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Franklin County Times
franklincountytimes. com > 04/08/2026 > welding-design-competition

WELDING, DESIGN COMPETITION

12+ hour, 23+ min ago  (69+ words) Russellville City Schools welding, design students placed in a welding competition at Northwest Shoals Community College. " Felix Dominguez earned second place in flux core welding. " Braden Taylor earned third place in oxy fuel cutting. RHS design engineering students also placed....

Franklin County Times
franklincountytimes. com > 04/01/2026 > 4-h-team-places-third-state

4-H team places third in state

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (175+ words) RUSSELLVILLE " Franklin County 4-H Horse Club members placed third in the Junior Division at the state 4-H Horse Quiz Bowl in Montgomery. The quiz bowl is an oral competition where teams answer questions on horse knowledge for points. Braylie Bowling,…...

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franklincountytimes. com > 04/01/2026 > w-elementary-declines-funds-p-3-program

W. Elementary declines funds for P-3 program

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (334+ words) RUSSELLVILLE " West Elementary School will not move forward with state funding for a kindergarten classroom after determining it will likely not need the extra class for the 2026-27 school year. The funding was part of a statewide expansion announced last week…...

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franklincountytimes. com > 03/04/2026 > firefighters-sharpen-skills-training

Firefighters sharpen skills through training

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (217+ words) RUSSELLVILLE " City firefighters have been working through handson drills designed to keep both their firefighting and emergency medical skills sharp. About 80% of the department's calls are medical in nature, Assistant Fire Chief Randy Seal said, which makes EMS training a…...

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franklincountytimes. com > 02/11/2026 > nwscc-launches-first-nursing-apprenticeship

NWSCC launches first nursing apprenticeship

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (978+ words) PHIL CAMPBELL " Northwest Shoals Community College has launched a paid nursing apprenticeship program with Decatur Morgan Hospital. The partnership comes as hospitals across the region and the state continue to face nursing shortages. The program allows nursing students to complete…...