Month: July 2022

The Cumberlands Workforce Development Board in Russell Springs is again offering the Commonwealth Coders web development training program in the area, beginning next month. The classes are slated to begin August 17th with orientation scheduled […]

On Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Kentucky has launched the easy-to-remember three-digit mental health crisis hotline, 988, which connects Kentuckians facing a risk of suicide, mental health distress or an addiction crisis to compassionate […]

The Russell County Board of Education approved the student code of conduct for the upcoming school year at Monday night’s board meeting. There were few changes to the policy, but WJRS News sat down with […]

A little less than a month remains for veterans to pre-register for the upcoming Wounded Warriors fishing event at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery. Veterans who have suffered injuries related to their service must register […]

The Kentucky Department of Public Health reported 30 new COVID cases in Russell County last week. Neighboring Pulaski County was among the counties with the most new cases in the state with 163 new cases. […]

A Jamestown woman was arrested on a felony assault charge early Monday morning. Vickie Lee Maynard, age 45, was arrested by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office and charged with assault second degree (domestic violence), a […]

The Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission, located between KFC and Arby’s in Russell Springs, will hold a special-called board meeting at noon on Wednesday. The special-called meeting is due to a time change from 12:30 p.m. […]

The Russell County Chamber of Commerce will hold their monthly meeting today at noon at Jamestown Christian Church’s Life Center, located at 65 South Main Street in Jamestown. Alex Lawson, a Cumberland Family Medical licensed […]

The Russell County Detention Center’s capacity sat at 137 percent earlier this month as jails around the state are again seeing rising inmate numbers following the lessening of pandemic measures put in place by Gov. […]

After a week in yellow, Russell County has moved back to green, or low, on the new COVID map, which was released by the Kentucky Department for Public Health over the weekend. The updated map […]