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K-9 Mia gets helmet for protection
News
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
April 1, 2026
ROGERSVILLE — When Police Lt. Lucas Stansell and his K-9 Mija are called into action to track a person through the woods, or to go into a home to exec...
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Biblical roles create big sandals to fill
News
by Chelsea Retherford Staff Writer 
April 1, 2026
Onstage, they are adversaries — one a reluctant liberator, the other a ruler clinging to power. But offstage, McKinley Copeland and Zach Adams share s...
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4-H team places third in state
Franklin County, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
April 1, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County 4-H Horse Club members placed third in the Junior Division at the state 4-H Horse Quiz Bowl in Montgomery. The quiz bow...
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W. Elementary declines funds for P-3 program
News, Russellville
by By Addi Broadfoot For the FCT 
April 1, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — West Elementary School will not move forward with state funding for a kindergarten classroom after determining it will likely not need ...
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Belgreen students get DUI message on day of prom
Belgreen Bulldogs, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
April 1, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Belgreen High School students took part in an alcohol awareness event on prom day last week where speakers talked about the dangers of ...
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Library to add a sensory wall
News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
April 1, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Following a $3,000 donation from Valley State Bank, a sensory wall and other features will be added to the children’s room at the Russe...
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South named RHS basketball coach
News, Russellville, Russellville Golden Tigers
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
April 1, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Jim South has been named the new basketball coach for the RHS Golden Tigers. South has served as head coach at Colbert County, Mars Hil...
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Main, News, Russellville
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
March 25, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Principal Brooke Harris said the decision to renovate the Tharptown Elementary School library came out of a desire “to reimagine the sp...
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Cameras give law enforcement a leg up
Main, News, Russellville
by Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
March 25, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE – Police Chief Chris Hargett was at a conference in 2020 and while passing by some of the vendors there, he noticed one promoting a camer...
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