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“I was just very involved in high school. It was natural for me.” Beverly Wiginton – then Clark – was Franklin County’s Junior Miss in 1968, participa...

Madeline Elizabeth Cooper , daughter of Matt and Greta Cooper, was crowned Miss RHS 2022 during the 40th annual Miss RHS Pageant Friday in the RCS aud...

The Bank Independent Feed a Family for $5 campaign returns March 7-25 as part of the eighth annual Food Share drive to benefit local food banks. Donat...

Originally planned to open the weekend of July 4, 2021, Russellville’s splash pad construction has seen its share of setbacks; however, the city counc...

Thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Northwest RC&D Council, made possible through funding from the Alabama legislature, Phil Campbell High School has b...

In the fourth annual Franklin County Student Beef Cookoff, held Feb. 25 at Willow Oak Lodge in Spruce Pine, Family and Consumer Sciences students from...

A single-vehicle crash at approximately 1:25 a.m. Feb. 27 has claimed the life of a Russellville man, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency....

If ever there was an expert on the Distinguished Young Women of Franklin County, it would have to be Dr. Susan Hargett. After all, the Belgreen native...

With a little more than 30 years of service to the Franklin County Board of Education, Kathy Hester, secretary to Superintendent Greg Hamilton, is now...

Russellville Public Library director Ashley Cummins is saying goodbye. Cummins, whose last day was Feb. 19, will soon begin a new role: executive dire...