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State’s mask mandate expires
Franklin County, News, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Ciera Hughes 
April 14, 2021
Now that the state mask ordinance has expired, local governments, school systems and business are regrouping under Gov. Kay Ivey’s new, more lax Safer...
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Awarding star athletes
High School Sports, Sports, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Bart Moss 
April 14, 2021
(From left) Hayden Moss of Tharptown, Emma Dempsey of Belgreen, Bailey Oliver of Belgreen and Lily Pounders of Russellville attend the Bryant Jordan S...
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Food Share collects $11K, 970 items
Franklin County, News, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Ciera Hughes 
April 14, 2021
Bank Independent’s seventh-annual food drive – this year titled Feed a Family for $5 with Food Share – was a success, as Bank Independent received mor...
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Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
April 14, 2021
It seems like every message I write has something to do with the coronavirus, but those are just the times we're living in right now. While the corona...
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Phil Campbell boys dominate county tournament
High School Sports, Sports, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Bart Moss 
April 12, 2021
It wasn’t really a matter of who would win the baseball Franklin County Tournament; it was more about who would advance to the finals to face the Phil...
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Belgreen girls win county tournament
High School Sports, Sports, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Bart Moss 
April 12, 2021
Pitching and opportune hitting helped lift the Belgreen Lady Bulldogs to the softball Franklin County Tournament championship Saturday night. Belgreen...
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Class of ’48 friends reunite
News, Russellville, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Ciera Hughes 
April 11, 2021
The days were simpler in the late 1940s when Russellville High School classmates Elmer T. Hovater and Fred Underwood spent their time going on double ...
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Franklin County, News, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Ciera Hughes 
April 11, 2021
It is not uncommon for 4-H students to take care of animals, but few 4-H projects allow students to raise animal they get to keep.  "That is what make...
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County cats battle on soccer field
High School Sports, Russellville Golden Tigers, Sports
by Bart Moss 
April 11, 2021
The RHS Golden Tigers and the THS Wildcats face off in soccer action this past week. The Russellville boys overcame Tharptown with a final 8-0 score t...
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