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Grandfather: ‘Every day is a reminder of what happened’
Main, News, Russellville
by Bernie Delinski For the FCT 
September 24, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — A former Red Bay day care worker will spend six years behind bars in the death of a 4-month-old who had been left alone for up to two h...
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Fire chief: $14.5K grant to purchase equipment
Main, News, Phil Campbell
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
September 24, 2025
PHIL CAMPBELL — The Fire Department will receivea$14,489grantfrom the Northwest Alabama Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D) to buy ne...
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Court: Fired NWSCC professors entitled to backpay
Main, News, Phil Campbell
by Russ Corey For the FCT 
September 24, 2025
PHIL CAMPBELL — Two former Northwest Shoals Community College tenured professors are entitled to backpay, benefits and attorney fees, but not reappoin...
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Main, News, Red Bay
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
September 24, 2025
RED BAY – Council members have approved the purchase of a boom truck to replace a 1997 model.
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Franklin County, News
by Bernie Delinski For the FCT 
September 24, 2025
M O N T G O M E R Y — Franklin County’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.6% in August, according to preliminary figures released last week by the Alabam...
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Book Lovers Study Club kicks off new year
Columnists, News, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
September 24, 2025
The Book Lovers Study Club held its first meeting of the 2025–26 club year Sept. 11 at Russellville First Methodist Church. President Gayle McAlister ...
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Franklin man faces 40 counts of child porn
News, Russellville
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
September 24, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — A Franklin County man is facing 40 counts of possession of child pornography charges and may be facing more charges, according to Sheri...
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News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
September 24, 2025
R U S S E L LV I L L E -- Rochelle Rosales Aguilar, an Extension agent with the Farm and Agribusiness Management team, says farmers are facing mountin...
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News, Russellville
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
September 24, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE Three residents are awaiting preliminary hearings after being arrested and charged for separate alleged drug trafficking crimes.
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