Franklin County

Who is the Ultimate Cowboy? An upcoming contest at Rock Bridge Canyon Equestrian Park in Hodges will decide.

As the Aug. 15 special election for U.S. senator fast approaches, candidates are making their final efforts to meet the people and spread their campai...

Northwest-Shoals Community College student Heath Dixon, of Rogersville, recently received a Rees Scholarship award for $2,000 to further his education...

The 2011 case of Jason Dewayne Green, who was charged with murder in the shooting death of girlfriend Shay Nicole Ledlow in January 2011, might be hea...

A release party for Teri Lynne Underwood’s new book, “Praying for Girls,” was held at Calvary Baptist Church in Russellville July 29.

Since 2003 the Franklin County S.P.A.N. program has been raising money to fund some of its major expenses with an annual bike ride. Now, it’s time aga...

The Alabama Barn Quilt Trail is actively looking for barns in Franklin County to display quilt blocks.

With the first day of school just a few days away – Aug. 8 for the city and Aug. 9 for county schools – motorists are asked to remember to be alert an...

July Fest, an annual community event in Vina, took place July 29. Vina Fire Chief Michael Moomaw said the festival benefits the rescue squad as well a...

Sending children back to school for their fall semester might bring to mind the cooler weather of autumn, but in the Deep South, the hot summer sun wi...