Year: 2025

The Russell County Sheriff’s Office worked a three-vehicle collision on Highway 80 yesterday. The collision happened yesterday afternoon just after 3 o’clock near the intersection of Highway 80 and West Drive. The sheriff’s office said […]

Winter weather is expected to enter Russell County and the Lake Cumberland area tomorrow morning. Laker Country’s Sean Hammond has been tracking this winter storm and provided WJRS News with a look at what residents […]

The Russell Springs City Council will hold its first regular meeting of the new year this evening. The council will hold a second reading and vote on an ordinance establishing regulations for medical cannabis in […]

More than two dozen local students were named to the Dean’s List at Lindsey Wilson College for the Fall 2024 semester. Those local students were: Aidan Antle Nicholas Blakey Riley Burke Haley Cook Adriannah Davis […]

The state income tax could drop by another half-percent. The Kentucky House Appropriations and Revenue Committee started the process of reducing the state income tax from 4% to 3.5% yesterday by approving House Bill 1 […]

Local post offices are closed and there will be no mail delivery today due to funeral services for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The postal service announced there will be limited package delivery service today […]