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    LIFESTYLES -- FEATURE SPOT


    Features, Lifestyles, LIFESTYLES -- FEATURE SPOT
    Why I Love Franklin County: Kim Clonts
    by Staff Reports 
    October 7, 2022
    Kim Clonts is the daughter of Edward and Joann Stanley and is married to Steve Clonts, a sales representative. The Russellville High School and Univer...
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    Taste of Franklin: Flavors of fall
    by Staff Reports 
    September 27, 2022
    What is a fall festival without a good old-fashioned cake walk? As a child growing up, my Grandma Dolan lived in the East Franklin community. A fall d...
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    Features, Lifestyles, LIFESTYLES -- FEATURE SPOT
    View from Crescent Moon Acres: How one New Jersey woman found her dream life in Phil Campbell
    by María Camp 
    September 23, 2022
    “My whole life, I always wanted a farm,” explained Tanya Capalla of Crescent Moon Acres, her 22-acre farm on Cuba Ridge Road in Phil Campbell. “I just...
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    Distinguished Through the Decades: 2007, Lydia Hammock Freeman
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    Distinguished Through the Decades: 2007, Lydia Hammock Freeman
    by Alison James 
    September 19, 2022
    Red Bay’s Lydia (Hammock) Freeman said she grew up doing pageants and felt competing in Junior Miss would broaden her horizons. “I really wanted to co...
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    From the Extension: Apple of my eye
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    From the Extension: Apple of my eye
    by Staff Reports 
    September 16, 2022
    As fall approaches, one favorite fruit starts getting a little more attention that it does the rest of the year: the humble apple.
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    Distinguished Through the Decades: 2006, Alison Barksdale Montanaro
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    Distinguished Through the Decades: 2006, Alison Barksdale Montanaro
    by Alison James 
    September 6, 2022
    Progress 2022: Distinguished Through the Decades Alison Montanaro – then Barksdale – said she remembers Junior Miss being a central focus of her senio...
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    Belief and barbering: James McCullar builds community and faith through hometown barbershop
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    Belief and barbering: James McCullar builds community and faith through hometown barbershop
    by Alison James 
    August 31, 2022
    A small white building on the hill overlooking North Washington Avenue in Russellville can be easily identified as a barber shop thanks to the iconic ...
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    Hard act to follow – From Russellville to Paris, New York and back: Elizabeth Ragsdale
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    Hard act to follow – From Russellville to Paris, New York and back: Elizabeth Ragsdale
    by María Camp 
    August 30, 2022
    From Russellville to Paris to New York and back, Elizabeth Ragsdale has had a full life, traveling, writing, raising children and – a special passion ...
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    Level up your summer cookout
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    Level up your summer cookout
    by Staff Reports 
    August 28, 2022
    Summertime puts most folks in the mood for a backyard cookout. Whether you’re firing up the grill or taking a dish to share at a friend’s event, one o...
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    Pencil to paper: Young artist finds joy in her sketches
    Lifestyles, LIFESTYLES -- FEATURE SPOT, Z - TOP HOME
    Pencil to paper: Young artist finds joy in her sketches
    by María Camp 
    August 16, 2022
    For soon-to-be ninth-grader Yoselin Reyes, being able to spend time creating art provides a great deal of enjoyment. The rising Belgreen freshman has ...
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    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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