Mike Self Franklin Free Press When Russellville football coach Mark Heaton arrived at the Golden Tiger field house on Monday to meet with his players for the first time, one aspect of his new surroundings grabbed his attention. “I told those kids, ‘From what I saw when I walked through here, and from what I
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Mike Self Franklin Free Press Russellville softball coach John Smith had a feeling it was only a matter of time before Lily Holt got going at the plate again. “She’s been struggling lately, but we know she’s a hitter,” Smith said. “She’s been working hard to fight her way through it. When you’re a good
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John Pilati Franklin Free Press Personnel changes in four county departments will highlight this evening’s work session for the Franklin County Commission. Probate Judge Barry Moore’s office has two probate clerks positions available. Interviews began last week and will continue this week. By its March 17 business meeting, which begins at 8:30 a.m., the commission
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Mike Self Franklin Free Press Russellville’s search for a new head football coach officially came to a close on Thursday afternoon with the hiring of Mark Heaton, who held the same position at Haleyville the previous two years. A search committee consisting of RCS superintendent Rex Mayfield, RHS principal Tim Guinn and RMS principal Frankie
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Staff reports The Russellville High School baseball team is headed south for four games this weekend, and WGOL will be along for the ride. The Golden Tigers (8-4) will play two games at Beauregard High School in Opelika on Friday, against Russell County at 3 p.m. and then Beauregard at 7 p.m. The following day,
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Staff reports Russellville freshman Cody Greenhill dominated on the mound Tuesday, striking out 11 in a no-hitter as the Golden Tigers beat visiting Belmont (MS) 2-0. Greenhill, a 6-foot-1, 210-pound right-hander, needed just 88 pitches to finish off the Cardinals. He had sharp command all night, walking just one and throwing first-pitch strikes to 16
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John Pilati Franklin Free Press When Keith Pounders was named store manager of the Russellville Foodland last August, the news was music to his ears. Not only was it a career promotion, but it also gave the Russellville native an opportunity to return home. Pounders, the son of Troy and Judy Kimbrough Pounders, was born and
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John Pilati Franklin Free Press While we recognize identity theft as a risk for individuals, thieves also have businesses in their crosshairs as identity theft victims. That was the message from Michele Mason, president of the Better Business Bureau of North Alabama, at a breakfast meeting sponsored last week by the Franklin County Chamber of
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Doug Green For the FFP And so, we welcome March, 2014 (Already? Wow!) and all the signs of the arrival of spring. The buttercups have bloomed and are standing proud, for the moment at least; the bluebirds have begun to peruse the nesting boxes; and the temperatures are moving northward up the scale on the
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In Alabama, every single child is morally and legally entitled to receive support from both of his or her parents. This is true no matter how much the parents hate each other or how much they hate their ex-in-laws. A custodial parent can not enter into an agreement to forgo child support. The legal premise
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