Belgreen Bulldogs
Belgreen volleyball advances to regionals
The Belgreen Bulldogs are rolling into the regional tournament in Huntsville with a lot of momentum behind them. Fresh off a Franklin County Tournament championship, ...
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Belgreen volleyball advances to regionals
The Belgreen Bulldogs are rolling into the regional tournament in Huntsville with a lot of momentum behind them. ...
Basketball tips off with annual tournament
With the football and volleyball seasons winding down, basketball is getting ready to start. The annual Tharptown Junior ...
Red Bay falls flat versus Mars Hill
The matchup between the No. 2 Mars Hill Panthers and No. 3 Red Bay Tigers fell flat pretty ...
ADPH recommends Halloween coronavirus precautions
Protecting families, friends and communities from contracting and spreading the novel coronavirus COVID-19 is a major concern for ...
High School Sports
Volleyball ends for RHS with area tourney loss
The 2020 volleyball season came to an end for the Russellville Golden Tigers with a 3-0 loss to the Madison Academy Mustangs in the opening ...
by Brannon King.
High School Sports
Strong performance gives Golden Tigers region championship
The Russellville Golden Tigers went into Friday night’s homecoming football game against the East Limestone Indians needing a win to secure the school’s first region ...
by Brannon King.
High School Sports
RHS senior clinches spot in Alabama-Mississippi game
Russellville High School senior offensive lineman Edgar Amaya has been chosen to participate in the 34th Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Football Classic. The annual football game, scheduled ...
by Brannon King.
Franklin County
Spruce Pine Day brings fall fun for community
The people of Spruce Pine come together Oct. 17 to celebrate the annual Spruce Pine Day. The event included live music, vendors, the bean supper, ...
by Ciera Hughes.
Franklin County
Special event promotes voter registration
Kadesha Little coordinated a voter registration event in downtown Russellville Saturday, joined by Tammy West, NAACP’s Tory Bailey, Kamesha Tiggs, Renee Knott and other friends. ...
by Staff Reports.
Franklin County
Toys for Tots begins 2020 Christmas assistance
United Way and the Marine Corps League of the Shoals is holding registration for Toys for Tots beginning Oct. 30 and continuing through Nov. 14. ...
by Staff Reports.
News
RHS begins construction of new building
Oct. 7 marked the beginning of a new era for Russellville City Schools as the iconic white columns in front of Russellville High School were ...
by Ciera Hughes.
Franklin County
‘It could have been a disaster’
Both Superintendent Greg Hamilton and principal Dr. Karen Thorn breathed sighs of relief Wednesday as flames were extinguished at the after-school mobile unit at Tharptown ...
by Bart Moss.
Franklin County
Spruce Pine Day festival returns Oct. 17 for fall fun
Despite several events being cancelled because of COVID-19, Spruce Pine Day is still going strong with the event planned for Oct. 17 in downtown Spruce ...
by Ciera Hughes.
High School Sports
FOOTBALL TONIGHT: Red Bay, Mars Hill face off for big game
What a week for football in Franklin County! Any other week, Russellville’s homecoming matchup against East Limestone would be the game to see in the ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Tennis freshman continues to hone her skills
It might be the offseason for high school tennis, but one Russellville player is making the most of that time off to continue to hone ...
by Staff Reports.
Franklin County
Real men wear pink in ACS campaign
Across north Alabama, 26 men are raising money for breast cancer research in a targeted efffort, and Joshua Bracken of Pilgrim’s Pride is representing Franklin ...
by Ciera Hughes.
High School Sports
Red Bay Tigers throttle Hatton
The Red Bay Tigers methodically put away the Hatton Hornets 47-8 the old fashioned way Thursday – with a dominant defense and ground game – ...
by Bart Moss.
Franklin County
Deadline changes: Respond to census TODAY
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs – in alignment with Alabama Counts! – is urging everyone to be aware the U.S. Census Bureau ...
by Staff Reports.
Franklin County
ACS hosts survivor celebration
While most of 2020 has not gone as expected, survivors will still be celebrated by the American Cancer Society during the month of October – ...
by Ciera Hughes.
High School Sports
Belgreen captures county volleyball championship
The first-ever Franklin County volleyball tournament was arguably born out of necessity. Although volleyball coaches in Franklin County have wanted a county tournament in the ...
by Bart Moss.
News
Russellville mayor tests positive with two others at city hall
Russellville City Hall has been disinfected multiple times recently after three inside city hall tested positive for COVID-19 – including Russellville Mayor David Grissom. Grissom ...
by Ciera Hughes.
Franklin County
BLOWOUT: Red Devils get first win of season
The Vina Red Devils notched their first win of the season with a 32-6 blowout of the Cherokee Indians. “It was a great team win ...
by Bart Moss.
Franklin County
Ribbon cutting ceremony unveils RCS Early Childhood Center
After moving into its new home in August, the Russellville City Schools Early Childhood Center opened its doors Friday for the community and members of ...
by Ciera Hughes.
News
New face joins council, Palmer wins third term
The remaining members of the Russellville City Council have been decided after the Oct. 6 run-off election, and the city council has a new face ...
by Ciera Hughes.
High School Sports
Coronavirus shutters PC football
No one expected this to be a normal year for high school sports. The hope was that teams could make it through a full season, ...
by Bart Moss.
Features
Reedtown Beautification Garden Club spruces up Reedtown Park
The Reedtown Beautification Garden Club began sprucing up Reedtown Park during a community workday Sunday afternoon. Activities included planting flowers, placing solar lights along part ...
by María Camp.
Franklin County
Tourist Association honors Scotty Kennedy for work at Red Bay Museum
When Scotty Kennedy first proposed the idea for a museum in Red Bay, he had no idea the museum would grow into what it is ...
by Ciera Hughes.
Franklin County
Rule the school: Red Bay, Phil Campbell select homecoming royalty
Crowning the Homecoming Queen is a time-honored tradition, one in which Red Bay and Phil Campbell participated Friday. Red Bay crowned Homecoming Queen Mackenzie Hester, Homecoming ...
by Bart Moss.
Franklin County
NACOLG works to provide assistance to businesses
Several local businesses will be receiving aid because of COVID-19 from the Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments. NACOLG received money from the CARES Act ...
by Ciera Hughes.
High School Sports
THURSDAY FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Vina looks for homecoming win versus 0-5 Cherokee
Football season is on the downhill side with some big region games still on the schedule. Phil Campbell will travel to Lauderdale County this week ...
by Bart Moss.
Franklin County
Hodges opts to cancel festival
The Town of Hodges will not be hosting its Spirit of Hodges Festival this year because of expected inclement weather Oct. 10. The festival was ...
by Ciera Hughes.
Franklin County
State extends mask mandate through Nov. 8
For the third time, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has announced an extension to the Safer at Home mask ordinance. The ordinance to require face coverings ...
by Ciera Hughes.
Belgreen Bulldogs
Tharptown to host first-ever county volleyball tournament
Volleyball has been growing in Franklin County for several years. When Red Bay started a program this year for the first time, it joined established ...
by Bart Moss.
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