Russell County Schools launching new food service program

Thursday, August 10 by Zac Oakes

Russell County Schools Director of Nutrition Services Jessica Holt recently spoke to WJRS about a new program the school district is launching that will be beneficial to students and parents. Holt also spoke about the […]

School board approves program aimed at helping students who want to enter teaching profession

Friday, July 28 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Board of Education approved a new program that aims to help students who want to enter the teaching profession. Superintendent Michael Ford spoke to WJRS News and gave more details about the […]

Marcum looking into program that would better track road work, repairs

Thursday, July 13 by Zac Oakes

Judge Executive Randy Marcum told WJRS News he is looking into an online program that the county would purchase that aims to provide a better system to keep track of road work and repairs within […]

Fiscal court seeking grant to help with spay/neuter program

Friday, July 7 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Fiscal Court is seeking grant funding that will help with the local spay/neuter program. The Russell County Animal Welfare League holds spay/neuter clinics at the Russell County DAV on Owenstown School Road […]

SCC’s Automotive Program receives National Accreditation

Friday, June 30 by Zac Oakes

Somerset Community College’s Automotive program has received national accreditation. The program received ASE Training Program accreditation by the ASE Education Foundation The ASE Education Foundation is a non-profit, independent organization that evaluates and accredits entry-level […]

More than 90 visits in May for health department’s syringe exchange program

Friday, June 23 by Derek Aaron

During the month of May, the Lake Cumberland District Health Department’s Harm Reduction Syringe Exchange Program saw 93 total visits with 63 repeat visitors and six new visitors in Russell County. A total of 3,350 […]

Russell County approved for $195K in CAIP program

Monday, June 19 by Zac Oakes

Russell County has been approved for approximately $195,000 in County Agricultural Investment Program (CAIP) funds. Neighboring Adair and Casey counties were also approved for funds. Adair County received around $206,000 in funds and Casey County […]

Popplewell selected for Rogers Scholars program

Thursday, May 25 by Zac Oakes

Luke Popplewell, a current sophomore at Russell County High School, will join high school students from across Southern and Eastern Kentucky this summer for the 26th annual Rogers Scholars youth leadership program. He is the […]

RS City Council donates to high school carpentry program

Thursday, May 18 by Zac Oakes

The City of Russell Springs made a donation to the carpentry program at the Lake Cumberland Regional College and Workforce Center in appreciation of their work for building picnic tables for the city park. Mayor […]

RC native Coffey selected for Fulbright Specialist Program

Thursday, May 18 by Derek Aaron

Russell County native and a 1994 graduate of Russell County High School, Dr. Brian Coffey, who currently serves as an associate professor in the agricultural economics department at Kansas State University, was recently selected to […]

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Stories tagged with: program

Russell County Schools launching new food service program

School board approves program aimed at helping students who want to enter teaching profession

Marcum looking into program that would better track road work, repairs

Fiscal court seeking grant to help with spay/neuter program

SCC’s Automotive Program receives National Accreditation

More than 90 visits in May for health department’s syringe exchange program

Russell County approved for $195K in CAIP program

Popplewell selected for Rogers Scholars program

RS City Council donates to high school carpentry program

RC native Coffey selected for Fulbright Specialist Program

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Jeffrey L. Scholl, 61, of Indianapolis

Robert Leach, 70, of Russell Springs

Ronald Eugene Sterner, Sr., 77, of Russell Springs

Ronald L. Wesley, 95, of Jamestown