Month: May 2024

The Laker Baseball team claimed the 4th Region Championship last night. The Lakers defeated the Warren East Raiders 12-3 in last night’s region championship to claim the program’s second region championship in the last 3 […]

Fair gets underway tomorrow

The Russell County Jaycees Fair is set to get underway tomorrow, kicking off nine consecutive days of events. WJRS News spoke with Russell County Jaycee and Fair Manager Dustin Adkins, who said like every year, […]

Fiscal court to discuss medical cannabis operations this morning

The Russell County Fiscal Court is set to discuss medical cannabis operations at a special-called meeting this morning. Local governments in Casey County and Pulaski County have taken steps toward banning medical cannabis operations in […]

Russell Springs to take up zoning changes this morning

The City of Russell Springs is set to take up a few zoning changes at a special-called meeting this morning. The council is set to take up zoning changes for a property at 425 Jamestown […]

Judy Kaye Cox Antle, age 74, of Jamestown

May 30, 2024 Sean Hammond

Judy Kaye Cox Antle, of Jamestown, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at Russell County Hospital. She was 74 years of age. Judy was born on November 4, 1949, in Taylor County, a daughter […]

SKRECC says majority of power has been restored from storms

South Kentucky RECC says the vast majority of power outages have been restored from this past weekend’s storms. Crews from the local electric cooperative along with aid crews from Mississippi and Alabama are working today […]

Lexi Blue has unique skill set to go with perfect UK name

By Larry Vaught She might have the perfect name to be a Kentucky basketball player but incoming freshman Alexandra “Lexi” Blue didn’t always envision herself being a college basketball player. “I played everything but basketball. […]

Lakers take down Greenwood behind strong performance from Bartrug

Senior pitcher Austin Bartrug and the Laker defense put together a strong performance in last night’s region semifinal, leading the Lakers to a 6-2 victory over the Greenwood Gators. Bartrug got the nod as the […]

Changes coming to entrance at fairgrounds for this year’s fair

Those coming to the Russell County Jaycees Fair this year will see a change in the way vehicles enter the fairgrounds. Russell County Jaycee Dean Roy recently spoke to WJRS News about the changes made […]

Fiscal Court receives clean audit report

The Russell County Fiscal Court received a clean audit report from the state auditor’s office. Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Allison Ball recently released the report from her office’s audit of the fiscal court for […]