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In the fourth annual Franklin County Student Beef Cookoff, held Feb. 25 at Willow Oak Lodge in Spruce Pine, Family and Consumer Sciences students from...

Phil Campbell third baseman Kenner Scott signed a softball scholarship with Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis this past week. The multi...

The American Cornhole Association held a regional tournament Feb. 19 at the Chucky Mullins Center in Russellville. Cornhole has been steadily increasi...

If ever there was an expert on the Distinguished Young Women of Franklin County, it would have to be Dr. Susan Hargett. After all, the Belgreen native...

With a little more than 30 years of service to the Franklin County Board of Education, Kathy Hester, secretary to Superintendent Greg Hamilton, is now...

Russellville Public Library director Ashley Cummins is saying goodbye. Cummins, whose last day was Feb. 19, will soon begin a new role: executive dire...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The date for this event was mistakenly first noted as March 5. The pageant will be **MARCH 4, Friday night! The FCT regrets the error a...

Krewe de Guard hosted the second annual Mardi Gras parade in downtown Russellville Feb. 19. The theme for this year’s parade was “Make a Difference,” ...

Willow Oak Lodge, nestled in the woods just off Highway 43 in Spruce Pine, might be best known as a high-fence hunting preserve offering whitetail dee...

Alabama’s annual severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Feb. 25 and ends at midnight Feb. 27. It’s meant as an opportunity...