Franklin County Times - February 28, 2024

ing, the Franklin County Commission passed a resolution encouraging the citizens of the county to vote “yes” to Amendment One Rep Jamie Kiel (not up for reelection) spoke briefly, noting his appreciation for the community and the work of the fire department. “I thank all of you for coming and raising money for these good folks,” he said “They provide a vital service to the community They do a great job.”

CANDIDATES WHO SPOKE

Of those running who were present for the speaking portion Charles Mitchell, the only Democrat there, spoke He is running unopposed as a Democrat for the seat of Commissioner for District One on

the Franklin County Commission Because he’s the only Democrat running for the position, his name is not on the sample ballots for the March 5 primary He will face the Republican contender in the November election later this year He shared two points, that “you do not have to vote a straight ticket, Republican or Democrat” and that “the main thing is you get out and vote regardless of who it’s for.”

On the Democratic ballot March 5, voters can select, for Democratic party President of the United States from Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Dean Phillips; or Uncommitted. They can also vote for up to two delegates for Joseph R. Biden for the 2024 Democratic National Convention for the Fourth Congressional District The names on the list are Susan McKenney and Curtis Travis Justin Holcomb spoke about his candidacy for United States Representative in the Fourth Congressional District He said in part, “We need change Russellville is not in good shape The district’s not in good shape I’m here to bring change...My main focus is to bring jobs and as much money as I can

back home ” Holcomb said his plan is to do two terms, a total of four years Incumbent Robert B Aderholt is running against Holcomb for United States Representative for the Fourth Congressional District. He said in part, “I’m from Haleyville, down in Winston County, that s where I grew up I’m honored to serve as Congressman for the Fourth Congressional District, and it is a real honor for me to be here today.”

Aderholt said he s a longtime supporter of a program in Washington, D C , that gives grants to volunteer fire departments a program funded by Congress “I’ve always been a great supporter of that program and will continue to do everything I can to support volunteer fire departments .We do have a lot of issues in this country We have a lot of problems, but I think that we will work through these things.”

Aderholt said one thing he wants to do is to work to “close the borders” and “send back those that are here illegally,” adding he is endorsed by Donald Trump and that he in turn, endorses Trump for another term as President of the United States of

America. “We live in the greatest country in the world. We want to make sure that we keep our country the greatest country in the world,” he continued. “It’s that beacon of hope that is a light on the hill for the rest of the world.”

FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION

Ralton Baker spoke about his unopposed candidacy (he will therefore not be on the ballot until November) for another term representing District One as a board member on the Franklin County Schools Board of Education Baker said he’s served on the board since 1990, noting he hasn’t had an opponent for the last three elections “I want to thank every one of you for the support I’ve had,” he said, adding his appreciation for the volunteer fire departments as well as his encouragement for everyone to vote in the March 5 primary

DISTRICT JUDGE

Mitch McKinney spoke about his run for District Court Judge for Franklin County, saying, in part, that he was born in Columbus Georgia, and he and his wife, Russellville native Julie Herring McKinney,

moved to Russellville from Atlanta five years ago, noting he runs a law office in downtown Russellville McKinney was recently selected to be the city attorney for Red Bay He said he’s been practicing law for 26 years, is a graduate of the University of Alabama and has been “doing a lot of work in District Court under Judge McDowell He noted she is retiring after 24 years on the job “We’re going to miss her because she’s been a good judge,” adding “I’ve enjoyed practicing under her I’ve been doing ad litem work for over a decade representing kids when they need representation the most.” He went on to talk about the scope of what District Court covers, including juvenile work, such as removing children from unsafe environments Jamie Sumerel is running against Mitch McKinney for District Judge He said, in part, “I grew up right here in Franklin County and went to Russellville High School and graduated in 1999. From there, I went to the University of Alabama, graduated with a business degree and then went on to law school ” Sumerel said upon graduating from law

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP

Blue Springs Volunteer Fire Department in Phil Campbell holds a candidate bean lunch ahead of the March 5 election.

to make Franklin County a better place to live and work Moore said while people hear a lot about the issues on the commission side that the position also includes the work in the probate office, where the work includes handling driver’s business hunting and fishing licenses, boat stickers, probating of wills and handling of adoptions and mental commitment Moore said it also involves being in charge of getting everything set up with the election a component he said he’s “sort of stepping aside with since he s on the ballot this time “You have laws on the side of the commission office that you have to by, and you have laws on the side of the commission office you have to go by, he added It s been an honor and a

privilege to serve the citizens of Franklin County for the past 17 years ”

C O M M I S S I O N E R ,

DISTRICT ONE, FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSION:

Curtis Baker spoke about his candidacy as commissioner for District One on the Franklin County Commission “I’m a lifelong resident of Franklin County,” Baker said, in part, adding he and his wife, Tiffany have three children “I’ve worked at R Baker, Inc for, it’ll be 24 years this June My wife works at Phil Campbell Elementary School in the special education department and we believe in Franklin County It’s got to be a place where your kids don t want to leave from or you’ll never get to see your grand kids,” he said That s a goal for me I don t make empty promises I’ll always tell you the truth You can bet on that If you call me, I ll answer Michael Eady is also running for District One Franklin County Commissioner He was not present at the event Michael Murray, another contender for District One Franklin County Commissioner, said, in part, that he’s been a lifelong resident of Franklin County and has been married to his wife for 31 years, with whom he has two children both in college “The experience I bring is 31 years in automotive repair 25 years as owner of a business and 16 years working with the Franklin County Board of Education as a bus mechanic I’ve seen most of the roads due to the bus routings, and I’ll be willing to work and try to secure fundings to get better roads for Franklin County as a whole Kirk Sparks the other candidate for District One commissioner for the Franklin County Commission said in part that he’s lived “back and forth between Franklin and Lawrence counties his whole life “my grandpa, Billy Sparks, lived in Tharptown his whole life, and he’s the one that’s inspired me to run, and he really encouraged me to step up and try to help better our community ”

C O M M I S S I O N E R , DISTRICT TWO, FRANKLIN COUNTY

COMMISSION: Doug Aaron, candidate for commissioner representing District Two on the Franklin County Commission (who also has a political announcement on the Franklin County website), said, in part, “I haven t lived in Franklin County all my life but probably 80% of my life I’ve lived in Franklin County, graduated at Phil Campbell High School in ‘75, went off and became a pipefitter and helped build North Alabama through plumbing piping, nuclear plants, aluminum plants, schools and hospitals At some point in my life, I realized that people need to give back to their county, so I got on some water boards and started getting involved with water boards and finally got an opportunity

to become the manager of Franklin County Water and stayed with that 20 years ” Aaron said he got to know Robert Aderholt, adding they built a water treatment plant “that’s 50 years ahead of itself in water quality, noting “people should be really proud of it ”

Aaron said he s married with three children and four grandchildren “I worked all over the country I wasn t able to be involved in a lot of the day-to-day stuff in the years passed, but I’m retired and I d like to dedicate four years to doing that

Heath Ayers is also running for District

Two commissioner on the Franklin County Commission I m from Cobert County originally,” Ayers said, in part “My grandparents, my mother was raised here in Franklin County My wife’s from Franklin County My parents were the late James and Martha Ayers My father-in-Law is Charles Sweeney My mother-in-Law is the late Elise Sweeney I married Amy Sweeney We have two kids Ayers said he works at Reynolds Wise whatever you want ot call it,” adding he’s been there for 32 years, having served 16 of those years as vice president of the local there, adding he knows the importance of bring jobs to the county “We represent 718 people plus their families over there, he added so I know how it is to deal with folks, deal with contracts, try to help raise money for the county and keep families here ”

Greg Hovater is the othercandidateforDistrict

Two Commissioner for the Franklin County Commission He said, in part “I lived in Franklin County all my life I’ve been married to my wife, Kathy, for, this year will be 35 years We’ve got three kids that live in Franklin County, four grandkids I m a contractor I ve had my own business for over 25 years All I can promise anybody is I ll do the right thing and you won’t ever have to worry about whether something dishonest is going on or not, something not being right because if I’ve got anything to do with it, it ll be right

C O M M I S S I O N E R , DISTRICT FOUR, FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSION:

Tracie Clark, of Red Bay is running for the District Four commissioner position on the Franklin County Commission She said in part “I’m married to Jeff Clark, and he works at Tiffin Motorhomes in Red Bay I have spent my last 34 years serving the city of Red Bay in different aspects I ve been the revenue officer who s in charge of collecting all the taxes for our city I’ve worked with the park and rec the fire departments sewer, garbage, street department ” Clark said she s worked with ADEM on a variety of projects “I believe my qualifications would be good for Franklin County and I love Franklin County,” she added “I think it’s one of the most beautiful places on God’s green Earth and I hope that we can preserve it and do what’s right for it to be the best place in Alabama to live ”

Wm David “Opie”

Hester currently holds the District Four commissioner position on the Franklin County Commision, and he is seeking reelection He said in part “I’ve lived in Franklin County all my life I have been married to an awesome woman sitting here with me today for 45 years We have two children, an awesome daughter-in-law an awesome granddaughterin-law, three grandsons, and I m soon to be a greatgrandfather I worked at Tiffin Motorhomes for 34 years I ve worked in the service department for 33 years, dealing with people’s problems, coming in with motorhomes, listening to their complaints I’m a commisioner now I’ve been a commissioner since 2016 I work with a pretty good group of guys and ladies that work for the county I think we re a pretty good team We’ve accomplished a lot of things ”

Hester said one of the things he’s “really proud of” is getting broadband into Franklin County “It has saved a lot of people money on their TVs their Internet, their phones So, it was a big deal for Franklin County and I think that’s going be part of the history of Franklin County taking off for more growth ”

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March 12

Deb Kenyon

Holli Gaston

Michael Underwood

Jennifer K. Cox

Christopher Malone

Calvin Parmer

Morgan Pilgrim

Shiloh Madden

March 13

Dianne Foster April Daniel

Jo Ann Pearson

March 14

Brenda Oliver

Nancy Welch James Brandi Boyd

Jo Ann Graham

Bret Malone

Fredia Rice

Kelyli Rae Hargett

March 15

Hutty Hutcheson

Emory Allen

Anne Kathryn Allen

Heath Daily

Greg Trapp

Christopher Sanchez

Mary Catherine Smith

March 16

Robbie Bolton

Dakota White

Anita Williams

March 17

Mark Tucker

Ann Garrard

Memoree Cochran

March 18

Nell Bedford

Blake Bendall

Tiffany Watkins

April Woods

Pamela Welborn

Konner Trapp

Patrick Shremshock

March 19

Leta Smith

Michael Cole

Lauren Singleton Brink

March 20

Kristie Ezzell

Tina Nelms

Heather Elliott

Karl Carter

March 21

Susan McKinney

Danny Fretwell

Deborah Williams

Ray Hayse

Suzanne Hester

Emily Fleming Blanton

Harold Hill

March 22

Adam Tyra

Channing Wright

Kinsley Palmer

Avery Watts

Billy J Burfield

Annette Sneed

Krista Graham

March 23

Maddison Melecio

Peggy Hyde

Tammy Willis

March 24

Wayne Ray

Larry Sherrill

March 25

Joel Aldridge

Dana Carpenter

Brooke Pounders

Madylin Trapp

Heidi Madden

Avion Vandiver

March 26

Doug Green

Hayden Bell

Rachel Balding

Allison Burks

Billy Vinson

Dorothy Landers

March 27

Brayden Malone

Sabrina Wells

Willodean Davis

Mike Gaston

Drew Strickland

Ryder Bowling

March 28

Della Hammack Clement

Alaina Vinson

Sherene Wade

March 29

Liam Morehouser

March 30

Loranda Scott

Obituaries

Nelda Ann Vandiver Franks Feb 26, 2024

Nelda Ann Vandiver Franks 63, of Russellville passed away Feb 26 Visitation will be held Feb 29 from 6-8 p.m at Spry Memorial Chapel in Russellville Burial will be in the Knights of Pythias Cemetery

Dianne Elliott Alverson Feb 25 2024

Dianne Elliott Alverson 70, of Spruce Pine, passed away Feb 25 A memorial service is not planned at this time Spry Memorial Chapel of Russellville is assisting the family

Carrie Jean Hall Saint Feb 23, 2024

Carrie Jean Hall

Saint 94 of Russellville passed away Feb 23

Visitation was held Feb 25 from 1-2 p m at Spry

Land Transactions

Feb 1

Jared R Howard to

Roberto Alanis warranty

• Larry Dearman to Burns Rehab LLC, quit claim

Ramon Gonzalez Mejia to Redy Adolfo Gonzalez, survivorship

Feb 2

• John A Porter to David

Hugh Daily survivorship

Jason Hester to John

Claude Staggs, warranty

• Land Resources and Development to Charlie Boyd, resolution

• Land Resources and Development to Charlie Boyd survivorship

Pamela Moseley to John William Detamore, warranty Franklin Electric Cooperative to Tombigbee Electric Cooperative, easement

Franklin Electric Cooperative to Tombigbee Electric Cooperative, easement

Feb 5 James Andrew

Edmond to Richard Harlan Howell, warranty

• Trevor Hardy to Trevor

Hugh Hardy warranty

Dale H Robbins to Tiffany Yvonne Shirley, warranty

Michael Landon

Jeffreys to Coy Daniel Jeffreys, warranty

Tyler Godsey to Tristan Cole Godsey, survivorship

Feb 6

Calendar Of Events

Memorial Chapel, with a service directly following Burial was in Old Bethel Cemetery in Leighton

Martha Gail Shewbert Feb 23 2024

Martha Gail Shewbert 80 of Russellville passed away Feb 23 at Russellville Hospital in Russellville Visitation was held Feb 28 from 12-2 p m at Akins Funeral

Home in Russellville A service held in the chapel directly followed Bro Tim Smith, Bro Jerry Hester and Bro Nick McSpaden officiated

Waylon Ergle to Alabama Power Company, easement

Feb 7

• Sarah Anderson to Edward R Anderson, power of attorney

Edward R Anderson to Sarah Anderson, power of attorney

Clarence W Brindley to Stephen Cole Brindley, warranty

Sharon Zagrovich to Laura Cole warranty

Feb 8 C h r i s t o p h e r

Montgomery to Dawn Marie Dekalia, quit claim

• Dawn Mary Dekalia to Loreto Lozano Nava survivorship

• Nickie John Howard to Jane Catherine Howard quit claim

• U S Bank Trust

National to SN Servicing Corporation power of attorney

• U S Bank Trust

National to Martin Miguel Pascual warranty

Loyal W Dean to Loyal Wyley Dean, survivorship

Feb 9

• Timothy O Massey to Kevin Lynn Miller, warranty

Adam W Mardis to Austin Blake Gray, survivorship

Paul Golembeski to Jo McDonald, survivorship

• William R Phillips to David Ergle warranty

My Southern Charm

LLC to Jason Charles Parker, corrective

Sandra Gale Scott Feb 22, 2024

Sandra Gale Scott 57 of Phil Campbell, passed away Feb 22 Visitation was held Feb 27 from 4-5 p m at Vandiver Hollow Baptist Church, 300 Vandiver Rd in Tuscumbia, Ala , with a memorial service directly following

James E Harvey Feb 19, 2024

James E Harvey, 89, of Russellville, passed away Feb 19 A memorial service will be held March 9

Jason Charles Parker to Mama Cortez Mexican Grill, warranty Mama Cortez Mexican Grill to Jason Charles

Parker, resolution

• Milton Timmons to Randolph Tommy Hayes survivorship

• Mary Jane Carter to Martha Thornton, warranty Jose Rolando Gonzalez to Welmer Edison Solis

Cano, warranty Radford Hester to Richie Hester, warranty

• Raymond Buren Bell to Ramon Randolph warranty

Mary Ethel Dyer to Derek Stacy, warranty

Feb 12

Lillie Mae Hall to Cora

Lee Burfield, revocation of power of attorney

Feb 13

• John Berry Hester III to Radford Hester affidavit Radford Hester to Ritchie Hester, warranty

• Mildred Kiel to Estefani B Tor Maldonado warranty

Mark Shannon McNatt to Brianna Robison, survivorship

Sarah Maryann Holland to Hershel

Krigbaum, survivorship

Linda Lea Krigbaum to Jeffrey D Krigbaum, power of attorney Hershel Dalton Krigbaum to Jeffrey D Krigbaum, power of attorney Judith K Jackson to James Aaron Jackson, revocation of power of attorney

• James Edward Harvey

at 12 p m at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2978 Highway 48, Russellville, Ala

Charles Douglas Shewbart Feb 19, 2024

Charles Douglas Shewbart 72 of Russellville, passed away Feb 19 Visitation was held Feb 23 from 12-1 p m at Pinkard Funeral Home in Russellville, with the funeral service immediately following in the chapel Interment was in Dempsey Cemetery in Russellville

Sherry Lynn Barnett Feb 17, 2024

Sherry Lynn Barnett, 70, of North Jackson, Ohio (formerly of Russellville) passed away Feb 17 Visitation was held Feb 27 from 10-11 a m at Spry Memorial Chapel with a service directly following Burial was in the Knights of Pythias cemetery in Russellville Ala

to Shelah Rachel Harvey power of attorney

Marriage Licenses

Feb 1

• Bradley Vernon Green to Tonya Kay Moreland

Feb 2

Kimberly Michelle Romans to Darius Marion

Feb 5

• Liseth HernandezLoaeza to Joan CatalanBarrientos

Feb 6

• Constanti Jimenez Garcia to Rosa Elva Morales Ponce

Feb 7

Jeremy Blake Thomason to Elizabeth Bryan Garrison

Feb 9

Justin Lee Shaffer to Marybeth Feemster

Feb 12

• Liza Mitchell Scott to Bradley Arnel Bohannon

• John David Lindsay to Maci James Brown

• David Alan Wilkins to Elissa Lawrence Martin

• Emily Kaye Wise to Jerry Landon Sullins Richard Casey Galloway to Kaitlin Faye Weeks

Feb 13

• Nickie John Howard to Britta Scott Orrick Dillon Keith Oswalt to Britney Ann Sanderson

Quote of the Week

oo often we underestimate the power of touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn life around.”

Martin Luther King, Jr American religious leader and civil rights activist, King, fundamental to achieving an end to legal segregation in the South and other parts of the country, led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid 1950s until he was assassinated in 1968 He rose to prominence as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which promoted nonviolent methods, such as the 1963 March on Washington, to achieve ciil rights King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964

Contact Your Elected Officials

Franklin County Commission

Pick up copy of Progress 2024

February is always a very special month at the Franklin County Times because it s when we release our biggest publication of the year: Progress This longstanding annual tradition boasts a different theme each year In the past few years, you might recall, we have turned the spotlight on a range of topics, from volunteer fire departments across the county, to local law enforcement to the Distinguished Young Women of the Decades Progress 2024 which came out a few weeks ago, honors perhaps the most influential segment of our society These heroes rarely receive the praise and gratitude they deserve: our veterans and service members Patriotism is alive and

well in this corner of the state, and Franklin Countians have a rich tradition of honoring their veterans Annual recognitions like the Russellville Veterans Day Parade and Every Light a Prayer for Peace ceremonies, along with school programs and the placement of banners and flags in downtown Russellville, go just a little way toward giving “honor to whom honor” is due We hope this year’s Progress edition will be another small piece of honoring their brave and selfless service

This special publication includes stories profiling veterans across Franklin County who were gracious enough to share their memories and thoughts for this edition

We also feature the local memorials that honor those servicemen and women who have paid the ultimate price – located at Russellville Veterans Park, adjacent to the Franklin County Archives; Phil Campbell Memorial Park right in the middle of

downtown Phil Campbell; and Bay Tree Park in Red Bay, along with the memorials at the Franklin County Courthouse and in East Franklin

We even have a look at the local American Legion and VFW posts, plus the Russellville High School JROTC, giving you a chance to meet a few students who are considering

becoming part of the illustrious tradition of military service and delving into the program s commitment to encouraging good citizenship for all

We hope Progress 2024 will be a lasting tribute to military heroes If you haven’t picked up a copy yet – or several! – we hope you won’t pass up the opportunity

Leap into these Leap Year facts

CONTRIBUTED

Leap Year typically takes place every four years

The process of adding a day to the calendar every four years was designed to realign the clock and calendar more closely with how long it takes the Earth to rotate around the sun, which is slightly longer than the 365 days attributed to a year If not for Leap Year, the seasons would slowly shift out of place

There are many interesting facts to learn about Leap Year, and February 29 is the perfect time to explore them

• It takes the Earth 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds to circle once around the sun, says Time and Date Without leap years, we d lose almost six hours every year After a century, the calendar would be off by nearly 24 days

Despite 2100 the next turn of the century, being divisible by four, it will not be a leap year That s because it is divisible by 100

but not 400, which means it will not be a leap year This exception to the rule pertains to new century years

• Forbes reports that it’s likely the calendar will need to be changed again since the Earth’s rotation rate, the axial tilt orientation and the Earth s orbital motion around the sun is not constant Various effects, such as earthquakes and something called tidal braking

affect the passage of time

• Legend states that on February 29 it is alright for a woman to propose to a man, a custom attributed to St Bridget Bridget complained to St Patrick that some women had to wait too long for their suitors to pop the question As the legend goes, Patrick supposedly provided women this day to propose to compensate Some cultures view

February 29 as an unlucky day In Greece couples are warned against planning weddings during leap years In Italy, the phrase, «Anno biseto anno funesto” (“leap year, doom year”) is uttered

• Individuals who are born on February 29th are known as leaplings or leapers

• Leap Day is not considered a legal day Those who are leaplings have to choose February 28 or March 1 for their official and legal birthdays

• Individuals who are paid fixed monthly incomes often work for free on February 29th because their wages will not be calculated to include the extra day Guinness World Records indicates the only family it could verify as producing three consecutive generations born on leap days belongs to the Keoghs

The elder Patrick Anthony Keogh was born in 1940, his son Peter Eric was born in 1964 and his granddaughter Bethany in 1996

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Thank You, citizens of Franklin County for the privilege to serve as your Commissioner the past seven years Working along with other county and state officials I have obtained experience and knowledge in accomplishing the work needed to improve our beautiful county It would be an honor to have the opportunity to keep building on that work

One of the most exciting accomplishments recently is Broadband in our county This has been years of hard work, and by the end of this year it will be available to all citizens Also, our county roads are in better condition than ever before and

work is still in process for more improvement Communication is important in being successful in any workplace One of the benefits as your commissioner is listening and talking to people about their concerns and making it a priority to help and fix any problems I am retired from Tiffin Motor Homes after 34 years I have worked and communicated with people all over the country solving problems I have lived in Red Bay all my life My wife and I have been married for 45 years The Lord blessed us with two children, Adam and Amy Adam and his wife, Tina gave us three

grandsons Dylan Noah and Ty Dylan married last summer, and now we have a granddaughter-inlaw

My son and I own a business in Red Bay, 15 Class Glass I am a deacon at Red Bay Free Will Baptist Church, the Sunday school secretary and treasurer of the Master’s Men Association We live in a country that gives us the freedom to vote

I am asking each citizen to evaluate the candidates running for office and pray for wisdom to lead you in the right decision It has been difficult to reach out to every person and ask for your vote So, on Tuesday, March 5 I am asking you to

CONTRIBUTED

David Hester speaks about his run for reelection as county commissioner

help me fulfill the obligation and responsibility for this county and reelect Republican WM DAVID ‘OPIE’ HESTER for another term as your commissioner God Bless!

PHOTO

From

Gayle McCallister (publicity

Lovers Club; member) Julie McKinney (board member Russellville

member) and Lela Ray (chairperson of the

committee). Not pictured, Ponda Gordon, vicd president of club. GFWC Russellville Book Lovers

RUSSELLVILLE HOSPITAL USSELLLVVIILLLE E HOOSPITAL L MEDICAL CLINIC CLLIINNIC C

Russellville Hospital Medical Clinic provides personalized care to community

By María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com

“We love our patients, and we provide a lot of services to patients who don’t necessarily have the same means as everyone else,” explained Tabatha Sutherland Marbutt, nurse practitioner at Russellville Hospital Medical Clinic “Our goal is to not turn patients away,”

A family medicine clinic, Russellville Hospital Medical Clinic is affiliated with Russellville Hospital and offers a variety of in-house services, including EKGs and labs

“We’d like the community to know that we’re here and available,” Marbutt added. “We do same-day walk-in appointments I know a lot of physicians are not taking patients right now We’re open to all health insurances, and we also accept self-pay.”

Marbutt explained the clinic, which employs five in addition to her, aims to “provide more of a holistic experience,” which she described as “where you address everything – the mind, the body, making sure the patient is getting all their labs and images, all their medications in one place, not having to go to a whole lot of different places to get the care and resources they need.” She added that when a patient comes in for a particular reason, they check to see if the patient has medical needs outside of that as well.

She’s been with the clinic since July 5, 2021 and has lived in Franklin County all her life

“People either usually know me or know of me,” she added. “It helps people feel like they get more of a patientcentered care What would work for one patient may not work for another patient I think we do real good at making sure each patient is treated appropriately for their specific needs Our goal is quality healthcare.”

Marbutt said the care they show is evident to their patients

“I love working in primary care, and we love our small community,” explained medical assistant Casondra Newell, another clinic employee “We enjoy giving back to our community, and this clinic gives people an opportunity they wouldn’t get elsewhere.”

Newell said the clinic has a lot of patients that aren’t well off financially, noting they provide the opportunity for them to be able to have care just like anyone else receives

“Our clinic is more family-based, and our patients treat us like family, and we do the same with them,” she added. “Our patients are very connected to us, and we know them past their medical problems They’re comfortable enough to express those things to us and let us be part of their daily lives.”

Russellville Hospital Medical Clinic office hours are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m to 5 p.m and Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m Clinic hours are Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m to 4 p.m and Friday from 9 a.m to 2 p.m For more information, call 256-331-2700.

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP

Alexia Wilson, Maddie Vickery, Tabatha Sutherland Marbutt, Kellen Whitten, Casondra Newell and Brenda Freeman serve the community through their work at Russellville Hospital Medical Clinic.

SPORTS

RCS BOE announces new RHS head football coach, interim RCS athletic director

By María Camp maria.camp@ franklincountytimes.com

During a special called meeting Friday afternoon, the Russellville City School board officially named Dustin Goodwin as the new head coach of the Russellville High School Golden Tigers football team

“Russellville City Schools is full of tradition, and a lot of it is a football tradition said RCS superintendent Dr Heath Grimes “We’re happy to have you on board excited about what you’re going to do here I’ve gotten to meet your family and know a little bit about you and think you’re going to be a great fit for Russellville City Schools and we’re excited that you’re here ” Board president Greg Trapp said hiring a coach is something the board “doesn’t take lightly,” adding “there’s always difference of opinion no matter what you do ”

“There’s lots of components that go into hiring a coach and I say this about Dr Grimes – before he was Dr Grimes, he was Coach Grimes, and before he was Coach Grimes he was a two-time national champion at UNA, and we ve been blessed in this system to have people that have played, people that have a lot of knowledge and when you look back over the years, we’ve always been able to have the best candidates and pick from the best people,” Trapp added Dustin comes from Birmingham probably one of the toughest areas you ever play football He s been at Thompson for the last couple years I think Dustin will do a great job, and I’m glad to have him

BACKGROUND

Goodwin comes to Russellville from 7A Thompson High School, where he has been the offensive assistant coach since 2022 During his time there, Thompson went to the state championship game both seasons and won the 7A state title in 2022 They were the 7A runners-up this past year

“When we were going

through the candidates that applied for this position, Coach Goodwin continued to stand out to us because of the experience he’s had coaching in different environments, at different levels, and with different types of talent,” Grimes said “We have some unique challenges here that we think Coach Goodwin will be able to handle with his varied experience He is a very respected offensive mind who brings a lot to the table, and we’re excited about the future of Russellville football ”

Before coaching at Thompson Goodwin served as head football coach at 6A Chelsea High School from 2018-2022 and head football coach at 3A Plainview High School from 2015-2017 While at Plainview Goodwin was chosen as the AHSAA 3A Coach of the Year

Prior to his head coaching responsibilities Goodwin gained experience as an offensive coordinatorforHueytownHigh School and Homewood High School and has also served as a quarterbacks coach strength and con-

ditioning coordinator and punters coach RHS principal Dr Jeremy Madden said, beyond Goodwin s experience they were excited about Goodwin already having previous experience coaching at Russellville Goodwin served as an assistant coach from 2008-2010 at RHS under his father and hall of fame coach Doug Goodwin, who helped lead the Golden Tigers to the state championship game in 2008 and 2009, both resulting in a 5A State Runner-up finish

Russellville is a place that is very steeped in tradition,” Madden said “As a Russellville grad myself, I understand the importance of having someone in the position of head football coach who is dedicated to those traditions that are important here in Russellville and who is passionate about making this program great ” Goodwin will begin his job at RHS March 1 Joining him will be his wife Sara and four sons

“Today is an exciting day for Russellville football Russellville High

School and Russellville City Schools, said RCS interim athletic director Brett Voss “With the hiring of Dustin Goodwin as our new head football coach he becomes the 25th head coach of our program s traditionrich history I know he has learned many things from great leaders like his father, Doug, and current Thompson head coach Mark Freeman, but I am excited to see him write his own story in our great history book like so many others before him have On behalf of Russellville Athletics I would like to welcome him, his wife Sara and four boys, Whit, Colt, Grant and Jett to Russellville City Schools ”

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

At Friday’s meeting, Goodwin said he was ready and excited for the chance to lead the Golden Tiger football team

“Honestly, it feels like coming home Goodwin said of the hire “We still have many of the relationships we were able to establish when we were here before, and we’re excited to be coming back Russellville is a special place and I’m ready to get to work ”

Grimes said that, ahead of Friday s board meeting information about the hire surfaced on social media, noting as with most decisions there have been positive and negative comments, but he’s confident in the decision made today” because he knows “what all went into making it

It s easy to make assumptions and to think you know all about a situation based on statistics or hearsay but it’s a whole different thing when you’re making decisions based on factors that no one else knows about and that no one else can know about because it wouldn t be professional to disclose all that goes into the process of making personnel decisions, Grimes said “A friend sent me something earlier today and said it made them think of me when they read it he continued “and it’s actually very applicable

Russellville High School senior signs to play volleyball for MUW

By Brannon King

For the FCT

Russellville High School senior Avery Watts became the most recent member of the Golden Tigers to sign to play sports at the next level during a celebration held Feb 21 Watts made her plans to play volleyball for the Mississippi University for Women Owls official during the signing ceremony Along with being a standout volleyball player at RHS, Watts excels academically, and, among other pursuits at RHS, plays basketball and is a member of the track team She has a cumulative weighted GPA of 5 0 and takes six AP courses Watts is also the BryantJordan award winner for

RHS, the area and region and will be heading to Birmingham for the state banquet “It’s so special because I ve been waiting for this day for so long Watts shared about the signing day “I’ve been dreaming about this day and playing collegiate volleyball and I’m just so excited for it to finally come true ” Watts has created many memories while playing at RHS, and she shared one of her favorites “The friendships and memories that I’ve made are so special to me and I ll never forget them Mainly just playing with all of my friends and leaving it all out on the court MUW a coeducational institution, is a NCAA Division III member

located in Columbus

“When I went down there to visit, everybody was just so nice and helpful and that just made me feel really at home, Watts said Since it s two hours away from home, it was important to me to make the campus feel like a home ”

First-year RHS volleyball head coach Will White had many complimentary things to say about Watts including the example she has set for others coming up through the program, her ability to move to the important outside hitter position during her senior season and her role as a leader on the team Avery is somebody that we will talk about for years,” White said “Just the work ethic, her atti-

PHOTO BY BRANNON KING

Avery Watts signs to continue her volleyball career as a member of the MUW Owls.

PHOTOS BY MARÍA CAMP

Effective March 1, Dustin Goodwin is the head football coach for the Russellville High School Golden Tigers football team

Miss RHS pageant takes place Friday

By Staff Reports

The Russellville High School Annual Staff will sponsor the 42nd Annual Miss RHS Pageant this Friday March1 at7p m in the RCS Auditorium This is the main fundraiser for the RHS Annual Staff and all money raised will go towards making the price of yearbooks as cost effective as possible for students at RHS

This year there, will be 18 contestants in grades 9-12 who take the stage in hopes of winning awards in the categories of Interview, Talent and Evening Gown Grade Representatives will be chosen for ninth–eleventh grade; and First Alternate, Second Alternate Third Alternate and Miss RHS 2024 will all be chosen from the twelfth grade There will also be two additional awards:

a Photogenic award will be given in each grade chosen from contestants who chose to participate in this optional category; and a Viewer’s Choice Award will be presented to the contestant who receives the most votes the night of the pageant These votes will come in the form of ticket stubs, and additional votes can

be purchased for $1 00 each

The pageant will also feature 18 Little Sisters and 19 Rising Stars

The Little Sisters are Russellville Middle School students who were chosen by the contestants to introduce them during the talent competition The Rising Stars come from Russellville Elementary and West Elementary, and they accompany their contestant onstage during the evening gown revue

The pageant will also feature special entertainment from the Addie’s Flip, Tip and Tap Trio, which consists of Tinley Cleveland, Ruby Harbin and Lyza Shaw Herring; and from last year s Miss RHS 2023 Sarah Morgan Miss RHS 2022 Madeline Cooper will emcee the event Lauren Mae Wallace, who is in her first year as Miss RHS Pageant Director said this is a great event the community won’t want to miss

This is so much more than just a beauty pageant,” Wallace said “In 1984, Susie Malone turned the pageant into a scholarship pageant, and our winner will receive scholarship money that can help her further her edu-

cational career ”

“And these girls are being judged on more than just their appearance – they will be judged on their interview skills and how they interact with others; their poise and presence and how they present themselves; and their talent and ability to get up in front of a crowd and perform And all the while, they are gaining self-confidence, learning how to be gracious and humble and learning more about themselves Ms Coan has done a wonderful job directing the pageant the past several years and making sure it is one of the best high school pageants in the state, and we plan to continue to uphold those same traditions moving forward It really is an excellent opportunity for our ladies at RHS to shine, and we’re very proud of this year s contestants and their hard work in preparing for the event ” Kellie Singleton, who serves as the RHS Annual Staff Sponsor and Miss RHS Coordinator, said she has been so thankful for the community’s continued support of the pageant in the form of donations and ad sales

“Once again, our community showed up in a big way to support the Annual Staff and this pageant and I am so grateful,” Singleton said “Because of their generosity our Miss RHS 2024 will walk away with more than $3,000 worth of scholarships and prizes the largest amount we’ve ever had It will be a tremendous blessing to whichever young lady wins the title this year, and it’s all thanks to our community and local businesses

This year’s Miss RHS Prize Package Patrons are Rhett Bradford - State Farm; Artistic Jewelry; Valley State Bank; Dr and Mrs Tom Morgan; Kameo Salon; Campbell Vision Center; 43 Grill; Salon St Clair; Styled by Sophie; American Health & Fitness; Maggie J s Boutique; Russellville Nutrition; The Ville Nutrition; Hangout Nutrition; Joseph Romans Photography; Joyous Adventures with Cassie; Holly Nails; Farmhouse Table Café & Bakery; Suzy’s Clothing; and Aymee Gandy with Sugar Street Sweets

This year’s Viewer’s Choice Award is sponsored by Melanie Malone and Bella Rejuvenation

This year’s Miss RHS Alumni Prize is sponsored by Russellville Florist & Gifts

This year’s Contestant, Little Sister, and Rising Star Donut Party is sponsored by AFTT Studio

This year’s program sponsors are 43 Grill, Dr and Mrs Wayne Ray

Susie Hovater Malone, Pat and Teresa Seal, Russellville Mayor David Grissom CB&S Bank Community Spirit Bank, Valley State Bank, First Metro Bank Salon St Clair Arabella Health & Wellness of Russellville, Russellville Water & Sewer Board Russellville Electric Board, Morgan Chiropractic, Family Pharmacy Group, Brian s Auto Sales Cherry Tree Lane, AFTT Studio, Eyecare Professionals, Joseph A Foster CPA Campbell Vision Center, Rhett Bradford-State Farm, and Hester s Printing & Graphics

Thisyear’scontributors to the Miss RHS Alumni Scholarship, which provides cash prizes for the Miss RHS Court are Susan Hammock DeArman, Susie Hovater Malone

Jessica McSpadden, Lela Wright Ray, Kellie Singleton, Patrice Smith, Kellie Sturdivant and

Lauren Mae Wallace

Escorts are Alejandro Bermudez, Reece Carson, Will Morgan Jamal Noel Jacob Sturdivant, Bralynn Vincent, and Sam Wilson

This year s Miss RHS Little Sisters are Brandtley Benford, Maci Boyd, Tinely Cleveland, Brookelynn Davis Ruby Harbin, Lyza Shaw Herring, Lillianna Hood, Audrey Claire Kiel Lydia Grace Kiel Bri McCulloch, Callie Odom, Collins Odom, Sadie Odom Laila Joy Rush Blevyn Sappington Kymani Williams, Avery Willis

This year’s Miss RHS Rising Stars are Kensley Benford, Ava Bianco, Baylor Bradford, Avery Claire Boutwell Amelia Colley,MacyBrookeErgle, Abby Rose Hein, Sloan Hellums Liveigh Hester Zun Hill Ellie Kastberg

Kennadie Keeton, Cassidy Lane, Reese Mayer, Darby Pinkard Chloe Smith Mayra Solis, Annie Swinney, and Campbell

Wright

Doors will open at 6:15 p m Tickets will be available at the door for $10 Programs will also be available for $10

Stay tuned for next week s paper for

Front row L to R: Ebony West, Annie Willis, Caylin Pinkard, Avery Watts, Chloe Sheffield, Stella Hill and Kaitlin Speck.

Football

to this situation and many others where tough decisions have to be made

It was an excerpt from a book on leadership, and it said ‘Being a leader (and in my mind, every single one of us has an obligation to show leadership daily-regardless of title or position) isn’t about being liked It s about doing what’s right

Great leaders fearlessly make tough calls,” he continued They speak their truth They run their own race, making the right decisions and worrying little about public opinion They are courage in action ’

Many people want to lead but when it comes to making the tough decisions that might not be popular or might get you

By Bart Moss

For the FCT

The Vina Red Devils picked up a couple of opening week wins in

By Bart Moss

For the FCT

Tharptown 6, Danville 5

The Tharptown Wildcats jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two innings and held on to beat the Danville Hawks 6-5 Dawson Higgins had a big game on the mound, pitching five innings strik-

dragged on social media, they shy away from it and make the easy, popular, or more obvious call,” Grimes continued The board and I have worked together on this hire and have done our due diligence in considering a myriad of factors that the general public is most likely unaware of I appreciate their willingness to do the research and trust the process Coach Goodwin is a great fit for RHS, and I hope he will be embraced with open arms ”

INTERIM ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

The position of athletic director, currently held by Voss has not been posted at this time The RCS BOE announced his selection as interim athletic direc-

tor for Russellville City Schools during its regular meeting on Tuesday

As part of that announcement, he was also announced as the interim head football coach for RHS

I m looking forward to getting to work with every athletic program,” Voss explained I have a passion for every single program in our system, and I want to see every program thrive

As interim athletic director, he’ll be responsible for making sure the current protocols procedures and policies are enforced, while, as he put it, working to be the biggest resource for each program” that he can be “The kids know me, they know what I expect,

he added It s just been business as usual here

Originally from Speake, Ala , he’s been working in the Russellville system for 13 years 12 of which have been with the high school football team Last year, he was the head middle school football coach and athletic director Before that, he was the associate head coach and offensive coordinator for varsity for five years

Prior to that, he was an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at RHS for three of the four years Mark Heaton was there Heaton served in the role before John Ritter had the position Ritter left earlier this month to take on the position of head football coach at Decatur High School

Continued from page B1

Brett Voss is serving as interim athletic director for Russellville City Schools.

“He’s filled in before when this has happened,” explained Madden regarding the selection of Voss

Vina picks up softball wins

softball last week beating Sheffield and Lynn Vine beat the Sheffield Bulldogs 11-9 The Red Devils went up on the Bulldogs 3-0 after the

first inning and led 8-2 after three innings of play AC Chandler Braxtyn Quinn and Kenzie Elrod had big games at the

plate Chandler had three hits, scored four runs and had two RBI Quinn had three hits and scored three runs Elrod had

three hits two RBI and scored a run Vine led Lynn 3-0 through four innings and held off a late Bear comeback attempt

FCS baseball roundup

ing out 12 batters and giving up four hits and four runs At the plate, Higgins got a hit and scored twice Joah Wilcoxson led at the plate with three hits and two runs Jessie Mitchell had a hit and scored a run Jackson Clement added two RBI Red Bay 4, Belmont 1 The Red Bay Tigers

overcame an early 1-0 deficit to beat rival Belmont 4-1 The Tigers scored two runs in the third and two in the fifth to take the win Reed Hamilton led Red Bay at the plate with two hits and four RBI Eli Farris dominated on the mound, going four and two-thirds innings, giving up no earned runs and striking out five

Farris, Jeramiah Robinson and Ty Reynolds all doubled Reynolds, Jeramiah Thorne and Dallas Terrell all scored

Belgreen 15, Shoals Christian 3

The Belgreen Bulldogs jumped out to a big 8-0 lead after two innings of play and went on to beat the Shoals Christian Flame

15-3 Belgreen outhit Shoals Christian 10-5 LandonCoxledBelgreen at the plate with two hits, including a double three RBI and four runs Alex Guidry had two hits, three RBI and scored a run Will King had a hit RBI and scored three times Rush Berryman had two hits and scored three times from the leadoff spot

“He does a great job We’re lucky to have him be willing to step in and help us He s a great guy

Lana Bell had two hits and two RBI AC Chandler, Harleigh Ridge and Kari Harper all scored runs for the Red Devils

Berryman was the winning pitcher after two innings of work, allowing two runs, four hits and striking out three

Colton Ashton and Hunter Woodruff also doubled

King homered and doubled in a three-hit game against Colbert Heights The Bulldogs lost the game 10-3

Russellville baseball wins big at home before losing three games on long road trip

By Brannon King For the FCT

The Russellville varsity baseball team played host to the Austin Black Bears before heading south to face the Baldwin County Tigers and the Saraland Spartans

Russellville 10, Austin 0

The Golden Tigers got their second-straight 10-run victory of the season by defeating the Austin Black Bears at RHS Feb 19

Brandt Cummings hit a fourth-inning grand slam home run to help put the game out of reach Daniel Askew had three hits and two RBI to help the Russellville offense Eli Boutwell added two hits and three

RBI and Cayden Johns had two hits and drovein one run Johns and Boutwell had extrabase hits and Michael Scofield had a single Johns pitched all five innings to get the win He allowed only one hit, struck out 11 and walked one batter

Baldwin County 9, Russellville 7 Russellville s lateinning rally came up just short as the Golden Tigers scored four runs in the sixth inning and two in the seventh after falling behind 9-0 at Baldwin Co Feb 23 RHS had 10 hits with Baldwin Co picking up eight Cummings was 4-for-5 at the plate with a triple double and two RBI Neyland

Baker added three hits and two RBI, and other Russellville hits came off the bats of Boutwell, Johns and Elliott Green Ty Engelthaler pitched four innings before Neyland Baker worked two innings of relief on the mound

Saraland 7, Russellville 4

The Saraland Spartans broke a 4-4 sixth inning tie with three runs in the frame to get a win over RHS in the first of two games between the schools Feb 24

The Golden Tigers scored all their runs in the top of the fifth Cummings, Johns, Boutwell, Brodie Vandiver and Elliott Green had the RHS hits Russellville RBI came

from Johns Boutwell and Green Cummings and Johns were the pitchers for the Golden Tigers

Saraland 11, Russellville 2

The Spartans scored in every inning in which they batted to get the win in game two of the day Russellville was able to outhit Saraland 4-3, but the Golden Tigers committed five errors to only one by the Spartans Russellville s hits were by Vandiver Johns, Boutwell and KJ Murray RBI came from Baker and Boutwell Gunner Sappington got the start and pitched two innings, Brayden Entrekin pitched one inning and Tripp Cleveland pitched three innings

Russellville opens varsity softball season at Hillcrest Tournament

By Brannon King For the FCT

The Russellville Lady Golden Tigers opened the varsity softball season under the leadership of first-year head coach Rick Lawson with a trip to Tuscaloosa s Bowers Park to face competition during the two-day Hillcrest Tournament

Russellville 6, Pell City 3

The Lady Golden Tigers opened the season schedule with a win over the Pell City Panthers Feb 23 RHS scored four runs in the second inning and two more in the last frame of the five-inning game Paislee James and Brooklyn Butler led

Russellville with two hits each Also hitting safely was Khristyan Huerta, Addison Holcomb and Emma Campbell Butler, James and Huerta all had doubles Huerta and James had two RBI each, while Butler and Campbell had one apiece

Jacey Moore did the pitching for RHS, allowing one earned run on six hits Moore struckout three and issued no walks

Hillcrest 8, Russellville 3

The Russellville squad fell to the home team, Hillcrest, to wrapup play on the first day of the tournament for the Lady Golden Tigers RHS outhit Hillcrest 5-3 during the four-

inning contest, but the Lady Golden Tigers committed three errors on defense Brooklyn Butler and Jemma Moore had two hits each to lead RHS with one of Butler’s hits coming as a double Paislee James also had a single with Moore and Bryleigh Butler picked up the Russellville RBI Brooklyn Butler and Addison Holcomb did the pitching for RHS

Russellville 6, Sipsey Valley 0 Day two of the Hillcrest Tournament started with a shutout win for Russellville The Lady Golden Tigers outhit the Bears 7-1 during the four-inning game Jacey Moore was the pitcher for RHS, and

she helped her own cause with two hits and an RBI with the bat In the circle Moore struck out nine and walked none James, Campbell Bryleigh Butler, Jemma Moore and Ticelee Gholston also had Russellville hits Jemma Moore had two RBI, while James and Butler drove-in one each

Thompson 10, Russellville 0

The 7A Thompson team was too much for RHS in the final game for the Lady Golden Tigers at the Hillcrest Tournament Russellville hits came from Huerta and Brooklyn Butler James and Moore did the pitching for RHS

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