Franklin County News

The City of Russellville is standing up for the constitution's second amendment; the right to bear arms.

Chris Ozbirn stood directly over a gravestone with her hands loosely gripping two straightened-out metal clothes hangers.

Several Alabama schools destroyed by the tornado outbreak on April 27, 2011 are one step closer to getting additional aid.

A controversial bill that would allow the Franklin County school district to arm volunteers on campus, got vetoed by Governor Robert Bentley.

<![CDATA[RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- A northwest Alabama woman has been arrested after authorities say her 2-year-old grandson was found with drugs in his system. Russellville Police Chief Chris Hargett Wednesday said 38-year-old Deanna Fretwell is charged with chemical endangerment of a child. Police say the child -- who lived with Fretwell -- likely ingested powdered cocaine, and the woman is accused of having used the drug near her grandson. Authorities say the incident was reported to the Franklin County Department of Human Resources and boy didn't have enough of the drug in his system to suffer any injuries. Hargett says the Department of Human Resources has placed the boy in the care of another relative. Fretwell is being held without bail in the Russellville City jail and it's unclear if she has an attorney.

A Franklin County woman was arrested after police said her 2-year-old grandson tested positive for cocaine, the Times'/al.com news partner WHNT News 19 reports.

On Highway 43 in Franklin County, just outside the Russellville city limits, you reach the intersection with highway 60.