PHIL CAMPBELL – Red Bay’s girls won the Franklin County Tournament for the 13th time in the past 14 years last week, cruising to a pair of easy wins at Northwest-Shoals Community College. In last Thursday night’s semifinals, Hannah Sharp scored 16 points and Kasey Sparks added 11 points and six rebounds as Red Bay
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PHIL CAMPBELL – When Belgreen is playing defense the way head coach Greg Watson wants them to, certain things are happening. Driving lanes to the basket are quickly sealed off. Shots are contested. Bodies are flying all over the place, hitting the deck time and time again as Bulldog defenders willingly throw themselves in front
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Tharptown Elementary School students will benefit from a technology upgrade in the classroom thanks to a recent grant secured by Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow. Morrow presented the $5,800 grant to TES principal Barry Laster last week. The funds originate from the Education Trust Fund and are part of the Community Service Grant Program, whereby each
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For Phil Campbell resident Yvonne Engle, April 27, 2011, was a day she’ll never forget. Engle and her husband Elvis lost their home in town, along with two cars. But as bad as she felt that fateful day, Engle said she has been blessed ever since due to the generosity of people like Patty Bullion,
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A recent Town Hall Meeting held to address Alabama’s new Immigration Law, House Bill 56, drew a crowd of more than 400 people to the A.W. Todd Center in Russellville. The meeting was sponsored by the North Alabama Hispanic Coalition for Equal Rights (NAHCER) and featured local speakers, as well as state and local elected
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Through his three decades in the apparel industry, Rick Neighbors witnessed many changes, most of them bad for American business. He’s seen first-hand what he believes are the harmful effects of NAFTA and CAFTA. (North American and Central American Free Trade Agreements). And the Franklin County resident believes our nation is facing a manufacturing crisis,
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Bobby Brown has served the citizens of Franklin County as a Constable for Russellville District 2-2 for 16 years. And after Friday’s qualifying ended without an opponent signing up to run, Brown will soon earn another four-year term. Four constables qualified to run for office during the recent primary sign-up period. In addition to Brown,
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Tharptown’s B-Junior boys had won 14 in a row heading into Saturday’s championship game of the junior high Franklin County Tournament, an impressive streak that included a pair of hard-fought wins over rival Red Bay. A loss to those same Tigers in the county finals, however, would have been a disappointing way for the Wildcats
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Jessica Wilson scored 15 points on Saturday as Tharptown’s B-Junior girls beat Belgreen 37-30 to win the Franklin County Tournament championship. The Lady Wildcats (9-5) trailed by two at the half before rallying to win. “Our girls were excited to win the county championship,” head coach Chad Green said. “They won the tip-off tournament at
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RED BAY – Tharptown’s ninth-grade girls scored the game’s first 22 points and never looked back against Vina on Saturday, cruising to a 59-19 win in the opening round of the junior high Franklin County Tournament. Katelyn Vandiver scored seven points in the first quarter and Savannah Hamilton and Kathy Alfalo each had four as
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