Month: March 2022

An Adair County woman was arrested Saturday evening in Russell County by Kentucky State Police on multiple charges, according to jail records. Debra Haste, age 54, of Columbia, was charged with reckless driving, driving on […]

Russell County Special Olympics Coach Stephanie Coffey participated in the annual Lake Cumberland Polar Plunge over the weekend, helping to raise nearly $20,000 for Special Olympics Kentucky. The water temperature at Lee’s Ford Marina on […]

As the final days of the 2022 General Assembly continue to tick away, several somewhat controversial topics were discussed by legislators last week. Keith West has more from Frankfort for WJRS NEWS…

The Russell County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening. The meeting will be at 5 p.m. in the Russell County Auditorium. The board is expected to review the Safe Return […]

The Russell County Hospital Board of Directors met for about 2.5 hours in executive session Friday to discuss “personnel issues” but when the board reconvened into open session, no action was taken. As of now, […]

A bill that would legalize sports gambling in Kentucky passed through the Kentucky House of Representatives on Friday. House Bill 606 passed through the Kentucky House of Representatives by a 58-30 vote on Friday that […]