Month: March 2023

The RCHS Tennis teams picked up big district wins earlier this week. Results are listed below, courtesy of tennis coach Steve Kinder. Tuesday 28 March RCHS VS CLINTON Boys won match 3-2 Winners Jaxon Popplewell […]

Severe Weather Threat Increases Late Tonight and Early Tomorrow

March 31, 2023 Sean Hammond

Strong to severe storms are possible late Friday night and into early Saturday morning. The main threat will be damaging winds, but an isolated tornado or two cannot be ruled out. More details are available […]

RCMS Softball wins big over Hart County

The Russell County Middle School Lady Laker Softball team won easily over Hart County last night, winning 21-0. The Lady Lakers scored 14 of those runs in the 2nd inning alone. Leading the way offensively […]

Russell Springs Mayor proclaims today as “Terry Russell Day”

Russell Springs Mayor Eddie Thomas has declared today “Terry Russell Day” in recognition of the retirement of the city’s longtime public works director. Thomas spoke to WJRS News about the proclamation and the difference Russell […]

Lady Laker Softball falls at Casey County

The Russell County Lady Laker Softball team lost a close one on the road last night at Casey County, falling by a score of 5-3. The JV team defeated the Lady Rebels by a score […]

KY Legislature passes sports betting, medical marijuana bills

The Kentucky Legislature passed two bills yesterday in the final day of the session dealing with sports gambling and medical marijuana. The sports betting bill will allow people to bet on events using a computer, phone […]

RCMS Soccer defeats Northern

The Russell County Middle School girls soccer team defeated Northern Middle School in district play last night by a score of 4-1. Addison Coffey led the Lady Lakers with a pair of goals, while Madison […]

Russell County sees increase in unemployment

New data shows Russell County saw an increase in unemployment last month from the year prior. The Kentucky Center for Statistics recorded a 6 percent unemployment rate in February, a one-percent increase from the same […]

Local gas prices on the rise

Local gas prices have been on the rise. According to AAA’s gas price tracker, the average price of gas in Russell County is $3.26, on par with the state average. Roughly two weeks ago, the […]

Hospital ‘refresh’ in final stages

March 31, 2023 Derek Aaron

A $138,000 refresh of Russell County Hospital is nearing completion after receiving approval from the local hospital board to procced with the work late last year. Hospital CEO Scott Thompson told WJRS NEWS that folks […]