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1 week ago | 
franklincountytimes.com | María Camp |Kevin Taylor |Chelsea M. Rutherford
R U S S E L LV I L L E – Work on a $6.2 million upgrade of the Russellville High School welding department building is scheduled to be completed in time for the beginning of the 2025-26 school year. Martin and Cobey Construction Co in Athens is the contractor for the project, said Alan Wilson, who is Transportation and Maintenance supervisor for Russellville City Schools.
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1 week ago | 
franklincountytimes.com | Kevin Taylor |Chelsea M. Rutherford
A: Main, Records Red Bay Yacht Club – 996 9th St. W, Red Bay – Score 99; 2-12-2025 Russellville Elementary School – 133 Chucky Mullins Dr., Russellville – Score 99; 2-13-2025 Russellville High School – 1865 Waterloo Rd., Russellville – Score 99; 2-25-2025 Russellville Middle School – 765 Summit St., Russellville – Score 99; 2-24-2025 Russellville Nutrition – 14130 Hwy 43, Russellville – Score 95; 2-26-2025 Russellville Senior Center – 201 Washington Ave. SW, Russellville – Score 99; 2-26-2025...
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2 weeks ago | 
franklincountytimes.com | Kevin Taylor |Chelsea M. Rutherford
If you missed last week’s Franklin County Times, you missed the return of a favorite special feature – but don’t worry, you have a few weeks to catch up and get in on the action. It’s back for another year — the Franklin County Times’ Best of the Best Reader’s Choice Poll. With this annual contest, we give readers a chance to name which businesses and service providers are tops in the Franklin County service area.
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3 weeks ago | 
franklincountytimes.com | Bernie Delinski |Kevin Taylor |Chelsea M. Rutherford
A former Russellville student was killed March 26 in a shooting at the Southern Oaks Village apartments in Florence. The body of Ryland Calvert, 13, was found outside an apartment building toward the back of the complex when police arrived after receiving a 911 call at 4:11 p.m.Calvert was a former student at Russellville city school system before transferring to Colbert Heights High School in Lexington. He was an eighth-grade student at CHHS. Florence Police are investigating the shooting.
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3 weeks ago | 
franklincountytimes.com | María Camp |Bernie Delinski |Kevin Taylor |Chelsea M. Rutherford
RUSSELLVILLE – Tharptown schools received $20,000 in grants last week – $15,000 for football equipment for the high school and $5,000 for the elementary school gym. The grants were from the Northwest Alabama Resource Conservation and Development Council, which funds educational and general fund projects in Franklin, Colbert, Lauderdale, Marion and Winston counties.
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4 weeks ago | 
franklincountytimes.com | María Camp |Kevin Taylor |Chelsea M. Rutherford
RUSSELLVILLE - Lela Ray was strolling through downtown Russellville one afternoon when she was struck by rows of empty windows and vacant shops. Havin...
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4 weeks ago | 
franklincountytimes.com | María Camp |Kevin Taylor |Chelsea M. Rutherford
PHIL CAMPBELL – A few days before she graduates as valedictorian of Phil Campbell High School, 17-year-old Mary Elizabeth Fisher, a first-generation college student, plans to graduate from Northwest Shoals Community College with an associate’s degree in science. Her work through the dual enrollment and Upward Bound programs at the NWSCC Phil Campbell campus is part of her plan to become a pharmacist. “I want to become a pharmacist because I want to give back to my community,” Fisher said.
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4 weeks ago | 
franklincountytimes.com | María Camp |Kevin Taylor |Chelsea M. Rutherford
RED BAY — Members of the Red Bay community gathered Sunday in city hall to commemorate Arbor Day by honoring the memory of Dolores Sparks. Those present shared recollections of Sparks, held a reception and helped distribute free trees after the program. “Each year in Red Bay, a tree is planted to honor the best among us — those who give back to the community by the way he or she lives from day to day,” said Mayor Charlene Fancher.
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4 weeks ago | 
franklincountytimes.com | María Camp |Kevin Taylor |Chelsea M. Rutherford
RUSSELLVILLE – Three Franklin County softball fields will soon have artificial turf installed on their softball fields. Franklin County Board of Education members awarded the $947,722 bid to Warner Athletic to replace the natural turf fields at Belgreen, Tharptown and Vina high schools. No projected timeframe was announced for the projects. “We’ve never had (artificial) turf before,” said Tharptown High School softball coach J.J. Jones. “It’s going to help us accommodate practice better.
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1 month ago | 
franklincountytimes.com | Kevin Taylor |Russ Corey |Chelsea M. Rutherford |Brannon King
FILE PHOTO - Check out this week's Franklin County Times! March 19, 2025 Franklin County, News, Z - News Main, Z - Top, Z - TOP HOME Check out this week’s Franklin County Times! – March 19, 2025 Check out this week’s Franklin County Times! (INCLUDES OUR ANNUAL SPRING SPORTS SECTION.) For the online edition, click HERE. {"newsletter":"Newsletter"}...
