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Early local candidate filings generating interest

After just three days of early candidate filings, it is clear next year’s county elections are generating lots of interest. Several persons filed their papers last week to seek various county offices. The most interest […]

School Board Filings

Now that the filing deadline has passed, it appears only one incumbent school board member will face opposition in November.     Fifth District School board member Gerald Murray received a challenge from James Gray.   Murray is […]

City Council Filings

Seven in Jamestown…nine in Russell Springs.   Those are the number of persons seeking a position in each town on the six-person city councils. In Jamestown, all six incumbents, Regina Hinton, Mitchell Marcum, Larry Joe Murray, […]

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 […]

Unemployment Filings Surge Due to Virus

Kentucky residents filing for unemployment benefits have drastically increased in the last week. According to the U.S. Labor Department, 48,847 Kentucky residents applied for unemployment assistance last week. It reflects the dramatic economic disruption caused […]