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Franklin County, News, Red Bay
by Staff Reports 
March 8, 2016
Alabama has the fifth highest obesity rate in the United States. With cheap junk food readily available and a fast food restaurant on every corner, it...
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Franklin County, News, Russellville
by Alison James 
March 7, 2016
It’s been five months since Russellville native Madeline Mitchell Gwin donned the Mrs. America crown. This week, she takes the next step – competing f...
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News, Russellville
by Alison James 
March 3, 2016
For current Russellville students who reside outside the school district limits, the coming academic year will see an end to bus transportation and, f...
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Franklin County, News, Russellville
by Alison James 
March 2, 2016
In an open-to-the-public meeting Feb. 22, Mayor David Grissom and the Redevelopment Committee revealed the next phase for Russellville: becoming a Net...
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Franklin County, News, Russellville
by Alison James 
March 2, 2016
A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted a Russellville man for a string of bank robberies and attempted bank robberies in north Alabama in fall 2015, ...
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Franklin County, News, Russellville
by Alison James 
March 2, 2016
A Russellville woman, Tanya Lynn Wiginton, 36, was arrested last Tuesday on five counts of rape, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
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Franklin County, News, Russellville
by Alison James 
March 2, 2016
“It’s the only competition like it in the state and probably nationwide.” That’s AMSTI science specialist Lee Brownell’s thought on the upcoming Unive...
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Franklin County, News
by Alison James 
March 2, 2016
When Daniel Fowler took part in Franklin County Junior Leadership job shadowing more than 10 years ago, it confirmed for him a career interest that ha...
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Franklin County, News
by Staff Reports 
March 2, 2016
The Northwest Alabama Resource Conservation and Development Council gave $2,500 to the Back to Basics Life Skill Center located in Russellville. This ...
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Franklin County, News, Phil Campbell
by Staff Reports 
March 2, 2016
Phil Campbell Elementary sixth grader Alissa Fretwell said she didn’t think the day could have gotten any better until she was invited into the school...
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