Month: March 2022

The man charged with the November 2021 murder of his spouse, 38-year-old Christopher Glenn Coffey, was denied a requested bond reduction by Judge Vernon Miniard Jr. during a pretrial conference on Tuesday in Russell Circuit […]

Local gas prices are now averaging more than $4 per gallon. According to AAA, the average price of gas in Russell County now sits at $4.01. All of Russell County’s neighboring counties average just under […]

There has been proposal introduced in Frankfort to create a trust fund to grow the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Kentucky. Keith West has details for WJRS NEWS… Locally, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program […]

If you are tired of winter, then start planning to get outdoors during PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month in April. Throughout April, Russell County residents are encouraged to volunteer to pick up litter across the community. […]

South Kentucky RECC will be awarding up to 12, $1,000 scholarships to seniors from Russell, Adair, Casey, Clinton, Wayne, Pulaski, and Lincoln County high schools as well as McCreary Central, Somerset, Somerset Christian, Southwestern, and […]

Judge Executive Gary Robertson said 84 new COVID cases were reported in Russell County last week. Reports of local COVID cases are moving to a weekly reporting system as opposed to daily. Russell County has […]

As COVID cases continue to drop, Russell County Schools Superintendent Michael Ford told WJRS News on Monday that for the first time in months, Russell County Schools reported no positive COVID cases among students or […]