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RHS tennis team competes in tourney
B: Sports, High School Sports, Main
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
April 1, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE -- The Russellville High School boys tennis team played in the Hillcrest doubles tournament in Tuscaloosa this past weekend. Six members ...
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Tharptown JV falls to Shoals Christian
High School Sports, Main, Sports
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
April 1, 2025
Shoals Christian defeated Tharptown’s junior varsity softball team 4-1 in the Franklin County finals. Other teams playing included Haleyville, Covenan...
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Congressmen tour Wilson Dam lock repairs
Main, News
April 1, 2025
FLORENCE — U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, is in the trucking business, so he has firsthand knowledge of how important it is to get goods from poin...
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Little Miss Dream Girl is FBLA’s big fundraiser
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by María Camp, Managing Editor 
April 1, 2025
Saygen Sanderson (Second Alternate), GraceLeigh Schmittou (First Alternate and Prettiest Dress), Adayah Mogan (Prettiest Hair), Vilah Fugate (People’s...
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Belgreen claims fifth straight softball crown
Belgreen Bulldogs, Main, Sports
by Bart Moss For the FCT 
April 1, 2025
The Belgreen Bulldogs have once again asserted their dominance in Franklin County softball, securing their fifth straight tournament championship this...
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Upward Bound: PCHS student to earn college degree before high school diploma
Main, News, Phil Campbell
PCHS student to earn college degree before high school diploma
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 25, 2025
PHIL CAMPBELL – A few days before she graduates as valedictorian of Phil Campbell High School, 17-year-old Mary Elizabeth Fisher, a first-generation c...
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Red Bay honors Sparks in celebration
Main, News, Red Bay
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 25, 2025
RED BAY -- Members of the Red Bay community gathered Sunday in city hall to commemorate Arbor Day by honoring the memory of Dolores Sparks.
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3 fields to get new turf
B: Sports, Franklin County, High School Sports
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 25, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE – Three Franklin County softball fields will soon have artificial turf installed on their softball fields.
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Avoid invasive species; promote native plants
Main, Opinion, We Say
We Say
March 25, 2025
Although many plants may be attractive, that doesn’t mean they are all good choices for planting where we live.
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