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RUSSELLVILLE — City officials say steps are being taken to improve safety at the playground in City Lake Park after parents raised concerns about dama...
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RED BAY — A petition created by a Red Bay man calls for the Alabama High School Athletic Association to replay six state semifinal basketball games af...
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SMALL WATER SYSTEM
RUSSELLVILLE — Eric Hill, general manager of the Russellville Water and Sewer Board, traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to speak before Congress ...
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LAFAYETTE BULLDOGS 34, RED BAY TIGERS 32
BIRMINGHAM — Begrudgingly, they cleared their throats and spoke. The words came in barely above a whisper. What was there to really say? They knew wha...
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PHIL CAMPBELL — Town councilmembers have approved a buildings ordinance which establishes requirements for inspections, notices, hearings and enforcem...
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RUSSELLVILLE — City councilmembers recently voted to waive a payment in lieu of taxes, often called PILOT, from the Russellville Housing Authority. Pu...
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RUSSELLVILLE — The police department is giving people with outstanding warrants a chance to resolve them without being arrested.
Franklin County
The total number of positive cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) found in white-tailed deer almost doubled in Alabama following the end of the 2025...
News
RUSSELLVILLE — Lily Cate Pace was crowned the new Miss RHS during the 44th annual Miss RHS Pageant. Pace, a senior at Russellville High School who is ...
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RED BAY — The city council will use $3,260 from its Educational Fund to help cover the cost of a new floor for the high school’s field house. Principa...
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PHIL CAMPBELL — Snow and ice kept the Northwest Shoals Community College Scholars Bowl team from attending a January qualifying tournament, but it sti...
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Rick Revel was just 15 when he stood backstage at the Grand Ole Opry and received career-shaping advice from country icon Roy Acuff — if you want to m...
Franklin County
In the Community
Elementary schools throughout the county marked Read Across America Week with activities. At Vina Elementary School, firefighter Justin Epperson and E...
Birthdays
March 11 Dean West Gene Wallace Robbie Gaston Chad Gault Rodney Bolton Lisa Stanley March 12 Deb Kenyon Holli Gaston Michael Under...
Land Transactions
Feb. 25 Olga Hernandez Alducin to Juan David Cano Hernandez, power of attorney Domingo Juan Cano Cifuentes to Juan David Cano Hernandez, power of ...
Marriages
Feb. 27 • Thomas Glenn Elmer Dill to Amanda Hope Taylor March 2 • Dakota Michel Bonn to Daisy Jo Fuentes
News
An unusual bill is pending in the Alabama Legislature. It would benefit the residents of Alabama and, specifically, a growing segment of small busines...
Columnists
Sports at the high school level are experiencing record participation. It is also experiencing unprecedented pressure. Across the country, young athle...
Columnists
HERE AND NOW
The Franklin County Retired Educators Association (FCERA) recently welcomed former circuit judge Sharon Hindman Hester to speak about Overton Farm and...
High School Sports
The Red Bay Tigers won the Franklin County baseball tournament this year in easy fashion. The tournament’s blind draw format put the Tigers in the pos...
High School Sports
The Russellville Golden Tigers went have now dropped eight games in a row to fall to 2-9 on the season. RHS was 0-4 last week in games against Mars Hi...
High School Sports
The Russellville softball team lost 7-3 to Colbert County High School on March 2, dropping Russellville’s record on the season to 4-2. It was the seco...
Belgreen Bulldogs
Belgreen and Red Bay’s softball teams each won a pair of games last week, while Phil Campbell and Vina split their contests. Belgreen 5, Shoals Christ...
Land Transactions
Feb. 18 Hegman Rental Properties LLC to V2 Holdings LLC, warranty ATRE Franklin County LLC to American Land Buyers LLC, warranty Edelmira Vela R...
Main
RED BAY — Mayor Mike Shewbart is frustrated after a contractor missed its deadline on a paving project, threatening future partnerships with the compa...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Red Bay Hospital has asked the Franklin County Commission to help cover a required 10% local contribution under the state’s Rural Hospi...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Dr. Natalie Bendall has accepted a regional in-service center director’s role at the University of North Alabama.
News
RED BAY — Police Chief Janna Jackson warns if someone offers to spread pine straw for you who has an out-of-state license plate on their vehicle, call...
News
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County commissioners have agreed to spend $638,750 to purchase 1,750 alcohol breath testing devices.
Columnists
For years — if not decades — law enforcement, privacy experts and politicians have warned people about sharing too much personal information online. S...
Columnists
Americans across the country are preparing for tax season as W-2s make their way to everyone’s mailboxes. People often compare filling out their tax f...
Columnists
HERE AND NOW
When our GFWC Book Lovers Study Club met recently, we focused on something that belongs to all Americans -- the National Park Service. Patricia Cox, c...
High School Sports
The Russellville varsity softball team successfully opened the 2026 season with a 4-0 start before falling in the fifth game of the week. The Lady Gol...
Belgreen Bulldogs
The Belgreen Bulldogs are off to a hot start under new veteran coach Jonathan Raper. After dropping their opener to Dora, the Bulldogs won four straig...
High School Sports
The Russellville High baseball team defeated the Hatton Hornets in the home opener, then lost four games in the PB South Alabama Showdown. RHS hosted ...
RUSSELLVILLE — City councilmembers recently voted to waive a payment in lieu of taxes, often called PILOT, from the Russellville Housing Authority. Pu...
March 11, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — City officials say steps are being taken to improve safety at the playground in City Lake Park after parents raised concerns about dama...
March 11, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The police department is giving people with outstanding warrants a chance to resolve them without being arrested.
March 11, 2026
The total number of positive cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) found in white-tailed deer almost doubled in Alabama following the end of the 2025...
March 11, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Lily Cate Pace was crowned the new Miss RHS during the 44th annual Miss RHS Pageant. Pace, a senior at Russellville High School who is ...
March 11, 2026
Sports at the high school level are experiencing record participation. It is also experiencing unprecedented pressure. Across the country, young athle...
March 11, 2026
The Franklin County Retired Educators Association (FCERA) recently welcomed former circuit judge Sharon Hindman Hester to speak about Overton Farm and...
March 11, 2026
For years — if not decades — law enforcement, privacy experts and politicians have warned people about sharing too much personal information online. S...
March 4, 2026
Americans across the country are preparing for tax season as W-2s make their way to everyone’s mailboxes. People often compare filling out their tax f...
March 4, 2026
When our GFWC Book Lovers Study Club met recently, we focused on something that belongs to all Americans -- the National Park Service. Patricia Cox, c...
March 4, 2026
RED BAY — A petition created by a Red Bay man calls for the Alabama High School Athletic Association to replay six state semifinal basketball games af...
March 11, 2026
An unusual bill is pending in the Alabama Legislature. It would benefit the residents of Alabama and, specifically, a growing segment of small busines...
March 11, 2026
The Red Bay Tigers won the Franklin County baseball tournament this year in easy fashion. The tournament’s blind draw format put the Tigers in the pos...
March 11, 2026
The Russellville Golden Tigers went have now dropped eight games in a row to fall to 2-9 on the season. RHS was 0-4 last week in games against Mars Hi...
March 11, 2026
The Russellville softball team lost 7-3 to Colbert County High School on March 2, dropping Russellville’s record on the season to 4-2. It was the seco...
March 11, 2026