Articles by Derek Aaron

The Jamestown Water Department has issued a boil water advisory on Hwy 619 from Bubby Flanagan Rd. to the overpass on 619, including Voils Rd. The advisory will be until further notice.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 8 highway crews are ready to respond to the winter storm expected to move across the state overnight. The U.S. National Weather Service out of Louisville has issued a winter […]

Much of the region, including the Lake Cumberland area, finds itself under a winter storm warning, which begins at 9 p.m. this evening and runs through 9 a.m. Saturday morning. WJRS participated in a conference […]

Von Gruenigen Furniture Makers, LLC will be locating in Jamestown, according to the Russell County Industrial Development Authority. The IDA announced Thursday the sale of its 9,400 square foot manufacturing building on Ferco Way in […]

The Russell County Hospital Board of Directors will hold a special-called meeting this afternoon at 4 p.m. in the Duo Broadband Boardroom in Jamestown. The board is expected to discuss “personnel issues” in an executive […]

Legislation is moving through the General Assembly that would stop government entities from requiring Covid-19 immunization or proof thereof . Keith West files this report for WJRS NEWS…

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary January 2022 unemployment rate was 4.4 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The preliminary January 2022 jobless rate was down […]

Jamestown City Hall will be closed Friday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. for the visitation and funeral service of Camila Murray. Murray, the wife of city councilman William Murray, passed away earlier this week.

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING 9 PM THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING 9 AM… * WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches with locally higher amounts possible. * WHERE…Portions of […]

A Russell Springs man was arrested by Kentucky State Police on a variety of charges late Wednesday afternoon, according to jail records. David B. Johnson, age 34, was taken into custody by Trooper Billy Begley […]