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RUSSELLVILLE Grayson Murray was swornintoofficeonFriday morning as Franklin County commissioner for District 1.
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BELGREEN -- Jacob Sparkman, a seasoned educator and coach, is stepping into a dual role this year at Belgreen High School as assistant principal and o...
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RUSSELLVILLE Alicia Swann may be new to her role as Franklin County’s 4-H agent, but she’s no stranger to the community.
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RUSSELLVILLE — Gasps of relief and joy came from family members of Autumn Wells when Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Brian P. Hamilton read the ve...
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PHIL CAMPBELL -- Hannah King was crowned Miss Phil Campbell 2025 during Saturday’s pageant at the Phil Campbell campus of Northwest Shoals Community C...
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RED BAY -- Children at the Weatherford Public Library got an up-close look at a variety of animals during an Animal Tales event that was part of the l...
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RUSSELLVILLE The Franklin County Emergency Management Agency is hoping to secure funding for a much-needed piece of equipment to improve nighttime eme...
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RED BAY — A Red Bay man is facing five counts of reckless endangerment and one count of attempted arson after he dumped gasoline throughout a residenc...
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TUSCALOOSA -- Most summer play dates don’t come with championship banners overhead, or a college coaching legend posing for photos of a father and dau...
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The adage he’s got some big shoes to fill takes on a whole new meaning for Grayson Murray.
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RED BAY – The city’s financial position continued to strengthen over the past year, according to the Fiscal Year 2024 audit.
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R U S S E L L V I L L E -- Jennifer Warhurst, elementary curriculum director for Franklin County Schools, is retiring effective July 1.
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RUSSELLVILLE — The new 18-hole disc golf course at City Lake Park is getting an enthusiastic response from players.
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This July, hundreds of newly matched medical residents are expected to begin their postgraduate training in hospitals and clinics across Alabama. It’s...
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Returning home after more than 30 years away was made easier for Susan Pearson by one simple invitation.
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RED BAY -- Trae Wiygul is stepping into a dual role as assistant principal and volleyball coach at Red Bay High School. He brings 28 years of experien...
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VINA — Meal Barrel Project Director Penny Freeman announced this week the food pantry’s Franklin County location would close immediately.
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RUSSELLVILLE — City council members have approved a grant agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration for improvements that will aid pilots fly...
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R U S S E L LV I L L E -- Franklin County has completed a major equipment upgrade at the county landfill, replacing a scale that had been in use for m...
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BIRMINGHAM — Lara Gunderman, who was crowned Miss Northwest Shoals, will be among a field of 43 contestants taking part this week in at least four day...
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The third annual Latino Heritage Festival has been canceled for 2025. The Franklin County Latino Heritage Festival Committee released this written sta...
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BELGREEN -- Jemma Moore has been named to the AHSAA First Team All-State for softball, becoming just the ninth player in school history to earn the di...
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May 13 • James K Barlow, Christina Garcia, Amanda Conrad, Clara Lane Conrad and Brenda Denise Ray to Ellis and Michelle Wooten, survivorship • Makensy...
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REDBAY--TyReynolds hasn’t picked out the spot yet, but promises it will be a place of prominence, a semi-shrine for one item that shaped so much of hi...
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R U S S E L L V I L L E -- Teaching for Diane Maddox has never been just about grammar rules or reading comprehension, but rather about connection, cr...
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Local talent will take center stage at the Historic Roxy Theatre on July 17 during the annual “Evening at the Roxy with the Great Pretenders.”
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Foster children often enter care with few, if any, belongings. In Franklin County right now, there are 75 children in foster care. And with the backto...
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RUSSELLVILLE -- The public library launched its 2025 summer reading program, “Color Our World,” with a fun-filled kickoff event on Friday. Children re...
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PHIL CAMPBELL — A resident is facing multiple drug charges, including drug trafficking, after law enforcement confiscated eight firearms and at least ...
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SPRUCE PINE -- When naturalist Joel Pounders sees his four-year-old grandson, Koda McNutt, holding a smooth earth snake (harmless and fully grown at j...
RUSSELLVILLE The Franklin County Emergency Management Agency is hoping to secure funding for a much-needed piece of equipment to improve nighttime eme...
June 25, 2025
RED BAY -- Children at the Weatherford Public Library got an up-close look at a variety of animals during an Animal Tales event that was part of the l...
June 25, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE Alicia Swann may be new to her role as Franklin County’s 4-H agent, but she’s no stranger to the community.
June 25, 2025
RED BAY — A Red Bay man is facing five counts of reckless endangerment and one count of attempted arson after he dumped gasoline throughout a residenc...
June 25, 2025
The adage he’s got some big shoes to fill takes on a whole new meaning for Grayson Murray.
June 25, 2025
Foster children often enter care with few, if any, belongings. In Franklin County right now, there are 75 children in foster care. And with the backto...
June 18, 2025
Oct. 7, 2023, didn’t happen in a vacuum. The effects of the deadliest terrorist attack in Israel’s history reverberated across the globe, and this evi...
June 18, 2025
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is running for governor of Alabama. His announcement on May 27 ended months of speculation that he would enter the gu...
June 11, 2025
Russellville’s Cultura Garden Club members deviated from the usual end-of-the year banquet and program to tour the 1818 Farm in Mooresville.
June 11, 2025
After his second term, President George Washington warned the new nation to stay out of foreign entanglements. Washington knew how foreign entanglemen...
June 11, 2025
BELGREEN -- Jemma Moore has been named to the AHSAA First Team All-State for softball, becoming just the ninth player in school history to earn the di...
June 18, 2025
R U S S E L L V I L L E -- Teaching for Diane Maddox has never been just about grammar rules or reading comprehension, but rather about connection, cr...
June 18, 2025
REDBAY--TyReynolds hasn’t picked out the spot yet, but promises it will be a place of prominence, a semi-shrine for one item that shaped so much of hi...
June 18, 2025
PHIL CAMPBELL — Students at Phil Campbell High School recently had an unforgettable learning experience — one that lifted their studies to new heights...
June 18, 2025
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June 11, 2025
SPRUCE PINE -- When naturalist Joel Pounders sees his four-year-old grandson, Koda McNutt, holding a smooth earth snake (harmless and fully grown at j...
June 18, 2025
June 18 Carol Bolton Zackie Bradford Don Cox Teddy Wilson Brycelyn Bynon June 19 Elsie Kay Greenhill June 20 Trina Franklin Melissa Bolto...
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PHIL CAMPBELL -- Hannah King was crowned Miss Phil Campbell 2025 during Saturday’s pageant at the Phil Campbell campus of Northwest Shoals Community C...
June 18, 2025
Emily McDonald just wanted to catch her breath as she collapsed in a chair the morning of June 3 after taking part in a CPR competition with fellow fu...
June 11, 2025
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