Month: April 2023

The following is the latest retail and restaurant inspections report from the Lake Cumberland District Health Department. These inspections took place during March. Peeps BBQ and Wings: Food 100%, okay to open. Russell Mart Shell: […]

There were just four new COVID-19 cases in Russell County over the past week week, a decrease from last week’s total of 19 cases, according to the Kentucky Department for Public Health. Looking at other […]

Strong winds over the weekend caused another round of power outages across the area. At one point on Saturday, South Kentucky RECC was reporting more than 9,000 customers without power within its service area with […]

Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery has a new Deputy Project Leader in Travis Collier. Collier has spent the majority of his career with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington, beginning in 1999 working […]

Kentucky State Police, Post 15 will be conducting safety traffic checkpoints in the Post 15 area, including Russell County. These safety checkpoints will be conducted in various locations  that are experiencing a high ratio of […]

As legislators wrapped up their time in Frankfort last week and this year’s short 30-day session came to an end, Charles Baglan files this final report from the state capitol for WJRS NEWS, highlighting all […]

A Pulaski County man was killed this past Friday afternoon in a collision between his pickup truck and a Norfolk Southern train, according to a report in the Somerset Commonwealth Journal. George Moore, 82, of […]

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and state transportation officials will be attempting to drive home a life-saving message for all motorists throughout the month to buckle up and put the phone down. The […]