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Russellville to host MLK march on Monday
Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The Franklin County Martin Luther King Memorial Scholarship Committee is planning its annual commemoration march, which this year will ...
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Main, News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 14, 2026
FROG POND — The inaugural Frog Pond community cleanup is scheduled for Saturday at 9 a.m. Volunteers will meet at the community center and focus on Co...
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Career tech programs return to remodeled RHS building
Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Students at Russellville High School returned from winter break last week to a newly remodeled and expanded Career Technical Education ...
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Dowdy sentence delayed
Main, News, Russellville
by By Brady Petree For the FCT 
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The sentencing of Brandy Dowdy will have to wait until another day after her defense attorney suffered a “medical emergency.”
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MLK march is about ‘keeping the dream alive’
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The Rev. B.J. Bonner was 11 years old in the summer of 1963 when the civil rights movement reshaped the South and communities across Al...
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News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE Electric Board General Manager Derrick Moore is warning customers about scam phone calls and emails that target utility customers. Moore ...
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Vote of Red Bay budget delayed until February
News, Red Bay
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 14, 2026
RED BAY — City councilmembers will vote next month on the 20025–26 fiscal year budget. Mayor Mike Shewbart told the council last week the budget was n...
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News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Police Chief Chris Hargett said the department’s new fingerprint scanner will replace outdated equipment and can be used with the iris ...
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Seniors staying active at Hodges Senior Center
Franklin County, News, Records
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 14, 2026
HODGES — Alison Armstrong, director of the Hodges Senior Center, said the center works to create a welcoming environment where seniors can socialize, ...
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