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Payne is new LCADD Board Chairperson

Sharon Payne, a member-at-large from the City of Columbia, has been appointed chairperson of the Lake Cumberland Area Development District’s Board of Directors for 2022. The announcement came during the ADD’s monthly board of directors […]

School board to meet tonight

The Russell County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight. According to the agenda, the board is expected to review the safe return to in-person instruction plan with possible revisions. The board […]

More details emerge from Tuesday Ambulance Board meeting

More details are emerging about a meeting of the Russell County Ambulance Board Tuesday evening. WJRS News spoke with Russell County Ambulance Board Chairperson Randy Marcum Thursday morning, who said that EMS Director Michael Reynolds […]

Hospital Board to meet today

The Russell County Hospital Board of Directors will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening at 4 p.m. The meeting will be held in the courtroom of the old Russell County Courthouse.  

New candidates file for clerk, school board

Two new local candidate filings came in yesterday. Kennedy Coffey joined the race for county clerk, the fifth person to enter that race. Incumbent board of education member Richard “Dick” Kazsuk has filed for re-election […]

School board votes to remain mask optional

Masks will remain optional in Russell County Schools for students, teachers, staff, and visitors. The board of education voted 4-1 at its meeting Monday night to keep the mask-optional policy that was adopted several weeks […]