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updated: Thu Jul 17, 2008 06:06 am

Russellville News

Local news for Russellville, AL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Thursday | Times Daily

Man faces sex abuse charges

A Franklin County man has been arrested on sex abuse charges involving two children under age 5, and a couple is accused of knowing about the abuse and doing nothing about it, authorities said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Phil Campbell, AL, Franklin County, AL

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Times Daily

City approves bid for Sloss Lake repairs

The city council approved a bid Monday for repairs to Sloss Lake Dam, where two holes were discovered in March that forced crews to drain the 44-acre lake.

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

Times Daily

Franklin man dies in wreck

A Franklin County man was killed Sunday morning when he apparently lost control of his vehicle and crashed while driving along a county road.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, AL, Phil Campbell, AL, US National Guard, US Military

Sat Jul 12, 2008

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Russellville Police Officer Arrested

A Russellville Police Officer finds himself on the other side of the law. He's been arrested on a felony drug charge.

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Related Topix: Illegal Drugs

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Times Daily

Best Bets

Showdown will perform Saturday for the Country Shindig at Muscle Shoals High School auditorium.

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Related Topix: Sheffield, AL, Dance, Shindig

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Times Daily

City council moves ahead with new hall

The city council Thursday approved $68,000 in engineering work for the new proposed city hall and approved $200,000 in extra school funding.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, AL

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Times Daily

Church porch collapses; 6 injured

Emergency personnel remove a ladder from the hole where they rescued six people after the front porch of Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church, south of Red Bay, fell in Sunday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Sheffield, AL, Franklin County, AL, Red Bay, AL, Vina, AL

Wed Jul 02, 2008

WAFF-TV Huntsville

Building codes missing in Franklin County

When the porch of a Franklin County church collapsed Sunday, injuring six people, the building's construction came into question.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, AL, Phil Campbell, AL

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Times Daily

One dead, one injured in crash

A 23-year-old Russellville man was killed Friday and another man injured in a two-vehicle accident.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, AL

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Times Daily

Law and Order

FRANKLIN COUNTY 2 men, runaway teen arrested Information received on the location of a possible stolen car resulted in the arrest of two men and the discovery of a 15-year-old girl reported as a runaway from ...

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Related Topix: Anniston Metro, Anniston, AL, Franklin County, AL

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Times Daily

31 arrested on felony charges

Working with state and federal officials, area law enforcement officers arrested 40 people as a part of a national operation.

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Related Topix: St. Florian, AL, Waterloo, AL

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Times Daily

Statistics: Shoals safe place to live

There were 194,610 crimes reported in Alabama. The total value of property stolen in the state was $240,057,067; 18 percent of that was recovered.

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Related Topix: Tuscumbia, AL, Sheffield, AL, Muscle Shoals, AL, Alabama

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Times Daily

Law and Order

RUSSELLVILLE Woman dies after accident Authorities said a Franklin County woman died Friday from injuries she sustained in a traffic accident three weeks ago.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, AL

Sat Jun 21, 2008

WAFF-TV Huntsville

Franklin County man charged in abuse case

Roger Alan Willis is being held in the Franklin County jail. Police say he confessed to sodomizing the little boy in an incident that happened on the 10th.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, AL

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Times Daily

Local man facing sodomy, sex abuse charges

A Franklin County man is in jail after he was accused of sexually molesting a 5-year-old boy.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, AL

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Times Daily

Schools working with new budgets

School districts in Alabama will receive significantly less state appropriation in the upcoming school year.

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Related Topix: Muscle Shoals, AL, Sheffield, AL, Gulf Shores, AL, Lauderdale County, AL

Sat Jun 14, 2008

Times Daily

Man found guilty of five felonies, four misdemeanors

Last Updated:June 12. 2008 11:13PM Published: June 13. 2008 3:30AM Two cases were concluded this week in Franklin County Circuit Court.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, AL

Thu Jun 12, 2008

WAFF-TV Huntsville

Woman turns herself in in church theft case

A Russellville woman is in custody and charged with stealing from a Valley church.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, AL

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Franklin County Times

Local artist releases new album

Jonathan Willis jwillis@franklincountytimes.com Eddie Martin's fourth complete album is much different than any other he has worked on, but for the Russellville native, it is a step back to his roots.

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Sun Jun 08, 2008

Times Daily

Making the grade

Stephanie Monterroso works on a math problem in her third grade class at Russellville Elementary School.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Florence Metro, Florence, AL

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Russellville, Alabama is located in Franklin County. Zip codes in Russellville include 35653, and 35654.

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