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January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The Franklin County Martin Luther King Memorial Scholarship Committee is planning its annual commemoration march, which this year will ...
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January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Students at Russellville High School returned from winter break last week to a newly remodeled and expanded Career Technical Education ...
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January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The sentencing of Brandy Dowdy will have to wait until another day after her defense attorney suffered a “medical emergency.” Dowdy’s s...
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January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The Rev. B.J. Bonner was 11 years old in the summer of 1963 when the civil rights movement reshaped the South and communities across Al...
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January 14, 2026
There are moments in our meetings that stay with you long after the chairs are folded and the dishes are washed. One of those moments came in November...
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January 14, 2026
Stop eating desserts. Go to the gym every day. Read 50 books this year. Learn a language. Start my retirement savings. Every year we make our resoluti...
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January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville High School track athletes have posted multiple top 10 and top 20 section finishes this season, along with podium performa...
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January 14, 2026
RED BAY — City councilmembers will vote next month on the 20025–26 fiscal year budget. Mayor Mike Shewbart told the council last week the budget was n...
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RUSSELLVILLE — The Franklin County Martin Luther King Memorial Scholarship Committee is planning its annual commemoration march, which this year will ...
January 14, 2026
FROG POND — The inaugural Frog Pond community cleanup is scheduled for Saturday at 9 a.m. Volunteers will meet at the community center and focus on Co...
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Students at Russellville High School returned from winter break last week to a newly remodeled and expanded Career Technical Education ...
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The sentencing of Brandy Dowdy will have to wait until another day after her defense attorney suffered a “medical emergency.” Dowdy’s s...
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The Rev. B.J. Bonner was 11 years old in the summer of 1963 when the civil rights movement reshaped the South and communities across Al...
January 14, 2026
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FROG POND — The inaugural Frog Pond community cleanup is scheduled for Saturday at 9 a.m. Volunteers will meet at the community center and focus on Co...
January 14, 2026
Beginning in January 2025, Alabama’s leaders enacted the Creating Hope and Opportunity for our Students’ Education (CHOOSE) tax credit program. Alabam...
January 14, 2026
It was a week of absolute authority for the Belgreen Bulldogs, as both the varsity boys and girls programs secured statement wins over county rival Th...
January 14, 2026
It was a great night for the Red Bay Tigers as both the varsity boys and girls basketball teams handled business with authority, securing a clean swee...
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE Electric Board General Manager Derrick Moore is warning customers about scam phone calls and emails that target utility customers. Moore ...
January 14, 2026
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It was a week of absolute authority for the Belgreen Bulldogs, as both the varsity boys and girls programs secured statement wins over county rival Th...
January 14, 2026
It was a great night for the Red Bay Tigers as both the varsity boys and girls basketball teams handled business with authority, securing a clean swee...
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville High School track athletes have posted multiple top 10 and top 20 section finishes this season, along with podium performa...
January 14, 2026
The Phil Campbell Bobcats showcased two very different paths to victory this week, proving they can dominate with a lightning-fast start or grit out a...
January 14, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE – Two years after hiring Dustin Goodwin, Russellville High School is back in the market for a football coach and athletic director. Goodw...
January 14, 2026