Month: June 2023

In the aftermath of storms that hit Russell County late Sunday night and early Monday morning, the Russell County Rescue Squad spent several hours assisting local emergency and utility crews by cleaning up debris and […]

Following Sunday night’s severe thunderstorms, utility crews were once again called upon to bring power, phone, television, and internet services back online locally. As of Monday night, just under 2,000 Russell County South Kentucky RECC […]

A Columbia man was arrested yesterday evening by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office. According to jail records, 41-year-old Timothy Bryant was arrested and charged with strangulation first degree, assault fourth degree – domestic violence, wanton […]

A lightning strike was determined to be the cause of a barn fire on East Highway 619 early Monday morning. Russell Springs Volunteer Firefighters were called to the scene just after 1 a.m. yesterday and […]

The Russell County Public Library has been awarded a portion of a $300,000 grant from EBSCO Information Services, which is headquartered in Massachusetts, to install solar panels to offset the library’s electrical demand by a […]

New laws related to child abuse, drugs, gambling, mental health, gender services, education and dozens of other topics are set to take effect on Thursday after receiving a nod from the Kentucky General Assembly earlier […]

A group of state legislators recently met in Frankfort concerning the lessons learned from the global pandemic. Keith West files this report from the state capitol for WJRS NEWS on the meeting and where legislators […]

Strong to severe thunderstorms with powerful wind gusts, hail, and torrential rainfall pushed through the area late Sunday night, knocking out power to thousands of customers in Russell and surrounding counties. Trees, limbs and utility […]

A Russell Springs man was flown from the scene of a single-vehicle accident on East Steve Wariner Drive just before 9 p.m. Friday. According to Russell Springs Police, Antonio Quetzalcoateco was operating a Chevy sedan […]

Here locally and across the state, there are reports of an increase in the number of ticks being found on people and animals. Russell County Agriculture Extension Agent Jonathan Oakes said the increase in ticks […]