Melissa Cason
Melissa joined the Times staff in September 2006 as a general assignment reporter. During her time with the paper, she has covered police, fire, court proceedings, education, local governments and elections in addition to frequent news features. Melissa currently covers Phil Campbell Town Council, and other breaking news events in the county. She is in charge of the weekly Lifestyle, which includes a feature story with photographs, and Food pages in addition to updating records, which include obits, community calendar events, lunch menus, land transactions, and marriages. Her column is published weekly on Wednesdays on the Lifestyle page of the paper. Melissa is a native of South Arkansas, but has found a home in North Alabama. Her education includes studies at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock and the University of Alabama. She is married to husband, Jimmy, and together the couple has three children.
Recent Articles
Opening a new chapter
I will never forget the day God steered me toward The Franklin County Times. I answered an old ad, but it must have been divine ... Read more
Tharptown Elementary receives funding for outdoor classroom
DOUBLE SPRINGS – Tharptown Elementary School received a grant from the Northwest Alabama Resource Conservation and Development Council that will allow the school to build ... Read more
Thanks to all the dads
We celebrated Father’s Day at our house this week like everyone else. It’s a day to honor our fathers for all the sacrifices they have ... Read more
Hill recognized for years of service
THARPTOWN – You are awakened in the middle of the night. You live outside the city limits and the nearest deputy is across the county. Read more
