High School Sports
Basketball season begins for Tharptown Wildcats
BOYS Sonny Conwill enters his second season as the head coach of the Tharptown Wildcats boys basketball team this year. Conwill, who was hired right ...
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Franklin County EMA receives grants for upgrades
“A few months ago, we put in for a Homeland Security grant to upgrade our emergency operations center,” ...
Basketball season begins for Tharptown Wildcats
BOYS Sonny Conwill enters his second season as the head coach of the Tharptown Wildcats boys basketball team ...
NW-SCC celebrates nursing program’s 50th anniversary
Northwest-Shoals Community College celebrated the 50th anniversary of the college’s nursing program on the Phil Campbell campus Nov. ...
Phil Campbell boys get off to hot start
The Phil Campbell varsity boys are off to a hot start. The Bobcats beat Hubbertville, Phillips and Hackleburg ...
Franklin County
Franklin County EMA receives grants for upgrades
“A few months ago, we put in for a Homeland Security grant to upgrade our emergency operations center,” explained FC EMA Director Mary Glass in ...
by María Camp.
High School Sports
Basketball season begins for Phil Campbell Bobcats
BOYS If senior leadership means anything, the Phil Campbell boys basketball team could be on the precipice of a special season. The Bobcats return 10 ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Basketball season begins for Vina Red Devils
BOYS Head coach Randy Barnes said he is looking for maturity and experience to help his Vina boys basketball team continue to improve. Barnes returns ...
by Bart Moss.
College Sports
Cross-country program returns to NW-SCC
Northwest-Shoals Community College athletic director Taylor Franks announced this past week that the college will add men and women’s cross-country teams for the 2023 fall ...
by Bart Moss.
Franklin County
Hodges sets tree lighting for Nov. 27
The Town of Hodges is holding its annual Christmas Memory Tree Lighting ceremony Nov. 27 in the Town Park. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m., and ...
by María Camp.
High School Sports
Tharptown teams down Colbert Heights
BOYS Malachi Minor dropped 20 points on the Colbert Heights Wildcats this past week to lead Tharptown to a 63-50 win. Colbert Heights jumped out ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Russellville varsity basketball teams get wins to open season
The 2022-23 varsity basketball season tipped off for the Russellville Golden Tigers with both the boys and girls taking the court. Russellville’s boys opened the ...
by Brannon King.
Belgreen Bulldogs
Belgreen boys defeat Waterloo
BOYS The Belgreen Bulldogs picked up a win over the Waterloo Cougars this past week 57-27. Austin James scored 13 points to lead the way ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Two Bobcats sign for Patriot baseball
With baseball now firmly reestablished at Northwest-Shoals Community College, the community can likely expect to see a number Franklin County standouts joining the Patriot program ...
by Bart Moss.
News
REB approves building bid, year-end bonus
In the Russellville Electric Board’s most recent meeting Nov. 15, REB general manager Charles Canida gave a status update on the project to build a ...
by María Camp.
News
PC approves Christmas lights, other needs
Phil Campbell is getting ready to celebrate the season with a generous sprinkling of extra Christmas cheer this year. In the council’s Nov. 15 meeting, ...
by María Camp.
Franklin County
Red Bay FUMC offers meals for Thanksgiving Day
Red Bay First United Methodist Church is offering free Thanksgiving Day meals, for pickup or delivery, Nov. 24 from 10 a.m. to noon. “We have ...
by María Camp.
News
RFD promotes fire safety awareness
With Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner, many will be gathering in large numbers indoors to celebrate. While getting ready for the festivities might ...
by María Camp.
Franklin County
RC&D spotlights completed grant projects
The Northwest Alabama RC&D Council has been busy over the past year. The council recently highlighted 12 completed projects, funded by RC&D in partnership with ...
by María Camp.
Franklin County
Free Franklin County public safety alerts available by phone, app
The community now has a new way to get free Franklin County emergency notifications – including public safety alerts and severe weather warnings – by ...
by María Camp.
Franklin County
Distinguished Through the Decades: 2013 – Maggie Coan
“It was really rewarding on the local and the state level. I got to meet a lot of really good girls."
by Alison James.
Belgreen Bulldogs
Two standouts propel Belgreen to win over THS
Dacota Green and Noelle Willingham combined for 44 of Belgreen’s points in a 54-42 win over Tharptown Thursday. Green and Willingham scored 22 points each. ...
by Bart Moss.
Belgreen Bulldogs
Belgreen charges past Tharptown for 66-54 final
Austin James dropped 28 points and hit four three-pointers to lead the Belgreen Bulldogs past the Tharptown Wildcats 66-54 Thursday night. Belgreen fell behind early, ...
by Bart Moss.
Franklin County
Farm-City Banquet announces award winners
The annual Franklin County Farm-City Awards Banquet, presented by the Franklin County Extension and the Farm-City Planning Committee, took place Nov. 14 at the A.W. ...
by María Camp.
High School Sports
Spartans prove too much for Golden Tigers, ending season
The Russellville Golden Tigers hosted the Pleasant Grove Spartans in round two of the AHSAA Class 5A football playoffs, and the season came to an ...
by Brannon King.
Franklin County
FCS second-graders graduate from Super Citizen program
As part of Liberty Learning’s Super Citizen program, second-graders in Franklin County Schools have been participating in a program designed to help them become good ...
by María Camp.
News
RFD donates money through annual breast cancer fundraiser
Through its annual T-shirt fundraiser, the Russellville Fire Department raised $2,178.40, which it presented to Russellville Hospital Nov. 11 for the hospital’s Firemen’s Fund. It’s ...
by María Camp.
News
Russellville council hears appeal about violent dogs, animal welfare
“I don’t want any other families to be destroyed and torn apart. My whole world has changed,” shared Wesley Sheeks during the Nov. 7 meeting ...
by María Camp.
Franklin County
County elects BOE members, DA, coroner, sheriff
Franklin Countians cast their votes Nov. 8 in the general election, taking part in choosing several offices as well as weighing in on 10 amendments ...
by María Camp.
Franklin County
Distinguished Through the Decades: 2012, Mariah Horton
“The DYW program helped lay the foundation for success for my upcoming college years and my career.”
by Alison James.
News
Phil Campbell church offers free Thanksgiving meals
With Thanksgiving on the horizon, Phil Campbell’s Mountain View Baptist Church, located on Highway 81, is gearing up for its annual program to provide Thanksgiving ...
by María Camp.
News
American Legion Post 64 hosts Russellville Veterans Day Parade
American Legion Post 64 hosts its annual Veterans Day parade in downtown Russellville Nov. 6.
by María Camp.
High School Sports
Russellville’s Jenna Whitfield signs with Itawamba CC for softball
Russellville High School softball standout Jenna Whitfield recently made her college plans official with a scholarship signing ceremony. Whitfield will be joining the Itawamba Community ...
by Brannon King.
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