The Kentucky legislature passed a bill last year placing a co-pay cap on insulin. The law went into effect at the beginning of the year. All insulin paid for through a private health insurance plan […]
Russell County was spared the worst during the severe weather event over the weekend but neighboring Casey County saw flooding along US 127 in Liberty and numerous other secondary roads as more than five inches […]
The Jamestown City Council will hold a special-called meeting this evening at 5 p.m. Items on the agenda include accepting the resignation of Mayor Nick Shearer, the appointment of Regena Hinton as interim mayor, and […]
Stephen Hill, the Russell County Chamber of Commerce president for 2021, talked with WJRS NEWS about the chamber’s growth over the past year, despite the challenges… Hill also said the new chamber president will have […]
With more than 29,000 tons of salt on hand, combined with more than 80 snow plows, salt spreaders and other equipment ready in Russell, Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Lincoln, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle and Wayne counties, […]
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CST MONDAY… * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch. * WHERE…Monroe, Russell, Cumberland, and Clinton Counties. * WHEN…From […]
An ATV accident Friday night has claimed the life of a young Russell County man. Reports are that Cody Gosser of Russell Springs was killed in the accident which occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Floyd […]
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for… Casey County in central Kentucky… Southern Green County in central Kentucky… Southern Lincoln County in central Kentucky… Southeastern Taylor County in […]
Thursday was a quiet day weatherwise for the Commonwealth, but that will change beginning today and going into the day on Saturday. A frontal boundary will begin to move into the area later and that […]
Stephen Hill, Russell County’s chamber of commerce president, told WJRS NEWS that the chamber’s annual holiday shopping campaign grew in participation over last year’s numbers and that is something that helped the local economy… Hill […]