Year: 2023

Special to Laker Country 104.9 By Lee Roberts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Affairs When the Cumberland River Basin in southeastern Kentucky experiences storms and waters rise, Wolf Creek Dam on the Cumberland River […]

The monthly Russell County Community Blood Drive takes place today. The blood drive goes from 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the South Kentucky RECC Community Room, located at 2405 N. Main Street in Jamestown. […]

The Kentucky Department for Public Health reported 17 new COVID cases in Russell County this week, a decrease from last week’s total of 22. Looking at other counties in the Lake Cumberland District, Pulaski County […]

The proposal window is now open for Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Applicants must describe how the project potentially affects and produces measurable outcomes for the specialty crop industry and/or the […]

Three individuals were indicted by a Russell County grand jury Tuesday. Those indicted included the following: Ronnie L. Johnson, 42, of Russell Springs, on 16 counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument second degree. […]

The Russell County Hospital Board of Directors continue to mull a multi-million dollar capital expenditure regarding cyber security for the hospital’s electronic medical records. Hospital CEO Scott Thompson talked to WJRS NEWS following Tuesday’s meeting […]

The Russell County Board of Education is already making plans for the 2023-2024 school year. At this week’s board of education meeting, the board approved the school calendar for next school year. Superintendent Michael Ford […]

Branscum Construction was selected as a recipient of the 2022 Associated General Contractors of Kentucky Build Kentucky Award for the new Lake Cumberland Regional College and Workforce Center. Representatives from Branscum Construction were on hand […]