Franklin County

RUSSELLVILLE — Some avenues and streets downtown will be closing Thursday afternoon in preparation for the 45th Franklin County Watermelon Festival. S...

PHIL CAMPBELL — Brody Nix tried guitar lessons when he was younger but stopped taking them when he was about 11.

As school buses begin returning to roads across northwest Alabama this week, transportation officials remind parents, students and motorists the impor...

RUSSELLVILLE — A Vina man, who was arrested and charged in 2024 with electronic solicitation of a child, could have his bond revoked after allegedly t...

REDBAY–Thecitycouncil has approved a $12,000 agreement with Hand in Hand Entertainment and Promotions for a one-year “Edie Hand: Women of True Grit” s...

Firefighters from throughout northwest Alabama use the fire rescue training center in Florence to test their skills in realistic drills, participate i...

MONTGOMERY—Two inmates from Franklin County had parole hearings last week, including one serving 40 years for a Franklin County manslaughter convictio...

RED BAY — A Phil Campbell man is being held in the Franklin County Jail on a $150,000 bond after he was arrested and charged with allegedly sending an...

VINA — After spending five years supplying independently owned garden centers across the region, The Nursery at Hurricane Creek has added a new chapte...

RUSSELLVILLE – Aidyn Kate Marshall was crowned the 2026 Franklin County Watermelon Festival Queen during the pageant held Saturday.