Franklin County

Franklin County’s Pioneer Day kicked off with a bang May 12, as Russellville Mayor David Grissom fired off the first shot from the cannon pointed out ...

House Bill 3, which was voted into law in 2016, has been a source of controversy recently in Franklin County. HB3 authorized “a referendum in each fir...

Brooklyn Bolton, of Red Bay, received Northwest-Shoals Community College’s most prestigious honor April 26 when she was presented the President’s Awar...

Franklin County’s 38 th annual Watermelon Festival has been set for Aug. 17-18, and the musical entertainment has been secured. Nashville-based Sweet ...

The annual Franklin County Relay for Life, an event to celebrate local cancer survivors, caregivers and fundraising efforts for the American Cancer So...

After a brief foot chase and questioning, the Russellville Police Department took Javorse Yarbough into custody May 1. According to RPD Sgt. Jake Thom...

Forty Franklin County students graduated from the Junior Leadership Program April 29 with many service hours and experiences under their belts. Out of...

Billy M. Bolton, chairman of the board of Community Spirit Bank and Independent Bancshares, Inc., announced a new board appointment April 17. “On beha...

April 19, sixth-grade students across Franklin County had the opportunity to attend a program called Drug Story held at Red Bay Freewill Baptist Churc...

The Franklin County Career Technical Center FBLA chapter had several members attend the state conference in Birmingham April 12-13. They competed in s...