Main, News, Russellville
RUSSELLVILLE — A 26-year-old Georgia man charged with dozens of counts ranging from sodomy to producing and disseminating child pornography will remai...
Main, News, Russellville
RUSSELLVILLE — Brandy Dowdy’s original attorney will no longer be part of her case moving forward. Birmingham-based attorney Jessica Bugge filed a mot...
Franklin County, Main, News
VINA — Mayor Sue Raper said concerns about deteriorating playground equipment at the park helped spark a broader effort to improve and beautify the to...
Main, News, Phil Campbell
PHIL CAMPBELL — By the time April 27, 2011, arrived, Rodney Smith had already grown accustomed to the warnings. For days, sirens had gone off across F...
Main, News, Russellville
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County EMA Director Mary Glass said outdoor warning sirens should not be residents’ primary alert system during severe weather...
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RUSSELLVILLE — County commissioners have approved a $121,600 project to add an industrial entrance to Highway 36 near Alabama Stone. County Engineer J...
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MONTGOMERY — The unemployment rate for Franklin County dropped below 3% in March, according to the latest statistics from the Alabama Department of Wo...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Eunice Greenhill Higgins celebrated her 100th birthday April 26 with a gathering of more than 70 relatives, friends and others at the F...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Members of VFW Post 5184 gathered Saturday at the Franklin County Archives to clean the Veterans Park located outside the building. Cle...
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Resilience, compassion
When a tornado a mile-and-ahalf wide tears through a town the size of Phil Campbell, it’s only natural to wonder when – or if – the survivors can must...
Columnists
From the mountains of the Tennessee Valley to the shores of the Gulf Coast, and everything inbetween, our state is second to none in the country when ...
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HERE AND NOW
Members of Russellville’s GFWC Book Lovers Study Club joined clubwomen from across Alabama for the 131st annual GFWC Alabama Federation of Women’s Clu...
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RUSSELLVILLE — A pick-your-own strawberry patch run by Jerri Ann Oliver draws visitors from across the area each season. Oliver said she started the p...
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RUSSELLVILLE — High school students used virtual reality simulators and augmented reality stations recently to explore careers in health care, transpo...
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RUSSELLVILLE — Edwin Vela of Russellville will represent Northwest Shoals Community College on the national stage as part of a team competing in the F...
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By the time Seán Heely picked up a violin, he’d already found a deep love of music through the harmonies of relatives singing songs that had been pass...
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The 2026 varsity baseball season came to an end for the Russellville Golden Tigers in Tuscaloosa as the American Christian Academy Patriots got the se...
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RUSSELLVILLE — The Russellville City Schools Education Foundation honored Dr. Natalie Bendall, Les Bradford and Richard Parker during its recent annua...
Land Transactions
Land Transactions April 23 Roy West and Melody Wolwark to Lee Hacker, warranty Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Compu-Link Corporat...
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FLORENCE — The Lauderdale County District Attorney’s office has hired two new assistant district attorneys. District Attorney Angie Hamilton said Aust...
Birthdays
Birthdays May 6 Brenda Baker Michelle James Irene Young May 7 Kelsey Gilmer Jamie Hovater Eddie Britton Bobbie Sumerel May 8...
Marriages
April 28 Hunter Allen Harrell to Nicole Madison Foster Francisco Pascual to Gabrielle Selina Nieto
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RUSSELLVILLE — Pilgrims Russellville has donated $5,000 to sponsor the Russellville Public Library’s summer reading program, “Unearth a Story,” markin...
B: Sports
The season ended for Phil Campbell Bobcats on the road at Oakman this past weekend. The Bobcats beat Oakman in game one 5-1, but lost games two and th...
B: Sports
PHIL CAMPBELL — Phil Campbell High School expects its new field house to be completed in mid-August, replacing a facility that dates to the 1970s. Fra...
B: Sports
The Red Bay Tigers swept the Sumiton Christian Eagles 13-3 and 2-1 to punch their ticket to the quarterfinals of the Class 2A baseball state playoffs....
B: Sports
The Tharptown Wildcats finished runnerup in Class 2A Area 14 and will advance to the regionals. The Wildcats lost their opening game to Lindsey Lane 3...
B: Sports
RUSSELLVILLE — Tharptown High School senior Daniel Jimenez Perfecto turned a longterm goal into reality when he signed a crosscountry scholarship with...
Franklin Living
Before the first loaf goes into the oven, Alyson King is already hours into the baking process, feeding and shaping dough that has been building flavo...
Franklin Living
Whether it be a tiny island in the Indian Ocean, a global superpower or a country with only a few thousand inhabitants, Russellville resident Christop...
Franklin Living
From the mound to the mic
Austin “Bo” Bohannon did not set out to be a musician. In fact, for much of his early life, music was something that existed on the sidelines. It was ...
Franklin Living
From Red Bay to the winner’s circle
Jeff Strickland has spent most of his life chasing fractions of a second, but he has never chased fame. “I’m not a glory seeker,” Strickland said. “I ...
Land Transactions
April 10 Mary Teresa Toruno Gonzalez to Imara G Turono Gonzalez, power of attorney Tim W Milam to Danielle Taylor and Mark Taylor, affidavit Hi ...
RUSSELLVILLE — County commissioners have approved a $121,600 project to add an industrial entrance to Highway 36 near Alabama Stone. County Engineer J...
May 6, 2026
MONTGOMERY — The unemployment rate for Franklin County dropped below 3% in March, according to the latest statistics from the Alabama Department of Wo...
May 6, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — A 26-year-old Georgia man charged with dozens of counts ranging from sodomy to producing and disseminating child pornography will remai...
May 6, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Brandy Dowdy’s original attorney will no longer be part of her case moving forward. Birmingham-based attorney Jessica Bugge filed a mot...
May 6, 2026
VINA — Mayor Sue Raper said concerns about deteriorating playground equipment at the park helped spark a broader effort to improve and beautify the to...
May 6, 2026
From the mountains of the Tennessee Valley to the shores of the Gulf Coast, and everything inbetween, our state is second to none in the country when ...
May 6, 2026
Bees, butterflies and plenty of garden talk filled the room as Cultura Garden Club members gathered at North Highlands Church of Christ in Russellvill...
April 29, 2026
Families across Alabama are asking hard and necessary questions about what’s next for their high school students. What’s the right path for my child? ...
April 29, 2026
A growing number of child abuse cases involve possession and production of child pornography. A particularly shocking case surfaced two weeks ago in F...
April 29, 2026
On March 20 we marked the beginning of something truly significant, not just for one community, but for all of north Alabama. The announcement of a $2...
April 22, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The Russellville City Schools Education Foundation honored Dr. Natalie Bendall, Les Bradford and Richard Parker during its recent annua...
May 6, 2026
The season ended for Phil Campbell Bobcats on the road at Oakman this past weekend. The Bobcats beat Oakman in game one 5-1, but lost games two and th...
May 6, 2026
The Red Bay Tigers swept the Sumiton Christian Eagles 13-3 and 2-1 to punch their ticket to the quarterfinals of the Class 2A baseball state playoffs....
May 6, 2026
The Tharptown Wildcats finished runnerup in Class 2A Area 14 and will advance to the regionals. The Wildcats lost their opening game to Lindsey Lane 3...
May 6, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Tharptown High School senior Daniel Jimenez Perfecto turned a longterm goal into reality when he signed a crosscountry scholarship with...
May 6, 2026
Birthdays May 6 Brenda Baker Michelle James Irene Young May 7 Kelsey Gilmer Jamie Hovater Eddie Britton Bobbie Sumerel May 8 Bridgett...
May 6, 2026
April 29 Tommy Davis TJ LeMay May 1 Sherman Lee Allen Kathy Black Chris Willis Belinda Johnson Bethany Ellison Malone Wade Baker Melissa Ba...
April 29, 2026
April 22 Jill Masterson Molly Gaston Linda Holcomb Dana Copeland Bruce Daily April 23 Mickie McNutt Austin Balding Carl Blackburn Cedric F...
April 22, 2026
April 15 Josh Ryan Prewitt Jordan Prewitt Jeff Robertson Howard Barnett Hayden James Billy Witt Angela Witt Dunstan Nora Madilyn Baker Apri...
April 15, 2026
For the band OTIS, the road isn’t just for touring and performance. Between shows, in parking lots and back rooms, the band gathers stories from the p...
April 8, 2026