Month: March 2022

The online portal to request an absentee ballot will open this weekend on Saturday. Anyone who qualifies and wishes to receive an absentee ballot can visit elect.ky.gov to request their absentee ballot. Voters can qualify […]

A Jamestown man was indicted by an Adair County grand jury this week. Paul Edward Downs Jr., age 37, was indicted on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, and […]

Two people were arrested by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office after a search warrant was executed on a property on Nelson Road Wednesday evening, according to Sheriff Derek Polston. Mistie Collins, age 43, was arrested […]

The threat for strong to severe storms exists for later this afternoon into the evening hours for the Lake Cumberland Area. WJRS News participated in a conference call with the National Weather Service in Louisville. […]

A Russell Springs man was arrested Tuesday night on burglary and other charges in neighboring Adair County, according to jail records. Anthony C. Dowell, age 27, was taken into custody by Kentucky State Police on […]

The Russell County Public Library was full of activity Tuesday evening for Read Across Russell County, an event promoting reading in the community, particularly among children. The Russell County Education Association and the Russell County […]

During the pandemic age, grant and funding opportunities seem to be widely available for those willing to seek them out. Duo Broadband is doing its part to secure some of that funding for broadband projects […]

Happy Wednesday, everyone! A strong storm system will drop into the area later tonight and that will set the stage for the potential of strong to severe thunderstorms. Let’s first talk about what we can […]

Russell County now finds itself in the Medium, or yellow, category of COVID-19 community spread in the latest data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kentucky’s positivity rate now stands at 2.29 […]