If you were to describe Franklin County resident Donald King using only one word, you couldn't go wrong with persistent. King, who's lived on Highway 73 since 1980, has been a regular at Franklin County Commission work sessions and meetings over the past decade. And with a new county commission holding its first work session December 9th, King was once again on the agenda to state his case to com...read more

The Franklin County Commission unanimously approved a two-year contract to make Russellville attorney Evan Hargett the new county attorney. Since former county attorney Roger Bedford, Jr., died in October 2023, attorneys from the law firm of Bedford, Rogers, Bowling & McReynolds, P.C., including Hargett, have served in a temporary capacity as county attorney. The contract between Hargett and...read more

Russellville Mayor David Reed Grissom has announced that he will seek an unprecedented fourth consecutive term to the city’s highest office this summer. Grissom, a businessman, was first elected mayor in 2012. The 1990 Russellville High School graduate represented District 5 on the Russellville City Council from 2008-2012. Grissom cited past success and several ongoing projects that he w...read more

There are literally thousands of northwest Alabama residents who fondly remember their childhood experiences at the Bear Creek Education Center and Overton Farm in Hodges. Most were part of a school or church group that participated in events at the 400-acre facility located on the shores of Big Bear Creek. Those events often included overnight stays in the two bunkhouses and meals in the Educati...read more

The Russellville Electric Board will soon be led by Derrick Moore, who was the board’s selection to fill the vacant general manager position. Moore, a manager for Decatur Utilities and second in its management hierarchy, will begin his new position December 16, 2024, REB Chairman Chad Wells told the FFP last week. Moore was the board’s selection from approximately 10 interviews that ...read more