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Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 6, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — County commissioners have approved a $121,600 project to add an industrial entrance to Highway 36 near Alabama Stone. County Engineer J...
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Main, News
May 6, 2026
MONTGOMERY — The unemployment rate for Franklin County dropped below 3% in March, according to the latest statistics from the Alabama Department of Wo...
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Suspect’s boyfriend held without bond
Main, News, Russellville
by By Brady Petree For the FCT 
May 6, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — A 26-year-old Georgia man charged with dozens of counts ranging from sodomy to producing and disseminating child pornography will remai...
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Judge grants attorney’s request to withdraw
Main, News, Russellville
by By Brady Petree For the FCT 
May 6, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Brandy Dowdy’s original attorney will no longer be part of her case moving forward. Birmingham-based attorney Jessica Bugge filed a mot...
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Vina spends $50K to upgrade park
Franklin County, Main, News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 6, 2026
VINA — Mayor Sue Raper said concerns about deteriorating playground equipment at the park helped spark a broader effort to improve and beautify the to...
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Main, News, Russellville
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
April 29, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The boyfriend of the 22-yearold who was charged with taking nude photos of a 6-year-old girl is facing 76 criminal charges, including f...
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Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
April 29, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — City councilmembers have voted to amend the personnel policy and procedures ordinance to allow employees to sell back up to 80 hours of...
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Main, News, Russellville
by By Addi Broadfoot Staff Writer 
April 29, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming primary election is approaching for Franklin County residents. May 4 is the last day t...
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The sky turned black, and he lived to tell it
Main, News, Phil Campbell
by By Brady Petree, Addie Broadfoot For the FCT 
April 29, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — By the time April 27, 2011, arrived, Rodney Smith had already grown accustomed to the warnings. For days, sirens had gone off across F...
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EMA warns: Don’t rely on storm sirens
Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
April 29, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County EMA Director Mary Glass said outdoor warning sirens should not be residents’ primary alert system during severe weather...
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