Alison James

Breathe a sigh of relief with me: Football is back. For the past couple of weeks, I have been positively immersed in football. To be honest, it kind o...

It’s raining again. Or is it raining still? Who even knows at this point. Are we living in a rainforest now? Is this still even Alabama? In my first j...

Ahem, ahem! May I present: The July/August edition of Franklin Living. Right off the bat, I have to tell you: I love this edition’s cover story. How p...

Summer just feels like a time to go on adventures, doesn’t it? My mother, sister-in-law and I just got back from a long weekend at Pensacola Beach whe...

“We see you. We feel for you. We pause here for a moment in solidarity with you as you prepare to lay your loved one to rest.”

Let me tell you about a news story I reported on once. I was out and about in the town where I was working at the time, and I heard the city was going...

Once upon a time, a precocious kindergartener fell in love with reading. Encouraged by her parents, she learned to read her very first book – “Orla’s ...

Summer is coming, and Franklin County is offering plenty of ways for us to enjoy it. It’s time to get excited. Summer is the time for spontaneous ride...

It’s been a milestone six years for me in Franklin County. This is my third career role since college, starting with one year as a staff reporter in A...

Our annual graduation edition was in the May 19 paper to honor the graduating seniors of all county high schools. Seniors’ photos are in this special ...