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    EARLY DEADLINE: Play & Win Contest
    Franklin County, High School Sports, News
    EARLY DEADLINE: Play & Win Contest
    by Staff Reports 
    September 7, 2022
    Here's an important update for this week for the Franklin County Times' Play and Win Contest. Since a number of football games on this week's picks li...
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    State extends mask mandate
    Franklin County, News, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
    State extends mask mandate
    by Alison James 
    August 27, 2020
    “Folks, I understand you don’t want to wear the masks. I don’t either. My glasses fog up, I can’t understand what people are saying because of the muf...
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    EFJHS goes into COVID-19 closure
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    EFJHS goes into COVID-19 closure
    by Ciera Hughes 
    August 25, 2020
    East Franklin Junior High is temporarily closing its doors because of COVID-19 concerns. This comes a few days after students returned to school Aug. ...
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    Byars wins runoff for revenue commissioner
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    Byars wins runoff for revenue commissioner
    by Ciera Hughes 
    July 14, 2020
    There was a 29-vote difference in results for the run-off election, as Stratt Byars emerged over Veronica Copeland Stancil for Franklin County revenue...
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    FC Chamber cancels 2020 Watermelon  Festival
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    FC Chamber cancels 2020 Watermelon Festival
    by Alison James 
    June 16, 2020
    The coronavirus has claimed another victim. As the case count in Franklin County rose to 737 as of Tuesday afternoon, and the state rose to 26,524, th...
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    Eight-year-old drowns at creek Saturday
    Franklin County, News, Red Bay
    Eight-year-old drowns at creek Saturday
    by Ciera Hughes 
    June 15, 2020
    A fun day at the lake turned tragic as a Red Bay 8-year-old boy drowned around 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Slickrock Campground on Bear Creek Lakes. Frankli...
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    Franklin County Courthouse reopens May 19
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    Franklin County Courthouse reopens May 19
    by Ciera Hughes 
    May 18, 2020
    After closing the Franklin County Courthouse doors at the end of March in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Franklin County Commission voted to r...
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    Town of Hodges makes plans to sell Rock Bridge Canyon Equestrian Park
    Franklin County, News, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
    Town of Hodges makes plans to sell Rock Bridge Canyon Equestrian Park
    by Alison James 
    July 12, 2019
    Rock Bridge Canyon Equestrian Park closed its "doors," so to speak, at the end of June after – in a special-called meeting last month – the Hodges Tow...
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    Two inmates escape FC jail
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    Two inmates escape FC jail
    by Lauren Wester 
    February 22, 2019
    Two Franklin County Jail inmates escaped around 10:30 p.m. Feb. 21, and one is back in custody in Mississippi, according to Franklin County Sheriff Sh...
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    Winter weather warning closes schools
    Franklin County, News, Z - Breaking News
    Winter weather warning closes schools
    by Lauren Wester 
    January 28, 2019
    As of 2:30 p.m. Jan. 28, all Franklin County Schools are scheduled to close Jan. 29 due to inclement weather. The National Weather Service has issued ...
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    Latest Local News
    Red Bay opts not to take over cemetery
    RED BAY – City officials declined an offer to accept ownership of the privately owned Hillcrest Memorial Garden Cemetery located on Golden Road.
    May 14, 2025
    Morgan wins cybersecurity award
    Morgan wins cybersecurity award
    RUSSELLVILLE Russellville High School graduate Sarah Morgan recently received the Departmentof Computer Science Outstanding Cybersecurity Undergraduat...
    May 14, 2025
    Super Citizen program honors students, heroes
    Super Citizen program honors students, heroes
    RUSSELLVILLE Second and third graders from West Elementary and Russellville Elementary recently celebrated finishing their 10-week Liberty Learning Fo...
    May 14, 2025
    Sorority donates 435 books to PCES students
    Sorority donates 435 books to PCES students
    PHIL CAMPBELL -- The Muscle Shoals Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority has donated 435 books to the elementary school – one for every student.
    May 14, 2025
    NWSCC hosts county math tournament
    PHIL CAMPBELL -- Franklin County teams made up of students from grades seven through 12 recently competed in a county math tournament at Northwest Sho...
    May 14, 2025

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    2 Belgreen Anglers are state champions
    2 Belgreen Anglers are state champions
    BELGREEN – Two members of the Belgreen High School fishing team, the Belgreen Anglers, brought home the school’s first state fishing championship.
    May 14, 2025
    PCHS senior signs to play golf at NWSCC
    PCHS senior signs to play golf at NWSCC
    PHIL CAMPBELL -- Kaylie Motes has signed a scholarship to play golf at Northwest Shoals Community College. Motes, who has been playing for four years,...
    May 14, 2025
    Spruce Pine athlete brings home 2 gold medals
    Spruce Pine athlete brings home 2 gold medals
    SPRUCE PINE -- Luke Herring, a senior student athlete at Hackleburg High School, earned golds for discus and shot put at the state track meet in Cullm...
    May 14, 2025
    Lady Golden Tigers go 1-2 in Class 5A regional
    Lady Golden Tigers go 1-2 in Class 5A regional
    The softball postseason run by the Russellville Lady Golden Tigers came to an end at the AHSAA Class 5A North Regional held at the Florence Sportsplex...
    May 14, 2025
    Belgreen punches ticket to state tourney
    Belgreen punches ticket to state tourney
    In a stunning display of resilience and grit, the Belgreen Bulldogs softball team battled their way through the elimination bracket of the Class 2A No...
    May 14, 2025

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