Month: December 2023

Former Russell County Judge Executive Gary Robertson has been appointed to the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority. Robertson was appointed to the position by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. He will replace Leslie Combs of Pikeville, […]

Russell County High School received a grant in which the technology department will receive new robots. Superintendent Michael Ford spoke to WJRS News about the agreement. Newton’s attic is a nonprofit in Lexington that provides […]

The Russell County Sheriff’s Office recently received another clean audit from the state auditor’s office. Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon’s office recently announced that the Russell County Sheriff’s Office received what is known […]

The number of registered voters in Russell County went up last month. Russell County saw an overall increase of 37 registered voters last month, going from 14,157 in October to 14,194 in November. Overall, Russell […]

Tomorrow is the monthly commodity distribution, according to the Russell County Judge-Executive’s office Judge-Executive Randy Marcum and the Russell County Fiscal Court in conjunction with the Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland program, will be giving out […]

The neighboring Clinton County School District is planning to have a superintendent in place before the end of the month. The next superintendent of the Clinton County School District will be the 4th superintendent in […]

The Russell County Board of Education approved plans for a new practice field as part of the new athletic complex. Superintendent Michael Ford gave WJRS News more details about the plans. The practice field comes […]

The Russell County High School Cheer team won both the Large Coed and Game Day Divisions at the Smoky Mountain Regional over the weekend. The victories secure a spot for the Lakers in the National […]