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The Russellville High School Annual Staff will sponsor the 41st Annual Miss RHS Pageant on Friday, March 3, at 7 p.m. in the RCS Auditorium.  This is the main fundraiser for the RHS Annual Staff,...read more
Six past or present National Football League players will take part in the third annual Chucky Mullins Memorial Football Camp, set for Saturday, March 25, at the Russellville High School stadium. The...read more
The Russellville Electric Board paid more than $17,000 last year for nine $20,000 cash value life insurance policies for past and present board members, the Franklin Free Press has learned. Through a...read more
A mandatory meeting scheduled for Monday morning will update Russellville Middle School baseball team parents about some recent incidents involving the use of racial and/or homophobic slurs by some te...read more
Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl was re-elected to a second two-year term as Chairman at the ALGOP Winter Meeting in Birmingham on Saturday.  ...read more
As the popularity of electric vehicles grows, so do the challenges for towing professionals in loading and hauling them. That's why M&N Wrecker owners Jeff and Tina Murray recently completed a cl...read more
The Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments (NACOLG) was established in 1967 as an intergovernmental coordination agency created by local governments in Franklin, Colbert, Lauderdale, Marion an...read more
When Kevin Barnwell first heard about the Burlsworth Character Award, the Phil Campbell varsity football coach knew immediately which player would be his 2022-23 nominee: Nick Williams. Williams, a s...read more
When three members of the Russellville Electric Board voted to extend Manager Charles Canida's contract on August 17, 2020, meeting, it was a very different time for Canida and the board. REB Chairma...read more
The Franklin County Department of Human Resources is in need of foster parents in Franklin County, and a course starting this month will allow interested families to obtain certification. The DHR Fos...read more
It was an emotional Saturday night at Russellville's Roxy Theater as Kerry Gilbert took the stage for the first time in three months after an extended hospital stay. The Kerry Gilbert Band (KGB) has ...read more
Russellville High School and Russellville Middle School will host a joint Black History Month Program on Friday, February 17 at 9:00 am in the RHS Auditorium. The RHS Musical Theater Class will perfor...read more
Austin Bohannon remembers February 16, 2020, like it was yesterday. His phone rang and it was Bohannon's friend, Jacob Hamilton, calling with some devastating news. Zack Garrison, Bohannon's friend s...read more
The Franklin County Community Development Commission met January 20, 2023, and approved a number of grants to local schools and non-profit agencies. The commission, which includes Brad Bolton, Jeremy...read more
When the 65th Grammy Awards air tonight (7 p.m., CBS) one Russellville resident has the opportunity to be part of a Grammy-winning album. Danny Delgado, a 2018 Russellville High School graduate, co-p...read more
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