Franklin County

The annual Watermelon Festival 5K and one-miles fun run will be held Aug. 15 with registration beginning at 6:45 a.m. Pre-registration fee is $20 for ...

The 2015 Franklin County Watermelon Festival contest and rules are as follows. Contests are sponsored by the Alabama Farmers Cooperatives and Franklin...

Alabama’s Back to School Sales Tax Holiday will be observed from 12:01 a.m. Aug. 7 through midnight Aug. 9.

A Russellville woman was arrested July 30 after her newborn tested positive for illegal drugs. The woman, 23-year-old Brittany King, was arrested and ...

At its July 20 meeting, the Franklin County Commission approved the following items:

Charles Ezzell (right), president of the Franklin County Farmers Federation, along with the Alabama Farmers Agricultural Foundation, presents a schola...

The annual Phil Campbell Alumni Day was held Aug. 2 at the PCHS auditorium, bringing classmates back to PCHS and giving them an opportunity to reminis...

“It’s a great opportunity,” said nutrition director Elaine Vaughn, who called the program a win-win. “We just felt like we couldn’t not try it.”...

“This training provides a basic introduction into several of the key areas of fire suppression activities. Our goal and hope is that this training ser...

By Alison James alison.james@fct.wpengine.com It was a hot one for Vina Rescue Squad’s July Fest Saturday, but that didn’t stop folks from turning out...