NEWS

If you're looking for the silver lining in the recent invasion of billions of cicadas into Alabama, there might be one or two. Most of us have learned a new word—brood. A brood is a family of ...read more

One doesn’t need to fly to the Louvre this summer to view great pieces of art. For much of May, some great local artwork will be on display here in Franklin County, as the Russellville High Scho...read more

  Legislation setting specific timelines for public entities to respond to open records requests, that was two years in the making, was finally signed into law last week by Gov. Kay Ivey. Ivey ...read more

When it comes to investing in his home town, Russellville resident Blake Evetts is 'all in.' In 2022, Evetts opened The Jameson Apartments, a 37-unit complex offering studio efficiency apartments. Th...read more

The Franklin County 4-H program had two clubs compete at state competitions in April, performing well at their respective events and winning multiple honors.   In early April, the Archery Club...read more

The 100th Alabama High School Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships kick off today with ample representation from Franklin County. The large-school meet (4A-7A) begins today and...read more

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 p...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 ...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. Maha...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, w...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...read more

The Russellville High School Future Business Leaders of America Chapter had three students recently compete at the Alabama FBLA State Competition.   They did an excellent job representing RHS....read more

Each of the 48 Franklin County establishments that received health ratings during the period of February 1, 2024 through February 29, 2024, had scores that fell into the “satisfactory compliance...read more

If Chris Ozbirn was an airplane, she'd assuredly be a B-2 stealth bomber. Ozbirn, the Director of the Franklin County Archives, died late Wednesday night. Ozbirn was 75. Like a stealth bomber, the w...read more

The BTCPA announces its third and final production for the 2023-2024 season, Suite Surrender, by Michael McKeever and directed by Russellville native Anna Carol Porter. The performance dates are Apr...read more