Russell County Schools Preschool Programs Earn Highest Kentucky All STARS Rating

Tuesday, August 4 by WJRS Staff

The preschool programs at all three Russell County elementary schools have earned the highest level of recognition from the Kentucky Department of Education. Jamestown Elementary, Russell Springs Elementary and Salem Elementary have each received a […]

Which Russell County precincts had the highest voter turnout?

Friday, May 22 by Zac Oakes

Yesterday on local news, we reported on the voter turnout for Russell and surrounding counties in this week’s primary election. Today, we take a look at how voter turnout varied across Russell County’s different voting […]

Countywide deer harvest highest in several years

Tuesday, January 28 by Zac Oakes

Total harvest results from this past deer hunting season have been released by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the numbers show the highest number of deer harvested locally in several years. The […]

Russell County Schools had one of the highest attendance rates last year in Lake Cumberland area

Friday, January 24 by Zac Oakes

Russell County Schools had one of the highest attendance rates last school year among school districts in the Lake Cumberland area. Russell County’s attendance rate last year was 92.7 percent, which was tied with Pulaski […]

Russell County sees sharp rise in unemployment, among highest in state

Friday, January 5 by Zac Oakes

Russell County saw a sharp rise in unemployment numbers during the month of November, according to data from the Kentucky Center for Statistics. Russell County saw its unemployment rate in the month of November rise […]

Russell County voter turnout among highest in area

Friday, November 10 by Zac Oakes

Yesterday on local news, we looked at Russell County’s voter turnout in this year’s general election and how that compared to previous elections. Today, we take a look at how Russell County’s voter turnout compares […]

Russell County among highest in state for precipitation

Friday, July 21 by Zac Oakes

Russell County ranks among the highest in the state for precipitation received over the last five years. According to data from the National Centers for Environmental Information , Russell County has received the second-most precipitation […]

Russell County has highest unemployment rate for April in LC area

Friday, May 26 by Derek Aaron

Russell County’s latest unemployment rate, this one for the month of April, is the highest in the 10-county Lake Cumberland district and comes in at 4.6 percent, according to newly released data from the Kentucky […]

Russell County voter turnout exceeds statewide turnout, among highest in area

Thursday, May 18 by Zac Oakes

Voter turnout in Russell County for the May primary election came in at about 21.7 percent. That exceeded the statewide turnout, which came in at about 14.4 percent. Looking at neighboring counties, Clinton County had […]

Russell County with highest COVID numbers in LC district this week

Wednesday, May 10 by Derek Aaron

There were 15 new COVID-19 cases in Russell County this week, an increase of 12 from last week’s total of three and the highest in the 10-county Lake Cumberland District, according to the Kentucky Department […]

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Russell County Schools Preschool Programs Earn Highest Kentucky All STARS Rating

Which Russell County precincts had the highest voter turnout?

Countywide deer harvest highest in several years

Russell County Schools had one of the highest attendance rates last year in Lake Cumberland area

Russell County sees sharp rise in unemployment, among highest in state

Russell County voter turnout among highest in area

Russell County among highest in state for precipitation

Russell County has highest unemployment rate for April in LC area

Russell County voter turnout exceeds statewide turnout, among highest in area

Russell County with highest COVID numbers in LC district this week

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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