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County takes needed steps to continue broadband expansion
Armed with constitutional approval to invest federal COVID-19 relief funds into the expansion of broadband services, Franklin County Probate Judge Barry Moore joined officials from ... Read more
5 days ago by Staff Reports.
New year brings official end to concealed carry permit requirement
With the new year, House Bill 272, which Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law March 10 this past year, became effective, thus bringing about a ... Read more
6 days ago by María Camp.
Schools recognize Franklin County Board of Education
Principals and student ambassadors from Tharptown and Belgreen thanked the members of the Franklin County Board of Education during their Jan. 19 meeting, in recognition ... Read more
6 days ago by María Camp.
Cattlemen convene for annual banquet
A crowd lined up outside the A.W. Todd Centre in downtown Russellville Saturday evening, waiting to be admitted to the annual meeting and banquet of ... Read more
2 weeks ago by María Camp.
Belgreen hires football coach for fledgling program
The Belgreen Bulldogs took another important step this past toward starting football at the school. At its Jan. 17 meeting, the Franklin County Board of ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Bart Moss.
Commission decides to request bids for elevator maintenance
At the Franklin County Commission’s Jan. 17 meeting, the commission amended its previously-approved plan for maintenance of the courthouse elevator. In mid-December the commission voted ... Read more
2 weeks ago by María Camp.
Belgreen gets football coach
The Franklin County Board of Education has scored a coach for the Belgreen High School football program. At its Jan. 19 meeting, the board hired ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Bart Moss.
Martin Luther King commemorative march takes place in downtown Russellville
The Franklin County Branch of the nonprofit Dr. Martin Luther King Scholarship Committee held the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration March in Russellville this ... Read more
3 weeks ago by María Camp.
New district attorney swears in
It was a moment several years in the making Sunday afternoon when Jeffrey Wade Barksdale, Franklin County’s assistant district attorney since 2014, stood in the ... Read more
3 weeks ago by María Camp.
Cattlemen’s Association prepares for annual meeting
The Franklin County Cattlemen’s Association is getting ready for its annual meeting, to take place Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. at the A.W. Todd Centre ... Read more
