Month: September 2022

The Center for Rural Development has been awarded $300,000 by the Appalachian Regional Commission to implement the Succeed, Thrive and Recover program to benefit businesses and individuals in recovery in 43 Southern and Eastern Kentucky […]

There are just a couple days left to pre-register for this coming Saturday’s Lake Cumberland Cleanup. This year’s cleanup, organized by PRIDE and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is this Saturday from 8 a.m. […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced this week that entries are now being accepted for the 2022 edition of its popular Adopt-a-Highway art contest for Kentucky school students. The theme this year is is Adopt-a-Highway: Keep […]

The Russell County Board of Education amended their current COVID policy during their meeting this week. Superintendent Michael Ford detailed the most significant change with WJRS NEWS… Ford also mentioned several student and teacher acknowledgements […]

The Russell County Public Library saw an increase in the number of visitors and use over the past year according to new data released by the library. For the 21-22 fiscal year, the library had […]

Lakewood Country Club played a major role in this month’s chamber of commerce meeting, which took place on Tuesday afternoon. Chamber President Marisa Ramsey talked with WJRS NEWS following the gathering about the meeting’s details […]