Articles by Zac Oakes

Four new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Russell County on Sunday by the Lake Cumberland District Health Department. One new death was reported in Russell County. The death was reported as an 87-year-old female […]

The Russell County Sheriff’s office told WJRS News that a Russell County man was injured in an automobile collision Thursday night on Highway 619. According to the report, Scott Wilkerson was traveling eastbound on 619 […]

The Russell County Schools will remain virtual through the end of the semester, per Russell County Schools Superintendent Michael Ford. While Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order provided the option for elementary schools to return in-person […]

By looking at the state’s county-by-county map of the current incident report, or more commonly known by the color coding system, one would see that as of yesterday, Russell County was marked as an orange […]

The Russell County Sheriff’s Office arrested 33-year-old Adam Feese Thursday evening. Feese was indicted by a Russell County grand jury last month on charges stemming from an incident that took place in early September. Russell […]

A Russell Springs man was arrested Thursday night on burglary and assault charges. Todd Dunbar, 53, of Russell Springs, was arrested by Russell Springs Police and charged with burglary first degree, criminal mischief second degree, […]

Frankfort, KY – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Kentucky has surpassed 2,000 COVID-19 deaths and the positivity rate is now higher than 10%. He also updated Kentuckians on the distribution plan for the commonwealth’s […]

Russell County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.6 percent in October 2020 compared to a rate of 5.2 percent from the same time the prior year. The significant increase can likely be attributed to the […]

The Lake Cumberland District Health Department reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 in Russell County on Thursday. This brings the active case count to 115 with four cases hospitalized. Full report from LCDHD below. Statewide […]

The Russell County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Adair County man on arson and wanton endangerment charges early Thursday morning following a fire that occurred at a residence on Walnut Lane in Jamestown. Emergency dispatchers received […]