Month: September 2022

Tourism in the Lake Cumberland area continues year round, according to Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission Executive Director Danielle Wilson. She told WJRS NEWS her work promoting the area will go on despite the changing of […]

The unemployment rate in Russell County fell 0.7 percent from July to August, according to new data from the Kentucky Center for Statistics. Russell County’s unemployment rate comes in at 4.8 percent, which remains tied […]

The monthly meeting of the Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission earlier this week was a source of several notable items of local interest. Tourism Director Danielle Wilson said the county is working alongside several other Lake […]

The Creelsboro Festival is set to take place in historic downtown Creelsboro tomorrow. The third annual Creelsboro Festival will begin tomorrow at 10 a.m. The event will include games for children, live music, and food, […]

The Russell County Farmer’s Market will be open today from 7:30 a.m. until noon. The Farmer’s Market is located off Highway 127 in the parking lot of the Russell County Extension Office. This market will […]

State Sen. Max Wise, who represented Russell County in the Kentucky Senate from 2014-2022, has been announced as the running mate for Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft. Craft and Wise made the announcement at a […]

The Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission collected $32,717.10 in transient tax in July of this year, a record number of such taxes since the tourist commission began collecting transient taxes in 1994. Those numbers were released […]

Lindsey Wilson College is celebrating its 91st Homecoming this week, and a couple of the school’s alumni with Russell County connections will be honored. Casey Hardy McGowan, a 2014 graduate of Lindsey Wilson College and […]

Some gas stations in Russell County are now selling for under $3 per gallon. As of Wednesday evening, a couple stations in Russell Springs were selling at $2.99 while several others were still above the […]