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Vina High adds safety screens, door locks
News, Vina Red Devils
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 18, 2026
VINA — Safety features have been added to classrooms and exterior doors of Vina High as part of a campus security upgrade funded through a $5,000 Nort...
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by By Addi Broadfoot For the FCT 
February 18, 2026
MONTGOMERY — District 18 Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, will serve as vice chair of the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Advisory Group.
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Volunteers hand out 30,000 pounds of food
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 18, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — United Way of Northwest Alabama organized a food giveaway Feb. 7 at Russellville High School, distributing an estimated 30,000 pounds o...
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Safety, appearance shape cleanup operation
Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 11, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE -- City crews have started working through a list of 11 unsightly properties as part of a cleanup and code-compliance effort.
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Main, News, Russellville
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
February 11, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — A Russellville woman is facing more drug-related charges after being arrested and charged with drug trafficking and illegal distributio...
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NWSCC launches first nursing apprenticeship
Main, News, Phil Campbell
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 11, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — Northwest Shoals Community College has launched a paid nursing apprenticeship program with Decatur Morgan Hospital.
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HB67 clears House
Main, News, Russellville
February 11, 2026
Rep. Jamie Kiel’s bill to prohibit the state from selling voters’ phone numbers for comm ercial purposes moved a step closer last week to final passag...
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by Alyssa Sutherland For the FCT 
February 11, 2026
FLORENCE — University of North Alabama officials have declined to answer requests about the procedures to be followed to hire a new band director. A p...
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February 11, 2026
The recent announcement that Northwest Shoals Community College has launched a paid nursing apprenticeship is a major development which should boost i...
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Community honors Army veteran Weidman
Franklin County, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 11, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE – Veterans and community members gathered Feb. 2 at Pinkard Funeral Home to honor John Weidman, a U.S. Army veteran who retired as a staf...
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