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News, Russellville
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
July 29, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — A Russellville woman has been arrested more than four months after she failed to show up for her arraignment hearing in Franklin County...
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Franklin County, News
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
July 29, 2026
RED BAY — A Phil Campbell man is being held in the Franklin County Jail on a $150,000 bond after he was arrested and charged with allegedly sending an...
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County considers paving road to historic church, cemetery
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by By Addi Broadfoot For the FCT 
July 29, 2026
LEIGHTON — Colbert County officials are considering paving the remaining gravel section of Ricks Cemetery Road that leads to the historic Christian Ho...
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News
by By Ella Seaton For the FCT 
July 29, 2026
CHEROKEE — As the town moves forward with developing zoning regulations, members of the zoning board say the goal is not to dictate what residents can...
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News, Russellville
by By Ella Seaton For the FCT 
July 29, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The information technology director for the city’s fire department said Monday he is happy with the department’s data collection softwa...
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Building a business one batch at a time
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 29, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Charlena Cox’s first batch of soap did not turn out quite the way she had hoped. Rather than throwing it away, she cut it into pieces a...
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Main, News, Red Bay
by By Addi Broadfoot For the FCT 
July 22, 2026
RED BAY — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded the city a $500,000 grant to restore an inactive well and upgrade nearby infrastructur...
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Main, News, Russellville
by By Kevin Taylor For FCT 
July 22, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The AlabamaLawEnforcement Agency (ALEA) is investigating a fatal officerinvolved shooting which took place Friday night in Mills Traile...
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Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 22, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County is seeking grant funding to improve safety along a 5.56-mile stretch of Highway 36 between Alabama 24 and U.S. 43 in th...
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