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Homelessness in Russell County Schools drops 28 percent

In the most recent school report cards released last fall for the 2020-2021 school year, Russell County Schools experienced a 28 percent decrease in student homelessness. For the 2019-2020 school year, it was reported that […]

Russell County Schools remaining mask-optional

While some school districts have re-introduced mask mandates, others have stuck with a mask-optional policy and Russell County Schools decided to continue with a mask-optional policy at Monday night’s board of education meeting. Russell County […]

Russell County Schools on regular schedule Wednesday

Russell County Schools will be on regular schedule Wednesday as students return to the classroom following an extended weekend due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday, along with a weather closing on Tuesday. […]

RC Schools Seeing Covid-19 Numbers Rise

With neighboring Adair County Schools moving to NTI due to Covid-19 earlier this week, Russell County Schools Superintendent Michael Ford provided a Covid update to WJRS NEWS regarding the Russell County School District… Ford said […]

Adair County Schools using NTI until Jan. 18

Adair County Schools will be utilizing NTI the rest of the week as COVID numbers within the schools have risen. The school district reported on Tuesday that there were 14 staff members within the district […]

Russell County Schools receives clean audit report

Russell County Schools received a clean audit report at Monday night’s board of education meeting. Auditor Joe Montgomery with the auditing firm, White and Co. presented the board with a clean audit at the meeting. […]