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Vina spends $50K to upgrade park
Franklin County, Main, News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 6, 2026
VINA — Mayor Sue Raper said concerns about deteriorating playground equipment at the park helped spark a broader effort to improve and beautify the to...
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Higgins celebrates 100th birthday
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 6, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Eunice Greenhill Higgins celebrated her 100th birthday April 26 with a gathering of more than 70 relatives, friends and others at the F...
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Vets clean park at county archives
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 6, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Members of VFW Post 5184 gathered Saturday at the Franklin County Archives to clean the Veterans Park located outside the building.
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Resilience, compassion
May 6, 2026
OPINION: When a tornado a mile-and-a-half wide tears through a town the size of Phil Campbell, it’s only natural to wonder when – or if – the survivor...
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Book Lovers Club honored at state
News, Russellville
HERE AND NOW
May 6, 2026
OPINION: Members of Russellville’s GFWC Book Lovers Study Club joined clubwomen from across Alabama for the 131st annual GFWC Alabama Federation of Wo...
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Picking strawberries, making memories
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 6, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — A pick-your-own strawberry patch run by Jerri Ann Oliver draws visitors from across the area each season.
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Students test-drive careers in RHS workshop
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 6, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — High school students used virtual reality simulators and augmented reality stations recently to explore careers in health care, transpo...
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Vela advances to national FAME competition
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 6, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Edwin Vela of Russellville will represent Northwest Shoals Community College on the national stage as part of a team competing in the F...
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Carrying the sounds of his heritage
News
by Chelsea Retherford For the FCT 
May 6, 2026
By the time Seán Heely picked up a violin, he’d already found a deep love of music through the harmonies of relatives singing songs that had been pass...
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News, Russellville
by Brannon King For the FCT 
May 6, 2026
The 2026 varsity baseball season came to an end for the Russellville Golden Tigers in Tuscaloosa as the American Christian Academy Patriots got the se...
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