April, 2022 | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

JPD arrests man on drug charges

April 11, 2022 Zac Oakes

A Columbia man was arrested by Jamestown Police Friday night on drug charges. Joseph D. Hammond, age 35, was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine second offense, operating on a suspended or revoked license, […]

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Sportswriters Thought Tshiebwe Would Be Good, But Nobody Expected Elite

April 10, 2022 WJRS Staff

By LARRY VAUGHTSporting News columnist Mike DeCourcy said Oscar Tshiebwe “practically glows” when you are around him.“He is such a delightful young man,” DeCourcy said.Sporting News was the first to name Tshiebwe national player of […]

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Russell County remains in green on new COVID map

April 9, 2022 Zac Oakes

Russell County remains in the green on the latest COVID-19 map released by the CDC on Friday. The map statewide is among the best since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. Only one […]

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Shearer talks challenges of new position at LCCAA

April 9, 2022 Derek Aaron

Lake Cumberland Community Action Agency Executive Director Nick Shearer, who took over the role in January, talked to WJRS NEWS about the challenges he sees working in his new position… To learn more about the […]

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Edwin L. DeVore, age 69, of Russell Springs

April 8, 2022 Sean Hammond

Edwin L. DeVore, 69, of Russell Springs, KY, passed away on Thursday, April 7th, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Somerset, Pulaski County.Edwin was born in Lafayette, IN on August 15, 1952, a son of the […]

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Beshear signs Branscum’s election bill

April 8, 2022 Zac Oakes

House Bill 564, the election bill sponsored by Rep. Josh Branscum, was signed into law by Governor Andy Beshear on Thursday. House Bill 564 extends the hours of no-excuse, in-person early voting days and allows […]

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Shearer settling in at LCCAA

April 8, 2022 Derek Aaron

Nick Shearer is settling into his new role at the area’s largest community-based organization. Shearer talked with WJRS NEWS about how his new position is going… Shearer, the former mayor of the city of Jamestown, […]

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Hospital board declines to take further action on nursing shortage

April 8, 2022 Zac Oakes

The Russell County Hospital Board of Directors declined to take further action on the nursing shortage at the hospital during a special-called meeting Thursday evening. Board vice-chair Darryl Hammond made a motion to extend the […]

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Beshear vetos charter school bill

April 8, 2022 Zac Oakes

The charter school funding bill passed by the Kentucky legislature was vetoed by Governor Andy Beshear yesterday, stating portions of it would be unconstitutional. Under the bill, state and local tax dollars would follow students […]

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USPS reform bill signed into law

April 8, 2022 Derek Aaron

The U.S. Postal Service reform bill that ensures mail delivery will occur six times a week and makes the postal service more financially “sustainable and stable” was signed into law by President Joe Biden this […]

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