Year: 2023

On Thursday, Judge-Executive Randy Marcum and the Russell County Fiscal Court, in conjunction with the Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland program, will be distributing commodities at Veterans Fairgrounds in Russell Springs. Distribution begins at 11 a.m. […]

A Taylor County man was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison followed by a 3-year term of supervised release earlier this week for illegally possessing two firearms in nearby Campbellsville. According to court documents, […]

An incident at Jamestown City Hall prompted the building to close Tuesday morning and the nearby areas to be evacuated. Jamestown Police Chief Jeff Kerns told WJRS News that a local citizen was cleaning a […]

The cities of Russell Springs and Columbia are among 18 cities and counties selected to receive funding from the state transportation cabinet to improve local roadways. Russell Springs will receive $41,325 to resurface portions of […]

Russell County’s Scott Hammond was named the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Kentucky Task Force Officer of the Year. Hammond was chosen as the recipient of the award from about 95 officers in the […]

A Russell Springs man was arrested on multiple charges Friday night by Russell Springs Police. According to police records, 29-year-old Joe D. Johnson was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence, […]

Judy Daulton, a park ranger at Lake Cumberland, Wolf Creek Resources in the Operations Division was recently named U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month. She was recognized primarily for her […]