unofficial 2020 General Election Russell County Vote Totals

November 3, 2020 Zac Oakes

The vote totals below include absentee and in-person voting (both early in-person and election day voting) President Donald Trump – 7506 Joe Biden – 1329 U.S. Senate Mitch McConnell – 6911 Amy McGrath – […]

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Dallas Lee Miller, 74, of Russell Springs

November 3, 2020 Sean Hammond

Dallas Lee Miller, 74, of Russell Springs, died Friday, October 30, 2020 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. He was born October 8, 1946 in Russell Springs to the late Orvis & Zelpha […]

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Levona I. Wilson, 89 Formerly of Russell County

November 3, 2020 Sean Hammond

Levona I. Wilson, 89, of Shelbyville,IN passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Heritage House in Shelbyville. Born April 3, 1931 in Russell County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Lester Stephens and Edith (George) […]

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Commodity Giveaway this Thursday

November 3, 2020 Zac Oakes

Russell County Judge Executive Gary D. Robertson and the Russell County Fiscal Court, in conjunction with Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland program, will be giving out commodities at Russell Springs First Baptist Church located at 392 […]

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KSP Post 15 releases October activity report

November 3, 2020 Zac Oakes

During the month of October 2020, there were 22 traffic accidents investigated by the State Police working in the Post 15 area in the 11 counties of Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Marion, Metcalfe, Monroe, […]

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Russell Springs woman arrested on assault charge

November 3, 2020 Zac Oakes

A Russell Springs woman was arrested on an assault charge Monday afternoon. Chastity Marcum, 32, of Russell Springs, was arrested and lodged in the Russell County Detention Center just before 3 p.m. Monday. Marcum was […]

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Today is Election Day; WJRS Election Coverage tonight

November 3, 2020 Zac Oakes

While voting in the November general election has been ongoing for several weeks, today is Election Day in Russell County and across Kentucky and the United States. Any registered voter that hasn’t voted already, either […]

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Laker Football at Taylor on Friday is Cancelled

November 2, 2020 WJRS Staff

The Laker football game scheduled for this Friday night at Taylor County has been cancelled. Coach Ryan Richardson told WJRS Sports the game was cancelled after a Taylor County player tested positive for COVID-19. The […]

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RCMS Girls Basketball Teams Get Wins Over Adair

November 2, 2020 WJRS Staff

In middle school girls basketball action Monday night, the RCMS girls 7th and 8th grade teams both got wins over Adair County. In the 7th grade game, Russell County won 30 to 25 as Carrigan […]

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LCDHD COVID-19 report for Monday, Nov. 2

November 2, 2020 Zac Oakes

Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 6.25%. Deaths: We are sad to report 1 new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 82 deaths resulting in a 1.78% mortality rate (about 1 in 56) among known […]

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