Articles by Derek Aaron

An arrest has been made in the alleged theft of a Dodge pickup truck earlier this week in Russell Springs. According to reports, at around 4:30 this morning, 23-year-old Sarha Harris of Russell Springs was […]

During Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Russell County Hospital Board of Directors, Scott Thompson, the healthcare facility’s CEO, gave the board an update on the ongoing plumbing work that is nearing completion. WJRS NEWS talked […]

The Russell County Community Blood Drive is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, March 30th. The blood drive will take place from 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at the South Kentucky RECC Community Room. Donors will […]

There were 19 new COVID-19 cases in Russell County this week, a double-digit increase from last week’s total of nine, according to the Kentucky Department for Public Health. Looking at other counties in the Lake […]

Earlier this week, Gov. Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 162 into law, which appropriates more than $25 million to the Department for Juvenile Justice for staff salaries, facility security upgrades, transportation costs and enhanced programming. […]

The Russell County Animal Welfare League is hoping to bring Somerset’s Hope for All Pets Low-Cost Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic to Russell County twice monthly. “Providing a low cost Spay Neuter Clinic plays a huge part […]

An Albany man has been arrested for reportedly sending obscene matter with a cell phone to a female juvenile in neighboring Wayne County, according to law enforcement. James E. Brewington III, age 28, was arrested […]

The Russell County Hospital Board of Directors meets today at 4 p.m. in the hospital’s conference room for their regular monthly meeting. We’ll have details from today’s meeting later this week on local news.

The Russell County Health Department has begun a new SMART Recovery program that takes a fresh approach to addiction recovery. SMART stands for Self-Management and Recovery Training. The program uses a method of moving from […]

The regular monthly meeting of the Russell County Hospital Board of Directors is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, March 28th at 4 p.m. in the hospital’s conference room. At last month’s regular meeting, the RCH board […]