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SPRUCE PINE DAY
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October 22, 2025
For anyone getting near downtown Spruce Pine on Saturday, enthusiasm for the annual Spruce Pine Day festival was evident from the sight of cars parked...
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‘Careers on Wheels’ rolls into Vina School
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by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
October 15, 2025
VINA — Elementary students at Vina School got an up-close look at a variety of professions Friday during the school’s first “Careers on Wheels” event....
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AI policies stress proper use over prohibition
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by Alyssa Sutherland For the FCT 
October 15, 2025
Sheffield City Schools’ policy regarding student use of artificial intelligence (AI) at the start of the 2025-26 school year limited the use of the so...
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Ex-day care owner faces 27-count indictment
Main, News, Russellville
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
October 15, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — The former owner of a Red Bay day care center where a 4-month-old died in March 2022 is now facing a manslaughter charge after a Frankl...
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Gilmer fulfills dream competing on ‘Jeopardy!’
Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
October 15, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville native Slade Gilmer fulfilled a lifelong dream when he competed on “Jeopardy!” in an episode that aired Oct. 7.
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Police among state’s first certified departments
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by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
October 15, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — The city’s Police Department is one of the first 12 departments to earn professional accreditation through the Alabama Association of C...
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Family folklore fuels music festival
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by Chelsea Retherford For the FCT 
October 15, 2025
In the earliest stages of forming Carver Commodore in 2016, Payton Pruitt and his fellow bandmates had exhausted several ideas for a name before Pruit...
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More than laughs: Improvising for life’s situations
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by Chelsea Retherford For the FCT 
October 15, 2025
When most people hear the word “improv,” they might think of the quickwitted antics of “Whose Line is it Anyway?” But David Grissom, a veteran comedy ...
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UNA follows one drubbing with another
College Sports, News, Sports
by David Glovach For the FCT 
October 15, 2025
FLORENCE — North Alabama followed up one dud with another. After its 29-point loss at Abilene Christian last week, the Lions lost 49-21 to Central Ark...
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