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Sheriff: Contraband is constant battle in jails
Main, News, Russellville
by Bernie Delinski For the FCT 
January 21, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver said the county jail is not immune to the problem jail officials everywhere face: Inmates coming...
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Main, News
by Bernie Delinski For the FCT 
January 21, 2026
MONTGOMERY — The unemployment rate in Franklin County fell to 2.5% in November, according to the latest figures available after the October figures we...
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Oliver, Shackelford qualify for sheriff
Main, News, Russellville
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
January 21, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE – Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver will have to hit the campaign trail to seek a fifth term this year. Oliver, a Republican and Fra...
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Main, News, Red Bay
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 21, 2026
RED BAY — NACOLG Transit, operated by the Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments, has begun providing regular public transportation service in...
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New welding shop a plus for students
Franklin County, Main, News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 21, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — A new welding shop inside the Russellville High School’s remodeled career tech building offers students more time and space to learn th...
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Vina seniors tour NWSCC campuses
News, Vina Red Devils
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 21, 2026
VINA — Vina High School seniors toured the Phil Campbell and Muscle Shoals campuses of Northwest Shoals Community College as part of career planning a...
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Book Lovers Study Club helps Safeplace
Columnists, News, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
January 21, 2026
Safeplace provides safety, shelter and practical support to people experiencing domestic violence and education aimed at preventing abuse. The regiona...
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CB&S Bank announces promotion of Woodard
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 21, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE CB&S Bank will have a new chief credit officer this spring as longtime executive Jeff Daniel prepares to retire at the end of the first q...
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Vaughn retires from First Metro Bank
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 21, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — After a 45-year career in the financial industry, Mike Vaughn has retired from First Metro Bank, where he spent the last three decades ...
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Frog Pond cleans up 1,275 lbs of trash
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January 21, 2026
Around 30 volunteers from the Frog Pond community and beyond met on Saturday to clean up rubbish along the road. Following the cleanup, they met at th...
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