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Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 25, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Principal Brooke Harris said the decision to renovate the Tharptown Elementary School library came out of a desire “to reimagine the sp...
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Cameras give law enforcement a leg up
Main, News, Russellville
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
March 25, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE – Police Chief Chris Hargett was at a conference in 2020 and while passing by some of the vendors there, he noticed one promoting a camer...
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Main, News, Red Bay
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 25, 2026
RED BAY — The city council has approved a resolution authorizing Mayor Mike Shewbart to execute documents to purchase a “10-acre field” at a price of ...
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Defense project has public, vets ‘excited’
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by By Brady Petree and Addi Broadfoot 
March 25, 2026
BARTON— The queue of people clamoring to get into the Hadrian facility on Friday was lined down the sidewalk as members of the public and military vet...
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Flanagan enjoys romance book cover modeling
Main, News, Phil Campbell
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 25, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — What started as a few comedy videos on TikTok has grown into a career that has taken Andrew Flanagan from a welding job to romance nov...
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News, Phil Campbell
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 25, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — The town has received a $4,000 grant to replace two fire department jackets damaged in a fire. Mayor Greg Williams said the jackets co...
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March 25, 2026
THE ISSUE: The joint project of the U.S. Navy and Hadrian is a “once in a lifetime” industrial announcement that could become a “game changer” for nor...
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Second-year coach has high hopes for boys tennis
B: Spring Sports, High School Sports, News
by By Addi Broadfoot For the FCT 
March 25, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The boys tennis team enters the season with high expectations, guided by second-year head coach Lee-Taylor Bishop. Bishop said the team...
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Girls tennis aims for state qualification
B: Spring Sports, High School Sports, News
by By Addi Broadfoot For the FCT 
March 25, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The girls tennis team is setting its sights on state qualification this season, facing tough competition in one of the state’s most com...
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Russellville BOE receives clean audit report
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklicountytimes.com 
March 20, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The Russellville City Schools Board of Education received a clean financial audit for fiscal 2025 during its meeting on Tuesday.Buddy J...
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