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Drug unit, RPD catch thief
Franklin County, News, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Lauren Wester 
August 14, 2018
Victims are seeing positive results, according to authorities, after Anthony Quentin Downs, 54, was arrested last week. Downs was initially pinned on ...
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Franklin County, News
by Lauren Wester 
August 14, 2018
The Franklin County Extension Office is once again sponsoring a few contests to go along with this weekend’s Franklin County Watermelon Festival. Ther...
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Festival  begins Aug. 17
Franklin County, News, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Lauren Wester 
August 14, 2018
In a few days, the famed Franklin County Watermelon Festival will be taking over downtown Russellville. All of the usual highlights will be present ag...
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Airport obtains grant, updates master plan
News, Russellville, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Lauren Wester 
August 14, 2018
At the Aug. 6 Russellville City Council meeting, another step was taken toward updating the Russellville Municipal Airport’s master plan study. Accord...
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Crash kills Franklin man
Franklin County, News
by Staff Reports 
August 14, 2018
Aug. 12 at 8:30 a.m., the Quad Cities Trooper Post was notified of a one-vehicle crash that resulted in a fatality in Lawrence County – the death of a...
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Apologetics speaker visits Russellville
News, Russellville
by Lauren Wester 
August 8, 2018
Aug. 5-6 speaker and educator Ted Wright visited Russellville First Baptist Church and led three different talks concerning Christian apologetics. Chr...
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Students receive warm welcome
News, Russellville, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Lauren Wester 
August 8, 2018
Aug. 7 marked the first day back to school for the Russellville City School system, but students didn’t embark on the new school year alone. Members o...
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