LIFESTYLES -- FEATURE SPOT
Features, Franklin County, Lifestyles
by Lauren Wester 
July 25, 2018
The Franklin County Arts Council is sponsoring the 18 th annual Evening at the Roxy during the week of the W. C. Handy Music Festival. Entertainment w...
Features, Lifestyles, LIFESTYLES -- FEATURE SPOT
by Staff Reports 
July 24, 2018
Summer has flown by in a blur – as is the case every summer at the Russellville Public Library. We try our best to offer quality educational and enter...
Features, Lifestyles, LIFESTYLES -- FEATURE SPOT
by Staff Reports 
July 19, 2018
FRANKLIN LIVING— It’s counter-intuitive to think about how adversity actually improves our lives, but it’s true. No one wants to struggle through a to...
Features, Lifestyles, LIFESTYLES -- FEATURE SPOT
by Lauren Wester 
July 18, 2018
In a little over a week the Tour de France will be over, but for the cycling community in Franklin County, the ride doesn’t end. According to cyclist ...
Food, Lifestyles, LIFESTYLES -- FEATURE SPOT
by Staff Reports 
July 18, 2018
To the readers of the Franklin County Times and Franklin Living magazine, this will be my last article. With much regret, every opportunity must come ...
Features, Lifestyles, LIFESTYLES -- FEATURE SPOT
by Alison James 
July 17, 2018
It was 1977 when a young James Sparks heard the call of his country and decided to serve with U.S. Navy forces during the Cold War. Sparks had begun a...
Features, Lifestyles, LIFESTYLES -- FEATURE SPOT
by Lauren Wester 
July 16, 2018
Almost six years ago, Jocelynn James made a decision that turned her life around. Since then, she has made it her mission to use her experiences as a ...
Features, Lifestyles, LIFESTYLES -- FEATURE SPOT
by Alison James 
July 13, 2018
Katernia Cole-Coffey followed in the footsteps of her late father, mother, sister, uncles and aunts when she became a member of the 4-H Club. Her begi...
Features, Lifestyles, LIFESTYLES -- FEATURE SPOT
by Alison James 
July 11, 2018
On 200 acres north of downtown, one Russellville family has created their own North Alabama paradise. Ospreys and bald eagles fish the 12-acre lake, w...
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