Alabama Crimson Tide, College Sports, High School Sports
One Red Bay native can claim something that very few people can – she is a two-time national champion. Laken Elliott, 21, a 2011 graduate of Red Bay H...
Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama Crimson Tide, College Sports, Sports
by Staff Reports
January 6, 2014
The Sugar Bowl was anything but sweet for the Alabama Crimson Tide Thursday night. The Oklahoma Sooners torched the Alabama defense on their way to a ...
Alabama Crimson Tide, College Sports, High School Sports
by J.R. Tidwell
June 26, 2013
Brent Calloway was a standout at Russellville High School during his years as a Golden Tiger. His athletic prowess led him to sign with the Alabama Cr...
Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, College Sports
by J.R. Tidwell
May 9, 2012
Everyone does it, but the trick is to not get caught. That is the mentality that goes around the sports world from college to pro ball.
Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, College Sports
by J.R. Tidwell
January 11, 2012
Alabama did it. They beat LSU bad enough that critics wouldn’t start crying co-champs. In my estimation, one of the two teams actually showed up for t...
Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, College Sports
by J.R. Tidwell
December 24, 2011
Wednesday night I was watching the Poinsettia Bowl between Texas Christian and Louisiana Tech. That game — especially towards the middle — was downrig...
Alabama Crimson Tide, College Sports, Editorials
by J.R. Tidwell
December 10, 2011
If any of you sports fans have not figured out by now, I am an Auburn fan, and rest assured, I am not a fair weather guy. When it comes to talking abo...
Alabama Crimson Tide, College Sports, Sports
by J.R. Tidwell
December 7, 2011
The inevitable has finally come to pass. As announced Sunday, LSU will be playing Alabama in the BCS National Championship in New Orleans. The Tide fa...
Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, College Sports
by Scot Beard
November 26, 2011
The rivalry between Alabama and Auburn has always been fierce, but in recent seasons the rancor between the fan bases has grown as both teams have won...
Alabama Crimson Tide, College Sports, PICTURE FLIPPER
by Scot Beard
July 22, 2011
It has been eight months since the Iron Bowl, but Alabama’s players — especially the defense — remember it quite well. The Crimson Tide jumped out to ...
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Check out this week's Franklin County Times! - May 7, 2025
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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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Vina seventh grader Lindie Easterling finished second in the Class 1A state 3200 meter run (2-mile).
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