City Council recognizes Public Works Director Terry Russell

Monday, March 13 by Zac Oakes

The Russell Springs City Council recognized Public Works Director Terry Russell on his upcoming retirement at last week’s council meeting. Mayor Eddie Thomas said the city will miss Russell after more than 28 years of […]

Holt resigns from city council, Mann approved as replacement

Friday, March 10 by Zac Oakes

Russell Springs City Councilman Tommy Holt announced his resignation from his seat on the city council through a letter presented at last night’s city council meeting. Holt’s resignation is effective immediately. Councilwoman Sherry Bottom-Daniel nominated […]

Russell Springs City Council to meet this evening

Thursday, March 9 by Zac Oakes

The Russell Springs City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at City Hall on Main Street in Russell Springs. The council is expected to have […]

House Bill 50 aims to make city councils, school boards partisan

Thursday, March 9 by Zac Oakes

A bill in the Kentucky House aims to make city council and school board elections in Kentucky partisan races. For as long as most county school boards and city councils in Kentucky have been elected, […]

Hinton discusses city audit, Lakefest preparations

Wednesday, February 22 by Zac Oakes

Jamestown Mayor Regena Hinton spoke to WJRS News following last week’s city council meeting and spoke about the clean audit the city received as well as the beginning of preparations for the annual Lakefest celebration […]

Russell Springs Mayor discusses storm damage, cleanup at City Park

Tuesday, February 21 by Zac Oakes

Strong winds that came through Russell Springs last week caused a notable amount of damage at the Russell Springs City Park. Mayor Eddie Thomas said he is waiting to hear more from the city’s insurance […]

City council holds first reading of two new ordinances

Friday, February 10 by Zac Oakes

Last night’s meeting of the Russell Springs City Council was mostly uneventful, but the council did hold the first reading of two new ordinances. The first was regarding the new veteran banner system on Main […]

Incident prompts evacuation, closure of Jamestown City Hall Tuesday morning

Tuesday, February 7 by Zac Oakes

An incident at Jamestown City Hall prompted the building to close Tuesday morning and the nearby areas to be evacuated. Jamestown Police Chief Jeff Kerns told WJRS News that a local citizen was cleaning a […]

Jamestown City Council to meet this evening

Thursday, January 19 by Derek Aaron

The Jamestown City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at Jamestown City Hall. We’ll have more from the meeting on tomorrow’s local news.

Mayor Thomas thanks city workers and citizens for work, patience during recent water issues

Monday, January 16 by Zac Oakes

An arctic blast that produced frigid temperatures near the end of last December caused several issues with water lines, leading to low water pressure and a number of boil water advisories issued. Russell Springs Mayor […]

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City Council recognizes Public Works Director Terry Russell

Holt resigns from city council, Mann approved as replacement

Russell Springs City Council to meet this evening

House Bill 50 aims to make city councils, school boards partisan

Hinton discusses city audit, Lakefest preparations

Russell Springs Mayor discusses storm damage, cleanup at City Park

City council holds first reading of two new ordinances

Incident prompts evacuation, closure of Jamestown City Hall Tuesday morning

Jamestown City Council to meet this evening

Mayor Thomas thanks city workers and citizens for work, patience during recent water issues

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Obituaries

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