Editing Russellville, Alabama (section)

==Local features==
'''Watermelon Festival''' - The annual "Watermelon Festival" is held each August in downtown Russellville, and includes music and entertainment, car and tractor shows, and arts and crafts.<ref>[http://franklincountychamber.org/festivals-2/watermelon-festival/ Watermelon Festival], Franklin County Chamber of Commerce official site. Accessed September 27, 2018.</ref>

'''Roxy Theater''' - Built in 1949, the theater originally served primarily as a movie cinema, but saw a major decline in the early 1980s. It now has been revitalized as an entertainment venue due to the efforts of The Franklin County Arts and Humanities Council and the support of local citizens.<ref>"[https://www.franklincountytimes.com/2015/10/07/roxy-theatre-receives-lasting-impression-award/ Roxy Theatre Receives Lasting Impression Awards]," ''Franklin County Times'', October 7, 2015.</ref><ref>John Pilati, "[http://www.franklinfreepress.net/news/details.cfm?clientid=38&id=265218#.W61cP6ovyUk Baldwin to Perform Benefit Concert This Saturday at Roxy]," ''Franklin Free Press'', May 15, 2018.</ref>

'''[[King Drive-In]]''' - (Now closed as of 2024) The King Drive-In is located just north of Russellville on Highway 43. One of the few drive-in movie theaters still operating in Alabama, it plays currently released films throughout the spring and summer on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. The theater features old-style speakers that hang on car windows, but also offers the soundtrack of films through FM radio broadcasts, as well.<ref>{{cite news |first=Vicki |last=Pounders |newspaper=[[TimesDaily|Times-Daily]] |location=[[Florence, AL]] |publisher=Tennessee Valley Printing Co. |title=Russellville drive-in still going after 40 years |pages=1A, 5A |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=310eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A8kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2916,3745618&dq=king+drive-in&hl=en |date= April 20, 1989|access-date=March 28, 2013}}</ref>

'''The Strip''' - From the 1960s until approximately 2000, "The Downtown Strip" had been a source of entertainment for local teenagers throughout Franklin County. This strip is best described as having the atmosphere of [[George Lucas]]' iconic film, ''[[American Graffiti]]''. Cruising the strip ended near the end of 2004 due to an increased local police presence in the area.<ref>Jim Hannon, "[https://www.timesdaily.com/archives/cruisin-the-strip/article_e2689f5d-465b-5662-9c69-63ce2eb93397.html Cruisin' the Strip]," ''Florence TimesDaily'', March 13, 2011.</ref>

'''RHS stadium''' - Russellville High School Stadium is a place where local residents watch the high school football team play. Russellville's football team ranks as one of the most successful teams in Alabama in terms of all-time playoff wins.<ref>[http://www.ahsfhs.org/records/playoffsa.asp Playoff Team Records], Alabama High School Football Historical Society.  Accessed September 27, 2018.</ref>