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    Letter to the Editor: Vote ‘yes’ on Amendment 2
    EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Letters to the Editor, Opinion
    Letter to the Editor: Vote ‘yes’ on Amendment 2
    by Staff Reports 
    November 3, 2022
    Dear editor, Franklin County voters must vote “Yes” on Amendment 2 Nov. 8.  If for no other candidate or amendment, get out and vote so Franklin Count...
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    Letter to the Editor: ‘Commissioners, let’s work on our future’
    by Staff Reports 
    October 18, 2022
    Dear editor, I spoke to the Franklin County Commission at their meeting this past week to follow up on letters I sent each of them the previous week. ...
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    EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Letters to the Editor, Opinion
    Letter to the Editor: ‘Vote as if your life depends upon it’
    by Staff Reports 
    October 17, 2022
    Dear editor: They say the definition of insanity is someone who keeps doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.  If that is true...
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    EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
    Increase breast cancer awareness this month
    by Staff Reports 
    October 16, 2022
    At the Franklin County Times, we stand with those for whom October stirs feelings about breast cancer survivorship and support – and that’s nearly eve...
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    EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
    Make your voice heard in community
    by Staff Reports 
    September 28, 2022
    Do you care what happens in Franklin County? In Russellville? In Red Bay? Phil Campbell? Hodges? Vina? Belgreen? Spruce Pine? We could go on, listing ...
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    EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
    Don’t miss football picks contest
    by Staff Reports 
    September 22, 2022
    Psst. Hey you. Guess what. Your friends and neighbors have been winning gift cards by correctly predicting the winners of high school football matchup...
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    Letter to the Editor: ‘Good news for all county citizens’
    EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Letters to the Editor, Opinion
    Letter to the Editor: ‘Good news for all county citizens’
    by Staff Reports 
    September 14, 2022
    Dear editor, The withdrawal of Franklin County Land Management's request to build a mega landfill that would have received solid waste from three stat...
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    Letter to the Editor: Save Franklin County’s natural wonders
    EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Letters to the Editor, Z - TOP HOME
    Letter to the Editor: Save Franklin County’s natural wonders
    by Staff Reports 
    August 28, 2022
    Dear Editor, Save Franklin County from the dump. Preserve the beauty that God has given us! Ask the Franklin County commissioners to vote no!  Take a ...
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    Letter to the Editor: ‘Save Franklin County for generations to come’
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    Letter to the Editor: ‘Save Franklin County for generations to come’
    by Staff Reports 
    August 24, 2022
    Dear Editor, My family has lived in Franklin County for seven generations.  William C. Hester was the patriarch of our family in Belgreen, where the p...
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    Don’t miss FCT’s football Play and Win picks contest
    EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
    Don’t miss FCT’s football Play and Win picks contest
    by Staff Reports 
    August 17, 2022
    Sports-lovers everywhere rejoice: high school football season is here. This is “week zero,” or the first week of 11 for the prep season, and our local...
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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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