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Paving set to begin on Cumberland Parkway project

The pavement rehabilitation and improvement project continues on the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway, with the project contractor notifying District 8 officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet in Somerset that paving operations are scheduled to […]

U.S. 127 realignment project hits a snag

WJRS NEWS has learned that the ongoing U.S. 127 realignment has hit a snag, of sorts, as a lone bid for bridge construction over the Cumberland River was recently rejected by the state. The bid […]

4-H Speech and Project Demonstrations Contest Results

The Russell County 4-H Speech and Project Demonstrations Contest was held earlier this week with several local participants taking home top honors. Nineteen 4-H youth participated in the competitions. In Speech it was Piper Garmon […]

Cumberland Parkway project to begin Monday

A pavement rehabilitation and improvement project is scheduled to begin Monday, March 14th, on the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s District 8 office in Somerset. The project will consist […]

KYTC gives Update on 127 Project

Amber Hale, information officer with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s District 8 Office in Somerset, gave an update to WJRS NEWS on the ongoing work happening with the 127 road project and what motorists can expect […]

Solar project gets go-ahead from state board

FRANKFORT- The Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting (Siting Board) has approved, with modifications and conditions, an application from Mt. Olive Creek Solar, LLC, to construct a 60-megawatt (MW) solar facility in […]