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RUSSELLVILLE — Residents of District 1 will have to wait a little longer to learn who their representative on the Franklin County Commission will be a...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Jeff Clark defeated incumbent Charles Adcox in the Republican primary for Franklin County coroner Tuesday night, winning 75.25% of the ...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Incumbent Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver will remain in office for at least four more years after he overwhelmingly won re-elec...
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May 20, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — City firefighters are trying to get the word out to the public about a variety of free services they offer, including CPR classes and b...
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May 20, 2026
RED BAY — Mayor Mike Shewbart said construction on a lighting project along the Alabama Highway 24/Corridor V entrance is expected to begin soon. The ...
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May 20, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — A shortage of foster homes in Franklin County is forcing children to be placed in homes throughout Alabama, increasing travel demands o...
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th in nationals THS rocketry team finishes 54
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 20, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The Tharptown High School rocketry team finished 54th at the 2026 American Rocketry Challenge national finals on Saturday in The Plains...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Voters in the Belgreen and Frog Pond fire districts approved new fire protection service fees Tuesday night with both measures passing ...
May 20, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Residents of District 1 will have to wait a little longer to learn who their representative on the Franklin County Commission will be a...
May 20, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Jeff Clark defeated incumbent Charles Adcox in the Republican primary for Franklin County coroner Tuesday night, winning 75.25% of the ...
May 20, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Incumbent Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver will remain in office for at least four more years after he overwhelmingly won re-elec...
May 20, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville City Schools could lose about $1.4 million annually if voters do not renew two existing taxes. Chief Financial Officer Lis...
May 20, 2026
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RUSSELLVILLE — Voters in the Belgreen and Frog Pond fire districts approved new fire protection service fees Tuesday night with both measures passing ...
May 20, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville City Schools could lose about $1.4 million annually if voters do not renew two existing taxes. Chief Financial Officer Lis...
May 20, 2026
RED BAY — Efforts to preserve the city’s “tunnel of trees” continues with aging trees being pruned and replacement trees planted along portions of Fou...
May 20, 2026
MUSCLE SHOALS — Forty-two community residents participated in a free four-hour active shooter training course held May 14 at Northwest Shoals Communit...
May 20, 2026
Graduating seniors throughout Franklin County have already heard plenty of platitudes. No doubt you’ve been told, in so many words, to go forth and co...
May 20, 2026
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Sumiton Christian scored three times in the bottom of the seventh, including a walk-off homerun, to eliminate Belgreen in the Class 2A regional in Flo...
May 20, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — For Jason Bolton, Belgreen High School athletics has never just been about the scoreboards. It has been about people, routines and frie...
May 20, 2026
The Red Bay Tigers run through the Class 2A baseball playoffs came to an end on their home diamond after being swept by the Mars Hill Panthers 21-6 an...
May 20, 2026
The Russellville softball team finished 2-2 in the AHSAA Class 5A North Regional at the Florence Sportsplex to end the season. RHS began play in the d...
May 20, 2026
The Belgreen Bulldogs overcame some bumps in the road this year to once again earn an area championship by beating the Sulligent Blue Devils in back-t...
May 13, 2026