Articles by Derek Aaron

A Russell Springs man was arrested over the weekend on drug and other charges, according to Russell Springs Police. On Sunday, April 23, at approximately 1:42 p.m., Russell Springs Police Department Officer Brenton Llané, conducted […]

An early Sunday morning head-on collision involving a school bus in neighboring Adair County is being investigated by police. According to the Columbia Police Department, the crash happened early Sunday morning, after 1 a.m. Margaret […]

A Jamestown man was arrested just before 11:30 p.m. this past Friday night after Russell Springs Police Department Officer Matt Parrish observed a vehicle driving with a spot light on, blinding other motorists. According to […]

A two-vehicle crash this past Friday afternoon injured both a Russell Springs man and a Jamestown woman, according to Russell County Deputy Sheriff Dustin Bunch. Just before 4:45 p.m. Friday, Jessica Overby of Jamestown, operating […]

A man in neighboring Adair County was arrested late last week on criminal abuse of six-year-old boy, according to Adair County law enforcement. Child Protective Services had initiated an investigation based on a complaint they […]

This week, the Russell County Hospital Board of Directors gave their blessing on the final work to replace the hospital’s original, aging plumbing infrastructure. Hospital CEO Scott Thompson sat down with the WJRS NEWS to […]

Rolling road blocks will affect traffic traveling the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway in neighboring Adair County this coming Sunday, April 23, for overhead utility line work. Under an approved Kentucky Transportation Cabinet permit, A […]

All Kentucky State Park campgrounds, including Lake Cumberland State Resort Park, will be offering two nights of camping for the price of one during their annual Camper Appreciation Weekend, April 28-30, 2023. The 2023 camping […]

The KY 61 bridge over the Cumberland River in Burkesville in neighboring Cumberland County will be temporarily reduced to one lane next week for a routine bridge inspection. The work will take place Monday, April […]

Following Wednesday’s Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission board of directors meeting, WJRS NEWS caught up with Tourism Executive Director Danielle Wilson, who explained some recently received grant money as well as major grant just recently applied […]