Month: February 2023

Brendan Carr, the commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, visited the area earlier this week to see first-hand how DUO Broadband is helping to build out high-speed fiber optic broadband to rural customers. Tom Preston, […]

It has been some time since we checked in on the Lake Cumberland District Health Department’s Harm Reduction Syringe Exchange Program. The month of January saw 96 total visits with 58 repeat visitors and 12 […]

In neighboring Adair County, new County Judge Executive Larry Russell Bryant is seeking resignations from three board members and the manager of the Columbia-Adair Utilities District. According to the Adair County Community Voice in Columbia, […]

Gunnar Coe, a 5th grade student at Salem Elementary, was one of a dozen winners of the 2023 Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Piggy Bank Contest. The contest is a creative way for youth to learn […]

In Frankfort, Senate Bill 15 looks to create protections for consumers and the use of their private data. Charles Baglan files this report from the state capitol for WJRS NEWS…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is urging caution and reminding folks about water level fluctuation on Lake Cumberland following the most rain events. Corps officials say recent weather patterns have led to a substantial […]

A Russell Springs woman was arrested in Columbia Wednesday afternoon. According to jail records, 36-year-old Kristie May Weston was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance, possession […]

The superintendent of the nearby McCreary County School District was arrested and charged with felony unlawful possession of a weapon on school property after he arrived at central office with a gun Tuesday morning, according to […]

Senate Bill 129 cleared the Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday. It seeks to place storage time limits and use limitations on data gathered by license plate reader cameras. Charles Baglan files this report from Frankfort […]

Russell County High School Freshman Kamden Templin, representing the high school’s academic team, is moving on to state competition. Templin, who recently finished 5th in the regional competition on the written assessment test for Social […]