September, 2024 | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

LWC Homecoming Football game canceled due to Hurricane Helene

September 27, 2024 Zac Oakes

Lindsey Wilson Homecoming Football Game Canceled Due to Remnants of Hurricane Helene, All Other Indoor Homecoming Activities and Sporting Events Will Proceed on Schedule COLUMBIA, KY – Lindsey Wilson College announced the cancellation of […]

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Laker Football & Lady Laker Volleyball drop close contests

September 27, 2024 Zac Oakes

The Laker Football and Lady Laker Volleyball teams dropped close contests last night. The Laker Football team went on the road to East Jessamine for a rare Thursday night game. The Lakers held a 21-9 […]

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Edward A Skates, Jr, age 78, of Fort Walton Beach, FL

September 27, 2024 Sean Hammond

Edward A Skates, Jr, 78, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, passed away Saturday, September 21st, at Emerald Coast, Ft. Walton Beach. Edward was born in Chattanooga, TN on July 29, 1946, a son of the […]

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Russell County, Lake Cumberland area saw notable jumps in unemployment in August

September 27, 2024 Zac Oakes

Russell County, and the Lake Cumberland area as a whole, saw significant increases in unemployment in August. Russell County’s unemployment rate last month came in at 6.2 percent, up from 4.8 percent in August 2023. […]

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Nathan Antle joins sheriff’s office

September 27, 2024 Zac Oakes

The Russell County Sheriff’s Office has a new deputy. Nathan Antle recently joined the sheriff’s office and was sworn-in this week. Antle has prior law enforcement experience in Russell County, serving as a deputy with […]

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RSPD releases August activity report

September 27, 2024 Zac Oakes

Russell Springs Police responded to more than 300 calls last month, according to the department’s latest activity report. In the month of August, Russell Springs Police responded to 328 calls for service and made 30 […]

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High school bass fishing championships coming to Lake Cumberland

September 27, 2024 Zac Oakes

The Kentucky High School Bass Fishing Championships will soon be coming to Lake Cumberland. The KHSAA Board of Control approved a four-year site rotation yesterday for the Operation UNITE Bass Fishing State Championships presented by […]

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Apprentice students have earned over $200,000

September 27, 2024 Zac Oakes

Apprentice students in the Russell County Schools Project Navigate program have earned more than $200,000, according to the latest report. Mick Slone, who is over the program for Russell County Schools, reported at last week’s […]

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Logging accident in Jabez claims life of Casey man

September 26, 2024 Zac Oakes

A Liberty man died as a result of a logging accident in the Jabez community this morning. Russell County Coroner Mark Coots told WJRS News 25-year-old Luke Dee Wilson of Liberty was killed in the […]

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Alene Tucker Blair, age 87, of Stanford, Formerly of Russell County

September 26, 2024 Sean Hammond

Alene Tucker Blair, age 87, of Stanford, Kentucky, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 25, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. Born Monday, August 16, 1937, in Russell County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the […]

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