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Schools to finish year through alternative methods
Franklin County, News, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Ciera Hughes 
March 31, 2020
The next few months will present unusual challenges for Alabama schools as Gov. Kay Ivey announced in a press conference Thursday that all Alabama sch...
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Coronavirus cases, deaths continue climb
Franklin County, News, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Alison James 
March 31, 2020
In the week that has passed since the Alabama Department of Public Health announced the state’s first death from the coronavirus, that number has cree...
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Coronavirus prompts stuffed animal safari
Features, Franklin County, Lifestyles
by María Camp 
March 30, 2020
Many Franklin County folks have added bear hunting and going on safari to their lists of activities that can be done while maintaining social distanci...
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Empty fields, empty dugouts
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by Bart Moss 
March 30, 2020
High school athletes are not the only ones affected by the virus-mandated shutdown of spring sports. Area high school coaches have also had to come to...
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COVID-19 hurts employment in FC, statewide
Franklin County, News, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Alison James 
March 30, 2020
The Alabama Department of Labor has released the official count for initial unemployment claims filed during the week of March 15-21, and as the depar...
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Hand washing – This means you
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
March 28, 2020
By this point this shouldn’t need to be said, but just in case someone does still need to hear this: Wash your hands, people. According to the CDC, t ...
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