NEWS

The Russellville City Schools Board of Education approved three sets of contracts and 49 personnel moves at a special called meeting held July 28th. The board approved contracts with its four Schoo...read more

  The Franklin County Commission approved moving forward with a proposed change in the Mountain Star voting precinct for 2026 elections and beyond. If approved, voters in the Mountain Star prec...read more

When country music legend Ronnie McDowell takes the stage Saturday, August 2nd at Russellville's Roxy Theatre, it will be the 75-year-old's first performance since he suffered a stroke during a show i...read more

  As was the case in 2020, this year’s municipal election for the City of Red Bay features multiple candidates vying for the office of mayor. Mayor Charlene Fancher faced opposition fro...read more

(Reprinted with permission of Jason Collum, Publisher, Red Bay News) Less than 24 hours after the Red Bay City Council approved Mayor Charlene Fancher’s request to solicit for bids for millin...read more

I am Kathryn Cantrell Wilkins and I announce my candidacy for Place 3 of the Red Bay City Council.  I am a Red Bay High School graduate and an Honor Graduate of the University of North Alabama ...read more

A Spruce Pine man remains in custody after he was arrested last week for failing to appear in court on an attempted murder charge, felony assault charge and three misdemeanor charges arising out of ...read more

Each of the 50 Franklin County establishments that received health ratings during the period of June 1, 2025 through July 8, 2025, had scores that fell into the “satisfactory compliance”...read more

A meeting is set for Tuesday, July 15th for the Tennessee Valley Authority to provide environmental assessment information to the public on a proposed Colbert County solar project to be located alon...read more

On Friday, July 11, 2025, a group of wide-eyed, young explorers had the rare opportunity to meet real-life astronaut, billionaire entrepreneur, and aerospace trailblazer Jared Isaacman during a visit ...read more

In a year in which he retired at the end of October and took the final two months of his employment off using accrued sick leave, former General Manager Charles Canida was compensated more than $213,0...read more

The City of Russellville has developed a reputation for throwing one of the best birthday parties for our nation each year at the Fourth of July Jam on Sloss Lake, and this year's lineup can only enha...read more

Students in Franklin County schools caught with cell phones or wireless communication devices on their persons will face enhanced discipline after the Franklin County Board of Education approved the...read more

A Russellville man remains in the Franklin County Jail Sunday night on a felony charge of Drug Trafficking after officers found methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana at his residence Thursday night...read more

There’s an old adage that says ‘the camera doesn’t lie.’ If it’s true, that’s bad news for one Russellville man who was arrested last week on criminal littering...read more