The Russell County Lakers split a pair of games over the weekend. On Friday night, the Lakers traveled to Albany to take on the district rival Clinton County Bulldogs. The Lakers fell by a score […]
The Russell County Lady Lakers continued their rough start to the season by falling to the Clinton County Lady Bulldogs in Albany Friday night by a score of 36-27. Maleah Preston led the Lady Lakers […]
Five of the six Jamestown City Council members and Mayor Regena Hinton were sworn-in for their new terms during a ceremony at the Jamestown City Council meeting last week. All the incoming council members, with […]
The Russell County School District received a clean audit from its auditing company at a recent meeting of the board of education. Here’s Superintendent Michael Ford talking to WJRS News about the audit.
A Monticello man has been charged with attempting to murder a police officer. According to Monticello Police, 24-year-old Zachary Dean was arrested on several charges including attempted murder of a police officer, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, […]
The Russell County Lakers picked up a big win, while the Lady Lakers were narrowly defeated in the first doubleheader of the season for the Russell County basketball teams. The Lakers came away with a […]
The Russell County High School Swim & Dive team came away with a big victory in a home meet over the weekend. Russell County was victorious over Barren County, Pulaski County, Southwestern, and Somerset. Jacob […]
The Russell County Cheer team finished 4th in state competition over the weekend. The team competed in the co-ed division at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester. Only McCracken, Graves, and Barren counties finished […]
The Christmas lights at the Russell Springs City Park have been extremely popular this holiday season, according to Mayor Eddie Thomas. Thomas spoke to WJRS News about the feedback on the city’s newest attraction.
The Russell County Laker and Lady Laker Basketball teams will host Pickett County (TN) in a doubleheader tonight at Laker Gym. The Lady Lakers will play in the first game beginning at 5:30 p.m. with […]