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Fire destroys 2-story garage, guest suite
Main, News, Russellville
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
July 16, 2025
R U S S E L LV I L L E – Jason Gist leaned against the wall of his home with a look of disgust while dozens of firefighters worked to extinguish a fir...
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European travel builds bonds across cultures
Lifestyles, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 16, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE -- A group of Franklin County travelers spent nine days this summer walking through catacombs, exploring castles and standing in places w...
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Fire Department receives new $2.2M platform truck
Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 9, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE Firefighters and city officials showed off the Fire Department’s new $2.2 million 100-foot platform fire truck in a safety demonstration ...
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Place of Grace opens recovery home in Franklin County
Franklin County, Main, News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 9, 2025
The Place of Grace has opened a new recovery home in Franklin County, offering women a structured, faith-based environment to continue their journey a...
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Auditor says city’s financial health is very good
Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 9, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE -- The city has received what its auditor called a “clean opinion” on its fiscal year 2024 audit, meaning no significant deficiencies or ...
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Thorpe to play at Blue Mountain Christian
High School Sports
by Brannon King For the FCT 
July 16, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE – Brennon Thorpe made his plans official to attend Blue Mountain Christian University and play baseball for the Toppers during a recent s...
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Russellville High Class of 1967 gathers, reminisces
Columnists
HERE AND NOW
July 16, 2025
You can’t really go back to the good old days of high school, but you can pay them a visit now and then. That’s exactly what the RHS Class of 1967 has...
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King becomes elementary curriculum director
Lifestyles
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 16, 2025
RUSSELVILLE — Molly King says every child can learn, though not necessarily in the same way or on the same day — a belief she plans to carry into her ...
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Little Free Library welcomes readers in East Franklin
Lifestyles
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 16, 2025
PHIL CAMPBELL — Eleven-year-old Aiden Hall is an avid reader, but he doesn’t just want to read books. He also wants to share them, and the way he deci...
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New Junior Leaders begin their training
Franklin County
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 16, 2025
FRANKLIN COUNTY — Forty-two high school students from across Franklin County are beginning 10 months of hands-on leadership training and community ser...
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Main
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 16, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE -- The Franklin County Schools Board of Education received a clean audit for its 2024 fiscal year with no findings or rule violations.
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Main
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
July 16, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Four people are facing drug-related charges after members of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Police Department executed a ...
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Porch geese don’t honk, they just bring smiles
Lifestyles
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 16, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE They may not honk or roam, but Franklin County’s porch geese have a knack for bringing people together, sparking smiles and making life a...
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Marriages
July 16, 2025
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Hodges Senior Center hosts ‘Summer Soiree’
Lifestyles
In the Community
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 16, 2025
Let us share your photos. Information should include the names of all people in the photo, the name of the photographer, and a brief explanation of th...
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Records
July 16, 2025
July 16, 2025 – Revival Meeting at James Chapel Baptist Church – The last night of the revival is July 16. The event begins at 7 p.m. Evangelist: Bro....
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Birthdays
July 16, 2025
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Hamilton: Title II funding freeze is a concern
Main
by Alyssa Sutherland For the FCT 
July 9, 2025
R U S S E L L V I L L E – Franklin County Superintendent Greg Hamilton is concerned about the status of more than $6 billion in federal education gran...
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Palmer certified for fourth term on Russellville Council
News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 9, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE – The city council approved a certificate of election stating Councilman David Palmer was the only candidate to qualify for Council Distr...
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Opinion
by by the Alabama League of 
July 9, 2025
Qualifying for municipal races across the state, including Franklin County, closed on June 24 leaving several contested races leading up to the Aug. 2...
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News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 9, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE Electricity customers should expect higher bills in August as TVA passes along a surcharge driven by high summer demand and a recent outa...
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Hutcheson participates in CCHS program
News
by Alyssa Sutherland For the FCT 
July 9, 2025
PHIL CAMPBELL — Rising Phil Campbell High School senior Hudson Hutcheson spent most of his summer at the University of Alabama.
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Being struck by lightning was ‘shocking experience’
News
by Bernie Delinski For the FCT 
July 9, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Lisa Henderson was lying on her bed, scrolling through social media sites on her phone and enjoying a cozy, rainy Sunday afternoon with...
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TVA to replace upstream navigation wall
News
by Russ Corey For the FCT 
July 9, 2025
FLORENCE —Wilson Lock reopened July 1 after undergoing major repairs, but it’s scheduled to close again to allow the Tennessee Valley Authority to ins...
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Hamilton to play baseball at Blue Mountain College
College Sports
by Bart Moss For the FCT 
July 9, 2025
RED BAY -- Red Bay High School’s Reed Hamilton has officially signed a scholarship to continue his education and baseball career at Blue Mountain Coll...
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Reedtown Roundup preserves school’s legacy
News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 9, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE Reedtown alumni and their families and friends gathered for three days last week to share memories, celebrate the school’s legacy and ens...
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News
by Bernie Delinski For the FCT 
July 9, 2025
SHEFFIELD — It was the second pew from the back, on the right side.
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