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Popplewell, Hatchet named to All-Region Tournament team

May 31, 2022 Zac Oakes

Russell County Lady Laker juniors Emma Popplewell and Mady Hatchet were named to the All-Region Tournament team this weekend. The pair of Lady Laker juniors received the honors at the 4th Region Championship game held […]

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Russell Springs City Pool now open

May 31, 2022 Zac Oakes

The Russell Springs City Pool is now open to the public. The Joseph Smith Hayes Memorial Pool at the Russell Springs City Park opened to the public over the weekend. Individual season passes are available […]

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Jamestown Council to discuss budgets at special-called meeting

May 31, 2022 Zac Oakes

The Jamestown City Council will hold a special-called meeting this evening. The meeting will take place at 5 p.m. at Jamestown City Hall. The council is expected to hold the first reading of the 2022-2023 […]

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REPORT: Russell County electric bills slightly higher than some neighboring counties

May 31, 2022 Zac Oakes

A new report from the Kentucky Center for Statistics shows that the average electric bill in Russell County is slightly higher than some of its neighboring counties. The report uses data from 2020 and the […]

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Thomas files for re-election as Russell Springs Mayor, most council members file for re-election

May 31, 2022 Zac Oakes

Russell Springs Mayor Eddie Thomas has officially filed for re-election to the city’s executive office. Thomas is currently in his first four-year term as the mayor of Russell Springs. In other filings, five of the […]

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Wayne County man arrested after child found intoxicated in home

May 31, 2022 Zac Oakes

A Wayne County man was arrested over the weekend after police were called to an apartment in Monticello about an eight-year-old boy who was reportedly very intoxicated. According to Monticello Police, the child was transported […]

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85 mph straight line winds responsible for damage in Adair Co. last week

May 31, 2022 Derek Aaron

Over the weekend, the National Weather Service conducted a storm assessment survey across the eastern portion of neighboring Adair County near the Adair-Russell county line from the storms that occurred on Thursday, May 26th, and […]

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Corps to hold Lake Cumberland shoreline management plan workshop

May 31, 2022 Derek Aaron

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Lake Cumberland Resource Management Office is holding two public workshops for its shoreline management plan update in the next few weeks. The public workshops are 6 p.m. […]

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Rowe Happy to be Part of Kentucky All-Star Team, then Headed to UK

May 30, 2022 WJRS Staff

By LARRY VAUGHTNo one is happier to be part of the Kentucky all-star team that will take on Indiana June 10 and 11 than University of Kentucky signee Cassidy Rowe.“It is always a dream for […]

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RCMS Baseball finishes as state runner-up

May 30, 2022 Zac Oakes

The Russell County Middle School Baseball team finished as the state runner-up at the tournament held at Lindsey Wilson College over the weekend. The Lakers knocked off Corbin 3-2 in the semifinals, but fell to […]

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  • David “Clyde” Wooldridge, age 75, of Russell Springs
    March 23, 2023
  • Mary A. Stephens, age 59, of Jamestown
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  • Ruel Oakes, age 86, of Russell Springs
    March 19, 2023
  • Roger D. Hadley, age 58, of Russell Springs
    March 17, 2023
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