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Cameras give law enforcement a leg up
Main, News, Russellville
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
March 25, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE – olice Chief Chris Hargett was at a conference in 2020 and while passing by some of the vendors there, he noticed one promoting a camera...
Defense project has public, vets ‘excited’
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by By Brady Petree and Addi Broadfoot 
March 25, 2026
BARTON— The queue of people clamoring to get into the Hadrian facility on Friday was lined down the sidewalk as members of the public and military vet...
Flanagan enjoys romance book cover modeling
Main, News, Phil Campbell
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 25, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — What started as a few comedy videos on TikTok has grown into a career that has taken Andrew Flanagan from a welding job to romance nov...
PC’s Bullington sets AHSAA record
Belgreen Bulldogs, High School Sports, Phil Campbell Bobcats
by Griffin Traylor 
March 24, 2026
Phil Campbell’s Chaley Bullington set an AHSAA record with a 7-for-7 performance in a 23-12 win over Red Bay. Bullington drove in six runs and scored ...
Hardware store hosts newest Connie’s Cabinet
Main, News, Russellville
by Bernie Delinski For the FCT 
March 18, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Austin Williams said Monday he hopes a cabinet in front of Green’s Dependable Hardware helps those in need for food but also serves as ...

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by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 25, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Principal Brooke Harris said the decision to renovate the Tharptown Elementary School library came out of a desire “to reimagine the sp...
Main
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 25, 2026
RED BAY — The city council has approved a resolution authorizing Mayor Mike Shewbart to execute documents to purchase a “10-acre field” at a price of ...
Birthdays
March 25, 2026
March 25   Joel Aldridge   Dana Carpenter   Brooke Pounders   Madylin Trapp    Heidi Madden   Avion Vandiver   March 26   Doug Green   Hayden Bell   R...
Marriages
March 25, 2026
March 12 • Fredi Nolberto Leiva Diaz to Myra Hernandez March 13 • Matthew Lakota Raven-Umfress to Shiann Nicole Wooten • Noe Ramirez Reyes to Erica Ca...
News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 25, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — The town has received a $4,000 grant to replace two fire department jackets damaged in a fire. Mayor Greg Williams said the jackets co...
Records
March 25, 2026
43 Quick Mart  – 19460 Highway 43, Russellville - Score 94, 2-13-2026   Bay City Nutrition  – 910 4 th  Street, Red Bay – Score 99, 2-24-2026   Belgre...
News
March 25, 2026
THE ISSUE: The joint project of the U.S. Navy and Hadrian is a “once in a lifetime” industrial announcement that could become a “game changer” for nor...
Still waiting for rural ambulance answers
Columnists
March 25, 2026
Rural Alabama has been waiting decades for access to affordable health services — and despite the empty promises of a bill funneling millions of dolla...
GFWC focuses on Alzheimer’s
Columnists
HERE AND NOW
March 25, 2026
The GFWC Book Lovers Study Club focused on Alzheimer’s awareness during its March meeting at Russellville First Baptist Church. Alzheimer’s disease gr...
Pitching is key focus for Patriots
College Sports
by By Brady Petree For the FCT 
March 25, 2026
The 2024-25 collegiate baseball season was a solid one for the Northwest Shoals Community College Patriots and head coach David Langston knows what it...
Russellville BOE receives clean audit report
News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklicountytimes.com 
March 20, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The Russellville City Schools Board of Education received a clean financial audit for fiscal 2025 during its meeting on Tuesday.Buddy J...
Main
by Alyssa Sutherland For the FCT 
March 18, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Pilgrim’s Pride’s poultry processing plant is undergoing a total overhaul that when completed will create 100 additional jobs.
Main
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 18, 2026
R U S S E L L V I L L E — Hailstorm damage at Russellville Middle School is expected to cost about $400,000 to repair, Superintendent Dr. Tim Guinn to...
New animal control facility to cost $485K
Main
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 18, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — A new county animal control facility is set to be built next to the Franklin County Jail with construction expected to begin by month’s...
Hadrian, Navy partnering on project
News
by Bernie Delinski For the FCT 
March 18, 2026
BARTON — Federal and local officials are gearing up for Friday’s public unveiling of a major defense project at the Barton Riverfront Industrial Park ...
News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 18, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — A new county animal control facility is set to be built next to the Franklin County Jail with construction expected to begin by month’s...
News
March 18, 2026
Kyle Senkbeil knew from the start there was really no chance the Alabama High School Athletic Association would replay six state semifinal basketball ...
Who defines professional competence in Alabama?
Columnists
March 18, 2026
I recently reviewed an extraordinary student paper. The student analyzed a proposed state policy, determined it conflicted with our profession’s ethic...
Gardens have their own notes in history
Columnists
HERE AND NOW
March 18, 2026
Gardens often carry more history than people realize. That felt especially true this month, as our March meeting and the Liberty Tree ceremony at the ...
News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 18, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — The town council has voted in favor of the sale of 12 acres of townowned property on Wilson Road to Triple T Properties for $20,000.
High power bills have church seeking answers, solutions
News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 18, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Electric bills that have more than doubled in the past two months have officials at Cedars Church working with the Russellville Electri...
Development near county line draws concerns
Franklin County
by By Addi Broadfoot For the FCT 
March 18, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — The town council has voted in favor of the sale of 12 acres of townowned property on Wilson Road to Triple T Properties for $20,000.
Banquet honors business, education leaders
Franklin County
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 18, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce and Franklin County Development Authority’s 19th annual Partnership Awards Banquet the contribu...
Safe canning starts with research, tested recipes
Food
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 18, 2026
As gardens begin producing strawberries, beans and other crops in the months ahead, many home gardeners start thinking about ways to preserve their ha...
Growing better berries at home
Food
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 18, 2026
Homegrown strawberries and blueberries can thrive in north Alabama gardens with the right care, according to Alabama Cooperative Extension System regi...
Thorn grateful for his life on farm
News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 18, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — John Thorn, now 94, was born in Spruce Pine, but he did not stay in one place long as a boy. His father was a preacher. The family move...
Coffman: Women are made for ‘Connections’
News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 18, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville resident Katrina Coffman urged women to be more intentional about relationships with family, friends and God during a rece...
Birthdays
March 18, 2026
March 18   Nell Bedford   Blake Bendall   Tiffany Watkins   April Woods   Pamela Welborn   Konner Trapp   Patrick Shremshock   March 19   Leta Smith  ...
Marriages
March 18, 2026
March 4   Manuel De Jesus Sanchez to Yeimi Magnolia Hernandez Garcia   March 6   Jared Jamal Roberson to Tamara Nicole Garrett   March 10     Kolt Wes...