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Local students named as Jeff Green Scholars

Seven local 2021 graduates were selected as Jeff Green Scholars, an honor bestowed upon Kentucky students by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority for achieving a 4.0 GPA all four years of high school and […]

Roger’s Scholars Deadline is Soon

Robin Rixon, the College and Career Readiness Counselor at Russell County High School shares all of the details with WJRS News… Rixon shares with us the qualifications…  

RECC Raises Money for Rogers Scholars

South Kentucky RECC’s 20th annual golf scramble recently earned $18,000 to benefit the Rogers Scholars program. The program provides high school students from 45 counties, including Russell, in southern and eastern Kentucky with an intensive […]

Local Students Named Senator Jeff Green Scholars

Seven Russell County High School graduates have been named Senator Jeff Green Scholars by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. To earn this honor, a student must have a 4.0 grade point average each year […]

Local Student Graduates From Rogers Scholars Program

Russell County High School student Audrey Burton graduated this summer from The Center for Rural Development’s 2019 Rogers Scholars program. Rogers Scholars – The Center’s flagship youth program – is an intensive one-week summer program […]