Franklin County, News, Phil Campbell, Red Bay, Russellville
 By  Staff Reports Published 
6:06 am Saturday, April 21, 2012

One-year anniversary special

The Franklin County Times has produced a special full color magazine tribute dedicated to the ongoing storm recovery efforts and to those lost on April 27, 2011, marking the one year anniversary of the deadly tornado that devastated parts of Franklin County.
Weathering the Storm: Overcoming and Rebuilding will be circulated inside the Wednesday, April 25 edition of the Times and features a look back on that fateful day and what the recovery has been like since.
This production features dozens of photos and stories and honors those who were taken that day.
Be sure to grab your commemorative issue inside Wednesday’s Franklin County Times.

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