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    PHOTO GALLERY: Jam at Sloss Lake
    Franklin County, Galleries, Lifestyles
    PHOTO GALLERY: Jam at Sloss Lake
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    July 9, 2025
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    He’s still kicking up mud at 71
    by Chelsea Retherford For the FCT 
    July 9, 2025
    Ed Bendall isn’t interested in slowing down in his retirement. At 71 years old, he’s still shifting into high gear — tackling steep hills, carving out...
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    July 9, 2025
    R U S S E L L V I L L E -- When Jason Parker returned to Franklin County several years ago, he had dreams of purchasing his childhood home on County R...
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    Participants enjoy ‘Magic of Reading,’ the color of fruits and ballon animals
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    Participants enjoy ‘Magic of Reading,’ the color of fruits and ballon animals
    by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
    July 2, 2025
    RUSSELLVILLE Laughter, wonder and a touch of enchantment filled the Russellville Public Library as magician Russell Davis brought his show “The Magic ...
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    Ragsdale returns as Aunt Ev for ‘The Miracle Worker’
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    Ragsdale returns as Aunt Ev for ‘The Miracle Worker’
    by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
    July 2, 2025
    RUSSELLVILLE - Elizabeth Ragsdale has spent decades devoted to storytelling. Now she’s back at Ivy Green in Tuscumbia, returning to the outdoor stage ...
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    June 26, 2025
    The Phil Campbell Festival was held June 20-21 at Memorial Park in downtown Phil Campbell. This year’s event featured performances by Jase Swinning, w...
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    King crowned Miss Phil Campbell, her first pageant win
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    King crowned Miss Phil Campbell, her first pageant win
    by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
    June 18, 2025
    PHIL CAMPBELL -- Hannah King was crowned Miss Phil Campbell 2025 during Saturday’s pageant at the Phil Campbell campus of Northwest Shoals Community C...
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    Most snakes are more friend than foe
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    Most snakes are more friend than foe
    by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
    June 18, 2025
    SPRUCE PINE -- When naturalist Joel Pounders sees his four-year-old grandson, Koda McNutt, holding a smooth earth snake (harmless and fully grown at j...
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