U.S. Small Business Administration able to assist local tornado victims

Thursday, June 12 by Zac Oakes

The United States Small Business Administration is stationed locally and ready to assist those impacted by last month’s tornadoes. Julie Garrett with the Small Business Administration stopped by WJRS and said during disasters, the SBA […]

Relief supplies available for tornado victims at Eli Fire Department today

Wednesday, May 21 by Zac Oakes

Relief supplies will be available for families and persons affected by this past weekend’s tornado at the Eli Fire Department today. The Eli Volunteer Fire Department and Welcome House will be distributing relief supplies from […]

UK signee Acaden Lewis wanted to help eastern Kentucky flood victims | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Monday, March 3 by Zac Oakes

By LARRY VAUGHT When Kentucky basketball commit Acaden Lewis and his father, Jarett, learned about the devastating floods in eastern Kentucky, they wanted to do something to help. “We are big on community service,” Jarett Lewis explained. Even though they live in Washington, D.C.,... Read More.

Donations still being accepted for flood victims

Friday, October 11 by Zac Oakes

Donations are still being accepted locally for flood victims from Hurricane Helene. The donation drive is a joint effort between the City of Jamestown and the City of Russell Springs. A trailer is located at […]

Local opportunities remain to donate to hurricane victims

Thursday, October 3 by Zac Oakes

A couple local opportunities to donate to flood victims in North Carolina and Tennessee from Hurricane Helene remain. The City of Jamestown and the City of Russell Springs have partnered for a community-wide effort to […]

Local aid being organized for flood victims

Monday, September 30 by Zac Oakes

Hurricane Helene brought major floods to areas across the southeast, including Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee. Some local efforts are underway to help provide aid to flood victims in these areas. The […]

Beshear signs bill to protect domestic violence victims

Wednesday, April 5 by Zac Oakes

Governor Andy Beshear signed a bill yesterday aimed at protecting domestic violence victims. The new law builds on a program shielding victims’ home addresses from voter rolls, and expands the program to mask their addresses […]

Local teen’s gift card drive nets $4,500 for Floyd Co. flood victims

Tuesday, August 9 by Derek Aaron

In an uplifting update to a story we brought you on local news last week, Ben Jones, a 15-year-old Russell County High School sophomore who organized a gift card drive for flood victims in hard-hit […]

Gift card benefit organized by local teen Ben Jones underway for EKY flood victims

Tuesday, August 2 by Derek Aaron

One Russell County teen has taken it upon himself to oversee a gift card benefit for the victims of the recent flooding in eastern Kentucky. Russell County High School Sophomore Ben Jones, age 15, and […]

How you can help flood victims in Eastern Kentucky

Friday, July 29 by Zac Oakes

The Kentucky Governor’s Office has set up an online donation portal to assist with flood relief efforts in eastern Kentucky. To visit the online donation portal, click here. The funds will be used to provide […]

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