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Lesia Cross, age 55, of Albany

January 9, 2022 Sean Hammond

Lesia Cross, age 55, of Albany, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at The Medical Center in Albany, Kentucky. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Campbell-New Funeral Home in Albany, Kentucky is honored to […]

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Phyllis Robertson Burton, age 87, Russell Springs

January 9, 2022 Sean Hammond

Phyllis Robertson Burton, of Russell Springs, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at her home. She was 87 years of age. Phyllis was born in Russell Springs on February 3, 1934, daughter of the […]

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Flood Advisory for Russell and Surrounding Counties

January 9, 2022 Sean Hammond

FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST/4 PM EST/ THIS AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE…Portions of SOUTH CENTRAL Kentucky and south central Kentucky, including the following areas, in […]

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William Asbury Johnson, age 93, of Jabez

January 9, 2022 Sean Hammond

William Asbury Johnson, of Jabez, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Fair Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility, in Jamestown. He was 93 years of age. William was born in Jabez on September 20, […]

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Eva Mae Miller, 93, of Russell Springs

January 8, 2022 Sean Hammond

Eva Mae Miller, 93, of Russell Springs, KY, passed away Wednesday, January 5th, at T. J. Sampson Columbia, Columbia, KY. Eva was born in Krypton, TN on January 23, 1928, a daughter of the late Mabel (Branscum) […]

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Jeanette Franklin, 76, of Russell Springs

January 8, 2022 Sean Hammond

Jeanette Franklin, 76, of Russell Springs, Kentucky, died Saturday, January 8, 2022 at the Russell County Hospital. She was born January 7, 1946, in Adair County, to the late Clyde and Ovalene Mann Crawhorn. Jeanette […]

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Louise Harden, age 85, of the Millerfield Community

January 7, 2022 WJRS Staff

Louise Harden, of the Millerfield Community, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Russell County Hospital. She was 85 years of age. Born April 11, 1936, in Adair County, she was a daughter of the […]

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Body Found in Field in Clinton County

January 7, 2022 WJRS Staff

By Randy Speck Special to WJRS NEWS Clinton County Sheriff Jeff Vincent and other authorities are investigating the finding of a deceased male subject in the eastern part of the county near the Wayne County […]

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Leland Ray Crockett, 76, of Russell Springs

January 7, 2022 Sean Hammond

Leland Ray Crockett, of Russell County, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility, in Campbellsville. He was 76 years of age. Leland was born on February 2, 1946, in […]

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Senate bills on school councils, remote instruction move forward

January 7, 2022 Derek Aaron

With the first week of the 2022 Legislative Session almost over, two education bills related to school councils and remote instruction are advancing in the Kentucky Senate. On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Education voted […]

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