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Hubbard reflects as she retires from courthouse
News, Red Bay
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
October 1, 2025
RED BAY — Lifelong Red Bay resident Sherri Hubbard has spent the past 24 years serving Franklin County as a courthouse deputy. Before joining the cour...
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Mansell rescinds retirement request
Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
October 1, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Fire Chief Joe Mansell will remain at the helm of the Russellville Fire Department.
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Holt named the acting director of NACOLG
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by Russ Corey For the FCT 
October 1, 2025
MUSCLE SHOALS — Transportation Planning Director Joseph Holt has been named the acting director of the Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments....
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by Alyssa Sutherland For the FCT 
October 1, 2025
FLORENCE—Volunteers removed 1,912 pounds of trash from the Tennessee River on Sept. 20. About 80 volunteers participated in the 10th annual Tennessee ...
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Quail visit brings farm fun to Vina Pre-K
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by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
October 1, 2025
VINA — Feathered friends brought farmyard fun to Savannah Smith’s Pre-K class last week as students learned about quail during the school’s annual Far...
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New UNA Center for Arts recommended
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by Bernie Delinski For the FCT 
October 1, 2025
FLORENCE — A University of North Alabama work group recommends building a Center for the Arts that would house music, fine arts and culinary programs ...
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Finding courage in the spotlight
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by Chelsea Retherford For the FCT 
October 1, 2025
FLORENCE -- When Garrett Cox first stepped onto the Shoals Community Theatre stage this summer, it wasn’t his ambition that pulled him there. It was f...
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News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
October 1, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE – Alumnae of local 4-H clubs shared their memories of how the program helped mold their futures as they gear up National 4-H Week Oct. 5–...
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October 1, 2025
MUSCLE SHOALS — The Northwest Shoals Community College (NWSCC) Public Relations and Marketing Department recently received six awards for outstanding ...
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Class of ’65 celebrates school’s centennial
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by Chelsea Retherford For the FCT 
October 1, 2025
CHEROKEE — In August, Cherokee High School commenced classes for its 100th year since the campus first opened as a vocational school in 1925. This mon...
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