Year: 2025

The fiscal court unanimously approved an amended ordinance regarding litter and nuisance complaints at its meeting this week. The amended ordinance requires vehicles hauling garbage to be covered to prevent litter from spilling out onto […]

A Tennessee man was recently indicted on two charges of assault and other charges after he allegedly assaulted first responders as they worked the scene of a fatal traffic accident. Yesterday on local news, we […]

Teenagers in Russell County and across Kentucky could soon be eligible to apply for a driver’s permit a year earlier. House Bill 15 advanced out of committee in the state legislature yesterday. The bill, which […]

Two Russell County music educators were recently recognized by the Kentucky Music Educators Association. Russell County Assistant Band Director Haley Harringon received the District 10 Middle School Teacher of the Year Award. Russell County Band […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 11, 2025) – Blake Aaron, an agent for the Russell County Farm Bureau agency of Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) Insurance, has been named 2024 Agent of the Year for KFB’s District Four. […]

The Russell County Lady Lakers fell in overtime to South Warren at home last night by a score of 64-63. Four Lady Lakers finished with double figures in the scoring column, led by Aniyah Coffey […]

Russell Springs Police Chief Bryan Shepard was a guest on Community Conversations on WJRS yesterday to discuss the issue of cars lining up in the emergency lane on Highway 127 by Russell Springs Elementary School […]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly referred to as bird flu, has been confirmed in 10 counties in Kentucky, including Wayne County. At this time, Wayne County is the only county in the Lake Cumberland area […]