Features


Halloween wonderland filled with spirits
Features, Lifestyles
by Chelsea Retherford For the FCT 
October 29, 2025
Halloween seems to arrive a bit early for one household along Brush Creek Road in Killen. Before the leaves even begin to change, skeletons are seen w...
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Flying high with Alabama’s drummer
Features, Lifestyles
September 24, 2025
Mark Herndon became the drummer for the band Alabama on April Fool’s Day, 1979, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Recently, I had the opportunity to ta...
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Ann Taylor – Belgreen’s lifelong cheerleader
Belgreen Bulldogs, Features, Lifestyles
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
September 10, 2025
BELGREEN -- For nearly nine decades, Ann Taylor has called Belgreen home — building a life rooted in school, church and family.
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Finding her place in child advocacy
Features, News
by Chelsea Retherford For the FCT 
August 20, 2025
When Kim Bevis was earning her master’s in social work, she stood up in class one day and made a bold declaration. “I don’t think I ever really want t...
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Gilmers wind their way toward all 50 states
Features, Lifestyles, News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
August 6, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE -- The best part of Slade and Jenny Gilmer’s big summer adventure wasn’t the sweeping views of the Grand Canyon or the dramatic red rocks...
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Paying his dues and finding success
Features, Lifestyles, News
by Chelsea Retherford For the FCT 
July 23, 2025
Mark “Muleman” Massey is being lauded by those in the music industry — including Shoals musician and producer Billy Lawson — as a standout in today’s ...
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Preserving a way of life through canning, gardening
Features, Food, Lifestyles
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 23, 2025
HODGES — Tracy McCauley believes preserving food isn’t just about stocking a pantry, it’s about preserving a way of life.
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Making friends through his music
Features, Lifestyles
by Chelsea Retherford For the FCT 
July 23, 2025
Kelvin Holly, a Shoals session player and songwriter, likes to joke that he got his start like any other musician his age — watching The Beatles for t...
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Following his unique sound back to Shoals
Features, Lifestyles
by Chelsea Retherford For the FCT 
July 23, 2025
Kevin Sport, a singer- songwriter from Greenville, has been in the music industry since the early 1990s, often lending his voice to songs for other ar...
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