The Russell County Chamber of Commerce held their 23rd annual golf scramble on Thursday at Lakewood Country Club with a large number of local teams participating. In the end, however, it was the city of […]
Tourism in the Lake Cumberland area continues year round, according to Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission Executive Director Danielle Wilson. She told WJRS NEWS her work promoting the area will go on despite the changing of […]
The monthly meeting of the Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission earlier this week was a source of several notable items of local interest. Tourism Director Danielle Wilson said the county is working alongside several other Lake […]
The Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission collected $32,717.10 in transient tax in July of this year, a record number of such taxes since the tourist commission began collecting transient taxes in 1994. Those numbers were released […]
There are just a couple days left to pre-register for this coming Saturday’s Lake Cumberland Cleanup. This year’s cleanup, organized by PRIDE and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is this Saturday from 8 a.m. […]
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced this week that entries are now being accepted for the 2022 edition of its popular Adopt-a-Highway art contest for Kentucky school students. The theme this year is is Adopt-a-Highway: Keep […]
The Russell County Board of Education amended their current COVID policy during their meeting this week. Superintendent Michael Ford detailed the most significant change with WJRS NEWS… Ford also mentioned several student and teacher acknowledgements […]
Lakewood Country Club played a major role in this month’s chamber of commerce meeting, which took place on Tuesday afternoon. Chamber President Marisa Ramsey talked with WJRS NEWS following the gathering about the meeting’s details […]
Somerset Community College, which has a satellite campus in Russell Springs, has been recognized as one of the best employers in higher education in the nation, according to a survey by the “Great Colleges to […]
The Kentucky Department for Public Health reported 37 new Covid cases in Russell County this week, down from 89 cases a week ago. Nearby Taylor County recorded the highest number of Covid cases in the […]