Three Exhibits win First Place at the Northwest Alabama State Fair 9/21-27/09

Theme: Blast Off with Franklin County 4-H

Theme: 4-H on Face Book

Theme: Farmers Care for Animals and You

Dr. Jay Gogue, President of Auburn University visits Franklin County

 Left to Right: Senator Roger Bedford, County Extension Coordinator Katernia Cole, President Dr. Jay Gogue

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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

Angelis Casillas is the first participant to take the hands-on training Rosetta Stone course.

Rosetta Stone is a language software program that uses a combination of images, texts and sounds with levels increasing as the student progresses.  The "English is a Second Language" (ESL) course is offered Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.  If anyone is interested in taking ESL, please contact our office at 256-332-8880.

Franklin County Native

Dr. Luther Noble Duncan
(1875-1947)

• President of Alabama Polytechnic Institute(API) now known as Auburn University (1935-1947).
• Instrumental in establishing the (boys) Corn Club throughout the state which would be later known as 4-H.

Duncan Hall - Headquarters of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES)

Duncan Hall is located on the campus of Auburn University and is named after Dr. Luther Duncan.  Limestone from Franklin County was the selected material to construct the building.
 

About Franklin County

The Alabama Territorial Legislature created Franklin County in 1814, naming the area after Benjamin Franklin. Originally, the county seat was at Russellville. In 1849, it moved to Frankfort until 1879, when it was moved to Belgreen. A courthouse fire in 1890 probably accounted for the relocation to the current county seat of Russellville in 1891.

The rural county's population of 31,288 is five percent black and 90 percent white. Most people over age 25 have completed high school. The county is home to eight elementary schools, two middle schools, five high schools, a technical school and one two-year college.

Tourist attractions in the county include Dismals and Bear Creek lakes. Franklin County's chief agricultural products are cotton, soybeans and corn. The largest industries in the area are poultry processing and durable goods manufacturing.

The Extension office employs four people full time and one person part time. Extension programs also include educational programs for poultry farmers and programs to raise awareness about breast cancer and radon. The 4-H program involves 850 youth.