Year: 2022

A Russell County woman and man were arrested in the early morning hours Tuesday on drug trafficking charges, where close to 20 grams of suspected methamphetamine was seized, according to Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston. […]

Janette Marson, executive director of the Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission, has been elected 2022 president of the Kentucky Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus (KACVB). KACVB is a state association focusing on political advocacy, public […]

Jamestown officially has a new mayor, as Regena Hinton was sworn in as the interim mayor during a special-called city council meeting Monday. Hinton will finish out the remainder of former mayor Nick Shearer’s term. […]

As the General Assembly gavels into session today in Frankfort, Representative Josh Branscum spoke to WJRS NEWS about the work he’ll be focusing on and the committees he serves on in the state’s capital…   […]

Good Tuesday, everyone. We transition from tornadoes and severe weather on Saturday to the possibility of accumulating snowfall on Thursday. One thing that I always stress is that snowfall is extremely hard to predict and […]

County Active Cases Hospitalized Self-Isolation Released Death(s) Total Per 10K Total Gain New Case Gain 1. Adair 86.00 9.00 77.00 3,832.00 91.00 4,009.00 2,087.80 41.00 41.00 2. Casey 19.00 3.00 16.00 3,003.00 65.00 3,087.00 1,910.39 […]

A Russell Springs couple was sentenced Monday in Russell Circuit Court on charges stemming from alleged child abuse that occurred in 2019, according to court records. Under a guilty plea this week, Curtis Hendricks’ assault […]

Columbia, KY (January 3, 2020)  Kentucky State Police Post 15 will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints in the Post 15 area, which includes Washington, Marion, Taylor, Green, Casey, Russell, Adair, Metcalfe, Monroe, Clinton, and […]