WJRS News

The City of Jamestown is purchasing some much-needed and long-awaited new playground equipment for the Jamestown City Park. The city council voted unanimously Thursday night to purchase the new equipment, which will be partially funded […]

The head of the IRS said Tuesday he expects to meet the July 1 deadline in the new pandemic relief law for starting a new tax program that will provide monthly payments of as much […]

Updated data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control show that more than 4,000 Russell County citizens have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. That equates to about 22.7 percent of the county’s population. Nearly 54 […]

Deaths: We regret we must report 1 new death today. We have experienced a total of 385 deaths resulting in a 1.78% mortality rate (about 1 in 56) among known cases. This compares with a […]

Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 3.33%. Deaths: We are pleased to report no new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 384 deaths resulting in a 1.78% mortality rate (about 1 in 56) among known […]

The Adair County Fiscal Court has discussed the possibility of closing the Adair County Regional Jail, and while it seems that the jail will stay open for now, Adair County inmates would likely be housed […]

A Jamestown man was arrested Wednesday afternoon on a drug charge. Nicholas Bray, age 28, of Jamestown, was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine. Bray was arrested by the Jamestown Police Department and lodged […]

Monday’s meeting of the Russell County Fiscal Court lasted nearly two hours, with a large portion of the meeting focused on county spending as the conversation turned to the purchase of new vehicles and equipment […]

Russell County Middle School teacher Lindsay Gibson is a finalist for the WKU College of Education and Behavioral Sciences’ Distinguished Educator Awards. Gibson is one of three finalists for the Middle Grades (6-8) award, along […]

The public is being asked for assistance in helping to locate relatives and next of kin of Dianna F. Brown, age 74, formerly of Russell Springs. Brown died Sunday in Burkesville. If anyone has any […]