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2 Bear Creek areas under fish advisories
A: Main, News, Russellville
by Bernie Delanski For the FCT 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The 2026 Alabama Fish Consumption Advisories recommends not consuming largemouth bass taken from two areas of Franklin County due to me...
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A: Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — City council members have authorized the fire department to purchase a state surplus truck for up to $32,000 after the department sold ...
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A: Main, News, Russellville
by By Addi Broadfoot Staff Writer 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville Hospital is in line to receive $3 million for facilities and equipment under a federal spending bill which includes millio...
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$2.85M contract OK’d for new library
A: Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Construction of a new public library moved a step closer to reality last week as the city council approved a $2.85 million construction...
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D-1 Commissioner Baker ready to make an impact
A: Main, News, Russellville
by By Brady Petree 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — When Curtis Baker is sworn in as Franklin County District 1 commissioner in November, he plans to hit the ground running on day one.
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Advocacy center gets $3.5K from county
Franklin County, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County commissioners recently increased its annual support for the Cramer Children’s Advocacy from $500 to $3,500.
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Preparations begin for 250th celebration
Columnists, Franklin County, News
HERE AND NOW
June 24, 2026
As our country prepares for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, communities across the nation are planning activi...
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History lessons come to life for couple
Franklin County, News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 24, 2026
For years, first grade teacher Emily Tucker Hodges read novels set in ancient Greece and Rome and imagined what those places might have looked like.
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News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Fifty-five students representing every high school in Franklin County have started a year of leadership development and community servi...
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Rescue dog finds a second purpose
News
by By Ella Seaton For the FCT 
June 24, 2026
TUSCUMBIA — Once living on the streets in Muscle Shoals, a pup rescued in Colbert County has found a new life in New England as a comfort canine for t...
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