Lakers, Lady Lakers defeated Tuesday night | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Tuesday, January 11 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Lakers and Lady Lakers were defeated Tuesday night. The Lakers hosted Allen County-Scottsville in a game that went down to the wire, where the Lakers fell short by a score of 62-53. The game was tied going into the fourth quarter,... Read More.

Adair County Schools using NTI until Jan. 18

Tuesday, January 11 by Zac Oakes

Adair County Schools will be utilizing NTI the rest of the week as COVID numbers within the schools have risen. The school district reported on Tuesday that there were 14 staff members within the district […]

Senate bill aims to halt rising KY vehicle taxes

Tuesday, January 11 by Zac Oakes

A bill filed in the Kentucky Senate this week aims to put a halt to rising Kentucky vehicle taxes. Senate Bill 75 would direct the Department of Revenue to use last year’s vehicle property values […]

Tracey Lynn Pierce, age 47, of Columbia

Tuesday, January 11 by Sean Hammond

Tracey Lynn Pierce, of Columbia, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, in Danville. She was 47 years of age. Born April 8, 1974, in Campbellsville, she was a […]

County won’t use trucks to scrape parking lots for county entities

Tuesday, January 11 by Zac Oakes

Russell County magistrates no longer want to use county trucks to scrape parking lots for county entities during winter storms. Magistrate Mickey Garner brought the issue up near the end of Monday night’s fiscal court […]

Russell County ranks 76th among residents fully vaccinated against COVID

Tuesday, January 11 by Zac Oakes

CDC data shows that Russell County ranks 76th of 120 counties in Kentucky for vaccination rate against COVID-19. According to the data, 44.1 percent of Russell Countians are fully vaccinated against COVID, just behind Pulaski […]

Judicial Redistricting to Possibly be Discussed

Tuesday, January 11 by Derek Aaron

Keith West files this report from Frankfort on proposed legislation for judicial redistricting that aims to correct workload imbalances for district judges…

Lakers at home, Lady Lakers on the road Tuesday | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Tuesday, January 11 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Lakers will be at home tonight as they host the Allen County-Scottsville Patriots. The Lakers enter at 1-10 on the season, while the Patriots enter at 3-11. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. Meanwhile, the Lady Lakers will go on the... Read More.

57 new COVID cases in Russell County Monday

Tuesday, January 11 by Zac Oakes

The Lake Cumberland District Health Department reported 57 new COVID cases in Russell County on Monday. 338 new cases were reported in the district on Monday. Adair had 35 new cases, Casey 7, Clinton 2, […]

Lake Cumberland Regional College and Workforce Center principal recaps last semester

Tuesday, January 11 by Derek Aaron

Sarah Roy, the principal at the Lake Cumberland Regional College and Workforce Center, spoke with WJRS NEWS about how this past fall went at the new facility… Roy said the number of students taking classes […]

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Lakers, Lady Lakers defeated Tuesday night | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Adair County Schools using NTI until Jan. 18

Senate bill aims to halt rising KY vehicle taxes

Tracey Lynn Pierce, age 47, of Columbia

County won’t use trucks to scrape parking lots for county entities

Russell County ranks 76th among residents fully vaccinated against COVID

Judicial Redistricting to Possibly be Discussed

Lakers at home, Lady Lakers on the road Tuesday | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

57 new COVID cases in Russell County Monday

Lake Cumberland Regional College and Workforce Center principal recaps last semester

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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