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13 indicted by grand jury

A Russell County grand jury indicted 13 individuals this week. Those indicted include the following: Larin Stotts, age 42; Shantale Kimbler, age 28; Darrell Hollis, age 25; Scottie Caldwell, age 58; and Virginia New, age […]

Legislative session just over a 1/3 finished

The 2023 legislative session is just over a third of the way through with bill filing deadlines looming. Charles Baglan recaps last week’s action in Frankfort in this report for WJRS NEWS…    

2022 General Assembly 1/3 of the way complete

State legislators are nearly a third of the way through the 2022 General Assembly as they continued last week with the discussion and passage of several noteworthy measures. Keith West provides details from Frankfort… The […]

13 active cases of COVID-19 in Russell County

The Lake Cumberland District Health Department recorded 13 active cases of COVID-19 in Russell County last week. All 13 cases are self-isolated according to the health department report. 238 new cases were reported in the […]

13 active COVID cases in Russell County

Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 3%. Deaths: We are pleased to report no new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 429 deaths resulting in a 1.92% mortality rate (about 1 in 52) among known […]