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6/11/2025 5:08:17 PM
The Franklin County Community Development Commission met May 23, 2025, and awarded grants to multiple schools and agencies.
The commission, which includes Brad Bolton, Jeremy Campbell and Red Bay Mayor Charlene Fancher, meets quarterly to review grant applications. The commission is comprised of two appointees from Franklin County's legislative delegation and a rotating seat between the mayors of
LOCAL NEWS
6/10/2025 11:43:08 AM
Qualifying for municipal elections began today, June 10th, with candidates having until Tuesday, June 24th to file their paperwork.
In 2021, the Alabama Legislature changed municipal elections to odd years in an effort to avoid conflicts with statewide and federal elections. That gave most Alabama mayors and city council members an extra year to serve, as municipal elections were moved fr...read more
6/9/2025 3:03:31 PM
New-and possibly more serious- charges against the former owner of a Red Bay daycare where a four-month-old infant died in March 2022.
Franklin County District Attorney Jeff Barksdale said his office on Tuesday, June 3, filed a motion to effectively negate the previous indictments against Angelene Chamblee and re-present all evidence to an upcoming grand jury, including new information that has...read more
6/9/2025 3:00:31 PM
Northwest Shoals Community College’s (NWSCC) Child Development Center will offer the 2025 Kids in College STEAM summer camp July 21-25, 2025.
The summer camp is open to children entering grades first through sixth in the fall. Each day participants will experience STEAM related activities in science, technology, engineering, art and math.
According to NWSCC Child De...read more
6/4/2025 11:41:24 AM
High school students in Franklin County will have a new educational option this fall as Franklin County Schools will begin a virtual high school that will be based at Vina High School.
The Franklin County Board of Education approved Superintendent Greg Hamilton’s recommendation to start a virtual school option for grades 9-12 that will be available for up to 30 students.
Franklin County&rs...read more
6/3/2025 4:47:17 PM
Two Mississippi State undergraduates will study foreign languages abroad and virtually this summer thanks to the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship Program.
Alexis Ellison, a senior accounting and foreign languages double major from Woodland, will study Mandarin in Taiwan for eight weeks, while Madelynn Green, a senior anthropology and philosophy double major from Russ...read more
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