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PROGRESS 2024: Veteran Spotlight – Jerry Fancher
“I don’t think I would be where I am today if it had not been for the military. It taught me leadership, discipline, respect, motivation, ...
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PROGRESS 2024: Veteran Spotlight – Jerry Fancher
“I don’t think I would be where I am today if it had not been for the military. ...
Taste of Tammy Wynette: Country star’s cookbook yields delicious dishes
I spent a lot of my childhood visiting my Grandma Dorothy (Dolan) learning to cook and listening to ...
Phil Campbell girls golf team advances to substate
The Phi Campbell girls golf team shot a 333 to finish second at their sectional golf tournament at ...
Galleries
RHS celebrates baseball senior night
The Russellville Golden Tigers celebrate baseball senior night April 15. Senior players and their families receive recognition on the field after the Golden Tigers’ 7-3 ...
by Brannon King.
Galleries
PHOTOS: RHS celebrates softball senior night
The Russellville Lady Golden Tigers celebrate softball senior night April 23 by honoring four senior players before a 10-0 win over the Florence Lady Falcons. ...
by Brannon King.
News
RHS ranks 21/386 for Alabama high schools in U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report released their list of Best High Schools on Tuesday, and Russellville High School is ranked 21 out of 386 high ...
by Staff Reports.
Belgreen Bulldogs
Appalachian eliminates Belgreen
The Belgreen Bulldogs’ (14-14) season came to an end, losing two straight to the defending Class 1A state champions, Appalachian. Belgreen lost game one 10-2 ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Red Bay Tigers baseball team advances to quarterfinals
The Red Bay Tigers finished off a perfect month on the diamond with a 2-0 series win over North Sand Mountain to advance to the ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Russellville wins two of three over Leeds to advance in baseball playoffs
The Russellville Golden Tigers advanced to the quarterfinals of the AHSAA Class 5A baseball playoffs by winning two games over the Leeds Greenwave during a ...
by Brannon King.
News
RHS FLBA students compete at state
The Russellville High School Future Business Leaders of America Chapter had three students recently compete at the Alabama FBLA State Competition. “They did an excellent ...
by Staff Reports.
High School Sports
Phil Campbell, Tharptown split softball games
Phil Campbell and Tharptown faced off on the diamond twice this week with both teams getting wins. The Wildcats drew first blood, beating the Bobcats ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Phil Campbell girls golf team wins Red Bay Invitational
Phil Campbell girls golf team wins the Red Bay Invitational last week. Junior Kaylie Motes has the lowest score of all girls, shooting a 92.
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Russellville opens baseball playoffs with sweep of Pleasant Grove
The Russellville varsity baseball team opened the AHSAA Class 5A playoffs with a two-game sweep of the Pleasant Grove Spartans. RHS hosted Pleasant Grove on ...
by Brannon King.
Belgreen Bulldogs
Belgreen baseball team advances to second round
The Belgreen Bulldogs (13-12) beat Victory Christian in two out of three games in the first-round playoff of the Class 1A baseball playoffs to advance ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Red Bay sweeps through first round
The Red Bay Tigers (15-6) swept the Lamar County Bulldogs in the first round of the Class 2A baseball playoffs over the weekend, 6-3 and ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Lady Golden Tigers win two at Northwest Alabama Bash after dropping softball area games
The Russellville varsity softball team recently completed regular season area play with games versus Lawrence County and Ardmore. The Lady Golden Tigers fell to 2-2 ...
by Brannon King.
Belgreen Bulldogs
Belgreen, Vina get softball wins
Belgreen scored all 14 runs in a 14-4 win over Glencoe in the second inning of their game on Saturday. Mackinley Hogan, Bryn Scott, Charley ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Red Bay picks up pair of wins
The Red Bay Tiger softball team picked up a pair of wins this week, beating Cherokee 5-0 and Colbert Heights 3-0. Red Bay got all ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Russellville varsity tennis teams win sectionals
The Russellville High School varsity boys’ and girls’ tennis teams hosted the AHSAA Class 4A-5A Section 8 tournament on April 15-16 and both squads took ...
by Brannon King.
High School Sports
Red Bay wins county championship
The Red Bay Tigers only had to play one game to win the 2024 Franklin County Championship and end Phil Campbell’s string of seven straight ...
by Bart Moss.
Belgreen Bulldogs
Belgreen splits series with Hackleburg
The Belgreen Bulldogs (11-11) picked up a series opening win over the sixth-ranked team in Class 1A versus the Hackleburg Panthers (7-2) last week. The ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Russellville clinches area baseball title with wins over West Point
The Russellville varsity baseball team clinched the AHSAA Class 5A Area 14 title with a sweep of the West Point Warriors. Russellville earned a spot ...
by Brannon King.
Sports
East Franklin, Phil Campbell win junior high championships
The East Franklin Rebels beat the Phil Campbell Bobcats in the finals of the junior high Franklin County baseball tournament, 6-5. The game was tied ...
by Bart Moss.
Franklin County
PHOTOS: NWSCC Phil Campbell campus presents ‘Shrek the Musical’
Northwest Shoals Community College Phil Campbell campus presented “Shrek the Musical.” Cast included: Shrek, Avery Guinn; Adult Fiona, Sara McCracken; Donkey, Eliyon Cooper; Lord Farquaad, ...
by Staff Reports.
High School Sports
Russellville softball team competes in Sardis Invitational
APRIL 8-14, 2024: The Russellville varsity softball team continued regular season action with a busy week on the diamond. The Lady Golden Tigers are 18-15-1 ...
by Brannon King.
News
Russellville Main Street welcomes new executive director
As a newly Designated Main Street Alabama City in 2023, Downtown Russellville Collective “Russellville Main Street” has announced Yaneli Bahena as the full time Executive ...
by Staff Reports.
News
BTCPA announces final production of season
The BTCPA announces its third and final production for the season, “Suite Surrender” by Michael McKeever and directed by Anna Carol Porter. The performance dates ...
by Staff Reports.
Phil Campbell Bobcats
Phil Campbell Bobcats softball team takes two from Sheffield
The Phil Campbell Bobcats won two straight over the Sheffield Bulldogs last week, 15-4 and 5-1. Phil Campbell put the first game away early, scoring ...
by Bart Moss.
High School Sports
Russellville softball gets wins over Deshler, Mars Hill
The Russellville varsity softball team returned to the field for competition versus three schools following spring break, and the Lady Golden Tigers won two of ...
by Brannon King.
News
Wynette Grammy finds home at Red Bay Museum
COURTESY OF JASON COLLUM, THE RED BAY NEWS Calling it the best possible way to display and share their late mother’s latest award, family members ...
by Staff Reports.
Franklin County
Northwest Shoals receives $1.3M to enhance rural healthcare education
Northwest Shoals Community College is proud to announce it has been awarded a $1.3 million grant aimed at addressing healthcare needs in Colbert, Lauderdale, Franklin ...
by Staff Reports.
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