Obituaries
William Ray Corbin, age 69
William Ray Corbin, age 69, passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021, at Fair Oaks Health and Rehabilitation after a long illness due to a stroke. Ray was born March 19, 1952, in Adair County, […]
Articles by Jeff Hoover
WJRS News
Russell County High School May Soon Get New Principal
Russell County High School may soon have a new principal. The Site Based Decision Making Council at the school is expected to interview candidates today for the job. Russell County High School is the worst […]
WJRS News
High Speed Pursuit Eventually Leads to One Arrest Saturday
A high speed chase through parts of Russell County led eventually to an Indiana man being arrested on numerous charges. Shortly after 11 o’clock Saturday morning, Russell County 9-1-1 dispatch was notified by Casey County […]
WJRS News
Fire Destroys Log Cabin in Jamestown Saturday Evening
A Jamestown home was destroyed by fire late Saturday night. The Jamestown Volunteer Fire Department was called to a log cabin structure on Bunny Trail Lane, in the Little Louisville community, just off boat dock […]
Community Features
Open Discourse Allows for Understanding and Growth
Guest Op-Ed By Tommy Druen Duke University is getting it right. Now, as a Kentuckian, I understand that I just lost a lot of readers. And those of you who have made it this […]
Local Sports
Quotes of the Week from Larry Vaught
Quote of the Week: “It was good, we had a nice conversation and I love Kentucky especially with family ties and things like that. In general, I really just love college basketball so any coach […]
Local Sports
Booker May Be Best Former UK Player in NBA
By LARRY VAUGHT If Devin Booker is not the best former University of Kentucky player in the NBA right now, he certainly has to be close. And he put himself in elite company with his […]
Local Sports
“BBN Tonight” on WLEX-TV Enjoys Huge Success
By LARRY VAUGHT “BBN Tonight” on WLEX-TV in Lexington is now almost a year on and the 30-minute weeknight show provides exclusive access to University of Kentucky coaches and players not available anywhere else through […]
Local Sports
Somerset Loses Smith Brothers, But May See Them Again on Field at UK
By LARRY VAUGHT Losing two players who both have 10 Power 5 scholarship offers would be a blow to any high school football program but Somerset coach Robbie Lucas wishes nothing but the best for […]
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Former UK Star Lynn Bowden Right at Home at Somerset Camp
By LARRY VAUGHT He wandered around the Somerset High School football field interacting with youngsters in various ways and smiling and laughing almost constantly. Former University of Kentucky football star Lynn Bowden felt right at […]