Month: December 2020

Good Monday morning, everyone I hope all of you had an awesome weekend. Not much to talk weather wise for today, may see a few small flurries fall this morning but things should remain quiet. […]

Russell County Judge Executive Gary Robertson was sworn in as Sergeant-at-Arms with the Kentucky County Judge Executives Association on Friday. Robertson was sworn in during a ceremony with other new officers for the KCJEA with […]

Four new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Russell County on Sunday by the Lake Cumberland District Health Department. One new death was reported in Russell County. The death was reported as an 87-year-old female […]

A fire early Saturday morning destroyed a Jamestown home.   According to Jamestown Fire Chief Jeff Landers, his department received a call about 3:30 Saturday morning of a structure fire on Blankenship Road, just off south […]

The Russell County Sheriff’s office told WJRS News that a Russell County man was injured in an automobile collision Thursday night on Highway 619. According to the report, Scott Wilkerson was traveling eastbound on 619 […]

The Russell County Schools will remain virtual through the end of the semester, per Russell County Schools Superintendent Michael Ford. While Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order provided the option for elementary schools to return in-person […]

By looking at the state’s county-by-county map of the current incident report, or more commonly known by the color coding system, one would see that as of yesterday, Russell County was marked as an orange […]

Good morning and happy Friday everyone. Rain has moved into the region and it is going to be a pretty raw day with that rain sticking around and it will also be a cold rain. […]

The Russell County Sheriff’s Office arrested 33-year-old Adam Feese Thursday evening. Feese was indicted by a Russell County grand jury last month on charges stemming from an incident that took place in early September. Russell […]