Phil Campbell

The Franklin County Watermelon Festival is known for many things, particularly the scorching-hot August temperatures that festivalgoers fight through ...

Beginning Aug. 28, the Franklin County Times will return to its traditional Wednesday-only publication cycle. “This change will allow our team to prov...

PHIL CAMPBELL – Phil Campbell High School has gone through many changes in the past two years, and the start of this school year holds one more very s...

Sweeping changes to Alabama’s gun law took effect this past Thursday and the new law has sparked concerns and praises from officials on both sides of ...

On Wednesday Gov. Robert Bentley announced more than $372 million in additional funding for cities and counties participating in the Alabama Transport...

At a news conference on Thursday morning, Gov. Robert Bentley highlighted the success of the newly-formed Agriculture Rural Crime Unit (ARCU), which c...

State and local officials met at Northwest-Shoals Community College’s Shoals campus on Monday to honor the winners of the Dr. Fredric Rosemore 4-H Pat...

Holidays are often a fun time to gather with family and friends, but local officials are urging residents to keep safety in mind this week while celeb...

Another local elected official has decided to leave the Democratic Party. Franklin County Revenue Commissioner Gene Ellison announced this week that h...

Franklin County’s unemployment rate rose slightly in May to 7.3 percent, up from April’s rate of 7.0 percent but down from last year’s rate of 7.6 per...