Month: November 2025

As of now, the ordinance that would transition the Russell County Sheriff’s Office to a fee pool system is on hold. After the fiscal court held a first reading of such an ordinance in September, […]

The City of Jamestown has issued a boil water advisory from Glover Road to Wolf Creek Dam including all side roads. This includes Ray Mann Road, Little Indian, and Apple Valley Resort.

There will be a boil water advisory for East Highway 80 starting at Dowell Road extending to Fairview Church Road including S Thornton Road ,Jesse Drive ,Autumn Dr., Stonebrook Drive ,Bolin Road ,West Road ,Wade […]

Russell Springs Elementary teacher Jalena Bryant has been awarded the 2025 Kentucky Farm Bureau’s, “Excellence in Ag Literacy Award.” This award is designed to recognize and reward teachers who excel in their efforts to incorporate […]

The Russell County Laker Band’s community performance will take place this evening. Admission to tonight’s performance at Finley Field is free. The band will be holding its annual soup fundraiser at the event for $5. […]

Continuing our look at the Russell County Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp program, students in the program recently spoke to WJRS News about how NJROTC is preparing them for the future. For Alexis Chandler, […]

Russell Springs City Hall will be closing at noon today. Officials at City Hall say the closure is to allow the system to shut down for a credit card upgrade. City Hall plans to return […]

Candidates planning to run for office next year can begin officially filing for office tomorrow. In the May primary, offices such as Russell County Judge-Executive, Sheriff, County Clerk, Coroner, Jailer, County Attorney, PVA, Magistrates, Constables, […]