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Students celebrate 100 days in school amid pandemic
News, Russellville, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Ciera Hughes 
February 12, 2021
Every year West Elementary School celebrates reaching the 100th day of school, but reaching the 100th day this year was even more of a celebration bec...
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Cadillacs and grace
Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT, Opinion
by Will Stults 
February 12, 2021
She’d never owned a new car. She’d put in 30 years at a nursing home, and she was finally able to afford one – and what a one it was. I bet she felt a...
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Support Franklin County’s spring athletes
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
February 12, 2021
As basketball season heads into the postseason and winter winds its way toward spring – despite that pesky groundhog’s prediction of six more weeks of...
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WES canned food drive surpasses goal
News, Russellville, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Ciera Hughes 
February 10, 2021
Despite a difficult year, the students and families of West Elementary rose to the challenge of collecting 3,700 non-perishable food items for the sch...
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Tharptown ends season with win
High School Sports, Sports, Tharptown Wildcats
by Bart Moss 
February 10, 2021
Winston Nolen scored 35 points to lead the Tharptown Wildcats to a blowout win over Phillips 82-57. The game started out with a show of sportsmanship....
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COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up, eligibility expands
Franklin County, News, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Alison James 
February 10, 2021
The Alabama Department of Public Health has a straightforward stated mission as the coronavirus pandemic continues: “getting COVID-19 vaccine into the...
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RHS teams fall to Athens, Hamilton
High School Sports, Russellville Golden Tigers, Sports
by Brannon King 
February 10, 2021
The Russellville High School varsity basketball teams wrapped up regular season play with a trip to Athens to take on the Golden Eagles, followed by b...
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Belgreen Bulldogs, High School Sports, Sports
by Bart Moss 
February 10, 2021
The Belgreen Bulldogs closed out the regular season with a 20-2 record with a big win over Sheffield , 69-45. Belgreen led Sheffield 12-8 at the end o...
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