Year: 2022

A look at Russell County school attendance numbers for Tuesday shows attendance dipped slightly from Monday’s attendance. Districtwide, attendance was at 90.4 percent Tuesday, down from 92.3 percent reported on Monday. Salem Elementary at 88.9 […]

The Russell Springs Fire Department is investigating a Tuesday night fire on Clara Drive. According to Fire Chief Bobby Johnson, firefighters were called out to a home fire just before 7 p.m. Tuesday night. No […]

A Russell Springs man was arrested in Pulaski County earlier this week on multiple charges. According to arrest records, 32-year-old Derek Dwayne Burdine was arrested in Pulaski County and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession […]

An anonymous tip received Tuesday by the Columbia Police Department in neighboring Adair County led to the arrest of an Ohio man, according to law enforcement. The tip was that an individual or individuals may […]

The Russell County Schools District Improvement Planning Committee met yesterday. Russell County Schools Superintendent Michael Ford spoke to WJRS News about that committee and their work, which will soon be presented to the board of […]

A new report from the Kentucky Department for Public Health shows Russell County had 17 reported cases of COVID-19 last week. That’s down from the previous week’s total of 25. Pulaski County had the most […]

Flu activity in Kentucky is currently labeled as “very high”, according to the latest data from the CDC and the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. That comes as no surprise as local doctor’s […]

The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment’s statewide 4-H Youth Development Program is currently accepting applications for Camp Program staff for 2023. This includes the always popular Lake Cumberland 4-H Camp in […]