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Supporting students’ futures
Features, Franklin County, Lifestyles
by María Camp 
March 18, 2024
Franklin County’s district attorney took on the role a little over a year ago, and he has wasted no time establishing a new program to benefit the cou...
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PCHS athlete signs with Calhoun Community College
High School Sports, Phil Campbell Bobcats, Sports
by Bart Moss 
March 14, 2024
Phil Campbell High School’s Hannah Welborn signed a cross country scholarship with Calhoun Community College last week. Welborn, who runs cross countr...
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RCS track and field runs into new season
High School Sports, Russellville Golden Tigers, Sports
by María Camp 
March 12, 2024
“We won in both boys and girls,” explained track and field coach Chris Boatwright of the Feb. 27 meets, “for a cumulative win with 22 medals place fin...
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PROGRESS 2024: Veteran Spotlight – Troy Oliver
Franklin County, News, Top News Stories FRONT PAGE
by Alison James 
March 11, 2024
When Russellville’s Troy Oliver, a retired major general for the U.S. Army National Guard, speaks about being a veteran, he often points to Bible scri...
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Walking the road to wellness
Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT, Opinion
by Susie Hovater Malone 
March 5, 2024
For more than 35 years, communities across the world have come together to honor and remember loved ones and take action for lifesaving change in the ...
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