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New RS City Council Filing

As the filing deadline for city council and school board seats nears the deadline, one other person has thrown his hat in the political ring.   Yesterday, Russell Springs resident Brandon Wilson filed for a position […]

Jamestown City Council Meeting Recap

The Jamestown City Council met on Thursday evening. Mayor Nick Shearer talked with WJRS News about when City Hall is opening back up and when a decision could be made on this year’s Lakefest Celebration… […]

Jamestown City Council Meeting

The Jamestown City Council will meet this evening for the May meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:00 pm. WJRS News will have complete details on our local newscasts Friday.

City Council Filings

Several persons have filed for city council in both Jamestown and Russell Springs in the past few days. As WJRS News reported earlier in the week, the filing deadline for city council positions is 4pm […]

Fired Albany Police Chief Sues City

A long-time police chief in the City of Albany is suing his former employer, alleging he was fired due to age discrimination. In a lawsuit filed late last week in Clinton Circuit Court, Ernest Guffey, […]

RS City Council Met Thursday

The Russell Springs City Council met by teleconferencing on Thursday evening. Russell Springs Mayor Eddie Thomas spoke to WJRS News following the meeting…

RS City Council Meets Tonight

The Russell Springs City Council will meet this evening by video teleconferencing. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:00 pm. The full agenda is below… I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. […]

RS City Council Met Last Evening

The Russell Springs City Council met last evening in special called meeting. The council had the first reading of Ordinance 2020-01 which concerned an annexation of a property into the city of Russell Springs. The […]

RS City Council Meets this Evening

The Russell Springs City Council will have a special called meeting this evening at 6:00 pm by teleconference. The full agenda is below… MEETING CALLED TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE […]

Deadline to File for City Office is Soon

Persons wanting to serve on city councils have just three weeks to file their candidacy papers.     Under the recently revised Kentucky law, any person wanting to serve on the Jamestown or Russell Springs City Councils […]