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David “Slug” Jones, age 86, of Jamestown

August 1, 2020 WJRS Staff
David (Slug) Jones, age 86, of Jamestown, passed away Friday, July 31st, at Jean Waddle Care Center, Somerset, KY David (Slug) Jones was born in Jamestown, Kentucky on May 11, 1934, a son of the […]
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Donald “Shorty” Barrett, age 69, of Russell Springs

August 1, 2020 WJRS Staff
    Donald “Shorty” Barrett, age 69, of Russell Springs, died Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at the VA Hospital in Lexington, Ky. He was born on July 2, 1951 in Indianapolis, IN to the late […]
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45 New Cases of COVID-19 in Lake Cumberland Area; Cases Now Reported in Youth Sports

July 31, 2020 WJRS Staff
Lake Cumberland District Daily COVID-19 Case Summary County Current Cases Hospitalized Self-Isolation Recovered Death(s) Total Cases Total Cases Per 10,000 1. Adair 19.00 3.00 16.00 164.00 19.00 202.00 105.20 2. Casey 45.00 1.00 44.00 128.00 […]
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Laker Football Schedule Is Released, Season Starts September 11th at Home vs. Casey County

July 30, 2020 WJRS Staff
  Laker Head Football Coach Ryan Richardson released yesterday the Laker football schedule for the upcoming season.   Coach Richardson says he is still looking to file the October 9th open date with an opponent. Once […]
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Governor’s Thursday Update on COVID-19

July 30, 2020 WJRS Staff
By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen Frankfort, KY – Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “Remember, we as a commonwealth, as a country and […]
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Johnny Rexroat, age 82, formerly of Russell County

July 30, 2020 WJRS Staff
Bishop Johnny Rexroat, age 82, of Jamestown, Tennessee, formerly of Russell County, died Wednesday, July 29th. Funeral service will be held on Sunday, August 2,  2020 at 2 P.M. at Alive in the Spirit Church […]
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Kentucky State Police Releases Details of Fatal Wreck on Parkway Wednesday

July 30, 2020 WJRS Staff
NEWS RELEASE KSP Investigates Fatal Collision In Russell Co. Russell Springs, KY. (July 30, 2020) – Kentucky State Police Post 15 Troopers responded to a two-vehicle collision in Russell County Wednesday afternoon. On July 29, […]
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Water Off on Old Columbia Road

July 30, 2020 WJRS Staff
Russell Springs water residents:    Terry Russell, public works director for the City of Russell Sorings, says that water service on Old Columbia road, Highway 1870, is temporarily off due to a vehicle accident this […]
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Traffic Light on Main Street Russell Springs Removed After Being Hit by Truck

July 29, 2020 WJRS Staff
The traffic light on Main Street in downtown Russell Springs has been removed.   State transportation crews removed the signal light around 8:30 last evening after the light was apparently struck yesterday afternoon by a log […]
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COVID-19 Report for Wednesday, July 30th from LCDHD

July 29, 2020 WJRS Staff
Lake Cumberland District Daily COVID-19 Case Summary County Current Cases Hospitalized Self-Isolation Recovered Death(s) Total Cases Total Cases Per 10,000 1. Adair 24.00 3.00 21.00 157.00 19.00 200.00 104.16 2. Casey 57.00 0.00 57.00 100.00 […]
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