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RUSSELLVILLE — The city is in the process of completing what is likely its largest ever street paving project. District 1 City Councilman David Palmer...
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Elaine Vaughn’s breast cancer journey began 11 years ago. Her longtime OB-GYN had retired, so she had put off her yearly exam and mammogram for a coup...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Joe Mansell is back as fire chief of the city’s fire department following the action of the city council after Mansell asked the counci...
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RUSSELLVILLE — A former Red Bay day care worker will spend six years behind bars in the death of a 4-month-old who had been left alone for up to two h...
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PHIL CAMPBELL — Two former Northwest Shoals Community College tenured professors are entitled to backpay, benefits and attorney fees, but not reappoin...
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SHEFFIELD — Colbert County Commissioner Tommy Barnes is ready to travel the Fourth Congressional District in hopes of convincing voters he’s the perso...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Fire Chief Joe Mansell will remain at the helm of the Russellville Fire Department.
Birthdays
Oct. 1 Lesley Sheffield Hudson Graham Leah B. Grissom Leah Hyde Randy Lindsey Hunter Reed Oct. 2 Connie Byars Sharon Sherrill Ha...
Records
Recurring
Oct. 4 – Spruce Pine Trade Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Shop, sell, swap and trade – livestock, plants, produce, crafts, baked goods and more at SiSu Homes...
Records
Taco Bell #037190 – 13831 US Highway 43, Russellville – Score 93, 8/11/2025 Taqueria Cano’s El Centro – 113 N Jackson Ave., Russellville – Score 93,...
Marriages
Sept. 19 Daden Chance Anderson to Keyara Grace Umfress Timothy Ashton Pittman to Meghan Bryanne Howard Sept. 24 Brayden Chandler Wilson to Dan...
News
Northwest Shoals Community College has become one of the best educational stories in north Alabama. The community college with campuses in Muscle Shoa...
Columnists
HERE AND NOW
Operation Christmas Child celebrates its 32nd year of sharing gifts and hope with children around the world. The program is coordinated by Samaritan’s...
Land Transactions
Aug. 12 Michael Fugate to Jeffery and Valerie Copeland, survivorship Maria Ofelia Perez to Rosario Perez-Chavez, warranty NS Retail Holdings LLC to ...
Columnists
As a new school year begins, the attention of parents, policymakers, and the public rightly turns to students. But if we are serious about improving s...
News
RED BAY — Lifelong Red Bay resident Sherri Hubbard has spent the past 24 years serving Franklin County as a courthouse deputy. Before joining the cour...
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MUSCLE SHOALS — Transportation Planning Director Joseph Holt has been named the acting director of the Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments....
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FLORENCE—Volunteers removed 1,912 pounds of trash from the Tennessee River on Sept. 20. About 80 volunteers participated in the 10th annual Tennessee ...
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RED BAY – The annual Founders Day festival was held in Bay Tree Park over the weekend. It featured food, music, vendors, games and a car show. Contest...
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VINA — Feathered friends brought farmyard fun to Savannah Smith’s Pre-K class last week as students learned about quail during the school’s annual Far...
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FLORENCE — A University of North Alabama work group recommends building a Center for the Arts that would house music, fine arts and culinary programs ...
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FLORENCE -- When Garrett Cox first stepped onto the Shoals Community Theatre stage this summer, it wasn’t his ambition that pulled him there. It was f...
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RUSSELLVILLE – Alumnae of local 4-H clubs shared their memories of how the program helped mold their futures as they gear up National 4-H Week Oct. 5–...
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MUSCLE SHOALS — The Northwest Shoals Community College (NWSCC) Public Relations and Marketing Department recently received six awards for outstanding ...
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CHEROKEE — In August, Cherokee High School commenced classes for its 100th year since the campus first opened as a vocational school in 1925. This mon...
B: Sports
The Russellville High volleyball team hosted the Lawrence County Red Devils and the Lexington Golden Bears for a trimatch and the Golden Tigers got wi...
B: Sports
The Belgreen Bulldogs swept the Franklin County Tournament on Saturday capturing championships in both the Junior High (JH) and Junior Varsity (JV) to...
B: Sports
The Phil Campbell Bobcats defended their home turf and celebrated Homecoming night in style, defeating rival Hackleburg 26-10 in a dominant performanc...
Land Transactions
Aug. 6 Daniel Joseph Deegan, Ruby Leanell Deegan and Ruby Leanell Hill to Daniel Joseph Deegan and Ruby Leanell Deegan, quit claim R&K Farms LLC to ...
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PHIL CAMPBELL — The Fire Department will receivea$14,489grantfrom the Northwest Alabama Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D) to buy ne...
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RED BAY – Council members have approved the purchase of a boom truck to replace a 1997 model.
Franklin County
M O N T G O M E R Y — Franklin County’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.6% in August, according to preliminary figures released last week by the Alabam...
Opinion
After hanging in limbo for more than four years, U.S. Space Command is finally coming to Alabama.
Columnists
HERE AND NOW
The Book Lovers Study Club held its first meeting of the 2025–26 club year Sept. 11 at Russellville First Methodist Church. President Gayle McAlister ...
Columnists
My six-yearold triplets share a room and they just love to pile into the same bed at night. You can imagine that when a stomach bug sneaks in, it leve...
RUSSELLVILLE — The city is in the process of completing what is likely its largest ever street paving project. District 1 City Councilman David Palmer...
October 1, 2025
SHEFFIELD — Colbert County Commissioner Tommy Barnes is ready to travel the Fourth Congressional District in hopes of convincing voters he’s the perso...
October 1, 2025
Elaine Vaughn’s breast cancer journey began 11 years ago. Her longtime OB-GYN had retired, so she had put off her yearly exam and mammogram for a coup...
October 1, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Fire Chief Joe Mansell will remain at the helm of the Russellville Fire Department.
October 1, 2025
Northwest Shoals Community College has become one of the best educational stories in north Alabama. The community college with campuses in Muscle Shoa...
October 1, 2025
Operation Christmas Child celebrates its 32nd year of sharing gifts and hope with children around the world. The program is coordinated by Samaritan’s...
October 1, 2025
As a new school year begins, the attention of parents, policymakers, and the public rightly turns to students. But if we are serious about improving s...
October 1, 2025
After hanging in limbo for more than four years, U.S. Space Command is finally coming to Alabama.
September 24, 2025
The Book Lovers Study Club held its first meeting of the 2025–26 club year Sept. 11 at Russellville First Methodist Church. President Gayle McAlister ...
September 24, 2025
My six-yearold triplets share a room and they just love to pile into the same bed at night. You can imagine that when a stomach bug sneaks in, it leve...
September 24, 2025
The Russellville High volleyball team hosted the Lawrence County Red Devils and the Lexington Golden Bears for a trimatch and the Golden Tigers got wi...
October 1, 2025
The Belgreen Bulldogs swept the Franklin County Tournament on Saturday capturing championships in both the Junior High (JH) and Junior Varsity (JV) to...
October 1, 2025
The Phil Campbell Bobcats defended their home turf and celebrated Homecoming night in style, defeating rival Hackleburg 26-10 in a dominant performanc...
October 1, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE Second graders from across Franklin County gathered at the Belgreen auditorium for a highenergy kickoff event introducing the Liberty Lea...
September 24, 2025
The Russellville High volleyball team set a school record for wins in a season during a week filled with accomplishments. Russellville earned win No. ...
September 24, 2025
Oct. 1 Lesley Sheffield Hudson Graham Leah B. Grissom Leah Hyde Randy Lindsey Hunter Reed Oct. 2 Connie Byars Sharon Sherrill Hayes Reed ...
October 1, 2025
Mark Herndon became the drummer for the band Alabama on April Fool’s Day, 1979, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Recently, I had the opportunity to ta...
September 24, 2025
Sept. 24 David Singleton John Boy Quillen Will Stults Darlina Holcomb Sharon Smith Teresa Stough Linda Lawler Jeremy Gardner Jimmie Bianco ...
September 24, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE – Local veterans who are members of both the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the American Legion held an inaugural Prisoners of War/Mi...
September 24, 2025
Sept. 17 Mandy Barksdale Elaine Vaughn Stratt Byars Margaret Jackson Jordan Moore Denine O'Neal Drew Quillen Stephanie Briles Boone Swinney ...
September 17, 2025