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Fiscal Court to Meet Monday Night

The Russell County Fiscal Court will meet Monday at 5:30pm in the Fiscal Court meeting room on the second floor of the Russell County Courthouse.   The agenda includes the following: WELCOME, PLEDGE & OPENING PRAYER […]

Columbia Man Arrested on Numerous Drug Charges Monday

A Columbia man was arrested on numerous drug charges Monday evening in Russell County.    According to reports, 41 year old Douglas Alexander was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Kenny Perkins shortly before 11 o’clock Monday evening.   […]

Russell Springs City Council Meeting Monday Morning

The Russell Springs City Council will hold a special-called meeting this morning at 7 a.m. Below is the agenda for the meeting. WJRS News will have more information from the meeting on tomorrow’s newscast and […]

Seven new cases of COVID-19 in Russell County Monday

Seven new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Russell County Monday. Active case count now stands at 77 with five individuals hospitalized. Full report from Lake Cumberland District Health Department below. — Statewide Testing Positivity […]

LCDHD COVID-19 report for Monday, Nov. 23

Nine new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Russell County on Monday. That brings the active case count to 116 in the county with five hospitalized. One death was reported, an 88-year-old female who was […]