Articles by Derek Aaron

Residents in neighboring Adair and Casey counties receiving federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, or SNAP, who lost food due to the storms or related power outages when storms devastated Western Kentucky earlier this month […]

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife is now accepting natural Christmas trees at more than two dozen drop-off locations across the state for their annual Christmas for the Fishes tree recycling program. The two […]

Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday the Kentucky Small Business Tax Credit program fueled the creation of 339 new jobs and the reinvestment of $3.64 million in 107 businesses throughout the past year. The KSBTC program […]

GALLERY: Laker Country Cares Radiothon – Mayfield Graves County fund delivery    

The Laker Country 104.9 Cares Radiothon raised more than $206,000 for the Mayfield Graves County Tornado Relief Fund following the devastating EF-4 tornado that tore through the Mayfield area late last Friday night. Citizens, businesses, […]

Russell County Schools Superintendent Michael Ford spoke with WJRS NEWS following Wednesday’s special called meeting of the local board of education, which was held at the building site of the new Lake Cumberland Regional College […]