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RCH Board of Directors to meet Tuesday

March 27, 2023 Derek Aaron

The regular monthly meeting of the Russell County Hospital Board of Directors is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, March 28th at 4 p.m. in the hospital’s conference room. At last month’s regular meeting, the RCH board […]

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Voter rolls decrease in 82 KY counties, including Russell

March 27, 2023 Derek Aaron

With a recent purge of the voter rolls complete, Secretary of State Michael Adams says that 82 of Kentucky’s 120 counties have seen a decline in voter registration since he took office. In February, the […]

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LCRCWC HOSA students show out in Louisville

March 27, 2023 Derek Aaron

Several Russell and Adair County students that participated in state Kentucky HOSA State Leadership Conference over the weekend. Erika Wilkerson of Russell County placed second in Family Medicine Physician while the Adair County HOSA bowl […]

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Kentucky’s spring turkey hunting set to make return

March 27, 2023 Derek Aaron

Kentucky’s 2023 spring turkey hunting kicks off with the youth-only season held this coming weekend, April 1st and 2nd, followed by the general hunting season opening on Saturday, April 15th and continuing through Sunday, May […]

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Lake Cumberland district remains ‘low’ with COVID

March 27, 2023 Derek Aaron

The entire 10-county Lake Cumberland District remains in the “green,” or low level of COVID-19 spread this week with only five counties in the state considered “yellow”, according to new data released this week by […]

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School board votes to renew homeless grant position

March 24, 2023 Zac Oakes

The Russell County Board of Education voted to renew a position at Russell County Middle School that helps homeless students with a wide array of issues. Superintendent Michael Ford spoke to WJRS News about how […]

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Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission sees social media post go ‘viral’

March 24, 2023 Derek Aaron

The Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission recently handed out more than 2,200 lake visitor guides at the Indianapolis Boat Show, the final boat show of the season and now, with Spring having arrived, the local tourism […]

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Beshear signs emergency bill to stop sale of “gas station heroin”

March 24, 2023 Zac Oakes

Governor Andy Beshear signed a bill yesterday that would classify any product containing tianeptine, an unregulated drug known as “gas station heroin” that produces opioid-like effects, as a Schedule I controlled substance, which would prevent […]

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Somerset church sustains significant damage from fire

March 24, 2023 Zac Oakes

A church in neighboring Somerset sustained significant damage from a fire Thursday afternoon. Cornerstone Baptist Church off Clifty Street in Somerset caught fire Thursday afternoon at around 2:45 p.m. ET. The first floor of the […]

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Deadline to register to vote less than one month away

March 24, 2023 Derek Aaron

The deadline to register to vote in the May primary is now less than one month away. The deadline to register to vote in the primary is April 17th at 4 p.m. Those who need […]

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Obituaries

  • Joseph Curtis Slone, age 59, of Russell Springs
    March 28, 2023
  • William A. Pierce, age 84, of Russell Springs
    March 24, 2023
  • David “Clyde” Wooldridge, age 75, of Russell Springs
    March 23, 2023
  • Mary A. Stephens, age 59, of Jamestown
    March 23, 2023
  • Ruel Oakes, age 86, of Russell Springs
    March 19, 2023

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  • Harm Reduction Addiction Clinic Coming to Russell County

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