Month: February 2023

The monthly Russell County Community Blood Drive is taking place today. The blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the South Kentucky RECC Community Room with donors being entered to win a […]

Tyler Flatt, an English and Theatre instructor at Russell County High School, has been awarded a Kentucky Education Association President’s Scholarship, according to Rhonda Kimbler, the president of the Russell County Education Association. Flatt received […]

Tuesday saw another well-attended monthly meeting of the Russell County Chamber of Commerce take place and Chamber President Lindsey Wilson Gosser told WJRS NEWS she was happy with the direction the chamber is heading this […]

Several Russell County students qualified for state after a strong showing in the regional SkillsUSA competition. Those qualifying for state include: Charles Holcomb, Alex Sayers, Elijah Russell – 1st place in Automated Manufacturing Brayden Harris […]

Jamestown Mayor Regena Hinton spoke to WJRS News following last week’s city council meeting and spoke about the clean audit the city received as well as the beginning of preparations for the annual Lakefest celebration […]

A House Bill addressing options for reducing teacher shortages in the state has cleared the House Education Committee and has moved to the full House for consideration. Charles Baglan files this report from Frankfort for […]

A Jamestown man was arrested on drug charges this past weekend in neighboring Casey County, according to the Casey County Sheriff’s Office. Troy L. Pierce, age 47, was arrested during a traffic stop on KY […]

The Russell County Community Blood Drive is scheduled for this Thursday, February 23. The blood drive will take place from 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the South Kentucky RECC Community Room. Donors will be […]

The Kentucky Department for Public Health reported 14 new COVID cases in Russell County this week, a decrease from last week’s total of 22. Looking at other counties in the Lake Cumberland District, Taylor County […]

The Russell County Fiscal Court met in special session Monday morning. The court approved the first reading of the new occupational tax ordinance, which increases the tax from three-quarters of a percent to one percent. The […]