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Red Bay approves $3.6M budget
Main, News, Red Bay
by By Brady Petree For the FCT 
February 18, 2026
RED BAY – City officials are expecting a slight decrease in sales tax revenue for the upcoming fiscal year but anticipating a larger general fund budg...
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$5K TVA grant to bring student podcasting program to RES
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 18, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Elementary School students will soon be recording podcasts, interviewing community members and exploring career paths in a program bein...
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News
by Alyssa Sutherland For the FCT 
February 18, 2026
Female law enforcement officers from agencies around the state gathered last week at Northwest Shoals Community College in Muscle Shoals to receive sp...
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Opinion: Here and Now – White to perform March 7 at the Roxy
News, Russellville
HERE AND NOW
by By Susie Hovater Malone Columnist 
February 18, 2026
There is something special about a night out in a small town. People run into neighbors. They make a plan instead of staying home. They fill the sidew...
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Accessible basketball completes year 2
News, Russellville, Sports
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
February 18, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Fifteen players took the court over four Saturdays at the Ralph C. Bishop Center for this year’s round of accessible basketball games. ...
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College Sports, News, Sports
by David Glovach For the FCT 
February 18, 2026
FLORENCE — Tony Pujol’s message was rather simple. It was best that way. Especially when directed to not only his plates, but a larger audience he was...
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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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