Alison James

Summer arrived June 21, and my husband and I kicked off the season by going somewhere in Franklin County I hadn’t been before: the King Drive-In. This...

Every now and again when you work in community journalism, you get to interview someone famous. Now fame is relative. There’s local fame, and I’m prou...

My family spent the past week out of town – actually, way out of town. From May 23-29 we took our first family vacation – my husband and I, my brother...

I’ve nearly let the month of May go by without sharing some thoughts on our latest magazine. As I note in this issue, my favorite part of putting toge...

My husband’s cousin is graduating from high school this year – valedictorian of his class. My second cousin is graduating, too. Our preacher’s daughte...

At the end of 2018, as the old year died giving way to the new, I shared with you a special set of New Year’s resolutions – ones specific to Franklin ...

Every week when we’re working on the community calendar and planning what stories we’ll be covering in the newspaper, we always take a peek back at wh...

A lot of the work it takes to keep the Franklin County Times ship sailing happens behind the scenes. It’s an occupational hazard that when you work at...

One of my very earliest memories is of being maybe 3 years old, huddled with my family under a large piece of furniture for protection from the threat...

I love a good prize or bribe, so to tell you the truth, the potential to win something awesome was a big motivator for me to sign up for Scale Back Al...