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RUSSELLVILLE — The Franklin County Martin Luther King Memorial Scholarship Committee is planning its annual commemoration march, which this year will ...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Students at Russellville High School returned from winter break last week to a newly remodeled and expanded Career Technical Education ...
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RUSSELLVILLE — The sentencing of Brandy Dowdy will have to wait until another day after her defense attorney suffered a “medical emergency” on Tuesday...
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RUSSELLVILLE -- State Rep. Jamie Kiel has prefiled two bills ahead of the 2026 Alabama legislative session. The bills, which will be considered when l...
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RUSSELLVILLE – Dr. Deanna Hollimon always felt she was called to be an educator. After 40 years as a teacher, reading coach, administrator and educati...
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FROG POND — The inaugural Frog Pond community cleanup is scheduled for Saturday at 9 a.m. Volunteers will meet at the community center and focus on Co...
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RUSSELLVILLE — The sentencing of Brandy Dowdy will have to wait until another day after her defense attorney suffered a “medical emergency.” Dowdy’s s...
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RUSSELLVILLE — The Rev. B.J. Bonner was 11 years old in the summer of 1963 when the civil rights movement reshaped the South and communities across Al...
Opinion
Beginning in January 2025, Alabama’s leaders enacted the Creating Hope and Opportunity for our Students’ Education (CHOOSE) tax credit program. Alabam...
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HERE AND NOW
There are moments in our meetings that stay with you long after the chairs are folded and the dishes are washed. One of those moments came in November...
Columnists
Stop eating desserts. Go to the gym every day. Read 50 books this year. Learn a language. Start my retirement savings. Every year we make our resoluti...
Belgreen Bulldogs
It was a week of absolute authority for the Belgreen Bulldogs, as both the varsity boys and girls programs secured statement wins over county rival Th...
High School Sports
It was a great night for the Red Bay Tigers as both the varsity boys and girls basketball teams handled business with authority, securing a clean swee...
High School Sports
RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville High School track athletes have posted multiple top 10 and top 20 section finishes this season, along with podium performa...
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RUSSELLVILLE Electric Board General Manager Derrick Moore is warning customers about scam phone calls and emails that target utility customers. Moore ...
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RED BAY — City councilmembers will vote next month on the 20025–26 fiscal year budget. Mayor Mike Shewbart told the council last week the budget was n...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Police Chief Chris Hargett said the department’s new fingerprint scanner will replace outdated equipment and can be used with the iris ...
Birthdays
Jan. 14 Johnna Gerstman JaCey Wilson Jan. 15 Denise Wilson Melanie Malone Jan. 16 J. Eugene Balding Conner Byars Jacob Green Jeff Masterson Jan. 18 Bl...
Marriages
Jan. 5 • Alejandra Guzman Franks to Taylor Jon Nichols • Jonatan Jimenez to Yuri Janeth Torres Lopez Jan. 6 • Milford Mickey Earl Gentry Jr to Jane Ca...
Franklin County
HODGES — Alison Armstrong, director of the Hodges Senior Center, said the center works to create a welcoming environment where seniors can socialize, ...
High School Sports
The Phil Campbell Bobcats showcased two very different paths to victory this week, proving they can dominate with a lightning-fast start or grit out a...
High School Sports
RUSSELLVILLE – Two years after hiring Dustin Goodwin, Russellville High School is back in the market for a football coach and athletic director. Goodw...
High School Sports
RUSSELLVILLE — Deion Belue did not originally plan to be a track athlete. “Track was not a focus of mine at first. My spring sport was baseball,” Belu...
High School Sports
After suffering a 14-point loss to Sheffield on their home floor earlier this season, the Phil Campbell Bobcats traveled to Bulldogs territory this we...
High School Sports
The Russellville Golden Tigers hit the varsity basketball court for games to start the new calendar year. Russellville’s girls and boys faced tough co...
Land Transactions
Jan. 2 Eggy Tiffin to Brooklyn Bolton Yancey and Christopher Lane Yancey, corrective Tonya Fullerton to Shannon Kirk Medley, quit claim Red Bay ...
High School Sports
RUSSELLVILLE – Dustin Goodwin, who served as athletic director and head football coach, announced he is resigning his position to seek other opportuni...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County law enforcement officials are warning residents about a rise in bail bonding scams targeting families in the area.
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RUSSELLVILLE — Local students return to the classroom for the second semester this week with city schools reopening on Wednesday and county schools be...
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RUSSELLVILLE — City firefighters trained last week on how to stabilize overturned vehicles and remove trapped occupants.
Columnists
HERE AND NOW
OPINION: Most people don’t think twice about the small aluminum tab on top of a soda can. But those tiny pieces of metal have quietly helped families ...
Columnists
First the bad news: Vaccination rates for kindergarten children across much of the United States have plunged since the COVID-19 pandemic, according t...
Columnists
The past year has certainly been a memorable one — and, more importantly, a rewarding one. Beginning the year by leading the Laken Riley Act through t...
News
When Pete Key collapsed on the bathroom floor in 2024, it didn’t feel like a turning point. It felt like an ending.
Belgreen Bulldogs
Rivalry games are often defined by lategame heroics and career milestones, and Friday night’s showdown between the Belgreen Bulldogs and the Phil Camp...
RUSSELLVILLE — The Franklin County Martin Luther King Memorial Scholarship Committee is planning its annual commemoration march, which this year will ...
January 14, 2026
FROG POND — The inaugural Frog Pond community cleanup is scheduled for Saturday at 9 a.m. Volunteers will meet at the community center and focus on Co...
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Students at Russellville High School returned from winter break last week to a newly remodeled and expanded Career Technical Education ...
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The sentencing of Brandy Dowdy will have to wait until another day after her defense attorney suffered a “medical emergency.” Dowdy’s s...
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The Rev. B.J. Bonner was 11 years old in the summer of 1963 when the civil rights movement reshaped the South and communities across Al...
January 14, 2026
Beginning in January 2025, Alabama’s leaders enacted the Creating Hope and Opportunity for our Students’ Education (CHOOSE) tax credit program. Alabam...
January 14, 2026
There are moments in our meetings that stay with you long after the chairs are folded and the dishes are washed. One of those moments came in November...
January 14, 2026
Stop eating desserts. Go to the gym every day. Read 50 books this year. Learn a language. Start my retirement savings. Every year we make our resoluti...
January 14, 2026
OPINION: Most people don’t think twice about the small aluminum tab on top of a soda can. But those tiny pieces of metal have quietly helped families ...
January 7, 2026
First the bad news: Vaccination rates for kindergarten children across much of the United States have plunged since the COVID-19 pandemic, according t...
January 7, 2026
It was a week of absolute authority for the Belgreen Bulldogs, as both the varsity boys and girls programs secured statement wins over county rival Th...
January 14, 2026
It was a great night for the Red Bay Tigers as both the varsity boys and girls basketball teams handled business with authority, securing a clean swee...
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville High School track athletes have posted multiple top 10 and top 20 section finishes this season, along with podium performa...
January 14, 2026
The Phil Campbell Bobcats showcased two very different paths to victory this week, proving they can dominate with a lightning-fast start or grit out a...
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE – Two years after hiring Dustin Goodwin, Russellville High School is back in the market for a football coach and athletic director. Goodw...
January 14, 2026