The 2026 High School Fishing World Finals and National Championship will be coming to Lake Cumberland in just a few weeks, which will bring thousands of visitors into Russell County. Tourism Director Danielle Wilson said […]

Kentucky State Police is investigating an accident in Green County Tuesday morning that claimed the life of a 76-year-old Greensburg woman. State Police say 76-year-old Janice McKinney was operating a 2009 Kia Rio eastbound on […]

The Laker Baseball team won a close game at home last night over Green County by a score of 4-3. The Lakers were led by a strong pitching performance from Tanner Stringer, who pitched 7 […]

Kevin Williams was in town yesterday, presenting a check for over $122,000 for Kevin’s Kids. Williams told WJRS News it was another great year for Kevin’s Kids and said the program helps many students in […]

The date for the closure of Highway 127 across Wolf Creek Dam has been changed. Officials with American Bridge Company say the closure will now take place on Wednesday, May 27, two weeks from today. […]

Today is the last day of excused voting at the Russell County Courthouse. This is for voters who have a valid excuse for not being able to vote on Election Day or during the no-excuse […]

The NexGen Civics Club, made up of Russell County High School students, is assisting county officials with an important project. Judge-Executive Randy Marcum said students from the group are working on a project aimed at […]

The City of Russell Springs is advising the public that Butler Drive will be closed to thru traffic for several hours tomorrow. City officials say the road will be closed from 7 a.m. until about […]

Next Monday’s meeting of the Russell County Board of Education has been postponed. The school board will now meet on Wednesday, May 27 at 8 a.m. Because the meeting will not take place at the […]

The Jamestown Police Department is warning the public about a new gift card scam. Jamestown Police say they’ve received reports of residents receiving a call from an individual stating their Ebay account has been hacked. […]