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    EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT


    Let’s celebrate our freedom
    EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
    Let’s celebrate our freedom
    by Staff Reports 
    June 28, 2018
    Looking for something to do this July 4? Look no further. We had to take some time this week to share our excitement about Jam on Sloss Lake, set for ...
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    Thanks to all for great Hoedown Festival
    EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Letters to the Editor, Opinion
    Thanks to all for great Hoedown Festival
    by Staff Reports 
    June 22, 2018
    Dear Editor, I would like to take this time to thank Chief Joe Fike and officers for their work at the Phil Campbell Hoedown Festival – outstanding jo...
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    EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
    Make time for Hoedown festival
    by Staff Reports 
    June 12, 2018
    Some of the greatest treasures of Franklin County are the community festivals that recur each year. In the coming months our communities will turn out...
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    A word to the graduates
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    A word to the graduates
    by Staff Reports 
    May 23, 2018
    For hundreds across Franklin County, this is a time of frenzied excitement and celebration. It’s high school graduation season. Let us join the teache...
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    EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
    Register now to vote June 5
    by Staff Reports 
    May 16, 2018
    It’s now or never for citizens who wish to vote in the upcoming state election. May 21 is the final day to register to vote in the June 5 primary. Reg...
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    EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
    Pioneer Day is positive addition to bicentennial celebration
    by Staff Reports 
    May 8, 2018
    A man named R.G. Collingwood once penned these words: “History is for human self-knowledge … the only clue to what man can do is what man has done. Th...
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    Check out latest issue of Franklin Living
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    Check out latest issue of Franklin Living
    by Staff Reports 
    May 2, 2018
    We are pleased to present the May/June issue of Franklin Living magazine. In this issue we introduce a few new features that will enhance our bimonthl...
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    Letter to the Editor: Please tell me more about Alabama
    by Staff Reports 
    April 25, 2018
    Dear editor, Hello my name is Joseph Curylo and I am writing to you for a school project on the book “The Watsons Go To Birmingham.” My classmates and...
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    Kudos to RFD for smoke alarm emphasis
    by Staff Reports 
    April 19, 2018
    When most of us think of the duties of a local fire department, we come up with images of disasters we all hope never to face – flames pouring of wind...
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    Open letter to Franklin County citizens from probate judge, commission chair Barry Moore
    by Staff Reports 
    April 15, 2018
    It has come to my attention that there are people throughout the county who still have questions and concerns in regards to the theft of county funds ...
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    Latest Local News
    4 cities, towns have contested mayoral elections
    4 cities, towns have contested mayoral elections
    RUSSELLVILLE — Four of Franklin County’s cities or towns will have contested mayoral elections in the Aug. 26 municipal elections.
    July 2, 2025
    Red Bay Police can use electronic signatures
    RED BAY – Police can now use electronic signatures for their reports. City council members approved the policy after learning it was a requirement to ...
    July 2, 2025
    Participants enjoy ‘Magic of Reading,’ the color of fruits and ballon animals
    Participants enjoy ‘Magic of Reading,’ the color of fruits and ballon animals
    RUSSELLVILLE Laughter, wonder and a touch of enchantment filled the Russellville Public Library as magician Russell Davis brought his show “The Magic ...
    July 2, 2025
    Rain delays repair projects
    RED BAY – Persistent rainfall has delayed drainage and road repair projects in the city. “You can’t dig when it’s mud,” Mayor Charlene Fancher said re...
    July 2, 2025
    Jars of drugs lead to a local trafficking arrest
    RUSSELLVILLE — A Russellville man is facing multiple drug-related charges, including two counts of drug trafficking after law enforcement located and ...
    July 2, 2025

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    Allison tapped to lead Lady Bobcats softball
    Allison tapped to lead Lady Bobcats softball
    PHIL CAMPBELL -- A familiar face will be leading the Phil Campbell High School Lady Bobcats softball program next season.
    July 2, 2025
    6 local students accepted into FAME program
    6 local students accepted into FAME program
    Northwest Shoals Community College (NWSCC) has signed 6 Franklin County students to its 2025–26 Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME)...
    July 2, 2025
    Junior golfers hone skills through summer program
    Junior golfers hone skills through summer program
    RUSSELLVILLE -- A young generation of golfers teed off this summer at Twin Pines Country Club, thanks to a local effort to create opportunities for ch...
    July 2, 2025
    Belgreen’s Moore earns First Team All-State honors
    Belgreen’s Moore earns First Team All-State honors
    BELGREEN -- Jemma Moore has been named to the AHSAA First Team All-State for softball, becoming just the ninth player in school history to earn the di...
    June 18, 2025
    Maddox retires after 26 years of shaping young minds at RMS
    Maddox retires after 26 years of shaping young minds at RMS
    R U S S E L L V I L L E -- Teaching for Diane Maddox has never been just about grammar rules or reading comprehension, but rather about connection, cr...
    June 18, 2025

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