Freshman Jada Walker was “Fearless Leader” for UK Women in SEC Tourney | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Thursday, March 10 by WJRS Staff

By LARRY VAUGHT Despite playing with a broken nose in the SEC Tournament last week, freshman point guard Jada Walker has continued to get better and was a big part of UK’s late-season run that got the Cats into the NCAA Tournament on 10-game... Read More.

Branco out as Russell County Hospital CEO

Wednesday, March 9 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Hospital Board of Directors has approved a severance package for former Russell County Hospital CEO Patrick Branco after the two “mutually agreed” to part ways. The board met in a special session […]

Barbara Gossett, age 68, of Russell Springs

Wednesday, March 9 by Sean Hammond

Barbara Gossett, of Russell Springs, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington. She was 68 years of age. Born on March 14, 1953, in LaFollette, Tennessee, Barbara was a […]

Bill to ban school mask mandates passes KY House

Wednesday, March 9 by Zac Oakes

A bill that will make face masks completely optional in schools regardless of district policy passed by a 56-35 vote in the Kentucky House yesterday. While the legislative body took a measure in its last […]

Employment status of RCH CEO in question

Wednesday, March 9 by Zac Oakes

The status of Russell County Hospital CEO Patrick Branco’s employment at the facility seems to be up in the air. As of Tuesday afternoon, the hospital declined to comment on whether Branco was still employed […]

Man charged with murder denied bond reduction

Wednesday, March 9 by Derek Aaron

The man charged with the November 2021 murder of his spouse, 38-year-old Christopher Glenn Coffey, was denied a requested bond reduction by Judge Vernon Miniard Jr. during a pretrial conference on Tuesday in Russell Circuit […]

Local gas prices now averaging more than $4/gallon

Wednesday, March 9 by Zac Oakes

Local gas prices are now averaging more than $4 per gallon. According to AAA, the average price of gas in Russell County now sits at $4.01. All of Russell County’s neighboring counties average just under […]

Dolly Parton Imagination Library may get trust fund

Wednesday, March 9 by Derek Aaron

There has been proposal introduced in Frankfort to create a trust fund to grow the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Kentucky. Keith West has details for WJRS NEWS… Locally, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program […]

April is PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month

Wednesday, March 9 by Derek Aaron

If you are tired of winter, then start planning to get outdoors during PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month in April. Throughout April, Russell County residents are encouraged to volunteer to pick up litter across the community. […]

SKRECC to award a dozen senior scholarships

Wednesday, March 9 by Derek Aaron

South Kentucky RECC will be awarding up to 12, $1,000 scholarships to seniors from Russell, Adair, Casey, Clinton, Wayne, Pulaski, and Lincoln County high schools as well as McCreary Central, Somerset, Somerset Christian, Southwestern, and […]

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Freshman Jada Walker was “Fearless Leader” for UK Women in SEC Tourney | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Branco out as Russell County Hospital CEO

Barbara Gossett, age 68, of Russell Springs

Bill to ban school mask mandates passes KY House

Employment status of RCH CEO in question

Man charged with murder denied bond reduction

Local gas prices now averaging more than $4/gallon

Dolly Parton Imagination Library may get trust fund

April is PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month

SKRECC to award a dozen senior scholarships

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Jeffrey L. Scholl, 61, of Indianapolis

Robert Leach, 70, of Russell Springs

Ronald Eugene Sterner, Sr., 77, of Russell Springs

Ronald L. Wesley, 95, of Jamestown