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Jamestown man arrested in Columbia

A Jamestown man was arrested by Columbia Police on Sunday. The Columbia Police Department initiated a traffic stop Sunday night on Burkesville Street, shortly before 10 p.m. After making contact with the driver, the driver, […]

Jamestown City Council to meet this evening

The Jamestown City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening at 6 p.m. The meeting will be at Jamestown City Hall. There will also be a Lakefest committee meeting at city hall beginning […]

Chamber of Commerce met in Jamestown Tuesday

More than 30 representatives from the local business community met on Tuesday for the Russell County Chamber of Commerce’s second meeting of the new year. WJRS NEWS caught up with Chamber President Marisa Ramsey following […]

Sherry Bradley, age 65, of Jamestown

Sherry Bradley, 65, of Jamestown, KY, passed away Wednesday, February 9th, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville, KY.Sherry was born in Springfield, IL on November 19, 1956, a daughter of the late Helen (Horton) […]

Dorothy Chapman, age 91, of Jamestown

Dorothy Chapman, age 91, of Jamestown, KY passed away Sunday, February 06 2022 at Fairoaks Nursing Home. She was born on Tuesday, September 23 1930, in Jamestown, Kentucky. She was the daughter of: Mother – […]

Betty Ballenger, age 79, of Jamestown

Betty L, Ballenger, 79, of Jamestown, KY, passed away Friday, February 4th, at Russell County Hospital.Betty was born in Jamestown, KY on February 4, 1943, a daughter of the late Lizzie Rachel (Campbell) Murphy and […]