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Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The FranklinCountyCommission plans to seek a Rebuild Alabama grant to resurface a section of Highway 23 between Alabama 24 and Alabama ...
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Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The Franklin County Commission has awarded a $21,632 contract to Mid-America Roofing Inc. for roof repairs to the courthouse annex afte...
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Rural hospitals face challenges: New state tax credit could help
Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County’s two hospitals face the same financial pressures confronting rural health care across Alabama even as they remain esse...
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Phil Campbell gets ‘clean opinion’ on audit
Main, News, Phil Campbell
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — Certified public accountant Don Wallace told town council members on Jan. 20 there were no problems with this year’s audit. “This is w...
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MLK’s legacy: Blueprint we must follow
Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Rev. Bennie “B.J.” Bonner stood before an audience gathered Jan. 19 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration March and described ho...
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Elementary students begin Super Citizen program
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
Second and third graders from West Elementary and Russellville Elementary began Liberty Learning Foundation’s Super Citizen program during an event ki...
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News
January 28, 2026
Rural hospitals are the backbone of many Alabama communities. They care for families around the clock, support thousands of local jobs, and serve as e...
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Book Lovers Study Club explores tea’s role in history
Columnists, News, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
January 28, 2026
Our Book Lovers Study Club’s January meeting highlighted both the Boston Tea Party boycott of English tea and the traditions of afternoon tea. One of ...
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Seal retires from CB&S after 31 years
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Following a 31-year career at CB&S Bank, Beverly Seal is now retired and looking forward to what comes next. While she’s still explorin...
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Franklin County, High School Sports, Sports
by By Stacy Long and Bart Moss For the FCT 
January 28, 2026
Alabama high school sports will undergo their most-significant changes in a half-century after the Alabama High School Athletic Association announced ...
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