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Blue Springs Volunteer Fire Department, 3001 Highway 75 in east Franklin, held a cornhole tournament fundraiser Aug. 28. Contestants paid $15 to parti...

The Russellville City Council held a special called meeting Aug. 30 at noon to consider a liquor license request for a downtown restaurant. The city c...

In answer to “a significant spike in positive COVID-19 case within our school system,” all Franklin County Schools transitioned to remote learning beg...

According to weather authorities, Hurricane Ida has weakened from a powerful Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour t...

Rep . Jamie Kiel, Sen. Larry Stutts and the Alabama Forestry Association will be hosting a Back the Blue event to thank first responders and show thei...

The local chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Franklin County Longbeards, held its annual fundraiser banquet at the A.W. Todd Centre A...

As summer fades into fall, the Franklin County Extension is getting numerous reports and questions about a perennial pest: the fall armyworm. The Exte...

Justin White, the architect for the Russellville High School addition, updated the RCS school board on the progress of construction. He said the proje...

People celebrate the 306 BBQ ribbon cutting. The restaurant, which opened in June, is located at the site of the former Speedy Pig on Highway 43 in Ru...

About 350 second-graders from the county schools attended the kick-off event for Liberty Learning Foundation’s Hands on Learning program to learn abou...