Month: February 2023

Kentucky State Police Post 15 will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints in the Post 15 area, which includes Russell, Green, Taylor, Marion, Washington, Casey, Adair, Metcalfe, Monroe, Clinton, and Cumberland counties. Checkpoint locations in […]

Every year, when farmers renew their farm license plates, or “ag tags,” they have the opportunity to make a $10 donation. That money goes into a fund divided equally among Kentucky 4-H, Kentucky FFA, and […]

A tanker truck hauling milk crashed at the intersection of Highways 80 and 914, just outside Somerset earlier this week. According to the Somerset-Pulaski County Special Response Team, around 4,500 gallons of milk spilled. A […]

In a recent special-called meeting, the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously to recommend an amendment to the license, tag and permit fees administrative regulation to allow the sale of a Senior Lifetime Sportsman’s […]

State Rep. Josh Branscum and Sen. Rick Girdler attended a legislative update at the Russell County Public Library on Tuesday, speaking to more than two dozen constituents, elected officials and local business leaders on the […]

Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston told WJRS News today begins the higher late penalty on property taxes. Beginning today, the late fee increases to 21 percent. Bills can be paid in-person, over the phone, or […]

Hannah N. Tucker, a Russell County High School graduate, recently graduated from the Kentucky State Police Telecommunications Academy. Tucker was among 14 telecommunicators, representing eight posts across the state, to graduate from the academy and […]

The Kentucky Department for Public Health reported 24 new COVID cases in Russell County this week, an increase from last week’s total of 17. Looking at other counties in the Lake Cumberland District, Pulaski County […]

Portions of Kendall Campground and the Day Use Area below Wolf Creek Dam, including its boat ramp and roadway along the riverside campground, remain closed through early April as rehabilitation from flood damage sustained back […]