Month: September 2022

Several Russell County 4-H shooting sports teams brought home honors over the weekend from the state shooting sports competition. Dalton Foley, Carter Brown, Jace Anderson, and Will Hatter placed first in black powder percussion rifle […]

The Russell County Clerk’s Office is back open today, following a closure for illness that lasted through Monday, according to County Clerk Patti Glover. The office will be open during regular business hours today.

A boil water advisory is now in effect on Highway 910 from Fairview down to Salem Elementary School, according to Russell Springs Public Works Director Terry Russell. This includes McClendon Ridge, Karen’s Road, Wilsontown Road […]

In a special-called meeting last week, the Russell County Board of Education, among other items, revised a purchase plan for two new school buses for the district’s fleet. Superintendent Michael Ford talked with WJRS NEWS […]

Several Russell County 4-H participants brought home trophies over the weekend from the Kentucky 4-H State Shooting Sports Competition, the culminating event for the state 4-H Shooting Sports program. Individually, Brayden Popplewell won first place […]

A Russell County woman was flown to the University of Kentucky Hospital following a single-vehicle collision last week. The accident occurred last Tuesday near the Russell County/Casey County line on Highway 127 when 58-year-old Deborah […]

The Kentucky State Police held its annual sworn awards ceremony in Lexington last week to honor 75 troopers and officers with achievement awards for acts of bravery and service that occurred in 2021. Five troopers […]

Those who wish to vote in the November General Election but are not yet registered have less than one month to do so. The final day to register to vote in order to be able […]

The Russell County Clerk’s Office continues to be closed today due to sickness, according to County Clerk Patti Glover. The office, which has been closed since Friday, is scheduled to reopen tomorrow, Tuesday, September 13th […]