County Attorney’s Office receives positive remarks from state auditor’s office

Wednesday, July 3 by Zac Oakes

Russell County Attorney Kevin Shearer’s office received positive remarks from the state auditor’s office following a recent Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagement. This AUP involves a number of procedures performed by auditors for the office, which included […]

School district receives grant for immigrant liaison position

Tuesday, July 2 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County School District has created a new immigrant liaison position. The new position was approved at last week’s board of education meeting, and WJRS News caught up with Superintendent Michael Ford to talk […]

Fiscal Court receives clean audit report

Wednesday, May 29 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Fiscal Court received a clean audit report from the state auditor’s office. Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Allison Ball recently released the report from her office’s audit of the fiscal court for […]

Former Russell County Clerk receives clean audit report

Tuesday, April 30 by Zac Oakes

Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Allison Ball recently released the results of the office’s audit of the 2022 financial statement of former Russell County Clerk Sue Popplewell Brockman. This audit showed no instances of noncompliance […]

RC Sheriff’s Office receives clean audit

Friday, April 26 by Zac Oakes

Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Allison Ball recently released her report on the Russell County Sheriff’s Office for the sheriff’s tax settlement for 2022-2023. This audit showed no instances of noncompliance and no matters of […]

School board receives updates on various construction projects

Tuesday, April 16 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Board of Education met yesterday, with much of the meeting focused on construction and renovation projects going on around the district. WJRS News spoke to Superintendent Michael Ford about the various projects […]

Jamestown receives clean audit, Mayor responds to comments made about water rate increase

Friday, February 16 by Zac Oakes

The Jamestown City Council met last night. The city received a positive report on its latest audit, as the auditor said there were no findings giving the city a clean audit. Mayor Regena Hinton said […]

Russell Springs receives grant from KY League of Cities

Tuesday, February 6 by Zac Oakes

The City of Russell Springs recently received a liability grant from the Kentucky League of Cities. The liability grant helped fund playground equipment for the city. These funds provided by the organization enable KLC members […]

Local auctioneer wins state championship, local company receives 3 state awards

Tuesday, January 30 by Zac Oakes

A local auctioneer won a state championship over this weekend. Russell County native Alex Popplewell competed with auctioneers across the state at the 2024 Kentucky Auctioneer’s Association annual convention this past weekend in Lexington, coming […]

Russell Springs receives more than $80K in road funds from state

Friday, January 12 by Zac Oakes

The City of Russell Springs is receiving more than $80 thousand in road funds from the state for a project on Bluebird Drive. WJRS News spoke to Mayor Eddie Thomas about the road project after […]

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County Attorney’s Office receives positive remarks from state auditor’s office

School district receives grant for immigrant liaison position

Fiscal Court receives clean audit report

Former Russell County Clerk receives clean audit report

RC Sheriff’s Office receives clean audit

School board receives updates on various construction projects

Jamestown receives clean audit, Mayor responds to comments made about water rate increase

Russell Springs receives grant from KY League of Cities

Local auctioneer wins state championship, local company receives 3 state awards

Russell Springs receives more than $80K in road funds from state

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Jeffrey L. Scholl, 61, of Indianapolis

Robert Leach, 70, of Russell Springs

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

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