Articles by Derek Aaron

Western Kentucky University President Tim Caboni was in the county earlier this week to help cut the ribbon on the new Kentucky Mesonet site. WJRS NEWS caught up with Dr. Caboni following the event as […]

Russell County and the Lake Cumberland area is now in a “moderate drought,” according to the most recent data released on Thursday from the U.S. Drought Index. A swath of moderate drought is now showing […]

A new superintendent of schools has been hired by the public school district in neighboring Adair County. The Adair County School Board of Education unanimously chose to hire Jason Faulkner to be the superintendent of […]

Lake Cumberland did not receive enough rain this spring to reach its traditional summer pool elevation, according to water managers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Nashville. Federal officials say both Lake Cumberland […]

We continue today with more on the ribbon cutting ceremony that took place at Russell County’s new Kentucky Mesonet location earlier this week. The event brought several prominent officials in the state’s weather community to […]

The Russell County Jaycees Fair Floral Hall has announced their winners for 2023. Here’s Derek Aaron with the details…

Judge-Executive Randy Marcum and the Russell County Fiscal Court, in conjunction with the Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland program, will be distributing commodities today at Russell Springs First Baptist Church. The move was made to the […]

A ribbon cutting was held on Tuesday at Russell County’s Woodland Farms in the Ono community for the new Kentucky Mesonet site. The Mesonet, a division of the Kentucky Climate Center, is a statewide weather […]

Tomorrow, Thursday, June 8th, Judge-Executive Randy Marcum and the Russell County Fiscal Court, in conjunction with the Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland program, will be distributing commodities at Russell Springs First Baptist Church. The move was […]