A Jamestown resident and a student originally from Liberty are among four October Students of the Month at Somerset Community ...

A Russell County Schools bus transporting students with disabilities was involved in a minor accident Friday afternoon.

Lenvil D. Skaggs, age 74, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Thursday, October 29, 2026, at Russell County Hospital. He was born on Wednesday, March 26, 1952, in Somerset, Kentucky. He was the son of: ...

Construction is expected to begin Monday, November 2nd, on a $3.6 million highway safety project in Wayne County. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the project will convert the four-way ...

A dozen people were indicted during Tuesday’s monthly session of the Russell County Grand Jury. According to circuit court ...

Two more arrests have brought the total to seven in Monticello Police Department’s ongoing investigation into an alleged ...

UPDATE Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. — Russell County Coroner Mark Coots told WJRS NEWS the body recovered from Lake Cumberland Tuesday afternoon has been identified as Edward L. Plaster, 59, of Lexington.

Search and recovery efforts continued into Saturday evening for a man reported missing after two boats collided on Lake ...

The Russell County Lady Lakers’ volleyball season came to an end Monday night in the semifinals of the 4th Region Tournament at Bowling Green High School. The Lady Lakers fell in straight sets to the ...

Three Russell County runners are headed to the KHSAA State Cross Country Championships, including the first girl in program ...

Liberty Mayor Sam Haadad is urging residents to continue conserving water as Lake Liberty drops to 18 feet below its normal ...