Franklin County


State’s positive CWD cases nearly doubles
Franklin County, News
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
March 11, 2026
The total number of positive cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) found in white-tailed deer almost doubled in Alabama following the end of the 2025...
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Read Across America celebrated
Franklin County, News
In the Community
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 11, 2026
Elementary schools throughout the county marked Read Across America Week with activities. At Vina Elementary School, firefighter Justin Epperson and E...
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Court asked to halt lot sales
Franklin County, Main, News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 25, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County commissioners are seeking a court order to halt future sales of lots for the Lightning Ridge subdivision.
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Deputies, officers raise funds for 2 students
Franklin County, News, Red Bay
by maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 25, 2026
By María Camp RED BAY — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Red Bay Police Department will hold a basketball game fundraiser on Saturday to h...
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Mock interviews provide students real-world practice
Franklin County, News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 18, 2026
High school students across Franklin County Schools and Russellville High School took part in mock interviews this month, sitting down with local empl...
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Community honors Army veteran Weidman
Franklin County, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 11, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE – Veterans and community members gathered Feb. 2 at Pinkard Funeral Home to honor John Weidman, a U.S. Army veteran who retired as a staf...
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DYW ‘awesome experience’ for Marshall
Franklin County, News
by Chelsea Retherford For the FCT 
February 11, 2026
Backstage in Montgomery, as names were called and lights went up onstage, a Franklin County woman was among three local woman doing the unexpected — c...
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Daily named Franklin Cattleman of the Year
Franklin County, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 4, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The Franklin County Cattlemen’s Association recognized David Daily as Cattleman of the Year during its annual meeting Saturday at the A...
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Franklin County, High School Sports, Sports
by By Stacy Long and Bart Moss For the FCT 
January 28, 2026
Alabama high school sports will undergo their most-significant changes in a half-century after the Alabama High School Athletic Association announced ...
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