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Multiple Arrests Thursday Evening

According to reports,   A little after 8:00 pm last evening Robert Bledsoe, age 70, of Russell Springs was arrested by Officer Justice of the Russell Springs Police Department and charged with Assault 4th Degree […]

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 […]

RS Man Arrested Tuesday Evening

A Russell Springs man was arrested on Tuesday evening on alcohol related charges. According to jail records, Charles Elkins, age 60 was arrested by Trooper Billy Begley with the Kentucky State Police and charged with […]

Jamestown City Council Meets this Evening

The Jamestown City Council will have a special called meeting this evening at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held by teleconference and the one the items on the agenda is the Fletcher Group- Outreach […]

School Board Meets Monday Evening

The Russell County Board of Education will meet this (Monday) evening for April meeting. This meeting is going to held virtually and not in person due to COVID-19. The full agenda is below… 1. Call […]

Meetings Cancelled this Evening

Two local meetings that were scheduled for this evening will not be taking place. The Russell County Hospital Board of Directors and the Jamestown City Council have both cancelled their meetings for this evening. We […]

Home Destroyed by Fire Sunday Evening

A house trailer, located just outside of Russell Springss, was totally destroyed by fire early last evening.    WJRS News spoke with Russell Springs Fire Chief H. M. Bottom about the fire.    The department received a […]