
Bart Moss
Basketball postseason action begins
It is that time of the year: The basketball postseason. It’s a challenging time for a weekly newspaper. By the time this week’s paper reaches ...
February 8, 2023
The Vina Red Devils pulled off the high school equivalent of a 16-seed beating a one-seed to kick off March Madness. Vina, a four-seed in ...
It is that time of the year: The basketball postseason. It’s a challenging time for a weekly newspaper. By the time this week’s paper reaches ...
“We appreciate each one of you. We couldn’t do our jobs without your support, so thank you for all that you do.” Such were the ...
The Bay Tree Council for the Performing Arts will soon stage its second production of the 2022-23 season, “A Bad Year for Tomatoes,” by John ...
Armed with constitutional approval to invest federal COVID-19 relief funds into the expansion of broadband services, Franklin County Probate Judge Barry Moore joined officials from ...
Russellville youth sports for children ages 6–12 will soon be in full swing in the community. Registration is underway through March 1 for softball, baseball ...
With the new year, House Bill 272, which Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law March 10 this past year, became effective, thus bringing about a ...
Principals and student ambassadors from Tharptown and Belgreen thanked the members of the Franklin County Board of Education during their Jan. 19 meeting, in recognition ...
GIRLS Macy Hardy found the scoring touch this past week, helping Phil Campbell to wins over Tharptown and Hackleburg. Phil Campbell 50, Hackleburg 35 Hardy ...
The Belgreen Bulldog boys had to hold off a second-half surge to beat the Vina Red Devils 39-38 last week, while the girls’ game was ...
The Vina varsity girls improved to 14-12 this past week with wins over Tremont and Lynn. Vina 57, Tremont 45 Vina beat Tremont 57-45. The ...
The Russellville Public Library was the site for the GFWC Book Lovers Study Club’s January meeting. The program focus was on celebrating the General Federation ...
Ten graduates from the December commencement ceremonies at the University of North Alabama were honored as part of the event as recipients of the Keller ...
A crowd lined up outside the A.W. Todd Centre in downtown Russellville Saturday evening, waiting to be admitted to the annual meeting and banquet of ...
The Belgreen Bulldogs took another important step this past toward starting football at the school. At its Jan. 17 meeting, the Franklin County Board of ...
The Vina Red Devils had an exceptional week this past week, piling up wins. The varsity girls beat Lynn, Berry and Cherokee for the trifecta. ...
The Russellville varsity boys have a history of basketball area tournament success under head coach Patrick Odom – and this season, they have earned the ...
“It’s been a minute,” as the saying goes, since the Red Bay Lady Tigers have beaten the Phil Campbell Lady Bobcats, but the Tigers finally ...
The Belgreen varsity girls beat Red Bay, Covenant Christian and Haleyville this past week. BELGREEN VERSUS RED BAY A balanced scoring attack helped Begreen outlast ...
The Tharptown Lady Wildcats picked up an area win over Sheffield and also won a non-area contest against Shoals Christian this past week. Against Sheffield, ...
The Phil Campbell Lady Bobcats picked up two area wins this past week to lock up the home court advantage in the area tournament in ...
In its regular meeting Jan. 17, the Russellville City Council approved the following temporary appointments, for a period of three months, in the Russellville Fire ...
At the Franklin County Commission’s Jan. 17 meeting, the commission amended its previously-approved plan for maintenance of the courthouse elevator. In mid-December the commission voted ...
Many around town have likely noticed the colorful window art scenes at Russellville Public Library in downtown Russellville. They’re the work of Moulton muralist Nikki ...
Cam Habada hit six three–pointers to lift Phil Campbell to a big area win over the Colbert County Indians Friday night. It was the last ...
The Franklin County Board of Education has scored a coach for the Belgreen High School football program. At its Jan. 19 meeting, the board hired ...
The Franklin County Branch of the nonprofit Dr. Martin Luther King Scholarship Committee held the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration March in Russellville this ...
It was a moment several years in the making Sunday afternoon when Jeffrey Wade Barksdale, Franklin County’s assistant district attorney since 2014, stood in the ...
The Franklin County Cattlemen’s Association is getting ready for its annual meeting, to take place Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. at the A.W. Todd Centre ...