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Belgreen team wins Spark Tank contest
News, Russellville, Russellville Golden Tigers
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 18, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE Fourteen teams from three high schools pitched business ideas and competed for cash prizes during the second annual Franklin County Spark...
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Mock interviews provide students real-world practice
Franklin County, News
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 18, 2026
High school students across Franklin County Schools and Russellville High School took part in mock interviews this month, sitting down with local empl...
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Little Tigers meet community helpers
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 18, 2026
Little Tigers Preschool sets aside one to two weeks each year to introduce its students to people who help keep the community safe. Teachers shape the...
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Nelson refused to be told ‘no’
News, Russellville
by Chelsea Retherford For the FCT 
February 18, 2026
Joyce Nelson has never been one to accept “no” at face value. Not when a cotton field owner told her she couldn’t help tally the books, not when a hir...
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Vina High adds safety screens, door locks
News, Vina Red Devils
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 18, 2026
VINA — Safety features have been added to classrooms and exterior doors of Vina High as part of a campus security upgrade funded through a $5,000 Nort...
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by By Addi Broadfoot For the FCT 
February 18, 2026
MONTGOMERY — District 18 Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, will serve as vice chair of the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Advisory Group.
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Volunteers hand out 30,000 pounds of food
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 18, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — United Way of Northwest Alabama organized a food giveaway Feb. 7 at Russellville High School, distributing an estimated 30,000 pounds o...
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Safety, appearance shape cleanup operation
Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 11, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE -- City crews have started working through a list of 11 unsightly properties as part of a cleanup and code-compliance effort.
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Main, News, Russellville
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
February 11, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — A Russellville woman is facing more drug-related charges after being arrested and charged with drug trafficking and illegal distributio...
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NWSCC launches first nursing apprenticeship
Main, News, Phil Campbell
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 11, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — Northwest Shoals Community College has launched a paid nursing apprenticeship program with Decatur Morgan Hospital.
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