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Finding their places in theater’s spotlight
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by Chelsea Retherford For the FCT 
June 4, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE Keylee Mayfield, a sixth grader at Russellville Middle School, has always been drawn to the spotlight. At age five, she asked her parents...
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Students test their skills in carpentry challenge
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by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 4, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE – A hands-on carpentry competition recently gave building construction students from Franklin County Career Technical Center and Russellv...
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‘Seamless Summer’ feeds all Franklin County students
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by Alyssa Sutherland For the FCT 
June 4, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — The Franklin County School district will feed breakfast and lunch to all kids aged 18 and under this summer, whether they are affiliate...
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Students benefit from Golden Tiger Bigs mentoring
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by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 4, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE – The Golden Tiger Bigs program matched three younger students with three older volunteers during the justcompleted spring semester.
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Father-son honored for heroic fire rescue
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by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 28, 2025
LITTLEVILLE – Without firefighting gear but armed with experience and courage, a father and son saved two strangers from a burning home – an act that ...
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West Elementary gets new assistant principal, adds math coach
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by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 28, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE Gayla Mills has been named the new assistant principal for West Elementary School. She has been employed at West Elementary for 29 years ...
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Nonprofit believes canines should get a second chance
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by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 21, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE A grassroots effort to address canine welfare in Franklin County has grown into an organized nonprofit focused on education, fostering an...
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Poison hemlock: Toxic plant becoming more widespread
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by maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 21, 2025
SPRUCE PINE – Franklin County residents are urged to be on guard against a highly toxic plant that is becoming more prevalent.
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Ex-director of music hall must pay back $64,719
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by Russ Corey For the FCT 
May 21, 2025
TUSCUMBIA — The state Department of Examiners of Public Accounts has ordered the former executive director of the Alabama Music Hall of Fall to repay ...
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