May 9, 2004

By Staff
25th anniversary
Charlene and Johnny Speed celebrated their anniversary on May 3, 2004. They were married May 3, 1979, in Enterprise. They have three daughters, Lisa, Leslie and Ashley Speed. Mr. Speed owns S&S Mini-Mart in Enterprise and Mrs. Speed is a registered nurse at Rush Foundation Hospital.
90TH BIRTHDAY
Essie Stewart Donald of Meridian recently celebrated her 90th birthday at the home of her eldest son, Howard Lee Stewart of Stonewall. In attendance were some of her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends. Mrs. Donald is still an active member of West Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, where she sings in the senior choir. She considers herself very blessed to still be alive to see the fifth generation of her family.

Main, News, Red Bay

Meeting on Flock cameras is Aug. 17

María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com

July 22, 2026

RED BAY — City councilmembers voted July 15 to table a proposed policy governing the city’s Flock Safety automated license plate reader (LPR) system. ...

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Bonding beyond the music

By Brady Petree For the FCT

July 22, 2026

RUSSELLVILLE—For most people, the opportunity to meet their favorite musician is one that will most likely never come. However, 11-yearold Keifer Bond...

Main, News, Red Bay

Gray named president of Red Bay, Helen Keller hospitals

By Brady Petree For the FCT

July 15, 2026

SHEFFIELD — Red Bay hospital will soon be under new leadership as Jeremy Gray, who has been hired as the new president of the Franklin County facility...

Main, News, Russellville, ...

5 properties are designated nuisance

María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com

July 15, 2026

RUSSELLVILLE — Five properties within the city have been designated public nuisances, and city workers soon will begin tearing down a burnedout partia...

Main, News, Russellville, ...

Condemned downtown building to be demolished, replaced

María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com

July 15, 2026

RUSSELLVILLE — The condemned building that used to house the Faith Mission Outreach will be demolished and a new structure rebuilt in its place. In an...

Main, News

Jones says he’ll listen to Alabamians

Bernie Delinski For the FCT

July 15, 2026

SHEFFIELD — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones shared a vision July 9 of an Alabama government who listens to its constituents and focuses ...

News

Stage being renovated for W.C. Handy Fest

By Ella Seaton For the FCT

July 15, 2026

SHEFFIELD — Stage renovations at Riverfront Park face a fast-approaching completion deadline prior to the W.C. Handy Music Festival. With “Riverside J...

Columnists, News, Opinion

A $174M penalty families can’t afford

July 15, 2026

Recently, the federal government published “scores” that will determine how much each state will have to pay toward its SNAP program starting in 2027....

May 9, 2004

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