Month: March 2023

Russell County 4-H members participated in a Speech and Demonstrations Contest at the extension office earlier this week. Remi Luttrell was champion with a blue ribbon in 9-year-old Speech. Molly Hammond and Carter Brown were […]

Russell County High School Junior Chloe Robertson was recently elected Reporter of the Lake Cumberland Region FFA for the 2023-2024 school year. New officers will start their term in April after the regional FFA banquet. […]

In neighboring Adair County, the fiscal court voted down a measure earlier this week that would have imposed a one percent occupational tax in the county. Magistrate Terry Hadley was the lone vote in favor […]

Firefighters in nearby Somerset worked their second major structure fire in the past six days as they battled a blaze at the Best Western hotel near Lowe’s earlier this week. Around 5:30 p.m. eastern time […]

Strong to severe storms are possible across the Lake Cumberland Area late Friday night into early Saturday morning. More details in the video below…

Russell County Hospital CEO Scott Thompson discussed the hospital’s substance use disorder clinic during this week’s hospital board of directors meeting. Thompson spoke to WJRS NEWS about the clinic as well as the possibility of […]

Neighboring Clinton County Schools will be closed today and Friday due to high levels of sickness among students and staff. The school district will utilize NTI for these days. In Russell County, Superintendent Michael Ford […]

Russell Springs City Hall will temporarily close today due to a retirement ceremony for outgoing Public Works Director Terry Russell. City Hall will temporarily close from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.  

The construction of the Eli Volunteer Fire Department’s training prop is now complete, according to fire department officials. The project was funded with awarded grant funds from the Kentucky Fire Commission. The prop was designed […]