U.S. News & World Report released their list of Best High Schools on Tuesday, and Russellville High School is ranked 21st out of 386 high schools in the state of Alabama and placed in the top 40 percent of high schools nationwide. RHS is the only school in the Shoals/Tri-County area to make the Top 25 list this year.   RHS Principal Dr. Jeremy Madden said accomplishments like this are a...read more

The Franklin County Board of Education received a progress report on a number of repairs and renovations at several county schools at the board's April 23rd meeting. Superintendent of Education Greg Hamilton told board members repairs at Phil Campbell High School from flood damage early this year were now complete and they are in the process of finalizing payment. The school gym received extensi...read more

With 65 years' experience working in the Vina High School cafeteria, Betty Mahan could have retired a long, long, long time ago. But time and time again, she chose to continue the job she loves. Mahan, 95, finally decided to retire this year and her co-workers, Vina faculty, staff, alumni and students held a reception to honor Mahan Tuesday morning. How do you thank someone for their 65 years of...read more

Two Northwest-Shoals Community College students, including one from Franklin County, were named as two of 48 students to the 2024 All-Alabama Academic Team. The students, Faith Cook and Emma Engle, were honored last week with a recognition program in Birmingham. Cook and Engle each receive a $1,000 scholarship for being selected to the All-Alabama Academic Team. Cook, a Phil Campbell resident, ...read more

‘Maintain hope.’ That was Russellville Mayor David Grissom’s message to families who have loved ones unaccounted for as a result of military service representing the United States. Grissom’s message of hope comes from personal experience, as the body of his great, great uncle, Private First Class Noah Reeves, was returned to his native Lawrence County last week,  m...read more