Month: January 2025

The Russell County Hospital Board of Directors met in special session yesterday and unanimously approved the next step to receive funds for the hospital’s planned expansion project. As the hospital seeks almost $10 million in […]

The Russell County Fiscal Court held the first reading of an ordinance this week that would require anyone hauling garbage, notably to the landfill, to have that truck or trailer covered. Russell County Judge Executive Randy […]

A Jamestown woman went to the hospital following a single-vehicle wreck on Bernard Ridge just north of Stephens Ridge Road yesterday afternoon. The Russell County Sheriff’s Office said 57-year-old Nancy Wisdom of Jamestown was operating […]

A child in neighboring Pulaski County was airlifted to a Lexington hospital following a house fire that occurred yesterday morning. The Somerset Fire Department was called out at around 11 a.m. local time yesterday to […]

State Rep. Josh Branscum from Russell County is continuing to look at ways to improve the workforce participation rate in Kentucky. Branscum was on Community Conversations on WJRS this week to discuss the workforce participation […]

The Lady Lakers lost a close one on the road at Wayne County last night, with the Lady Cardinals hitting a three-pointer with 1.3 seconds left on the clock to pick up a 53-50 victory. […]

The Jamestown Fire Department responded to a call of a structure fire early Saturday morning. Fire crews were called out at about 2 a.m. Saturday to a structure fire on Cape Road in southern Russell […]