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Former Russellville mayor and retired U.S. Army National Guard Major General Troy Oliver, 82, a 1961 graduate of Belgreen High School, died Saturday.
Main, News, Russellville
R U S S E L L V I L L E — Lottie Coan, who has served as secretary- treasurer for the Tharptown Volunteer Fire Department since 2015, was sitting in h...
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CROOKED OAK — Miller Family Dairy unveiled its new milk processing facility June 30, bringing the business one step closer to bottling its own milk, p...
Main, News, Russellville
RUSSELLVILLE — Customers have walked through the doors of Stidham Feed & Seed for more than half a century looking for everything from garden seed and...
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RUSSELLVILLE — In the event you find yourself on a trip to the Franklin County Archives, one of the first things you’ll see upon arrival is the name C...
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RUSSELLVILLE — A Georgia woman facing 106 counts ranging from possession of child pornography to first-degree sodomy has pleaded not guilty to the cha...
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CROOKED OAK — Craig and Jenilee Miller moved to the Russellville area in 2020 after finding a farm that fit what they were looking for.
Franklin Living
EAST FRANKLIN – Just off County Road 81 sits a small graveyard with around a dozen or so people who have been laid to rest over the past 200 or so yea...
Franklin Living
It’s no secret that I love a good thrift store! When I was in college in 1992 at the University of Montevallo, some of my home economic friends and I ...
Franklin Living
One of the greatest blessings many people enjoy is the privilege of living in a land of freedom. Patriotism, when understood properly, is not worship ...
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RUSSELLVILLE — A woman who admitted to shooting and killing her husband last month pleaded not guilty during her arraignment on June 24. Sherri Mitche...
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MONTGOMERY — A former Red Bay day care worker convicted of manslaughter in the death of 4-month-old Autumn Wells will have to face her original senten...
News
Hundreds of items abandoned at local schools are finding a second life through clothing closets and community donations.
Editorials
This week, Franklin County residents are preparing for Saturday’s Independence Day celebration. It should be more than time to gather with family and ...
Editorials
If readers haven’t been keeping up with the FIFA World Cup, I’m sure they have seen a flood across their algorithm of Europeans and other tourists vis...
Columnists
HERE AND NOW
Summer tends to make it easier to say “yes” to socializing with friends. That’s what members of the Book Lovers Study Club did for their June meeting ...
Columnists
By the time Thomas Jefferson dipped his quill in ink in the summer of 1776, he was drawing from a wealth of ideas more than five centuries old.
Couples
For Janet and Max Todd, history isn’t something confined to books or preserved behind glass. It’s something meant to be lived in, and when possible, b...
FLORENCE — A United Kingdom multinetwork satellite communications company with U.S. defense industry clients has announced plans to make the Shoals “a...
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MUSCLE SHOALS — The Shoals will be on a national stage in less than three months when 2016 Muscle Shoals High alum Makalyn Heaslett competes for the M...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Myra Taylor is preparing for retirement after 20 years at CB&S Bank.
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RUSSELLVILLE — Ahead of the celebration for the 250th anniversary of America’s independence on Saturday, officials are decorating and pulling out all ...
Franklin Living
As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, it is a fitting time to look back at how much has changed and how much has remained the same. Fro...
Land Transactions
June 16 Izaak L Mims to Alexandria D Mims, quit claim June 17 Robert W Putman to The Robert Putman Revocable Living Trust Robert Outman to Kel...
Land Transactions
June 11 Michael Ray McQuary and Tina Ann McQuary to Breonna and Jacob Hill, survivorship June 12 Jared Thornton to Patti L Thornton, power of at...
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RUSSELLVILLE — The 2026 Alabama Fish Consumption Advisories recommends not consuming largemouth bass taken from two areas of Franklin County due to me...
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RUSSELLVILLE — City council members have authorized the fire department to purchase a state surplus truck for up to $32,000 after the department sold ...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville Hospital is in line to receive $3 million for facilities and equipment under a federal spending bill which includes millio...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Construction of a new public library moved a step closer to reality last week as the city council approved a $2.85 million construction...
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RUSSELLVILLE — When Curtis Baker is sworn in as Franklin County District 1 commissioner in November, he plans to hit the ground running on day one.
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RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County commissioners recently increased its annual support for the Cramer Children’s Advocacy from $500 to $3,500.
RUSSELLVILLE — A Georgia woman facing 106 counts ranging from possession of child pornography to first-degree sodomy has pleaded not guilty to the cha...
July 8, 2026
Former Russellville mayor and retired U.S. Army National Guard Major General Troy Oliver, 82, a 1961 graduate of Belgreen High School, died Saturday.
July 8, 2026
R U S S E L L V I L L E — Lottie Coan, who has served as secretary- treasurer for the Tharptown Volunteer Fire Department since 2015, was sitting in h...
July 8, 2026
CROOKED OAK — Miller Family Dairy unveiled its new milk processing facility June 30, bringing the business one step closer to bottling its own milk, p...
July 8, 2026
CROOKED OAK — Craig and Jenilee Miller moved to the Russellville area in 2020 after finding a farm that fit what they were looking for.
July 8, 2026
This week, Franklin County residents are preparing for Saturday’s Independence Day celebration. It should be more than time to gather with family and ...
July 1, 2026
If readers haven’t been keeping up with the FIFA World Cup, I’m sure they have seen a flood across their algorithm of Europeans and other tourists vis...
July 1, 2026
Summer tends to make it easier to say “yes” to socializing with friends. That’s what members of the Book Lovers Study Club did for their June meeting ...
July 1, 2026
By the time Thomas Jefferson dipped his quill in ink in the summer of 1776, he was drawing from a wealth of ideas more than five centuries old.
July 1, 2026
Jeffery Lee has been on Alabama’s death row for over two decades. He was convicted of a terrible crime — the murder of two people at a pawn shop outsi...
June 24, 2026
They’re no longer stalking opposite sides of the gridiron, but former college football coaches Nick Saban and Tommy Tuberville are currently on opposi...
June 17, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Rising seniors Tristan Ray and Tripp Cleveland recently competed in the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association Underclassmen All-Star Eve...
June 17, 2026
FLORENCE — James “Buddy” Moore, a 2012 University of North Alabama Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, has died. He was 93.
June 10, 2026
FLORENCE — Officials said Thursday they expect a city project to reduce a section of Pine Street from four lanes to three to be completed before the U...
June 10, 2026
For Janet and Max Todd, history isn’t something confined to books or preserved behind glass. It’s something meant to be lived in, and when possible, b...
July 1, 2026
Mike Adams has built a reputation across the Shoals for bringing audiences face to face with “The King.” But don’t call him an Elvis impersonator....
June 17, 2026