Month: May 2024

Russell County’s Christian Rara is one of 89 graduates from the prestigious Gatton Academy at Western Kentucky University. The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science held its graduation ceremony earlier this month, with Rara among […]

Neighboring Pulaski County is considering a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries within the county. The Pulaski Fiscal Court held the first reading of an ordinance Tuesday that would prevent dispensaries from opening in Pulaski County, […]

More details have been released about a Kentucky State Police Trooper at Post 15 who was indicted earlier this month. According to reports, 42-year-old Trooper Daniel Forbis was working on the Executive Security detail for […]

A person was flown out following a single-vehicle wreck that occurred yesterday morning north of Russell Springs. According to reports, first responders were called out a little before 11 yesterday morning to a single-vehicle wreck […]

Around 500 customers remain without power in Russell County, according to data from South Kentucky RECC. The power outages stem from storms that came through the area late Sunday night and early Saturday morning. At […]

The Russell County Board of Education approved a program at last week’s board meeting aimed at supporting teachers in the district. The new program is called the Leading Lakers Fellowship and WJRS News caught up […]

Storms that came through Sunday night and Monday morning caused notable damage at Conley Bottom on Lake Cumberland in Wayne County. According to reports, first responders were called out after midnight Monday morning where there […]