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127 Yard Sale gets underway tomorrow

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The annual 127 Yard Sale officially gets underway tomorrow. The World’s Longest Yard Sale, which stretches nearly 700 miles from Alabama to Michigan, goes through Russell County, which serves as the midway point for the […]

Fiscal Court to meet this afternoon

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The Russell County Fiscal Court will hold a special-called meeting this afternoon. There are two items on the agenda: a resolution regarding the Help America Vote Act and a sports facilities services agreement. The fiscal […]

RCHS implementing new cell phone, smart device policy

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Russell County High School will be implementing a new cell phone policy beginning with the upcoming school year. WJRS News was at the site-based meeting yesterday and spoke to Russell County High School Principal Shanna […]

Bond not posted in Whittenburg v Leveridge case

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The required $15,000 bond to move forward in the case of Lee Whittenburg vs Matthew Leveridge and the Kentucky Board of Elections was not posted by Friday’s deadline. WJRS News learned the required funds had […]

New law changes vehicle inspection prices

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A new law raises the cost of vehicle inspections performed by sheriff’s departments across the state. The new law, which was passed by the state legislature in Frankfort, raises the inspection fee to $15, and […]

Two Russell Springs residents arrested in Columbia

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Two Russell Springs residents were arrested on drug charges in Columbia Sunday night after being found unresponsive in a car in a Dollar General parking lot. According to Columbia Police, officers were called out Sunday […]

Local arrests made over the weekend

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Local authorities report several arrests over the weekend. On Friday night, two Russell County residents were arrested on possession of meth charges after a traffic stop on Tutt Street in Columbia.  Steven Huff, age 41, […]

Area unemployment statistics released

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Russell and Adair counties continue to lead the Lake Cumberland area in number of unemployed residents.   According to figures recently released by the Kentucky Center for Statistics, the unemployment rate rose in 110 or 120 […]