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1 month 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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2 months 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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2 months 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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2 months 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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2 months 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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2 months 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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2 months 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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2 months 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"}...
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2 months ago | 
franklincountytimes.com | Kevin Taylor |Russ Corey
RUSSELLVILLE — A former sergeant with the Russellville Fire Department will have his pretrial detention hearing on Friday after the Limestone County district judge approved his motion on Tuesday. Donald Andrew DeVaney, 52, of Russellville was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree human trafficking, two counts of electronic solicitation of a child and two counts of traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act. His Aniah’s Law hearing, in which District Judge R.
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2 months ago | 
franklincountytimes.com | Bart Moss |Kevin Taylor |Chelsea M. Rutherford |Brannon King
This week marked the fifth anniversary of the world shutting down and COVID-19 taking over our lives for well over a year. What happened during that time can never be allowed to happen again. I firmly believe it was a crime against humanity by a select few. We allowed local, state and federal governments and global entities unchecked power to ruin lives in the name of public health.
