Month: July 2022

The Russell County School District announced that it will once again be providing basic school supplies for students this upcoming school year. This will be the third year in a row that the district has […]

The Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission Board of Directors elected board officers during a special-called meeting this week, keeping restaurant representative and longtime board member Randy Baird as board chairman and selecting board member Lisa Gosser, […]

A vehicle stolen from the Millerfield area of Adair County roughly three months ago was recovered in the Sano community, according to the Adair County Sheriff’s Office. The Adair County Sheriff’s Office was called on […]

The annual 127 yard sale will once again make its way through Russell County this year, with the world’s longest yard sale making its way through the county in less than two weeks. This year’s […]

The Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission is continuing to see a positive response from its tourism inquiries and advertising campaign, according to Tourism Director Danielle Wilson, who presented the tourist commission board with numbers in a […]

A house fire in Columbia was likely caused by a lightning strike, according to officials in Adair County. The fire occurred at around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at a residence on Pear Tree Lane in Columbia, […]

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary June 2022 unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. The preliminary June 2022 jobless rate was down […]

An additional $250 million in funding for the state’s Cleaner Water Program was announced by Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday, where the governor asked local utilities to submit projects for this second round of funding. […]

Russell Springs Mayor Eddie Thomas provided an update to WJRS NEWS on the demolition of an old city building on High Street and how long it may take… The Russell Springs City Council unanimously approved […]