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State highway fatalities increased last year

Highway fatalities in Kentucky increased last year, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Office of Highway Safety and the Kentucky State Police. State data shows there were 806 fatalities in 2021, compared to 780 in […]

Homeowner dies in fire on Hales Highway

The owner of a mobile home that caught fire Tuesday evening passed away. Lynn David Withers, age 60, was pronounced deceased by the Russell County Coroner’s Office Tuesday night, according to Coroner Mark Coots. The […]

Deadline approaching for input on Highway 127

SOMERSET, Ky. (Sept. 8, 2021) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is reminding everyone that public input is needed to help evaluate potential improvements along the U.S. 127 corridor in Russell Springs between the Jamestown […]

Funding Appropriated for Highway 127 Project

Funding has been appropriated by the Kentucky House for continuation of the highway 127 relocation project, including a new bridge over the Cumberland River.  Keith West files this report for WJRS Local News… The Kentucky Senate […]

Local Officers Honored by KY Department of Highway Safety

The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety honored more than 200 law enforcement officers from across Kentucky on Thursday, including Russell County Sheriff’s Deputy Nathan Ginn, Russell Springs Police Department Officer Ethan Pike, and Jamestown Police […]