WJRS News

The Russell Springs Fire Department was called out late Thursday night to an out building on fire on Alexander Drive. According to a report from the fire department, firefighters were called out just before 11:30 […]

Local gas prices are in the middle of the pack in the area. According to AAA’s price tracker, the average price of gas in Russell County sits at $3.22 following the Thanksgiving Holiday. Looking at […]

Following this past Saturday’s Russell Springs Christmas Parade, Mayor Eddie Thomas announced parade winners from participants in several different categories. The Best of Parade went to the West 80 Church of God, the best large […]

A burn ban has been reinstated in neighboring Adair County. The Adair County Judge Executive’s Office reinstated the ban due to dry conditions and an excessive number of fire-related incidents over the past week. No […]

Russell County and the Lake Cumberland area remains in a “moderate drought,” according to the most recent data from the U.S. Drought Index. A large swath of severe drought shows up in far western Kentucky […]

With modern gun season for whitetail deer season now over, preliminary harvest results from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife over the 16-day season show Russell County hunters took more than 300 deer during […]

The annual Russell Springs Christmas Parade will take place today. The parade will go down Main Street in Russell Springs and will begin at around 5 p.m. Following the parade, there will be a ceremony […]

KSP troopers, officers, and volunteers from Post 15 in Columbia will be holding a Cram the Cruiser Food Drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. CT on Friday, December 2. The event will be at […]

Russell County Hospital CEO Scott Thompson says he is hopeful the local hospital will soon have a contract in place to offer drug addiction treatment. He spoke to WJRS NEWS about what is in the […]

Russell Springs Elementary will have their regularly scheduled site base meeting on Monday, November 28th. The meeting will be at 3:15 p.m. at the school.