Editorials


Save lives to start 2024 on right foot
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
January 9, 2024
Did you know January is designated as National Volunteer Blood Donor Month? Apparently, during this month each year, blood donations typically drop of...
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Best wishes for happy, safe new year
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
December 29, 2023
Well, Franklin County, we’ve made it through another year. By the beginning of next week, 2023 will be in the books, and we will say hello to a bright...
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Open your hands, heart for giving this season
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
December 4, 2023
In Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” we are early introduced to Ebenezer Scrooge’s selfishness through his interaction with two gentlemen who are ...
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Celebrate locally with Small Business Saturday
Editorials, Opinion, Z - TOP HOME
by Staff Reports 
November 25, 2023
By Ann Epperson McDermitt, Executive Director of Russellville Main Street, and Cassie L. Medley, Executive Director of the Franklin County Chamber of ...
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FCT holiday coloring contest returns
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
November 17, 2023
Ready … set … color! Our annual Christmas Coloring Contest returns for another year in next week’s Franklin County Times, so we hope all young artists...
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Be part of bridal Franklin Living
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
November 7, 2023
Every year our annual bridal issue of Franklin Living magazine is a popular edition, and believe it or not, we’re already planning the 2024 installmen...
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Focus on fire safety as burn ban continues
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
October 27, 2023
Tuesday the Alabama Forestry Commission announced a re-issue of the statewide fire alert. In the 32 northern counties – which, of course, includes Fra...
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