Month: March 2022

On Friday Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police announced that 71 cadets have graduated the agency’s basic training academy and are now ready to report for duty across the state. Cadet Class 101 […]

A familiar face will be returning to be the top executive at Russell County Hospital. Scott Thompson was officially hired at a special-called meeting of the hospital’s board of directors Friday evening. The board unanimously […]

A measure that would require training for the state’s constables is headed to Governor Andy Beshear’s desk. Here’s Keith West from Frankfort for WJRS NEWS… West also recapped the previous week in the state capitol […]

The Russell County High School Laker Dance team competed this past weekend at the Crown Dance National Championship in Louisville. Laker dancers took part in two divisions, Lyrical and Hip Hop, and after scores were […]

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary February 2022 unemployment rate was 4.2 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The preliminary February 2022 jobless rate was down […]

The Russell County Hospital Board of Directors will hold a special-called meeting today at 4 p.m. in the boardroom at Duo Broadband. The board is expected to discuss a nursing compensation plan to deal with […]

Russell County Hospital Director of Nursing Judy Withers said she’s been sounding the alarm for more than a year now and her fears of a critical nursing shortage are starting to materialize. Withers said she […]