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Red Bay heralds season with community tree lighting
The City of Red Bay welcomes the holidays with its annual tree lighting in Bay Tree Park. Entertainment was a key portion of the evening. ...
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Belgreen dominates Sheffield on Homecoming night
Dacota Green scored 10 first-quarter points to help the Belgreen Bulldogs power past the Sheffield Bulldogs early, leading ...
Red Bay heralds season with community tree lighting
The City of Red Bay welcomes the holidays with its annual tree lighting in Bay Tree Park. Entertainment ...
Where the love-light gleams: Deedra and Barry Moore go all out with Christmas decor
For many people, decorating the Christmas tree is a key event that signals the start of the season. ...
Red Bay City Council approves interest rate bid for rec center financing
In its regular meeting Dec. 1, the Red Bay City Council approved the only bid received for the ...
Belgreen Bulldogs
Belgreen dominates Sheffield on Homecoming night
Dacota Green scored 10 first-quarter points to help the Belgreen Bulldogs power past the Sheffield Bulldogs early, leading to 51-30 homecoming night win Friday. Belgreen ...
by Bart Moss.
Franklin County
Children meet Santa at Chamber’s Holly Day
The Franklin County Junior Leaders grab a moment with the big man during Saturday’s Holly Day event. Hosted by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, ...
by María Camp.
News
Audition now for next BTCPA show
The Bay Tree Council for the Performing Arts in Red Bay will soon be having auditions for its second production of the 2021-2022 season. Auditions ...
by Staff Reports.
Franklin County
Krewe de Guard hosts SantaCon
Local service group Krewe de Guard is hosting a SantaCon fundraiser Dec. 18 to benefit FAME Girls’ Ranch. The gathering will take place at 11 ...
by María Camp.
High School Sports
Russellville varsity basketball teams find success on court versus county teams
BOYS The Russellville Golden Tigers hosted the Red Bay Tigers Dec. 3, and RHS got the win by a 72-69 score. The two teams battled ...
by Brannon King.
High School Sports
Tharptown hands Phil Campbell first county loss in four years
Friday night the Tharptown Wildcats did something no other team in Franklin County has been able to do in four years: beat Phil Campbell. The ...
by Bart Moss.
Galleries
PHOTOS: Holly jolly good time in Russellville
The Russellville Christmas Parade lights up the night as festive students and community groups take to the streets of downtown Russellville to celebrate the season ...
by María Camp.
High School Sports
RB teams split with PC
In recent basketball action, the Red Bay Tiger teams split with Phil Campbell, with the boys knocking off the Bobcats in a close one, 43-40, ...
by Bart Moss.
News
Every Light a Prayer for Peace
The RHS and RMS choruses, along with the RES fifth-grade chorus, perform during the Cultura Garden Club’s Every Light a Prayer for Peace and Tree ...
by María Camp.
High School Sports
RHS standouts sign with Union University
Two Russellville High School senior baseball standouts made their future plans known Thursday at a scholarship signing celebration. The two 2021 AHSAA Class 5A state ...
by Brannon King.
News
RFD annual Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser nets $2,271 for breast cancer screenings
Through its annual Breast Cancer Awareness T-shirt fundraiser, the Russellville Fire Department collected $2,271 to donate to Russellville Hospital. “Early detection of breast cancer is ...
by María Camp.
High School Sports
Red Bay Lady Tigers beat Belgreen
A second half defensive effort helped spark the Red Bay Lady Tigers to a 44-32 win over the Belgreen Lady Bulldogs. Red Bay raced out ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Russellville boys, girls basketball teams both fall on road
The Russellville varsity boys and girls traveled to Tuscumbia Nov. 23 to take on the Deshler Tigers in pre-Thanksgiving basketball action. Russellville’s boys fell to ...
by Brannon King.
Belgreen Bulldogs
Belgreen tops Red Bay with 46-31 finish
The Belgreen Bulldogs defeated the Red Bay Tigers in a holiday matchup Nov. 23, 46-31. Red Bay was able to stay competitive early on thanks ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Red Bay boys top Mars Hill, Carbon Hill
The Red Bay Tigers picked up a couple of holiday wins over the Mars Hill Panthers, 63-60, and the Carbon Hill Bulldogs, 54-45. Red Bay ...
by Bart Moss.
News
Russellville native completes Army Drill Sergeant Academy
Military service members hold a special place in the hearts of many, and it means even more when a service member is a hometown boy. ...
by María Camp.
News
December’s Rockin’ at Roxy features KGB, pianist Robin Akers, RES fifth-grade chorus
December’s Rockin’ at the Roxy, hosted by the Kerry Gilbert Band and featuring pianist Robin Akers and the Russellville Elementary School fifth-grade chorus, will take ...
by María Camp.
Franklin County
Christmas Spectacular takes stage Dec. 9-12
The Historic Roxy Theatre’s annual Christmas Spectacular will kick off Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. Shows will also be offered Dec. 10 at 7 p.m., ...
by María Camp.
News
Holly Day promises food, fun, Santa Claus
The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Holly Day festivities Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the A.W. Todd ...
by María Camp.
Franklin County
Phil Campbell’s Christmas with McCollums returns for third year
Adam and Lesley McCollum celebrate Christmas in a big way. It’s all part of the McCollum Christmas tradition. For the third year, they are putting ...
by María Camp.
High School Sports
Basketball season for Tharptown Wildcats – Class 2A, Area 14
GIRLS Tanna Benford is excited about her Tharptown Wildcats team this year, and may would agree she has every reason to be. She returns four ...
by Bart Moss.
Belgreen Bulldogs
Basketball season for Belgreen Bulldogs – Class 1A, Area 14
BOYS For Marty Cooper and the Belgreen Bulldogs, it will be hard to top this past year’s success story. The Bulldogs swept through the Northwest ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Basketball season for Phil Campbell Bobcats – Class 3A, Area 15
GIRLS Craig Thomas enters his eighth year at the helm of the Phil Campbell Bobcats girls basketball program. Thomas and his teams have experienced a ...
by Bart Moss.
Sports
Basketball season for Vina Red Devils – Class 1A, Area 14
GIRLS Richie Hester has been the Vina head coach for a long time, but he’s never had the number of players he has entering this ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Basketball season for Russellville Golden Tigers – Class 5A, Area 15
BOYS The Russellville Golden Tigers enter the 2021-22 varsity boys basketball season coming off a successful season. RHS won the area tournament a year ago ...
by Brannon King.
High School Sports
Basketball season for Red Bay Tigers – Class 2A, Area 10
BOYS John Torisky will be the first to admit he is not sure what to expect out of his basketball team this year. The Red ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Vina, Phil Campbell girls pick up wins during holiday week
The Vina Red Devils and the Phil Campbell Bobcats made the most of holiday basketball action by putting a few extra tallies in their respective ...
by Bart Moss.
News
Garden Club invites all to peace ceremony, tree lighting
The Cultura Garden Club’s annual Every Light a Prayer for Peace and Christmas tree lighting event will be held outside the Franklin County Courthouse Dec. ...
by María Camp.
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