Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
As I was scanning news sites this week, I saw where coroners officially confirmed Whitney Houston’s death was caused by an accidental drowning and tha...
Kellie Singleton
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by Kellie Singleton
March 17, 2012
I don’t have a smartphone so I’m not always up on the different kinds of apps that are available. I know there are gaming apps to keep you entertained...
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by Kellie Singleton
March 10, 2012
With the primary elections taking place on Tuesday, voting is on most people’s minds, including mine. It always astounds me that some people take the ...
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by Kellie Singleton
March 3, 2012
I am always amazed at the stories of people who are brave and strong and faithful in the face of adversity. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve witnesse...
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Kellie Singleton
by Kellie Singleton
February 18, 2012
Last week there was a story on Yahoo! Sports about a high school girls basketball team from Nebraska who received a technical foul for their uniforms....
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by Kellie Singleton
February 11, 2012
I have loved animals pretty much my whole life. When I was younger, I wanted to take in every furry little creature I found because I wanted it to hav...
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by Kellie Singleton
February 4, 2012
Alabama Senator Shadrack McGill created quite a stir this week when he seemingly said that teachers shouldn’t receive pay raises because their pay sho...
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by Kellie Singleton
January 28, 2012
Things are most certainly different today than they were 50 years ago in terms of the way people treat one another, but I’ve noticed recently that thi...
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Kellie Singleton
by Kellie Singleton
January 21, 2012
Everyone has pet peeves — those little things that drive you nuts. Those things that make you want to scream or simply shake your head in disgust. As ...
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by Kellie Singleton
January 7, 2012
A teen mom has made headlines recently and no, it wasn’t for being on the MTV reality show of the same name. The girl I’m talking about is 18-year-old...
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RED BAY – The city now has an alcohol ordinance in effect and interested parties may apply for an alcohol license.
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RED BAY -- Red Bay community members came together at the gazebo in Bay Tree Park to offer united voices of faith on the annual National Day of Prayer...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver praised his county’s Hispanic community and said his involvement with the U.S. Immigration and C...
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RUSSELLVILLE – Volunteers from the local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars members and others spent time Saturday cleaning up monuments in Russe...
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Vina seventh grader Lindie Easterling finished second in the Class 1A state 3200 meter run (2-mile).
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Despite falling short in their area championship games, both the Belgreen Bulldogs and the Tharptown Wildcats secured their spots in the Class 2A Nort...
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RUSSELLVILLE -- More than 70 students from across the county took part in the third annual Special Olympics at Tharptown Elementary School.
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The Red Bay Tigers’ impressive baseball season came to a heartbreaking conclusion over the weekend as they were edged out by the Mars Hill Panthers in...
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PHIL CAMPBELL - Heath White is the new head coach of the cross country program at Northwest Shoals Community College.
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