Several local students named to SCC Dean’s List
Several local students were named to the Dean’s List at Somerset Community College. To be a member of the Dean’s list, a student must maintain a 3.5 grade point average and be a full-time student […]
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Local students receive academic honors at WKU
Several local students received academic honors at Western Kentucky University for the Fall 2021 semester. Students named to the President’s List finished the semester with a GPA of 3.8 to 4.0. Students on the Dean’s […]
Ginger Stapp is Newest Face at Local Library
New Children’s Librarian Ginger Stapp spoke to WJRS NEWS this week about taking over the position from the recently retired “Ms. Fill” Cowell… Stapp said she was welcomed from day one by the library staff… […]
Local Named to KY Jr. Cattlemen’s Association Board
Russell County High School student Bryanna Smith, a member of the high school FFA, has been selected as a board member of the Kentucky Junior Cattlemen’s Association Board of Directors for 2022. The Kentucky Junior […]
Local students named to President’s List at LWC
Several local students were named to the President’s List at Lindsey Wilson College. To be named to the President’s List, students must achieve a grade point average of 4.0. Those named to the President’s List […]
Local students named to Dean’s List at Lindsey Wilson College
Several Russell County students were named to the Dean’s List at Lindsey Wilson College for the Fall 2021 semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher. […]
Local COVID cases take significant drop
County Active Cases Hospitalized Self-Isolation Released Death(s) Total Per 10K Total Gain New Case Gain 1. Adair 41.00 10.00 31.00 3,934.00 91.00 4,066.00 2,117.49 4.00 4.00 2. Casey 6.00 3.00 3.00 3,042.00 65.00 3,113.00 1,926.48 […]
Chamber President Lauds Local Holiday Shopping Season
Stephen Hill, Russell County’s chamber of commerce president, told WJRS NEWS that the chamber’s annual holiday shopping campaign grew in participation over last year’s numbers and that is something that helped the local economy… Hill […]
Local COVID cases creeping back up
County Active Cases Hospitalized Self-Isolation Released Death(s) Total Per 10K Total Gain New Case Gain 1. Adair 52.00 7.00 45.00 3,798.00 91.00 3,941.00 2,052.39 19.00 19.00 2. Casey 10.00 3.00 7.00 2,989.00 64.00 3,063.00 1,895.54 […]
Local 911 Dispatch Experienced Outage over the Weekend
On Christmas Day the Russell County 911 Dispatch Center experienced an outage with their phone system, causing emergency 911 lines and their non-emergency administrative line to go down. Here’s Derek Aaron with more… Baker said […]