Franklin County
Franklin County, News
by Alison James 
April 20, 2016
Relay for Life is a community-wide effort anyone can be a part of, but for one special event, the focus is truly on the cancer survivors who inspire s...
Franklin County, News
by Alison James 
April 12, 2016
For Franklin County Commission District 4, Democratic voters made their selection for the November election in a run-off Tuesday.
Franklin County, News
by Alison James 
April 12, 2016
When Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow introduced a local bill that would allow Franklin County to arm educators in 2013, it was at first vetoed by Gov. Robert ...
Franklin County, News, Red Bay
by Staff Reports 
April 12, 2016
Jessica and Greg Hamilton held the first Franklin County Autism 5K Run/2 mile walk April 9 at Red Bay High School track.
Franklin County, News, Russellville
by Alison James 
April 12, 2016
Numerous code violations led to the arrest of Russellville’s Budget Inn’s owner and manager last week. Sachindra Ram Jibhai Bhagat, the owner of Budge...
Franklin County, News, Phil Campbell
by Staff Reports 
April 12, 2016
It’s hard for many Franklin County residents to believe it’s been nearly five years since the storm of the century ripped through the area, killing 27...
Franklin County, News, Russellville
by Alison James 
April 12, 2016
Defending world champions RCS Engineering didn’t make a good enough qualifying score to return to the Team America Rocketry Challenge. And yet – retur...
Franklin County, News, Red Bay
by Staff Reports 
April 12, 2016
Although Franklin County’s Relay for Life was previously set to take place at Tiger Stadium at Russellville High School, recent events have necessitat...
Franklin County, News, Phil Campbell
by Alison James 
April 12, 2016
In a preliminary hearing Monday, Hailey Renfroe, 20, of Phil Campbell, who was charged with aggravated child abuse in late March after the death of he...
Latest Local News
RUSSELLVILLE — New Main Street Director Erica Childers said she hopes to build momentum downtown through community events, business cooperation and in...
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June 10, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — As Flag Day (June 14) approaches, officials are encouraging residents with dilapidated U.S. flags to dispose of them safely and properl...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Councilmembers approved the city’s fiscal year 2024-25 financial statement last week after an audit presentation showed revenues exceed...
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Latest Sports
FLORENCE — James “Buddy” Moore, a 2012 University of North Alabama Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, has died. He was 93.
June 10, 2026
FLORENCE — Officials said Thursday they expect a city project to reduce a section of Pine Street from four lanes to three to be completed before the U...
June 10, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Becoming Tharptown High’s head baseball coach is the culmination of a goal that was years in the making for Michael Burkett.
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Sumiton Christian scored three times in the bottom of the seventh, including a walk-off homerun, to eliminate Belgreen in the Class 2A regional in Flo...
May 20, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — For Jason Bolton, Belgreen High School athletics has never just been about the scoreboards. It has been about people, routines and frie...
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