Wallace State electronic billboard dedicated in memory of Kay Barnett
The electronic billboard at Wallace State Community College was dedicated in memory of Kay Barnett. Attending the dedication ceremony are from left, in front,...
Wallace State Future Foundation plans for annual Student Investment Luncheon Oct. 31
A five-day, four-night trip of New York is one of the 11 options for the winner of the Premier Winner’s Choice package to choose...
Wallace State’s Medical Assistant program recognized at Hanceville City Hall during MA Recognition Week
Pictured are, front row, from left, students Erin Williams, Andrea Big-Powers, Kristin Hart, Baylee Chrietzberg, Whitney Buettner, Morgan Griffin, Ashley Faulkner, Jazmin Bobo, Nicole...
Wallace State recognizes Phi Theta Kappa fall inductees
Wallace State’s Phi Theta Kappa honor society recently welcomed its fall inductees.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society recently welcomed new...
SCHOLARS’ BOWL SCOREBOARD: Oct. 16 middle school matches
HANCEVILLE - Results are in from Tuesday’s middle school scholars’ bowl matches at Wallace State. According to West Point coach Lee Henry, his team...
Dyron’s Lowcountry to host benefit dinner for St. Bernard Prep
Fr. Marcus Voss, director of development; Sonya and Dyron Powell; and Abbot Cletus Meagher, OSB chairman of the board of directors for Saint Bernard...
SCHOLARS’ BOWL SCOREBOARD: Oct. 11 high school matches
HANCEVILLE - Results are in from Thursday’s high school scholars’ bowl matches at Wallace State. West Point and Good Hope continued their winning streaks,...
Fairview Elementary named Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School
Fairview Elementary School (Maggie Darnell for The Cullman Tribune)
FAIRVIEW - Fairview Elementary School has been named a 2018 Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School by Blue...
Cullman Savings Bank commits $100K to Cullman County Schools over next 10 years
Left to right: Cullman Savings Bank Executive Vice President T’aira Ugarkovich, Cullman County Schools Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette, Cullman Savings Bank President/CEO John Riley...
SCHOLARS’ BOWL SCOREBOARD: Oct. 9 middle school matches
HANCEVILLE - Results are in from Tuesday’s middle school scholars’ bowl matches at Wallace State. West Point and Cullman remain undefeated, while Hanceville and...
CCBOE celebrates student, faculty attendance achievements
Cullman County Schools Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette poses with a group of students who won prizes at Thursday night's school board meeting for perfect...
Wallace State student Amie Willoughby spending week at NASA’s Langley Research Center
Wallace State student Amie Willoughby is participating in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars program’s visit to Langley Research Center in Virginia this week....
SCHOLARS’ BOWL SCOREBOARD: Oct. 4 high school matches
HANCEVILLE - Results are in from Thursday’s high school scholars’ bowl matches at Wallace State.
Round one
Hanceville 220 - Holly Pond 50
West Point 390 -...
Wallace State Mini Term II registration Wednesday, Oct. 10, classes begin Oct. 11
HANCEVILLE – Registration for Wallace State Community College’s fall semester Mini Term II classes takes place Wednesday, Oct. 10 and Thursday, Oct. 11. Classes...
Scholars’ Bowl Scoreboard: Oct. 2 middle school matches
HANCEVILLE - Results are in from Tuesday’s middle school scholars’ bowl matches at Wallace State.
Round one
Cold Springs 200, Parkside 110
Fairview 230, Holly Pond 95
Vinemont...
Wallace State’s Kathy Buckelew selected to represent ACCS on committee
Kathy Buckelew
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College English Instructor Kathy Buckelew has been selected by Chancellor Jimmy Baker to represent the Alabama Community College...
5 Cullman area students earn degrees from the University of Alabama
TUSCALOOSA - The University of Alabama awarded some 1,342 degrees during its summer commencement on Aug. 4.
Cullman-area graduates included:
Traci Janan Blalock, of Hanceville, Master...
Cullman Middle School earns Blue Ribbon Lighthouse Award
Cullman Middle School (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - Cullman Middle School (CMS) has earned the Blue Ribbon Lighthouse Award from Blue Ribbon...
WSCC welding student Jacob Humphrey among select company contending for spot at WorldSkills Competition
Jacob Humphrey is a sophomore welding student at Wallace State.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State welding student Jacob Humphrey knows what it takes to be a...
Scholars’ Bowl scoreboard: middle schools kick off season
West Point Middle School’s scholars were big winners. L-R: Ryan Hancock, John-Davis Yovino, Eli Taylor, Brodie Henry, Abigail Roy, Judd Douglas, Kaleb Perry. (Photo...
Fairview Elementary receives flags flown over U.S., Alabama Capitols
Back row, left to right: Carson Clark, Marty Hardman, Larry Arrington, Randall Shedd; Front row, left to right: Presli Martin, Mali Gregory, Kaylyn Redding,...
Wallace State recognizing Adult Education and Family Literacy Week
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College is recognizing Sept. 23-29 as Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. The week is held during National Literacy...
Cullman County’s Benefield, Donaldson receive scholarships at Alabama Farmers Federation reception
Left: Auburn University student Olivia Benefield of Cullman in Cullman County received the $1,000 R.W. Donaldson Endowed Scholarship at the Alabama Farmers Federation’s Scholarship Reception...
(UPDATED) Wallace State receives $2M grant for new technical education center
Concept art shows the planned technical education center at Wallace State in Hanceville. (Courtesy of Wallace State)
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State's long-term goal of opening...
Dean’s, President’s Lists students named for UA summer 2018 term
TUSCALOOSA - A total of 493 students enrolled during the 2018 summer term at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List...
Saint Bernard Prep School’s Emma Pierce named National Merit Semifinalist
Emma Pierce (St. Bernard Prep)
CULLMAN - Emma Pierce, a senior at St. Bernard Prep School, has been named Cullman County’s only National Merit Semifinalist...
ArtsKids! returns to Wallace State
Area students participate in the SingKids! session of ArtsKids! at Wallace State sing during the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony in December 2017.
HANCEVILLE - The...
Wallace State students earn places on President’s and Dean’s Lists for summer semester
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College congratulates the 263 students named to the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Summer 2018 Semester. To...
VMS students launch ‘The Eagle Flyer’
Left to right: John Eslava, Gracie Walker, Emma Dortch and Mildred Lemus work on this week’s edition of “The Eagle Flyer” at Vinemont Middle...
CCBOE passes $102M budget for FY2018-19
CCBOE Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette (Tribune file photo)
CULLMAN - At its meeting Thursday evening, the Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) held its final...
Barnette addresses CCBOE’s decision to display ‘In God We Trust’ in county schools
CULLMAN - On Thursday evening, the Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) voted unanimously to authorize the display of the U.S. National Motto “In...
Judson College to host Preview & Scholarship Day Sept. 22
Judson College Student Ambassadors begin a campus tour at Jewett Hall on Preview Day in 2017. (Photo by Mary Amelia Taylor)
MARION - Judson College...
Frustrated parents confront city school board over presence of mold at West Elementary
Concerned parents and teachers filled the room at Thursday night's meeting of the Cullman City School Board. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
Updated 9-14-18...
7 area students earn degrees from JSU; 2018-2019 Ambassadors named
JACKSONVILLE - More than 300 students received degrees at Jacksonville State University in summer 2018. Cullman-area graduates include:
-Mary Benefield, of Holly Pond
-Edward Bishop, of...
Wallace State Nursing grad now naval lieutenant commander and member of Trump’s medical team
Naval Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Chris Lynn walks along the West Colonnade, which connects the West Wing to the Residence and is often seen as...
Wallace State’s Jimmy Hodges, Austin Monk complete Alabama Certified Workforce and Economic Developer program
Wallace State’s Jimmy Hodges (second row, left) and Austin Monk (second row, right) recently completed the ACWED program hosted by the Alabama Community College...
Ty Parker talks about move to Arab
Ty Parker with the Arab Knight, his new school’s mascot. (Photo courtesy Ty Parker)
ARAB - Over the Labor Day weekend, The Tribune caught up...
City Schools honor teachers, alumni, former principal
John Tillman (second from left), a former principal of Cullman High School, is presented with an honorary diploma during the 10th annual Distinguished Alumni...
Fairview Elementary students enjoy house party
Fairview Elementary students, faculty and staff gather together, showing off their new T-shirts, at the school Friday morning. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
FAIRVIEW...
Holly Pond’s Wilson graduates from Missouri Valley College
MARSHALL, Mo.- Missouri Valley College, located in Marshall, Missouri, had 27 summer graduates. Among them was Benjamin Wilson, of Holly Pond. Wilson earned a...
Lance Self, founder and CEO of Zero RPM, named 2018 Wallace State Most Outstanding Alumni
Lance Self is the founder and CEO and CTO of Zero RPM.
HANCEVILLE – Lance Self, founder and CEO of Cullman-based Zero RPM, has earned...
Making the grade: Welti Elementary, Fairview Middle teachers named among top 25 in state
Welti Elementary faculty (Photo courtesy Gina Marie Webb)
CULLMAN - Niche.com, an online rating group described by Forbes Magazine as a kind of “Yelp” for...
West Point’s musical theater program continues under new directors
West Point’s theater department performed Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” in the spring. Shown left to right: Wardrobe (Jamie Myers), Cogsworth (Brendan Williamson), Chip...
Brittany Wagner, formerly of Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U,’ speaks at WSCC Fall Convocation; employees recognized
Adrian Scott, left, was named the 2018 Wallace State Employee of the Year. Scott, the department chair of the Art/Visual Arts Communications program, has...
Cold Springs, Parkside Elementary Schools win state awards for reading
Parkside Elementary School (Tribune file photo)
MONTGOMERY - Cold Springs Elementary School and Parkside Elementary School have been named among 50 schools across the state...
City school board reviews proposed 2018-19 budget
Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson, center, presented Aaron Sparks and Principal Kim Hall a Cullman County PALS Beautification Award for Cullman High School.
CULLMAN - On...
Dozens graduate WSCC Nursing program; applications for Spring 2019 being accepted
Wallace State Nursing graduates Terry Beasley and Hannah Vandiver light their lamps in advance of taking the Nightingale Pledge.
HANCEVILLE - More than 70 students...
WSCC Theatre: ‘Mary Poppins’ auditions Aug. 27 for kids ages 9-14
“Mary Poppins” (Walt Disney Pictures/Photofest)
HANCEVILLE - The Wallace State Community College Theatre program will host auditions for the roles of Jane and Michael Banks...
St. Bernard Prep begins new school year with renovations, 3 new faces
Left to right: Will Drake, Jennifer Glassford and Michael Kastner
CULLMAN - Students at St. Bernard Prep School arrived on campus on Sunday, Aug. 12,...
CCBOE holds first budget hearing for fiscal year 2019
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) this week at its regular meeting heard from Ed Roberson, chief financial officer, who conducted...
Addison Elementary motivates students with artwork
A motivational mural by Amber Williams of Artsy Amber Designs in Cullman is displayed in the boys’ restroom at Addison Elementary School. (Hayden Hyatt...
Students from Vinemont High InSPIRESS team travel to Washington, D.C.
Vinemont High School’s Abby Sikes, left, and Derrick Ransom at NASA headquarters in July. (courtesy photo)
VINEMONT - Back in December, Vinemont High School’s InSPIRESS...
Altec pledges donation for scholarships for 3 WSCC programs
Representatives from Altec present a check to Wallace State Community College President Dr. Vicki Karolewics to establish the Altec Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will...
School back in session
Stacey Jolley's homeroom gears up for to start of the school year on Wednesday. (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
HOLLY POND - Cullman County Schools...
‘Come Soar with Us’: Vinemont Schools embark on 50th anniversary celebration as new school year begins
Vinemont Elementary School student council members welcome parents and students to open house. (Christy Perry for The Tribune)
VINEMONT - Vinemont Schools, along with others...
First day of school: West Elementary
West Elementary teacher Kelly Hayes ushers students into her classroom on the first day of the 2018-19 school year. (Hayden Hyatt for The Tribune)
CULLMAN...
Advice for parents of Kindergartners
CULLMAN - The start of the 2018-2019 school year is upon us. For most parents, the process is routine, but for the parents of...
Wallace State’s Aviation/Flight Technology program invites public to airport during World Helicopter Day Aug. 19
Wallace State’s Aviation/Flight Technology program is celebrating World Helicopter Day on Sunday, Aug. 19.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s Aviation/Flight Technology program is celebrating World Helicopter...
City school board announces last personnel changes before start of new year
Cullman High School (Tribune file photo)
CULLMAN - At a special called meeting Friday morning, the Cullman City School Board took up several last-minute items...
CCBOE holds Teacher Institute; Holly Pond High named 2018 Cullman County High School of Excellence
Good Hope High School/Cullman Area Technology Academy graduate Breanna Allen, center, with her health science instructors Tracy Smith (L) and Adriann Basch (R) (Photo...
Ivey announces 200 official Alabama Bicentennial Schools, including Good Hope High, Vinemont Elementary
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday the 200 schools selected as official Alabama Bicentennial Schools. Good Hope High School and Vinemont Elementary School...
Cullman Middle School band camp builds music and marching skills
CULLMAN – Members of the Cullman Middle School (CMS) band met Wednesday for their third day of band camp. The band is preparing for...
World of imagination
BAILEYTON, Ala. - Kids will be headed back to school in less than two weeks, and at Parkside School in Baileyton, the students will...
‘High-energy’ halftime show planned for Cold Springs
Cold Springs marching band members play music from their halftime show during band camp at Cold Springs High School.
COLD SPRINGS – Band camps are...
Unsung heroes: Cullman County Schools maintenance crews prepare for new school year
Phillip White and Ricky Smith check an electrical multimeter at Holly Pond Middle School. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN COUNTY - The 14 facilities/maintenance...
New Wallace State Dance Program begins this fall, headed by former American Ballet School in Paris Director Brooke Desnoës
Brooke Desnoës
HANCEVILLE - Brooke Desnoës, founder and artistic director of the Academie Americaine de Danse de Paris, today known as the Académie de l’Art...
Hanceville’s Wakefield stepping down after 13 seasons to take HMS principal job
Coach Daniel Wakefield looks on during Hanceville's game against Lauderdale County in the Northwest Regional on Feb. 21, 2018. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
HANCEVILLE...
County school board welcomes new faces
Cullman County School Board meeting attendees mingle Tuesday evening. (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Board of Education officially welcomed many...
Hannah Bates Memorial Scholarship started at Wallace State Community College
Family and friends of Hannah Bates have established a scholarship fund in her memory through the Wallace State Future Foundation. On hand for a...
Rhythm of the fall: 3 new band directors in Cullman County
Left to right: Bobby Patrick, West Point High School; Jesse James, Hanceville High School; Melanie Gonzales, Good Hope High School (Hayden Hyatt for The...
ARC grant to fund CCBOE vocational program technology
Instructors in the Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA, also known as the Career Center) health sciences program use various simulation devices to give students...
Wallace State students represent college at 2018 Student Leadership Institute at Eufaula’s Lakepoint Resort
Wallace State students attending the 2018 Student Leadership Institute were, front row, from left, Katie Burden, Jada Golden, Emily Dia and Challie Johnson, and...
Wallace State Alumni Association offering 2 holiday adventures
A visit to Callaway Gardens to view its Fantasy in Lights display in on the agenda. Photo from www.callawaygardens.com
HANCEVILLE - It may be July,...
Saint Bernard students take college tour
SBP students tour Emory University: seated, (left to right): Alex Lewis, Kathleen George, Olivia Brown and Jackelyn Arteaga. Standing: Ian Sidley, Jimmy Schomburg, Dee...
City schools’ employees receiving 1-time stipend; personnel changes
The Cullman City School Board (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Board of Education held its monthly board meeting Tuesday and...
City schools plan, prioritize for future growth
Members of the Cullman City School Board discuss issues with representatives of each city school at the board’s annual capital planning meeting on Tuesday....
Cullman Christian School names Josh Swindall principal
Josh and Ashtin Swindall with their sons Everett Isaiah, Emmett Josiah and Ellis Haddon. (Photo courtesy Josh Swindall)
CULLMAN - Last week, the board of...
Alumni gather at Saint Bernard for annual reunion
Class of 1958- Front row, (left to right): Paul Boike, Robert Christy, Bob Keighery, Phil Cabri and Michael Duffy. Back row, (left to right):...
Local physician Adam Harrison glad he started education at Wallace State
Dr. Adam Harrison
CULLMAN - From his office at Cullman Internal Medicine, Dr. Adam Harrison looks back at his decision to spend his first year...
Wallace State AmeriCorps VISTA program accepting applications for 4 positions
HANCEVILLE -The Wallace State Community College AmeriCorps VISTA program is currently taking applications for anyone interested in working one of its outreach programs, earning...
WSCC Nursing to host free health fair July 11 in the Bailey Center
Sue Morgan, left, listens as Wallace State Nursing students Karlie Tolbert and Erin Wise share information about making wise food choices during the CELEBRATE...
The beat goes on
Doug Teuscher, assistant director of bands at Cullman High School and Cullman Middle School, instructs students during a pre-band camp practice with percussionists at...
Good Hope High’s Skylar Tucker passes 1st ‘bill’ at Girls State
Good Hope High School’s Skylar Tucker participated in Girls State in Tuscaloosa in June. Hers was the first bill that passed during the mock...
Wallace State students win 3 silver medals, two bronze at 54th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference
Steven Ballard, far left, and Landon Warnock, far right, won a silver medal in the Robotics and Automation Technology, a year after winning a...
Holly Pond’s Wes Rakestraw appointed interim director of Wallace State’s Oneonta campus
Wes Rakestraw
ONEONTA - Wallace State Community College this week announced the appointment of Wesley (Wes) Rakestraw, of Holly Pond, as interim director of Wallace...
Local students named to Dean’s, President’s Lists for UA Spring 2018 Term
TUSCALOOSA - A total of 11,347 students enrolled during the 2018 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List...
Wallace State’s Kaitlin Richards, Ryan Ratliff selected as NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars
Wallace State students Kaitlyn Richards, left, and Ryan Ratliff have both been selected to travel to NASA’s Stennis Space Center this summer to participate...
Wallace State Singers to present “Sing America Sing!” July 5-7
Wallace State Singers prepare for their upcoming show, “Sing America Sing!” which will be held July 5-7, at 7 p.m. nightly, at the Betty...
WaLLi members enjoy friendly competition in ice cream contest
Winners in the WaLLi Ice Cream contest are, from left, Linda Pearson, 3rd place, Chocolate Chip with Almond; Wanda Creel, 2nd place, Vanilla; and...
City school board approves early adoption of 2.5% pay raise for teachers; open house schedules
East Elementary Principal David Wiggins addresses the Cullman City School Board Thursday morning (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Cullman City School Board...
WSCC student Brye Forbes 1st Academy of Culinary Arts SkillsUSA gold medal winner, preparing for national event
Brye Forbes is the first Wallace State student from the Academy of Culinary Arts program to win a gold medal at the state SkillsUSA...
8 Cullman-area students earn degrees from Samford University
BIRMINGHAM - A record 1,240 degrees were awarded recently at Samford University. That tops the 2017 record of 1,165. An estimated 250 students graduated...
CCBOE awards contract for Good Hope upgrades, announces personnel changes; lunch prices going up
CULLMAN - On Tuesday evening, the Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) voted to approve a maintenance department bid from P.G. Wells Enterprises, Inc....
Dr. Ryan Smith appointed new dean of students at Wallace State Community College
Dr. Ryan Smith
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College has announced the appointment of Dr. Ryan Smith as dean of students. He will assume the...
18 local students make JSU’s spring 2018 honor’s list
JACKSONVILLE - Jacksonville State University has announced its honor's list for spring 2018. To be named to the President's List, a student must earn...
City school board awards contracts for East, West Elementary roofs; personnel changes announced
CULLMAN - This week, the Cullman City School Board approved recommendations from Stephen Ward & Associates, Inc. to award a contract to low bidder...
Wallace State’s Susan Copeland establishes endowed scholarship for nursing students
Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics, left, presents Susan Copeland with a certificate acknowledging Copeland’s gift to the Wallace State Future Foundation establishing the...
WSCC’s Workforce Development program offering free short-term Construction Training classes beginning June 11
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s Workforce Development program is offering free short-term Construction Training classes on campus beginning on Monday, June 11.
The courses, taught by...
Wallace State’s Adult Education Department conducts 2018 graduation
Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics, left, presents a diploma to an Adult Education graduate as Jimmy Hodges, dean of Applied Technologies, looks on.
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ACT prep workshops planned for June 27 at Wallace State
HANCEVILLE - Students who will soon to be taking the ACT can prepare for the test with two half-day workshops offered by the Wallace...
