Month: September 2022

A juvenile led police on a motorcycle pursuit Monday evening before eventually being arrested, according to Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston. The pursuit began in Jamestown when the juvenile, operating a 2005 Suzuki GSX Motorcycle […]

Gov. Andy Beshear recently announced nearly $23 million in grant funding from the federal Victims of Crime Act Formula Victim Assistance Grant Program supporting victims of crime in the commonwealth. Several of those with local […]

The Russell County Clerk’s office will be closed from 9:30 a.m. until noon tomorrow, Wednesday, September 28th for a staff training, according to County Clerk Patti Glover. The office will reopen for normal business hours […]

The Russell County Fiscal Court will meet in a special-called session this morning. The meeting will be held at 11 a.m. in the courtroom of the old Russell County Courthouse. The court is set to […]

The Russell County Hospital Board of Directors will hold its regular monthly meeting today. The meeting will take place at 4 p.m. in the boardroom at Duo Broadband in Jamestown. We’ll have more from the […]

The Russell County Grand Jury is scheduled to meet today in Jamestown for their regular monthly session. If any indictments are handed up by the grand jury we will pass them along to you this […]

The 13th annual Catch A Smile Senior Fishing Derby, a free fishing event for those 62 years and older, is today at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery below Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown. Registration begins […]

WJRS NEWS has learned that a two-vehicle crash at East Highway 80 and Foley Road on Monday evening claimed the life of a Russell Springs man, according to Russell County Coroner Mark Coots. Edward L. […]