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Voter turnout 43-44 percent in Russell County

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Turnout numbers have not been made public yet, but it appears voter turnout in Russell County was somewhere between 43 and 44 percent for the 2022 General Election. Based off vote totals from races in […]

State unemployment rate is 3.8 percent

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Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate for September was 3.8 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet (KELC). The preliminary September jobless rate was unchanged […]

Russell County unemployment drops nearly one percent

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The unemployment rate in Russell County fell nearly one percent from a year ago, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics. A new report released on Thursday shows Russell County’s unemployment rate dropped from 6.1 […]

52 percent of RC students ride a bus

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As the first week of school continues, Russell County Schools Transportation Director Eric Wolford said that of the district’s enrollment of 2,940 students, 52 percent of those ride school buses in a fleet that has […]

Russell County voter turnout over 50 percent

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Voter turnout in Russell County for the 2022 primary election topped 50 percent. Based off several vote tabulation sheets provided to WJRS, we calculated voter turnout to be approximately 50.9 percent during the primary election. […]

Local unemployment drops 1 percent in February

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The Kentucky Center for Statistics released a report on Thursday showing a one-percent drop in unemployment in Russell County during the month of February compared to the year prior. Russell County’s unemployment rate was reported […]

Homelessness in Russell County Schools drops 28 percent

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In the most recent school report cards released last fall for the 2020-2021 school year, Russell County Schools experienced a 28 percent decrease in student homelessness. For the 2019-2020 school year, it was reported that […]