Russellville


Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 6, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — County commissioners have approved a $121,600 project to add an industrial entrance to Highway 36 near Alabama Stone. County Engineer J...
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Suspect’s boyfriend held without bond
Main, News, Russellville
by By Brady Petree For the FCT 
May 6, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — A 26-year-old Georgia man charged with dozens of counts ranging from sodomy to producing and disseminating child pornography will remai...
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Judge grants attorney’s request to withdraw
Main, News, Russellville
by By Brady Petree For the FCT 
May 6, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Brandy Dowdy’s original attorney will no longer be part of her case moving forward. Birmingham-based attorney Jessica Bugge filed a mot...
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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. Cle...
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Book Lovers Club honored at state
News, Russellville
HERE AND NOW
May 6, 2026
Members of Russellville’s GFWC Book Lovers Study Club joined clubwomen from across Alabama for the 131st annual GFWC Alabama Federation of Women’s Clu...
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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. Oliver said she started the p...
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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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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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