Main, News, Russellville
RUSSELLVILLE — Area law enforcement officials say they support the idea of more authority to stop drones from delivering contraband into jails. Alabam...
Main, News, Russellville
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County deputies investigated 85 cases involving child and sexual abuse in 2025. “For a county the size of Franklin County, tha...
Main, News, Russellville
RUSSELLVILLE — Brandy Dowdy will have to wait even longer to learn how long she will serve in prison after her sentencing was delayed for the second t...
Main, News, Russellville
RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville Hospital has received a $250,000 donation from First Metro Bank through a state tax credit program.
Main, News, Phil Campbell
PHIL CAMPBELL — Noah Williams stood in a grassy field at Kennedy Space Center on April 1 about seven miles from the Artemis II launch pad. It was the ...
Main
RUSSELLVILLE — The Russellville City Council approved the rezoning of a Lawrence Street property during its April 6 meeting. The council voted to rezo...
Main
PHIL CAMPBELL — Water service for customers in areas along College Road is expected to be disrupted Thursday as crews install a new meter and vault fo...
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In the Community
RED BAY — The Red Bay Garden Club held its annual plant and bake sale Saturday at the high school greenhouse to raise funds for projects across the ci...
Birthdays
April 15 Josh Ryan Prewitt Jordan Prewitt Jeff Robertson Howard Barnett Hayden James Billy Witt Angela Witt Dunstan Nora Madilyn Baker...
Marriages
March 31 • Zarek Mark Barnett to Mackenzie Morgan Hanford • Thomas Mathew Jones to Tabitha Cheyenne Kelley April 1 • Austin Lee Bridges to Briana Alex...
Columnists
Ronald Reagan used the “Shining City on a Hill” as a metaphor for the United States as a beacon for freedom and democracy in the world. Joe Biden ofte...
Columnists
HERE AND NOW
Our April meeting of Delta Kappa Gamma at Calvary Baptist Church in Russellville featured a lively and practical program by Trace Barnett, a native of...
Columnists
Sheriff Shannon Oliver is right. Even one abused child in Franklin County — or anywhere in Alabama — is one too many. And yet in 2025, Oliver’s deputi...
News
Less than a year after he was named president and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Don Moul told members of the board of directors he will be re...
News
RUSSELLVILLE — The art of three Russellville Elementary School students is on display at the Alabama State Capitol through April 28. Khloe Ball, a fou...
High School Sports
The Vina Lady Red Devils won the 2026 Franklin County track championship. It was the school’s four straight county track championship. Sophomore Saman...
High School Sports
Early in the week, Phil Campbell and Red Bay battled it out in a pre-Franklin County Tournament contest with the Bobcats coming out on top 9-6. The ga...
News
His voice has made him one of the most watched, respected, and consistently viral comedians in the world. For Ali Siddiq, comedy isn’t just about land...
News
On a bright morning at the Cypress Lakes Tennis Courts in Muscle Shoals, Mary McCoy and Ann Culberson ready for their first serve. The two women in th...
B: Sports
The Russellville baseball team remained undefeated in the area with a sweep of the Lawrence County Red Devils. The Golden Tigers have won 13 of their ...
B: Sports
RED BAY – In a weekend defined by grit and late-inning heroics, the Tharptown Wildcats weathered a resilient Red Bay comeback to capture the Franklin ...
B: Sports
The Phil Campbell Bobcats swept the Sheffield Bulldogs last week to improve to 4-0 in area play. The Bobcats topped Sheffield 10-1 in game one and 13-...
B: Sports
The Russellville softball team had a busy week winning four of eight games, including a trip to Cullman for the two-day Bearcat Bash. The Lady Golden ...
Land Transactions
March 24 Michelle and Ellis Wooton to Robert Fishman, warranty Daniel S Pickens to Lance Justin Baggett, Tara Baggett, Renea Chandler and Ronnie C...
Franklin County
VINA — Three people are facing a drug trafficking charge after members of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office found 35 grams of crystal and liquid me...
Main
MUSCLE SHOALS — U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt said last week he expects Northwest Shoals Community College to get some of the federal government’s future ...
News
PHIL CAMPBELL — A 63-year-old man was found dead March 30 by a resident of the property and pond the man regularly fished in off Franklin County Road ...
News
RUSSELLVILLE — Rocky Stone, former Russellville High School principal, called last week’s Artemis II launch a “milestone” in the United States’ space ...
News
FLORENCE — Joseph Gray has been named the next director of bands for the University of North Alabama.
Editorials
Four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are on the seventh day of a 10-day test flight around the Moon and back. That’s something that hasn’t bee...
Columnists
Most conversations about new digital payment tools often miss a crucial reality: When money exits community bank deposits, local lending is directly i...
Columnists
HERE AND NOW
Members of the GFWC Book Lovers Study Club reported more than $2,700 was raised for community causes, and the chapter received multiple awards during ...
News
RUSSELLVILLE – Waypoint Church held an Easter event at Sloss Lake Friday afternoon. The free event included photos with the Easter bunny, music (inclu...
Features
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...
News
Russellville City Schools welding, design students placed in a welding competition at Northwest Shoals Community College. • Felix Dominguez earned sec...
RUSSELLVILLE — The Russellville City Council approved the rezoning of a Lawrence Street property during its April 6 meeting. The council voted to rezo...
April 15, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Area law enforcement officials say they support the idea of more authority to stop drones from delivering contraband into jails. Alabam...
April 15, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County deputies investigated 85 cases involving child and sexual abuse in 2025. “For a county the size of Franklin County, tha...
April 15, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Brandy Dowdy will have to wait even longer to learn how long she will serve in prison after her sentencing was delayed for the second t...
April 15, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — Water service for customers in areas along College Road is expected to be disrupted Thursday as crews install a new meter and vault fo...
April 15, 2026
RED BAY — The Red Bay Garden Club held its annual plant and bake sale Saturday at the high school greenhouse to raise funds for projects across the ci...
April 15, 2026
Ronald Reagan used the “Shining City on a Hill” as a metaphor for the United States as a beacon for freedom and democracy in the world. Joe Biden ofte...
April 15, 2026
Our April meeting of Delta Kappa Gamma at Calvary Baptist Church in Russellville featured a lively and practical program by Trace Barnett, a native of...
April 15, 2026
Sheriff Shannon Oliver is right. Even one abused child in Franklin County — or anywhere in Alabama — is one too many. And yet in 2025, Oliver’s deputi...
April 15, 2026
Four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are on the seventh day of a 10-day test flight around the Moon and back. That’s something that hasn’t bee...
April 8, 2026
The Vina Lady Red Devils won the 2026 Franklin County track championship. It was the school’s four straight county track championship. Sophomore Saman...
April 15, 2026
Early in the week, Phil Campbell and Red Bay battled it out in a pre-Franklin County Tournament contest with the Bobcats coming out on top 9-6. The ga...
April 15, 2026
On a bright morning at the Cypress Lakes Tennis Courts in Muscle Shoals, Mary McCoy and Ann Culberson ready for their first serve. The two women in th...
April 15, 2026
The Russellville baseball team remained undefeated in the area with a sweep of the Lawrence County Red Devils. The Golden Tigers have won 13 of their ...
April 15, 2026
RED BAY – In a weekend defined by grit and late-inning heroics, the Tharptown Wildcats weathered a resilient Red Bay comeback to capture the Franklin ...
April 15, 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
At four years old, Rachael “RayRay” Weir learned a word most adults hope never to hear — leukemia. Now eight years old and still in treatment, she has...
April 8, 2026
April 8 Adam Pelfrey April 9 Sheila Upchurch Josie Willis Rex Mayfield Keslie Boyles Jeanette Bray Rebekah Myrick April 10 Noah Daugherty...
April 8, 2026
April 1 Hugh Plott Kylee Plott JeniLee Flanagan Patrick McGee Stanley David Baker Rena Ussery April 2 Helen Blevins Brandi Barnett Nathan G...
April 1, 2026