Month: May 2025

The Russell County School District will once again be providing meal kits this summer for students and families. Russell County Schools Director of School Nutrition Jessica Holt gave WJRS News more details about meal kit […]

The groundbreaking ceremony for the SEED Academy will take place this afternoon. The official ceremony is set to get underway at 1 p.m. at the site on French Valley Road. The 31,000 square-foot agritech facility […]

The local waste tire collection event continues today. Waste tires will be accepted from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the State Highway Garage on Voils Roads off Highway 127. This event is free of […]

Yesterday, Governor Andy Beshear announced highway fatalities in Kentucky decreased in 2024 to 707 deaths, the lowest mark in the last 10 years.  That was a decrease from 814 reported fatalities in 2023. Of those […]

Two Russell County residents were recently indicted in Adair County. An Adair County grand jury indicted 37-year-old Abdoulaye Beye of Russell Springs. He’s charged with possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, receiving a […]

An Adair County man entered a guilty plea in a federal drug trafficking case about a week before he was set to go to trial. 38-year-old Frederick Ennis along with his brother, 35-year-old Diontae M. […]

The Russell County Schools Nutrition and Food Service Department is introducing a new change to the summer meal program. Families will now need to register to be able to pick up meals. Russell County Schools […]