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    Council honors Cherri Drake for 28 years of Planning Commission service

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City Council on Monday, April 8, presented a certificate of commendation to Cherri Drake, thanking her for 28 years of service on the City of Cullman Planning Commission. Drake served from 1996-2024. Mayor Woody Jacobs said, “She’s been a guiding...

    Cullman City Council enacts mobile business ordinance, increases parks and rec staff

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Council on Monday approved an ordinance to govern “mobile vendors (food trucks), pushcarts, ice cream trucks and mobile business units.” Over a dozen mobile food vendors are currently operating on a regular basis in the city, and the...

    Cullman’s Peetz earns full ride to Yale  

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – For Cullman High School student Sophie Peetz, Yale University was always a dream, never even close to fathomable – in her own words, at least. However, for the educators in her life who fostered her interest in health sciences and her...

    Welcome to the new school: CMS cuts ribbon on first wing of new construction, expansion

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    CULLMAN, Ala-- Cullman Middle School celebrated a major milestone in its ambitious renovation and expansion project, with the opening of the first phase of the new Cullman Middle School facility this month — just in time for the start of the new semester. This phase...

    A last walk down (around) memory lane   

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman Middle School’s (CMS) signature round building was opened one last time to the public on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 10, 2023, for students and educators past and present to bid bittersweet goodbyes and walk the halls one final time. Pockets of...

    Cullman City School Board approves personnel changes

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City School Board on Thursday approved several personnel changes.   Three new hires were in attendance: Carson Aaron and Jarrod Helms, who will be teaching social studies in the fall, and Mike Gay, who will be the Career and Technical...

    Learning never stops: West Elementary hosts summer reading camp

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - West Elementary School has spent recent weeks hosting its three-week summer reading camp, offering kindergarten to third-grade students a chance to refine their reading and writing skills while they prepare for the 2023-2024 school year. Around 100 students have participated in the...

    Cullman Middle School expansion on track

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    Construction continues at Cullman Middle School, which is in the midst of a large expansion that will add 16 classrooms and several new amenities. CULLMAN, Ala. - With students out for the summer and classes wrapped for the 2022-2023 school year, Cullman Middle School...

    City schools placed on heightened awareness Thursday

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman City Schools campuses on Thursday were placed on heightened awareness due to perceived threats. According to Cullman City Schools Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff, there were two incidents. The first was a Snapchat video from 2018 that resurfaced across 17 states Thursday morning. He...

    Kallhoff on search for East Elementary principal

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The search for the new East Elementary School principal is underway after David Wiggins announced his retirement last month. Cullman City Schools Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff is heading the search for Wiggins’ replacement. Kallhoff is currently putting together a team that will be...

    Cullman Middle School construction update

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – In May 2022, construction of new buildings at Cullman Middle School began. However, according to the Cullman Middle School Principal Jake Johnson, the construction schedule has had a few setbacks due to some supply chain issues. “We hope to move into the...

    West Elementary hosts Rapid-Deploy Safe Room System demo

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – KT Security Solutions on Monday hosted a demonstration of its Rapid-Deploy Safe Room System at West Elementary School. The system is a functional whiteboard that can be customized to fit any classroom and expands into a fold-out room in under 10...

    West Elementary to host Rapid-Deploy Safe Room System demo

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - A school safety demonstration event will be held Monday, March 13, at 11:30 a.m. at West Elementary School, located at 303 Rosemont Ave. SW. The event will showcase a new Rapid-Deploy Safe Room System designed to protect students in the event...

    Cullman law firm donates $3K to CCBOE special education program

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Schools recently received a donation from Cullman law firm Griffith, Lowry & Meherg. The donation, valued at $3,000, was designated for use by the school system’s special education program to purchase sensory equipment. "These kits will benefit students who struggle...

    City BOE approves 2023 FY budget

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Board of Education’s (BOE) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) James Brumley reviewed the 2023 FY budget on Thursday for the second time as required by law and to accommodate board members who were not in attendance at the first...

    CHS to name field in honor of Mark Britton

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School is honoring one of its most successful football coaches in history right where he made a whole lot of that history in the first place. The field at Oliver Woodard Stadium is set to be named Mark Britton Field,...

    City and county schools review safety plans and seek to assure caregivers

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Following the May 24 attack at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 young children and two teachers dead, Cullman parents and caregivers have voiced their concerns over the safety of their school age children during the upcoming school...

    Among the literacy elite

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools has been named one of only two Science of Reading spotlight districts by the Alabama State Department of Education, in honor of the system’s progressive and creative approach to literacy and reading education in primary and elementary grade...

    Contracts approved at City Board of Education meeting Thursday

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Board of Education held a called meeting on Thursday afternoon at their central office, with members Chris Branham, Joey Orr and Amy Carter, and Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff in attendance to approve various action items on the agenda. The retirement...

    To infinity and beyond

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    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - West Elementary School 6th graders recently visited the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, as part of an annual field trip that was added back to the calendar following a hiatus due to the pandemic the past two years. Sixth grade...

    Cullman City School Board meets with honors for students and introductions of new teachers and administrators

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The City of Cullman School Board met on Tuesday night where the East Elementary School (EES) Archery Team was recognized for their recent National Archery in the Schools State Championship win and undefeated season. Four competitors were recognized for receiving the National...

    Cullman High School’s Claude Thomas named Will Fowler Fine Arts Student of the Year

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman High school senior Claude Thomas was recently recognized for being named the Will Fowler Fine Arts Student of the Year at Cullman High School. The Fine Arts Student of the Year award has been in existence for a few years,...

    Cullman City Schools names new principals for CHS, CCPS

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools has named the new principals who will take over at Cullman High School and Cullman City Primary School next school year.Allison Tuggle, the current Cullman High School assistant principal, will be the new principal at Cullman High School...

    Trio of Cullman High School bands play to packed house for Spring Concert

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman High School Band performed their annual Spring Concert on Thursday night at Cullman High School. In a packed auditorium, the Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Jazz Band played musical selections to their families, friends and community members. “We’re happy to be...

    ‘Bold vision’

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools kicked off two of its most ambitious expansion projects in years on Tuesday, with work officially underway on expansive additions at Cullman City Primary School and Cullman Middle School. The projects will bring much-needed classroom space, as well...

    West Elementary students celebrate healthy eating with strawberries provided by Farm to Table

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Just in time for the Strawberry Festival, the students at West Elementary School were served a special treat during their lunchtime on Thursday. Fresh strawberries were the star of the menu in the cafeteria, much to the students’ delight. In an effort...

    ‘The Beast Who Came to School’

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman student Ronin Peavy is a humble young writer in his second-grade class at West Elementary School. When asked if he is the latest celebrity in town, he immediately responded, “Nope. I’m just a kid.” Peavy gained notoriety with the gift of...

    U.S. News and World Report shows CHS ranks in the top 25 schools in the state

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The nation’s secondary schools received their annual report cards from U.S. News and World Report this week and several Cullman area school teachers, administrators and students have cause to celebrate. Cullman High School, despite its 2020 local spending per student of $2,619...

    CHS school paper a ‘Hilight’ for journalism education for almost a century

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - In a wider landscape where understanding media literacy has arguably never been more important, Cullman High School’s decades-old student-run newspaper remains an innovative teaching tool to do just that.Cullman High School teacher Jennifer B. Calahan, the school’s English Language Arts Department...

    CMS Bearcat Cafe open for business

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Middle School cafeteria recently received a major cafe-style upgrade. The renovation was designed to update the seating in the cafeteria, while also improving the aesthetics of the school dining area.“The students at CMS have been really excited about the...

    Cullman High School presents ‘The Addams Family’ April 21-23

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman High School Performing Arts will present “The Addams Family” this Thursday through Saturday, Apr. 21-23, 2022, at the high school auditorium. Director Wayne Cook took a creative approach to this show and was happy with the results. “We are excited to...

    EES teacher named one of Alabama’s top teachers

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - An East Elementary School teacher has been named a finalist for one of the most prestigious education honors in Alabama.East Elementary fourth grade teacher April Dean, who is already District VI Elementary Teacher of the Year, has been named a “Sweet...

    Talking Tolkien

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - It might be pushing 85 years old, but J.R.R Tolkien’s classic novel “The Hobbit” is still finding new fans — and just found plenty more at Cullman Middle School.To give her English language arts classes a bit of fantasy flair this...

    Powered Down: City schools shutdown cellphone use on campuses

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Entering the third week of enforcement of the Cullman City School System’s preexisting cellphone policy has yielded positive results so far, according to Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff. “To be clear, this isn’t a ban, we’re just enforcing our existing policies on cell phone...

    Planting a seed for an agricultural career

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Students interested in pursuing a career in agriculture or wildlife — or just looking to learn more about nature and the outdoors — have plenty of options in Cullman City Schools.As part of Cullman City Schools’ general agriculture career tech program,...

    CHS principal meets with U.S. reps to talk education needs

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School Principal Kim Hall is serving as the interim coordinator for the National Association of Secondary Schools in the State of Alabama, where she represents middle school and high school principals from Alabama in Washington DC.She recently spent a...

    Cullman Middle School gets creative in the English classroom with ‘March Poetry Madness’

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Middle School kicked off “March Poetry Madness” with a reading of Kobe Bryant’s “Dear Basketball” as a way to get students interested in poetry. English teacher Lindsey Hill said, “A lot of times, when they think of poems, they think...

    Cooking up a culinary career

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Students who are hungry for a career as a chef or nutritionist in Cullman City Schools have a full menu of study options. The school system offers a food, wellness and dietetics program as part of its expansive career tech programs...

    Cullman City Schools dismissing at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 2 for basketball Final 4

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman High School varsity basketball team has made it to the Alabama High Schools Sports Association of Alabama (AHSAA) Final 4 for the first time in 90 years — and thanks to an early dismissal on game day next week...

    STEM career tech classroom coming to Cullman City Schools

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools’ career tech efforts are getting a major boost this year, as the system has been awarded a $189,00 grant from the Alabama State Department of Education. The grant will support Cullman City Schools Career Technical Education projects as...

    The CMS Olympic Games

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Couldn’t make it to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics? That was no problem at Cullman Middle School the past two weeks, as they brought the Olympics to life for students with their own take on key events, plus a bit...

    Liberty Learning presents workplace skills program at Cullman High School

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Liberty Learning Foundation (LLF) visited Cullman High School Thursday afternoon to discuss workplace skills with the ninth-grade classes as part of the Citizen Promise Program. Pairs of instructors split up and visited different classrooms to make their presentations. Liberty Learning...

    Not-so-creepy crawlies

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Students at East Elementary School are learning about how animals receive and interpret information with their senses — and to make sure that lesson burrows deep into their minds — they’re handling some harmless millipedes to see those senses in action. “These...

    Substitutes needed immediately for Cullman City and County Schools

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools System recently announced that they will be increasing the rate of pay for substitute teachers and Child Nutrition Program workers, effective February 1, 2022, - May 31, 2022. This increase will be implemented through Cullman City Schools due to...

    Cullman City Schools raises substitute pay for teachers, support and CNP workers

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools is temporarily raising the pay for substitutes, to ensure local schools are able to remain adequately staffed during this time. Substitute pay for teachers will increase from $75 to $125 per day, pay for support substitutes all increase from...

    Cullman City Schools recognize January as School Board Appreciation Month at Tuesday board meeting

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools held its board meeting Tuesday evening celebrating January as School Board Appreciation Month.  Board members recognized included: President - Amy CarterVice President - Jason NealChris BranhamCheryl HarrisonJoey Orr Teachers of the Year Awards were given to Carrie Byrd – Cullman City...

    Cullman City Schools selects Teachers of the Year for elementary, secondary levels

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools has selected its Teachers of the Year at the elementary and secondary levels. April Dean (elementary) and Christopher Smith (secondary) are the educators named to the top accolades. Dean is a fourth-grade teacher at East Elementary School, while...

    Cullman Middle School hosting Miss Pioneer Pageant Friday

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Middle School Miss Pioneer Pageant will be held tomorrow, January 14, at 7:00 p.m. in the Cullman High School Auditorium. This pageant is being held as a fundraiser for Cullman Middle School and High School special education classes to...

    ‘Making right choices’

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools is in the midst of a two-week rollout of inclusiveness, communication and anti-bullying training for staff and students under the guidance of Devin Wyman, a former NFL player and current motivational speaker and mentor.“We are excited to get...

    West Elementary students help spread love of reading with donation to the Imagination Library

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - West Elementary’s sixth graders on Thursday presented a donation to the Friends of the Public Libraries of Cullman County.  Vice President of the Friends, Oakleigh Calahan, accepted the check on behalf of the organization. In the spirit of giving, the students raised...

    It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s a paper airplane

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - What better way to learn about birds than by exploring how they take flight? That was the focus of a recent East Elementary School project, as fourth grade teacher Jada Mitchell tasked her students with creating paper airplanes to spread their...

    ‘Our first step is already in motion’

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools is looking to launch listening sessions with different groups of students to discuss matters of inclusion and acceptance, in a forward-looking effort to address the challenges students face.The move comes in the wake of a video, recorded off-campus,...

    Real-life superhero at Cullman Primary School

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - A first-grade student in Mrs. Allison Bates’ class at Cullman Primary School will be a stem cell donor this week for his younger brother, who was born with severe sickle cell disease. Azrael Coleman is a 100% match for his 5-year-old...

    WES students learning business, economics with ‘Monopoly Mondays’

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     CULLMAN, Ala. - There’s a reason Monopoly has remained a mainstay board game since the 1930s — it’s fun, challenging, and includes some valuable and fundamental lessons about economics and business.  West Elementary School teacher Sharyn Hollingsworth brought those teaching points to her sixth grade...

    Drafting the future

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - As part of Cullman City Schools’ expanding career tech offerings, Cullman High hosts a computer-aided drafting and design technology program that currently serves 70 students, while also offering college credit through dual-enrollment via Wallace State Community College.Cullman High School drafting instructor...

    CCPS hosts Veterans Day Parade on Wednesday

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Primary School held their annual Veteran’s Day program on Wednesday morning, but this year came with an added twist—it was a Veteran’s Day Parade for the Primary students and their beloved veterans. CCPS Principal Tricia Culpepper spoke on the school’s...

    Cullman High School Theatre sweeps 2021 Trumbauer district competition

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School Theatre on Saturday swept the District 3 competition of the Alabama Conference of Theatre’s Walter Trumbauer High School Theatre Festival with its production of “Over the River and Through the Woods,” qualifying the team to compete for state...

    James Spann visits East Elementary sixth graders on Monday

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Sixth graders from East Elementary received a visit on Monday from ABC 33/40’s, and Alabama’s favorite, weatherman James Spann. Everyone gathered at St. John’s Evangelical Protestant Church to hear Spann present on the science involved in predicting weather, geography and the...

    (Updated) 30th Annual Mud Creek Marching Band Festival makes return to Hanceville

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Hanceville High School on Saturday hosted 31 marching bands at the 30th annual Mud Creek Marching Festival. With the festival’s growing popularity, bands traveled in from outside the state as well, with one such band having traveled from Mississippi to attend....

    Cullman High School Theatre winter show dates announced

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – One of the most highly anticipated fall/winter events at Cullman High School is the theatre department’s winter show. While typically held in the fall, the Cullman High School Theatre Department will be hosting their performance of ‘Frozen Jr.’ in January 2022, with...

    ‘Future teachers’

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - It’s no secret America is suffering from a shortage of teachers for the next generation, but a career tech program in Cullman City Schools is aiming to help address that need locally — and hopefully inspire some future educators to lead...

    Cullman High School hosts college readiness event with WSCC

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School (CHS) and Wallace State Community College (WSCC) came together on the CHS campus on Monday evening to offer an event that could allow parents and students an opportunity to learn how to prepare for their next possible course...

    Science with a treat

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The best science experiments are the ones where kids retain an important lesson. Doing that while also making a delicious treat? Even better.East Elementary School fourth grade teacher April Dean has spent the week teaching her students how to create their...

    Cullman City Schools Oct. 5 COVID-19 case update

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Schools system has a total of 13 students currently absent due to reported positive cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, October 5, according to the latest school attendance data.Cullman Middle School reported four positive student cases, Cullman High...

    Cullman City Schools Sept. 28 COVID-19 case update

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Schools system has a total of 13 students currently absent due to reported positive cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, September 28, according to the latest school attendance data.East Elementary School reported four positive student cases, West Elementary...

    CHS, WSCC teaming for college and career event

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Local students and parents will have a chance to learn more about the college and career opportunities available right here in Cullman County at the upcoming Cullman City Schools/Wallace State Community College Career & College Exploration event.The event is set for...

    CHS wins 2021 College Success Award

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School has won a 2021 College Success Award from GreatSchools.org. Cullman was one of 1,838 high schools in 25 states to score the college success accolade, which is an annual recognition honoring high schools that excel at preparing students...

    Cullman City Board of Education recognizes Cullman City School’s America’s First Teacher of the Month Christopher Smith at Tuesday meeting

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools held their regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday evening at 5:00 p.m. Items reviewed in this meeting were several recognitions of students and employees. Beverly Cochran with America’s First was there as a representative of the new awards. Cullman...

    Cullman City Schools Sept. 21 COVID-19 case update

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Schools system has a total of 17 students absent due to reported positive cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, September 21, according to the latest school attendance data.Cullman High School reported eight positive student cases, Cullman Middle School...

    Picture perfect

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - If you want to take good photos, you first need to understand how a camera actually works. That’s the approach Cullman High School art and photography teacher Elizabeth Miller is taking with her students as they learn the fundaments of photography...

    Harmful TikTok spreading through the public school system

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - TikTok “challenges” can often be some of the quickest trending content on social media, whether harmless or harmful, and the latest creation is no different. The “devious licks challenge” is actively encouraging students to steal from their schools, and/or damage school...

    Salary schedule concerns raised to Cullman City Board of Education

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools held their final Budgetary Hearing for Fiscal Year 2022 Monday, Sept. 13. The same presentation given by Chief School Financial Officer/ Chief Operating Officer James Brumley at the first Budgetary Hearing last Thursday was made once more to...

    Cullman City Schools Sept. 14 COVID-19 case update

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Schools system has a total of 22 students currently absent due to reported positive cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, September 14, according to the latest school attendance data.Cullman High School reported eight positive student cases, Cullman City...

    Mask mandate allowed to expire at CMS, EES

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools would like to thank East Elementary School and Cullman Middle School students and parents for their positive response to the two-week mask mandate. In two weeks, the percent of students absent due to testing positive for COVID-19 decreased...

    Cullman City School Board meeting Thursday addresses Fiscal Year 2022; recent bomb threats

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board called a meeting Thursday morning to discuss the Annual Budget Hearing of Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. This presentation was given by Chief School Financial Officer/ Chief Operating Officer James Brumley. The full FY 2022 Budget Hearing Document...

    ‘Their work is fantastic’

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Though getting students to work at core subjects like math and reading are obviously critical this school year, Cullman Middle School art teacher Fharis Richter is making sure the arts aren’t lost in the shuffle for aspiring Cullman City Schools students.  Seventh...

    Cullman City Schools COVID-19 case update

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Schools system has a total of 36 students absent due to reported positive cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, September 7, according to the latest school attendance data.West Elementary School reported 13 positive student cases, Cullman High School...

    CMS cleared from Tuesday afternoon bomb threat

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Students have returned to Cullman Middle School, after the campus was evacuated Tuesday afternoon due to a bomb threat that was called in during school hours.All students and staff were safely evacuated, after which law enforcement and school officials searched the...

    CCPS helpers celebrate ‘brown day’ in a special way

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - On Wednesday, Cullman City Primary School celebrated their Kindergarten Color Day with brown. All kindergarten students were encouraged to dress in brown to participate, but two kindergarteners, twins named Cash and Camber, took it just a bit further.  Cullman City Primary School...

    Liberty Learning Foundation holds Thursday kickoff rally at CHS

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Liberty Learning Foundation hosted their official kickoff rally for Cullman High School’s ninth grade class Thursday. With several programs already established in Cullman City Schools, the program being implemented with this year’s freshman is the Citizen Promise Program. Cullman is the...

    Cullman City Schools COVID-19 case update

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Schools system has a total of 70 students absent due to a reported positive case of COVID-19 as of Friday, September 3, according to the latest school attendance data.West Elementary School reported 21 positive student cases, Cullman High...

    CHS cleared following Thursday night bomb threat

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School has been cleared, following a bomb threat that was called in to Cullman Police in regards to the school on Thursday night. An anonymous bomb threat was called in to the Cullman Police Department at approximately 7:00 p.m. Cullman...

    Card catalog 2.0

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    (Photo courtesy of Cullman City Schools)    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The card catalog is so last decade. These days, students have shifted to an online catalog system to make browsing the library stacks a whole lot faster and more efficient. The best part? Kids are all...

    Cullman City Schools closed Tuesday for inclement weather

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools will be closed on Tuesday, August 31, due to the remnants of Hurricane Ida expected to impact the Cullman area with storms and wind.“Based on the latest forecast from the National Weather Service’s (NWS) Huntsville office, our area...

    Two-week mask mandate at CMS, EES due to increase in COVID-19 cases

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - With positive COVID-19 cases among students continuing to increase in Cullman City Schools, a temporary two-week mask mandate is now needed at Cullman Middle School and East Elementary School to slow the spread. Per protocol, if students are properly wearing a...

    Cullman City Schools update on COVID-19 cases, quarantines

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - According to the latest attendance data, Cullman City Schools currently has a total of 107 reported positive cases of COVID-19 among students as of Tuesday, August 24. The school system has also seen a total of 247 students quarantining and absent...

    In remembrance of Will

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - As the gates opened Thursday evening at Oliver Woodard Stadium for Cullman High School’s first regular season game of the year, everything seemed normal. The Cullman and Grissom football teams were warming up on the field, the smell of popcorn filled...

    Cullman City Schools gives COVID-19 case update

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools has seen a total of 42 positive cases of COVID-19 among both students and school staff since the beginning of the new school year on August 11 through Tuesday, August 17.East Elementary School has had 10 students and...

    East Elem. teachers kick off year dressed as Einstein for science class

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - What’s a good lesson to take to heart when learning about science? There are no bad questions!  A pair of East Elementary School fourth grade teachers brought that point to life as Cullman City Schools kicked off the 2021-2022 school year over...

    Cullman City Schools to investigate reports of physical altercation between students

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Two videos surfaced on Snapchat Friday of a Cullman Middle School student assaulting another. The first video showed one student shoving another student. The second video showed the same student punching the other student on the grounds of Cullman Middle School.  According to...

    CHS cleared following Monday night bomb threat

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School has been cleared, following a bomb threat that was called in to Cullman Police in regards to the school on Monday night.An anonymous bomb threat was called in to the Cullman Police Department at approximately 8:20 p.m. Cullman...

    Bomb threat called in at CHS on Monday night

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - An anonymous bomb threat was called in to the Cullman Police Department at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Monday night in regards to Cullman High School.Cullman Police and school administrators responded immediately, and police are searching the building. Nothing has been found...

    ‘A great school year’

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - School is officially back in session this week. Students in Cullman City Schools will return to classes Wednesday, Aug. 11, and teachers and administrators have high hopes and big plans for the 2021-2022 school year.  At Cullman City Primary School, Principal Tricia...

    Books to battalions: Highlighting Cullman High School’s Isaiah Barnett

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Isaiah Barnett will soon begin his senior year at Cullman High School. Shortly after his graduation in 2022, he will be leaving for boot camp with the United States Marine Corps. He signed with the Marines on his 17th birthday.  Barnett became...

    Cullman City Schools return to school Aug. 11, will have early dismissal Aug. 13

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools students will return Wednesday, Aug. 11 for the start of the 2021-2022 school year. On Friday, Aug. 13, all Cullman City students will be dismissed two hours early to prevent school traffic from interfering with the traffic associated...

    Cullman Police Dept. announces new route plan  for Cullman City Schools

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Police Department, in coordination with Cullman High, Middle and Primary Schools announced this week a new school driving route plan.   CPD Patrol Captain Jeff Warnke said the work was done in tandem with the schools to ensure that the students’...

    Virtual School applications now available for Cullman City Schools students

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Virtual School applications have been made available through the Cullman City School System. As of now, the 2021-2022 school year will primarily proceed as face-to-face instruction in a traditional classroom setting. The Cullman Innovation Academy is a fully virtual curriculum and...

    Cullman High School to host vaccine clinic Aug. 5

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools and Cullman Regional Medical Center (CRMC) will be partnering to host a mobile vaccination clinic at Cullman High School on August 5, 2021 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. The Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine will be available to parents,...

    Cullman City Schools strongly encouraging masks, vaccinations

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - With COVID-19 cases increasing in the State of Alabama and Cullman County, Cullman City Schools is strongly encouraging students to wear masks and for eligible students to be vaccinated as the 2021-2022 school year begins on Wednesday, Aug. 11.“We hoped we...

    West Elementary temporarily relocates three classes for mold testing, cleaning

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Three West Elementary School classrooms impacted by the potential discovery of mold will be temporarily relocated while the affected areas are tested and cleaned for the new school year.Cullman City Schools is having the air quality tested in the entire school...