WJRS News

The Jamestown Police Department has released their monthly activity report for the month of August. During the month there were 11 accidents without injury investigated, 11 arrests made, 11 criminal cases opened, 228 calls for […]

Moria Painter, the education/outreach specialist at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery talked to WJRS NEWS about a program the hatchery is offering in limited number this fall…

Russell Springs Mayor Eddie Thomas talked with WJRS NEWS about the benefits of Russell Springs and Jamestown coming together on water and wastewater agreements and also teased some future endeavors the cities would soon be […]

Russell County Public Library Director Lindsey Westerfield gave a construction update on the new library to WJRS NEWS and said much of the work at the construction site is in its final stages…

Gasoline prices in Kentucky are 18 cents more expensive this week at $2.496, according to Triple A’s Gas Price Report. Locally, gas prices now range between $2.38 and $2.49. Pump prices in the Great Lakes […]

Russell County is among 72 counties in Kentucky that are eligible to apply for grants to help recover from natural disasters, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Kentucky State Director Hilda Legg. The […]

The Russell County Retired Teachers will meet today at 11:30 am at the Jamestown Cafe on the square in Jamestown. All Russell County retired teachers are urged to attend.

Russell County Hospital CEO Scott Thompson talked with WJRS NEWS about the facility’s next potential expansion and where the board of directors is at in the process….

A reminder than a burn ban is now in effect in Russell County due to the extremely dry conditions. Russell County Judge-Executive Gary Robertson issued an executive order on the matter Friday afternoon saying that […]