Month: July 2022

Russell County’s unemployment numbers continue to be the highest in the Lake Cumberland area, although unemployment has dropped significantly over the past year in the county. According to data from the Kentucky Center for Statistics, […]

The beginning of the 2022-23 school year is drawing close as the new school year begins in less than three weeks. Students return to the classroom on Wednesday, Aug. 17 for the first day of […]

The Russell County Clerk’s Office will close early tomorrow. The Clerk’s Office will close at noon on Friday due to computer system upgrades. The Clerk’s Office will reopen on Monday, Aug. 1 at 9 a.m.

There will be a watch party for the airing of Great Day Live: Russell County Edition tomorrow. The watch party will take place tomorrow morning at Key Twin Cinema. The show will begin at 9 […]

The Russell County Community Blood Drive is today at the South Kentucky RECC Community Room. The drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m today. Donors will be entered to win a $100 gift card […]

More details have been released about a fatal collision on the Cumberland Parkway in Pulaski County Tuesday afternoon. According to Kentucky State Police, the three-vehicle collision resulted in the death of Michael A. Fillmore, 41 […]

Following the monthly board of directors meeting this week, Russell County Hospital CEO Scott Thompson said the hospital received around $67,000 in grant funding over the past month, something, he said, that doesn’t get the […]

By LARRY VAUGHT If guard CJ Fredrick is healthy, Kentucky coaches know he can space the court and is a crafty scorer who not only can hit a 3-point shot but also runners and other […]

Russell County Hospital recently had some much needed plumbing work done on the aging infrastructure at the facility to the tune of more than $250,000. RCH CEO Scott Thompson talked with WJRS NEWS following Tuesday […]