Russell County High School examining move to digital ticketing for athletic events

Wednesday, June 17 by Zac Oakes

Russell County High School is examining a potential move to digital ticketing for athletic events. Russell County High School Athletics Director Michael Carpenter said he is interested in seeing the school move to a hybrid […]

Russell County Schools examining potential move to 4-day preschool

Wednesday, March 18 by Zac Oakes

Russell County Schools is examining a potential change with its preschool program. The school district is examining the possibility of a 4-day week for preschool students. The topic was brought up as a discussion item […]

School officials still examining road, weather conditions; no decision yet on school for Monday

Friday, January 30 by Zac Oakes

School officials are still examining road and weather conditions, as no decision has been made on whether students will return to school on Monday. Russell County Schools Superintendent Michael Ford said a decision likely won’t […]

Transportation cabinet examining implementation of roundabouts on Highway 127

Wednesday, October 29 by Zac Oakes

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is examining how to improve traffic flow and safety along Highway 127. One way the cabinet is looking at improving traffic flow and safety is through constructing roundabouts on a four-mile […]

Examining arrest rates in Russell and surrounding counties

Wednesday, July 9 by Zac Oakes

With the recent release of the 2024 Crime in Kentucky report by Kentucky State Police, WJRS News is examining how arrest rates compare in Russell and surrounding counties. To account for population differences among neighboring […]

County examining addition of hazardous duty for deputies to budget

Tuesday, April 15 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Fiscal Court is continuing to examine how it could include hazardous duty retirement for sheriff’s deputies into the county budget. At yesterday’s fiscal court meeting, the first reading of the county’s roughly […]

Hospital examining security options

Monday, December 2 by Zac Oakes

Due to some recent incidents, Russell County Hospital is examining options to increase security at the facility. Hospital CEO Scott Thompson said the hospital is looking into a number of options to see what the […]

Examining voter turnout in Russell, surrounding counties

Friday, November 8 by Zac Oakes

62.3 percent of Russell County voters came out to the polls for this year’s general election. Looking at turnout in neighboring counties, that number falls somewhere in the middle. Wayne County had a turnout of […]

Examining cost of hazardous duty retirement for sheriff’s deputies

Thursday, October 24 by Zac Oakes

With recent discussions in county government about hazardous duty retirement for deputies with the Russell County Sheriff’s Office, the question has been raised of how much implementing that change would cost the county. The county […]

Examining commuter patterns with neighboring counties

Thursday, August 3 by Zac Oakes

This week on local news, we reported the number of people commuting in to Russell County for work and the number of people commuting out of Russell County. But how does that compare to other […]

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Russell County High School examining move to digital ticketing for athletic events

Russell County Schools examining potential move to 4-day preschool

School officials still examining road, weather conditions; no decision yet on school for Monday

Transportation cabinet examining implementation of roundabouts on Highway 127

Examining arrest rates in Russell and surrounding counties

County examining addition of hazardous duty for deputies to budget

Hospital examining security options

Examining voter turnout in Russell, surrounding counties

Examining cost of hazardous duty retirement for sheriff’s deputies

Examining commuter patterns with neighboring counties

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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