Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission to Consider Hunting Regulation Changes

Friday, June 12 by Sean Hammond

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission is set to consider several major hunting regulation changes during its meeting Friday morning at the Salato Wildlife Education Center in Frankfort. The meeting begins at 8:30 […]

Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission receives national recognition

Thursday, April 23 by Zac Oakes

The Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission in Russell County recently received a national award. The local tourism commission was recognized alongside Lake Cumberland Tourism in Pulaski County with the eTSY Award for Best Customer Engagement Excellence. […]

Wells, Planning and Zoning Commission make statements regarding rumors of property purchase

Friday, April 10 by Zac Oakes

The Russell Springs City Council met last night, and heard from SPARC founder Scott Wells and the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission Chair Lou Ann Gore Flanagan regarding rumors about a potential SPARC property purchase. […]

Tourist Commission announces Trail Town grant for Greasy Creek Roadside Park

Friday, March 14 by Zac Oakes

Russell County, KY – The Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $30,000 grant through the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Department under House Bill 1 […]

Russell County Airport part of proposed Appalachian Regional Commission study

Monday, August 26 by Zac Oakes

Russell County Airport is set to be part of a proposed study funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission to evaluate technology needs at airports in Kentucky, Ohio, and North Carolina. The $500,000 grant awarded to […]

Russell County classified as at-risk by Appalachian Regional Commission

Tuesday, July 2 by Zac Oakes

Russell County is classified as at-risk by the Appalachian Regional Commission for fiscal year 2025, according to a new report from the organization. That’s an improvement from last year, when Russell County was classified as […]

RCPL holds ceremony to commission solar project

Wednesday, February 21 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Public Library held a Commissioning Ceremony yesterday morning to activate it’s new rooftop solar project with several local officials and partners in the project on hand. Library Director Lindsey Westerfield talked to […]

Meeting to fill local seat on Fish and Wildlife Commission will be today

Wednesday, November 29 by Zac Oakes

A meeting to nominate local candidates to fill the 9th District seat on the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission will be held this evening at the Hal Rogers Fire Training Center in Somerset. This district […]

Russell County classified as distressed county by Appalachian Regional Commission

Thursday, June 29 by Zac Oakes

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has designated Russell County as a distressed county for fiscal year 2024, according to the map released by the organization last week. Last fiscal year, Russell County was designated as […]

Minor shakeup on tourist commission sees return of former board chair

Thursday, June 22 by Derek Aaron

Danielle Wilson, the tourism director for the Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission, sat down with WJRS NEWS to discuss some recent changes taking place on the commission’s board of directors following the group’s monthly meeting on […]

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Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission to Consider Hunting Regulation Changes

Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission receives national recognition

Wells, Planning and Zoning Commission make statements regarding rumors of property purchase

Tourist Commission announces Trail Town grant for Greasy Creek Roadside Park

Russell County Airport part of proposed Appalachian Regional Commission study

Russell County classified as at-risk by Appalachian Regional Commission

RCPL holds ceremony to commission solar project

Meeting to fill local seat on Fish and Wildlife Commission will be today

Russell County classified as distressed county by Appalachian Regional Commission

Minor shakeup on tourist commission sees return of former board chair

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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