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In the News: Community-wide celebration honors championship baseball team

Originally published in the Franklin Free Press.

Six sets of new aluminum bleachers are on the way to Hal Kirby Jr. Park after the Russellville City Council approved the purchase of the same at its Monday meeting.

In the News: Council okays purchase of bleachers

Originally published in the Franklin Free Press.

Six sets of new aluminum bleachers are on the way to Hal Kirby Jr. Park after the Russellville City Council approved the purchase of the same at its Monday meeting.

In the News: Council approves purchase of equipment for Street Department

Originally published in the Franklin Free Press. 

Residents wanting access to the City of Russellville municipal code now have an online alternative after the Russellville City Council voted to update its listings on www.municode.com.

In the News: Council discusses equipment upgrade for street department

Originally published in the Franklin Free Press.

The Russellville City Council convened on Monday night to discuss and vote on a number of issues. The council approved all 17 items on the agenda.

The first major item on the agenda was an ordinance to establish the sales tax holiday in the city.

In the News: All hits, no misses

Originally published in the Times Daily.

Revitalizing downtown

The Russellville City Council is working with the Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments (NACOLG) to get the downtown area declared a historic district. The agency has also approved a resolution to apply for the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Grant.

In the News: Thank You

Originally published in the Times Daily.

The emotions showed on Phil Powell’s face as the resolution honoring Russellville firefighter Shane Mansell was read.

“My friends and family could have been attending a funeral. My friends and family could be at a gravesite; mourning and crying could have continued unto this day. But praise be to God for that was not his plan for me, Phil Powell, on March 11, 2017.

In the News: Council honors RFD’s Mansell with resolution

Originally published in the Franklin Free Press.

The Russellville City Council met at City Hall on Monday night to discuss and approve a number of items on the agenda.

One of the first actions taken by the council was approving a resolution commending Russellville firefighter Shane Mansell on his heroic actions on the weekend of March 11.

In the News: Downtown Russellville seeing renovations

Originally published in the Times Daily.

City Councilman William Nale remembers when the streets were filled with shoppers, and all the stores downtown were open for business.

There was a time when that kind of activity waned. But looking south down Jackson Avenue, Nale notes with pride that more and more people are again shopping downtown.

In the News: Renovations on flooded ballfield coming together

Originally published in the Franklin County Times.

It’s not unusual for members of the City Council to routinely drive by Hal Kirby Jr. Ballpark to see what has been done to the complex that was destroyed by 2015 flooding.

For more than a year, the only thing they saw was an empty field where ballfields used to be — no fencing, no concession stand.

In the News: City approves purchase of police vehicles

Originally published in the Franklin County Times.