Month: August 2021

Russell County has experienced population growth over the last decade. On Thursday, the U.S. Census Bureau released census information from the 2020 Census, which shows Russell County had a population growth of about 2.4 percent […]

The Kentucky Board of Education approved an emergency regulation requiring masks to be worn in public schools for the next 270 days. This emergency regulation would remain in place without the existence of a mask […]

Kentucky State Police is launching an investigation into a body discovered early Thursday morning in the Swan Pond area near Helm’s Landing. Few details are known right now, but WJRS News has been told the […]

The Russell Springs City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday. The meeting will be held at City Hall on Main Street at 6 p.m. The council is expected to vote on the […]

A new community resource kiosk is available at the Russell County Public Library. The community resource kiosk comes through a partnership with the Lake Cumberland Area Response to Opioids in Rural Communities Consortium. The kiosk […]

A Russell Springs man was arrested on theft and other charges by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday evening. Onza Wilson, age 82, was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property $10,000 or more and […]

After some discussion about the possibility of adjusting the start/end times of school as a means to alleviate traffic congestion along Highway 127, the Russell County Board of Education voted to keep the start/end times […]

As the Russell County School District prepares to welcome students back to the classroom next week, the board of education held a special-called meeting on Wednesday to approve the purchase of 350 Novaerus US Protect […]

With parent permission, Russell County Schools will be adopting a COVID-19 “Test to Stay” program in regard to contact tracing on positive COVID-19 cases within the schools. The program, which is already operating in Green […]