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2 Bear Creek areas under fish advisories
A: Main, News, Russellville
by By Bernie Delinski For the FCY 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The 2026 Alabama Fish Consumption Advisories recommends not consuming largemouth bass taken from two areas of Franklin County due to me...
$2.85M contract OK’d for new library
A: Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Construction of a new public library moved a step closer to reality last week as the city council approved a $2.85 million construction...
D-1 Commissioner Baker ready to make an impact
A: Main, News, Russellville
by By Brady Petree 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — When Curtis Baker is sworn in as Franklin County District 1 commissioner in November, he plans to hit the ground running on day one.
Attempted murder is added to shooting charges
Main, News, Russellville
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
June 17, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — A Tuscumbia man now faces an attempted murder charge in addition to the 23 other criminal charges he faces after admitting to shooting ...

Land Transactions
by Griffin Traylor 
June 24, 2026
June 11   Michael Ray McQuary and Tina Ann McQuary to Breonna and Jacob Hill, survivorship   June 12   Jared Thornton to Patti L Thornton, power of at...
A: Main
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — City councilmembers have authorized the fire department to purchase a state surplus truck for up to $32,000 after the department sold t...
A: Main
by By Addi Broadfoot Staff Writer 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville Hospital is in line to receive $3 million for facilities and equipment under a federal spending bill which includes millio...
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June 24, 2026
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Advocacy center gets $3.5K from county
Franklin County
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County commissioners recently increased its annual support for the Cramer Children’s Advocacy from $500 to $3,500.
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Alabama should honor decision of Lee’s jury
Columnists
June 24, 2026
Jeffery Lee has been on Alabama’s death row for over two decades. He was convicted of a terrible crime — the murder of two people at a pawn shop outsi...
Preparations begin for 250th celebration
Columnists
HERE AND NOW
June 24, 2026
As our country prepares for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, communities across the nation are planning activi...
History lessons come to life for couple
Franklin County
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 24, 2026
For years, first grade teacher Emily Tucker Hodges read novels set in ancient Greece and Rome and imagined what those places might have looked like.
News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Fifty-five students representing every high school in Franklin County have started a year of leadership development and community servi...
Rescue dog finds a second purpose
News
by By Ella Seaton For the FCT 
June 24, 2026
TUSCUMBIA — Once living on the streets in Muscle Shoals, a pup rescued in Colbert County has found a new life in New England as a comfort canine for t...
McDuffa named FFA State Star Farmer
Franklin County
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 24, 2026
HODGES — Recent Hackleburg High School graduate Blaine McDuffa has been named the 2026 Alabama FFA State Star Farmer, Alabama FFA’s highest honor for ...
8 Phil Campbells attend festival
News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 24, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — Eight Phil Campbells from seven states gathered for this year’s annual festival, continuing a tradition that continues to bring namesa...
Roommate facing manslaughter charge
News
by Griffin Traylor 
June 19, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — A Phil Campbell woman is facing manslaughter and drug charges after she admitted to Franklin County Sheriff’s investigators she injecte...
News
by By Maria Camp camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 17, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Twenty-eight parents attended Monday’s informational meeting about Russellville City Schools’ new Launch Academy virtual learning progr...
County receives $5K for 250th events
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by By Addi Broadfoot For the FCT 
June 17, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County will receive $5,000 in funding for events related to celebrating America’s 250th birthday.
Franklin had 13% of advocacy center cases
Main
by By Addi Broadfoot For the FCT 
June 17, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Andrea’s Arbor in Franklin County accounted for 13% of cases recorded in 2025 by Cramer Children’s Advocacy Center.
UNA ups tuition $300 for undergrads
News
by Bernie Delinski For the FCT 
June 17, 2026
FLORENCE — The University of North Alabama Board of Trustees is considering a tuition and fee schedule Friday that will increase undergraduate costs b...
News
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
June 17, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — A traffic stop following what appeared to be an alleged drug deal led to a drug trafficking arrest after police executed a search warra...
Main Street hosts ‘Summer on Jackson’
News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 17, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — People gathered downtown Saturday evening for “Summer on Jackson,” a Main Street event featuring food, shopping and family activities....
Keeping music of ‘The King’ alive
Features
by Chelsea Retherford For the FCT 
June 17, 2026
Mike Adams has built a reputation across the Shoals for bringing audiences face to face with “The King.” But don’t call him an Elvis impersonator....
Marriages
June 17, 2026
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Hatton named new Franklin 4-H agent
Franklin County
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 17, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Former educator and longtime 4-H participant Kristi Hatton has begun her new role as Franklin County’s 4-H agent, bringing 16 years of ...
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June 17, 2026
They’re no longer stalking opposite sides of the gridiron, but former college football coaches Nick Saban and Tommy Tuberville are currently on opposi...
The uncounted legacy of asbestos
Columnists
June 17, 2026
Alabama’s robust industrial and military infrastructure boasts a rich history of economic progress that is thoroughly manifested in official records. ...