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by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
August 20, 2025
HODGES -- Senior center participants kept busy playing rook, dominoes and bingo. They also crafted a suncatcher garden, played island Olympics and did...
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by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
August 13, 2025
FLORENCE -- Aidyn Kate Marshall, a Russellville High School senior, was named Franklin County’s Distinguished Young Woman on Saturday at the Universit...
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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...
Lifestyles, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 23, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE - William R. Smith is easy to spot in his old white Park Avenue sedan. He hauls boxes of tomatoes in the back. Regulars know where to loo...
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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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by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 23, 2025
RED BAY -- Pastor Don Barnett is settling into his new role at Red Bay First United Methodist Church, where he brings more than three decades of minis...
Latest Local News
PHIL CAMPBELL — Members of Emily Scott’s family have for decades worn a uniform, a tradition that began before she was born and continues through her ...
November 12, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — A new LUCAS chest compression device will ensure the Fire Department has the most up to date technology, and a virtual reality training...
November 12, 2025
RED BAY — The city council has adopted procedural rules and made department and committee appointments for the next four years.
November 12, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Before he ever preached the gospel, Bennie “B.J.” Bonner watched an orange volcano glow in the night and saw a plane drop from the sky ...
November 12, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Retired Major Joe Williams, a 2001 Hamilton High School graduate, Mississippi State alumnus and Russellville resident, was the guest sp...
November 12, 2025
Latest Sports
The Russellville Golden Tigers and Boaz Pirates opened the AHSAA Class 5A football playoffs with a thrilling game that was decided in overtime.
November 12, 2025
Russellville coach Dustin Goodwin, after called on to be a meteorologist for much of the week, can now focus on football. The Golden Tigers (6-4) will...
November 6, 2025
RED BAY — The final whistle called them over well after the sun had set behind the hill and visiting bleachers. Long after the lights had been turned ...
November 6, 2025
The Phil Campbell Bobcats delivered a thrilling, last-minute treat on Halloween night, defeating their fierce rival, the Red Bay Tigers, 46-38 in a na...
November 5, 2025
The Russellville Golden Tigers finished the regular season portion of the football schedule with a 28-12 road loss to the Athens Golden Eagles. RHS ba...
November 5, 2025