Opinion

In 1995 the Latino population of Russellville was essentially zero percent. Today we believe it to be 50 percent. If you were to ask a university prof...

The Alabama Press Association and the Alabama Broadcasters Association have joined the Think F1RST First Amendment campaign, a nationwide effort to pr...

Hi folks, The 39 th Watermelon Festival is now history.   It was one of the largest festivals we have seen in many years.   Food vendors lined the str...

When will they stop? Why can’t something be done? How many more lives must be lost. Whose fault is it? These are hard questions, and no one seems to h...

Hi folks, This week I would like to dedicate our story to a person who has made a great impact in the lives of so many people.   This lady had many ta...

To All Commissioners, Recently, a truck owned by R. Baker overturned on the residential road County Road 22 in Spruce Pine. Fortunately, no one was ki...

To the Editor: On behalf of the Franklin County Arts and Humanities Council, I want to thank all the performers, sponsors and supporters of the W.C. H...

We rehash this warning and plea every year around this time because it’s information that’s worth repeating.   As students and teachers return to the ...

You know what the occasional downside is when working in your “dream job”? Sometimes it means that not only do you do the job all day, you also dream ...

Hi folks, For the past several months I have been trying to “downsize” and keep only those things that tell a story. I ask myself, where did all this ...