Fiscal Court Approves Tax Rates for Hospital, EMS and Library

Tuesday, September 15 by WJRS Staff

The Russell County Fiscal Court approved proposed tax rates for three local taxing districts during its regular monthly meeting Monday morning. The court accepted rates for Russell County EMS, the Russell County Public Library and […]

School District’s Tax Rates Will Be Set During Called Meeting of School Board Friday Morning

Thursday, September 10 by WJRS Staff

The Russell County Board of Education will hold a special called meeting Friday morning (September 11, 2026) to take final action on the school district’s tax rates for the 2026–2027 fiscal year. The meeting is […]

Russell County Tax Rates to Remain Unchanged

Tuesday, August 11 by WJRS Staff

Russell County property tax rates will remain unchanged for the upcoming year, along with rates for two local taxing districts. During Monday morning’s meeting of the Russell County Fiscal Court, county officials kept the real […]

School board sets tax rates

Friday, August 29 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Board of Education set its tax rates for the coming year at its meeting this week. The board approved a reduction to the property tax rate, while leaving other tax rates unchanged. […]

Fiscal court, health department lower tax rates

Friday, August 15 by Zac Oakes

Two local entities decreased their property tax rate at Monday’s fiscal court meeting. The fiscal court approved the compensating rate for county property taxes at the meeting, which slightly lowers the county’s property tax rate. […]

Examining arrest rates in Russell and surrounding counties

Wednesday, July 9 by Zac Oakes

With the recent release of the 2024 Crime in Kentucky report by Kentucky State Police, WJRS News is examining how arrest rates compare in Russell and surrounding counties. To account for population differences among neighboring […]

Russell County Schools had one of the highest attendance rates last year in Lake Cumberland area

Friday, January 24 by Zac Oakes

Russell County Schools had one of the highest attendance rates last school year among school districts in the Lake Cumberland area. Russell County’s attendance rate last year was 92.7 percent, which was tied with Pulaski […]

How do arrest rates locally compare to neighboring counties?

Wednesday, July 10 by Zac Oakes

Last week on local news, we reported on the number of arrests made in Russell County last year. With the recent release of the 2023 Crime in Kentucky report by the Kentucky State Police, we […]

Russell Springs City Council set to vote on water and sewer rates at meeting tonight

Thursday, March 14 by Zac Oakes

The Russell Springs City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight, with the council set to hold a second reading and vote on new water and sewer rates. The council had its first reading […]

Russell County opioid dispensing rates among lowest in area

Friday, February 23 by Zac Oakes

The recent release of a study conducted in 2022 shows opioid drugs are dispensed at a lower rate in Russell County than many neighboring counties and lower than state and national averages. According to a […]

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Fiscal Court Approves Tax Rates for Hospital, EMS and Library

School District’s Tax Rates Will Be Set During Called Meeting of School Board Friday Morning

Russell County Tax Rates to Remain Unchanged

School board sets tax rates

Fiscal court, health department lower tax rates

Examining arrest rates in Russell and surrounding counties

Russell County Schools had one of the highest attendance rates last year in Lake Cumberland area

How do arrest rates locally compare to neighboring counties?

Russell Springs City Council set to vote on water and sewer rates at meeting tonight

Russell County opioid dispensing rates among lowest in area

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Obituaries

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