Progress 2025

Natalie Bendall, the curriculum director for Russellville City Schools, believes the future of helping students achieve skills is focusing on student-...

Patrice Burcham Smith said she feels at home in her teaching job. “I love it here,” she said of the 17-year career she’s enjoyed so far in Russellvill...

Excellence is at the forefront of education in both Russellville City and Franklin County schools, Educators and administrators from each district are...

Melissa Kiel is a kindergarten reading intervention teacher at West Elementary School in Franklin County. Before joining West Elementary in 2020, Kiel...

Lee Brownell, a 1986 graduate of Russellville High School, has dedicated his career to inspiring young minds. Over the years, his passion for teaching...

Longtime English teacher Beth Gilmer, a graduate of Hamilton High School in Hamilton, has long been a lover of literature and finds herself at home te...