Month: April 2025

No bids were submitted for the Russell County Middle School canopy project. The board of education solicited bids on a project that would create a walkway and canopy between the Auditorium/Natatorium Complex and the middle […]

State Senator Rick Girdler, who represents Russell County, joined 27 other state senators to officially request the implementation of the federal REAL ID requirements. Beginning May 7, Kentuckians will need to have a REAL ID […]

It appears Russell County deputies will not receive funding for hazardous duty retirement in next year’s county budget and, for now, the issue appears dead. WJRS NEWS learned earlier today that Sheriff Derek Polston has […]

Rain over the last few weeks has hindered progress on the Russell County Schools field house and bus garage project. The school board heard an update from Branscum Construction on the projects at the board […]

Five Russell County High School students have been selected for the Governor’s Scholars Program. Russell County’s Taryn Walsh, Ella Pierce, Marlei DeVore, Natalie Bartrug, and Jiya Patel were selected for the program. The program is […]

The partnership between Somerset Community College and the Lake Cumberland Regional College and Workforce Center has served many students well. Somerset Community College Russell Center Director Regina Haugen said students at the college and workforce […]