Obituaries
Obituaries
September 10, 2025
Charles Ervin Montgomery Sept. 3, 2025 Charles Ervin Montgomery, 80, of Russellville, passed away on Sept. 3. A private family burial took place Sep...
Obituaries
by Griffin Traylor 
September 3, 2025
Blenda Gail Bell Aug. 29, 2025 Blenda Gail Bell, 74, of East Franklin, passed away Friday, August 29 at home surrounded by her loving family. Gail w...
Obituaries
August 27, 2025
Fannie Lou (Abernathy) Bates
Obituaries
by Griffin Traylor 
August 20, 2025
Carolyn Grace Daniel Aug. 15, 2025 Carolyn Grace Daniel, 77, of Muscle Shoals, passed away Aug. 15. A visitation was held at Pinkard Funeral Home ...
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August 13, 2025
Dorothy L. KIng
Obituaries
August 6, 2025
Jonathan "Jhonner” Myrick July 30, 2025 Jonathan “Jhonner” Myrick, 41, of Russellville, passed away on July 30. A visitation was held on August 2 a...
Obituaries
by Griffin Traylor 
July 30, 2025
Annie Lou Peppers July 21, 2025 Annie Lou Peppers, 98, Phil Campbell, passed away on July 21. A graveside service was held at 11am on July 25 with...
Latest Local News
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RUSSELLVILLE — Rev. Bennie “B.J.” Bonner stood before an audience gathered Jan. 19 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration March and described ho...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Darrell Higgins has been hired as the new head football coach at Russellville High School. His hiring was announced Saturday following ...
January 28, 2026
Fresh off a Franklin County Tournament championship, the Belgreen Bulldogs girls secured a pair of nail-biting victories recently, showing poise in ti...
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The Russellville Lady Golden Tigers have clinched the second seed in the upcoming Class 5A Area 15 tournament with a 2-2 area record finishing behind ...
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