Opinion
Qualifying for municipal races across the state, including Franklin County, closed on June 24 leaving several contested races leading up to the Aug. 2...
Columnists, Opinion
The Pax Americana, the period since World War II when there have been no major world wars, has led to the greatest period of freedom the world has eve...
Columnists, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
Susie Hovater Malone Columnist
Columnists, Opinion
“Thank you for your service,” are words I often hear while wearing my uniform in your community. I am grateful to hear those words, but what many peop...
Columnists, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs International held its 135th annual convention at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park in Atlanta, Georgi...
Columnists, News, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
Returning home after more than 30 years away was made easier for Susan Pearson by one simple invitation. “After I moved back, someone invited me to vi...
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HERE AND NOW
Foster children often enter care with few, if any, belongings. In Franklin County right now, there are 75 children in foster care. And with the backto...
Columnists, Opinion
Oct. 7, 2023, didn’t happen in a vacuum. The effects of the deadliest terrorist attack in Israel’s history reverberated across the globe, and this evi...
Opinion
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is running for governor of Alabama. His announcement on May 27 ended months of speculation that he would enter the gu...
Columnists, Lifestyles, Opinion
Russellville’s Cultura Garden Club members deviated from the usual end-of-the year banquet and program to tour the 1818 Farm in Mooresville.
