Opinion

Hi folks, This past week I had the opportunity to hear from one of my old friends from years ago, Mr. Ben Barclift. Many of the readers of Homefolks U...

In Alabama it sometimes seems like summer starts around mid-April and continues through the end of October, but according to the calendar, summer is a...

Hi folks, We are sorry to announce this past week Homefolks U.S.A lost one of our regular readers: Mr. Thomas Riley. Not long ago, Thomas and I had a ...

For many of us it probably seems like “just yesterday” when Franklin County and Russellville City Schools let out for the summer. The past two months ...

Recently, I heard someone say there are too many festivals in Franklin County – that that is all that seems to be going on lately. My first thought wa...

It’s just human nature that some events and seasons bring out the best in people. That’s especially true here in Franklin County, where the giving hea...

Hi folks, Does the name Sen. Dudley J. LeBlanc ring a bell with any reader of Homefolks U.S.A.? Probably not. Although during his time in office in Lo...

July is a busy month for us here because we release not one but two special publications during this month. In addition to Franklin Living, which came...

We are pleased to present the July/August edition of Franklin Living, released this week. Continuing to expand on the new features we unveiled in our ...

Confession time: I have never donated blood. Many of you know that I am a proud childhood cancer survivor, so you know it’s not stinginess that keeps ...