Articles by Derek Aaron

The Center for Rural Development in Somerset is now accepting grant applications for the 2022 Kentucky Appalachian Regional Commission mini-grant program. The mini-grant program is open to qualified local units of government and non-profit entities […]

Neighboring Adair and Casey counties along with nearby Green and Taylor counties joined 11 other counties as being eligible for expanded resources for agricultural producers as they rebuild operations following the recent string of severe […]

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary December 2021 unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The preliminary December 2021 jobless rate was down […]

The state House of Representatives took up the major issue of the state’s two year spending plan this week, an issue that will, in some way, affect every Kentuckian. Here is Keith West from Frankfort… […]

With the 2021-22 whitetail deer season now over, total harvest results from this past season have been released by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. In Russell County, hunters took a total of 367 […]

Russell County Schools will not have in-person classes on Friday (January 21st) due to a large number of staff absences and lingering slick spots on roadways, according to Superintendent Michael Ford. This will be another […]

Internet service is currently down at the Russell County Clerk’s Office so office personnel advise that you call them at 270-343-2125 before you come to the office to confirm whether or not they will be […]

New Children’s Librarian Ginger Stapp spoke to WJRS NEWS this week about taking over the position from the recently retired “Ms. Fill” Cowell… Stapp said she was welcomed from day one by the library staff… […]

Help may be coming for students facing mental health issues. Here’s Keith West from Frankfort…

Russell County High School student Bryanna Smith, a member of the high school FFA, has been selected as a board member of the Kentucky Junior Cattlemen’s Association Board of Directors for 2022. The Kentucky Junior […]