Year: 2022

A Campbellsville University professor has filed to run for 16th District State Senator, which includes Russell County. Dr. Justy Engle, associate professor of English at Campbellsville University, recently filed to run for State Senate in […]

Senator Max Wise spoke exclusively to WJRS NEWS about the challenges ahead of the 2022 General Assembly as they gavel in on Tuesday, January 4th… Below is Senator Wise’s full interview with WJRS NEWS’ Derek […]

The Kentucky legislature passed a bill last year placing a co-pay cap on insulin. The law went into effect at the beginning of the year. All insulin paid for through a private health insurance plan […]

Russell County was spared the worst during the severe weather event over the weekend but neighboring Casey County saw flooding along US 127 in Liberty and numerous other secondary roads as more than five inches […]

The Jamestown City Council will hold a special-called meeting this evening at 5 p.m. Items on the agenda include accepting the resignation of Mayor Nick Shearer, the appointment of Regena Hinton as interim mayor, and […]

Stephen Hill, the Russell County Chamber of Commerce president for 2021, talked with WJRS NEWS about the chamber’s growth over the past year, despite the challenges… Hill also said the new chamber president will have […]

With more than 29,000 tons of salt on hand, combined with more than 80 snow plows, salt spreaders and other equipment ready in Russell, Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Lincoln, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle and Wayne counties, […]

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CST MONDAY… * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch. * WHERE…Monroe, Russell, Cumberland, and Clinton Counties. * WHEN…From […]