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PHOTOS: Pumpkin Palooza brings Halloween fun
Galleries, News, Russellville
by María Camp 
November 2, 2021
Costumed friends and neighbors take to the streets of Russellville for the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Pumpkin Palooza. The festival ...
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A good one
Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT, Opinion
by Will Stults 
November 2, 2021
“Keep telling me a good one.” That’s my daily prayer. That’s all I need to keep stepping, to keep seeing what comes next. I frame my life as a story G...
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Joint holiday choir welcomes singers
News, Russellville, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Alison James 
November 2, 2021
Vocalists from across the community are invited to be part of presenting A Christmas Moment, a holiday concert planned for Dec. 5. With the concert ab...
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Tharptown Wildcats shut out Vina Red Devils
High School Sports, Sports, Tharptown Wildcats
by Bart Moss 
November 2, 2021
The Tharptown Wildcats shut out the Vina Red Devils 28-0 in both teams’ final game of the season. Turnovers ruled the night , with field conditions de...
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Take care to get discharge documents in order
Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
November 2, 2021
To all veterans, spouses, family members and friends of veterans: The topic this month is discharge documents. A veteran’s discharge document(s) is th...
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Tharptown, Belgreen XC advance to state
Belgreen Bulldogs, High School Sports, Sports
by Bart Moss 
November 2, 2021
The Tharptown Wildcats cross-country team had a strong outing at the Class 1A/2A sectional meet Thursday. Tharptown’s boys and girls teams both finish...
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BCBS, FC Extension provide $10K for Vina playground
Franklin County, News, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by María Camp 
October 28, 2021
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, along with the Franklin County Extension as its community partner, held a presentation to award a $10,000 check thr...
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