Opinion


OPINION: My Thoughts
Bart Moss, He Says, My Thoughts
He Says
by Bart Moss 
March 18, 2025
This week marked the fifth anniversary of the world shutting down and COVID-19 taking over our lives for well over a year. What happened during that t...
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Lemon meringue pie, an unexpected new favorite
Main, María Camp, Opinion
She Says
March 18, 2025
A bit of unplanned adventuring on the eve of Pi Day has brought me a new, very unexpected, favorite among the umbrella of desserts to which I give my ...
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Red Bay principal speaks to Franklin County retirees
Main, Opinion, Susie Hovater Malone
She Says
by Susie Hovater Malone Lifestyles Columnist 
March 18, 2025
Red Bay High School principal Brady Ramey was the guest speak for the February meeting of the FranklinCountyEducation Retirees Association. The meetin...
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Daylight saving time takes the stage
Opinion, We Say, Z - Top
We Say
March 11, 2025
Did you remember to set your clocks an hour ahead over the weekend? Nowadays, a lot of our time-keeping devices perform this task automatically, but m...
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OPINION: My Thoughts
Bart Moss, He Says, My Thoughts
He Says
by Bart Moss For the FCT 
March 4, 2025
What a week it was! Where do we start? Geopolitical? State? Local? Let’s get the easy stuff out of the way first …
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Spring makes its way back to Franklin County
María Camp, Opinion, She Says
She Says
by María Camp, Managing Editor 
March 4, 2025
It hasn’t been long since we had a bit of snow in Franklin County, and it also hasn’t been long since we had an EF-2 tornado – the latter certainly mo...
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Support local high school athletes
Main, Opinion, PICTURE FLIPPER
We Say
by Staff Reports 
March 4, 2025
With basketball complete and baseball and softball now underway, other spring sports, including tennis, soccer, track and field and golf, are also get...
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Book Lovers Study Club receives award at district meeting
Main, Opinion, Russellville
by Susie Hovater Malone Lifestyles Columnist 
March 4, 2025
The GFWC Book Lovers Study Club received the 2025 Award from the GFWC Alabama North District, held in Crossville in recognition and celebration for “L...
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Art crawl combines culture, economics
Main, News, Opinion
by Susie Hovater Malone For the FCT 
February 25, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE -- Lela Ray, who was an art teacher in the Russellville City Schools for 35 years, said the art crawl is a showcase for local artists tha...
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Always be prepared for winter weather
Opinion, We Say
We Say
by Staff Reports 
February 25, 2025
Although we don’t have extreme winter weather in the same way as some places, we still need to be prepared as well as we can in our corner of Alabama....
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