Year: 2022

Here is the road snow and ice priority map for Russell County provided by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 8 highway crews continue to plow roadways across the district this morning, all roads remain covered and slick. Motorists should avoid travel if possible. If you must travel slow down, […]

The Old Russell County Courthouse Basement is being used as a temporary warming center for those without adequate heating. Here’s Russell County Emergency Management Director Ashley Coffey… For more information, you can contact Coffey at […]

Amber Hale, information officer with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s District 8 office in Somerset, talked to WJRS NEWS about the rock work near Wolf Creek Dam and when folks may notice changes as they cross […]

With snow accumulations around the county of as much as seven inches in some areas of the county, along with temperatures well-below freezing, travel across the county has been treacherous in some areas. Russell County […]

Legislative leaders have adjusted the calendar for the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2022 Regular Session with plans to gavel in on Saturday. Under the changes, the Senate and House will both convene for the fifth day […]

Any person interested in running for public official this year will now have extra time to make that decision.   Late last night, Governor Andy Beshear signed into law HB 172 which extends the filing deadline […]

Unemployment rates fell in all 120 counties between November 2020 and November 2021, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Russell County’s unemployment rate is […]