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A look at local voter registration numbers

With Election Day just two weeks from today, Russell County has 14,529 registered voters ahead of the primary, according to the latest registration stats from the State Board of Elections. Of that number, 11,113 are […]

RC Schools Seeing Covid-19 Numbers Rise

With neighboring Adair County Schools moving to NTI due to Covid-19 earlier this week, Russell County Schools Superintendent Michael Ford provided a Covid update to WJRS NEWS regarding the Russell County School District… Ford said […]

Update on RC Schools COVID numbers

As of Friday, Sept. 10, Russell County Schools had 248 students either positive or in quarantine due to COVID-19. There were also 27 employees positive or quarantined due to COVID-19.

COVID-19 numbers in RC in 2020

The COVID-19 virus dominated headlines in 2020, and Russell County was significantly affected by the onset of the pandemic. According to the Lake Cumberland District Health Department, 1,142 Russell Countians tested positive for the virus […]

Opinion: COVID-19 cases are more than just numbers

Here at Laker Country WJRS, we bring you the latest totals each day of the number of COVID-19 cases in Russell County. Each day, those cases are provided in the form of personally unrecognizable descriptors: […]

Latest School Attendance Numbers

WJRS News spoke to Superintendent Michael Ford this morning about attendance numbers in the school district. While the district wide attendance is holding steady at just over 92%, the Russell County High School has an […]

Attendance Numbers in Local District

Widespread sickness continues to cause some area schools to cancel classes.    Last week, Taylor county schools were closed due to flu and sickness.    Today and tomorrow, students in Casey county and Campbellsville Independent schools will […]