Obituaries
Ollie McGuire
Ollie McGuire, 88, of Russellville died June 18. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to noon June 20 at Spry Memorial Chapel, followed by the funeral at noon. Burial will be in Tharptown Cemetery.
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Main, News, Russellville
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RUSSELLVILLE – Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver hasn’t seen much turnover within his department lately and he wants to keep it that way. Oliver ...
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HERE AND NOW
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Retired educators may have left the classroom, but they certainly have not stopped serving their communities. That was evident at the Alabama Educatio...
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WATERMELON FESTIVAL
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PHIL CAMPBELL — Brody Nix tried guitar lessons when he was younger but stopped taking them when he was about 11. Years later, after graduating from hi...
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