Russellville Police do not anticipate any incidents at the ‘Keep Families Together’ protest this evening in front of the Franklin County Courthouse, but the department will close one block of North ...

In accord with a recent change in Alabama’s open records law, the Franklin County Commission approved a revised procedure for public records requests by limiting them only to individuals who are ...

The Russellville High School varsity football team went on the road for the final time in the regular season Friday night and routed region rival Decatur High School 42-0 to improve 8-1 and 5-1 in ...

The 2026 varsity volleyball season came to an end for four Franklin County teams after they all suffered defeats in their respective sub-region matches on Monday night. Belgreen, which won the Class ...

It was a busy night of varsity volleyball around the state Tuesday as some seasons came to an end and others were extended into the AHSAA postseason following area tournament play. In Franklin County, ...

October 6th was a pretty good day for Phil Campbell resident  Chree Boyd after a Franklin County jury acquitted her of a felony drug charge. And for Evan Hargett, Boyd’s attorney who was trying his ...

The Phil Campbell High School and Russellville High School varsity cross country teams were among the over 60 programs to compete at the 2026 Dew It On The Trails meet at Point Mallard in Decatur on ...

The Russellville High School varsity football team (7-1, 4-1) clinched a berth in the Class 5A playoffs with its 17-7 road victory at Region 7 foe Athens High School (3-4, 2-3) on Friday night. The Go ...

The Franklin County Commission approved a $20.926 million budget for FY2026-27 at a special called meeting Wednesday morning. Commissioners unanimously approved the budget that includes a 3% raise to ...

As a small business owner for nearly 20 years, Doug Green has experienced many good days along with a few bad ones. Friday was one of the worst for Green and his six employees at Green’s Dependable ...

When Russellville City Council District 5 Councilman Jamie Harris nominated Radford Hester for reappointment to the Russellville City Schools Board of Education at the council’s September 21st meeting ...

For many statewide political candidates, Franklin County warrants nothing beyond a token visit on their way to a larger county. But Ron Sparks doesn’t need a road map to find Franklin County. From his ...