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    Wallace State celebrates GED, ACE, Career and Workforce graduates

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College is proud to recognize dozens of students who completed a General Equivalency Degree (GED), Alabama Career Essentials (ACE) training or earned certifications through the college’s Center for Career and Workforce Development training programs. The students were awarded...

    CCS hosts meet and greet with Melanie Harris

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    CULLMAN, Ala. –  Faculty, staff and families of East Elementary School on Thursday, June 8, 2023, were invited to a meet-and-greet event at the Cullman City Board of Education to get to know new principal Melanie Harris.   Harris said she’s excited to start her...

    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...

    Sacred Heart hosts summer camp

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Sacred Heart Church and the Leaven of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (LIHM) sisters hosted “Alive in the Spirit Summer Camp” this week. The LIHM sisters are dedicated to the evangelization of youth and families. In total there were 88 children who...

    CCBOE names Meigs special education coordinator

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) at its May 2023 meeting approved the hire of Katie Meigs as the system's special education coordinator. Meigs currently serves as IEP coordinator and has several years of special education experience. "I am so appreciative...

    School-aged kids can get free weekly meals every Tuesday in June

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Each Tuesday during the month of June, a week’s worth of free meals will be provided for school-aged children at the Cullman County Child Development Center. Residents can pick up five frozen breakfasts, five frozen lunches, vegetables, fruit, one gallon of...

    Vinemont’s Duckett named to Troy University Provost’s List

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    TROY, Ala. - TROY is pleased to announce students who have been named to the Provost's List for the Spring Semester and Term 4 of the 2022-2023 academic year. Full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who have...

    Holly Pond’s Putman named to Indiana Tech Dean’s List

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    FORT WAYNE, IN. -- An Indiana Tech undergraduate student who earns a GPA of 3.5 or higher during any semester and has a 2.0 career GPA will be placed on the semester Academic Honors List in recognition of high academic achievement. Local students named to...

    Crane Hill’s Moore named to Mississippi College Dean’s List

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    CLINTON, Miss. - The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the Dean's List after the close of fall and spring semesters each academic year. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must maintain a 3.5 grade point average, based on a...

    3 local students named to Mississippi College President’s List

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    CLINTON, Miss. - The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the President's List after the close of fall and spring semesters each academic year. To be eligible for the President's List, a student must maintain a 4.0 grade point average, based on a...

    4 local students named to Mississippi College President’s List

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    CLINTON, Miss. - The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the President's List after the close of fall and spring semesters each academic year. To be eligible for the President's List, a student must maintain a 4.0 grade point average, based on a...

    JSU announces spring 2023 graduates, releases President’s, Dean’s Lists

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    JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - More than 900 students were awarded degrees as part of Jacksonville State University's Spring 2023 commencement on April 29. Local students who earned degrees include: Jordan R. Allbright of CullmanJessica Arriaga-Aguilar of CullmanHaley N. Bennefield of JoppaMatthew I. Blair of BremenCenzley Burgett of...

    Local students named to Troy University Chancellor’s List

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    TROY, Ala. - Troy University is pleased to announce students who have been named to the Chancellor's List for the spring semester and Term 4 of the 2022-2023 academic year. Full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who...

    Simulator benefits WSCC Radiation Therapy students

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Students in Wallace State Community College’s Diagnostic Imaging program are benefitting from a new tool that allows them to become familiar with an important piece of equipment they will use when they are working in the field as radiation therapists. The program...

    City school board announces new EES principal hire

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City School Board, at a special called meeting on Friday, May 26, announced it hired Melanie Harris as the new principal of East Elementary School. Harris replaces longtime, beloved principal David Wiggins, who retired at the end of this...

    East Elementary receives Exemplary Reading Program Award

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – East Elementary School recently received the prestigious Exemplary Reading Program Award issued by the International Literacy Association (ILA). The intent of the Exemplary Reading Program Award is to award institutions that have implemented outstanding reading and language arts programs at all...

    Melanie Harris hired as new principal at East Elementary School

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- East Elementary School has found its next principal. Melanie Harris, who most recently served as the assistant principal at Hibbett Intermediate School in Florence City Schools, will be the new principal at East Elementary in Cullman. She was officially hired Friday morning...

    Brent Patterson retires as teacher from CHS

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- Longtime Cullman High School teacher and varsity baseball coach Brent Patterson is retiring from the school as a teacher. Though he is retiring from teaching, it is still possible for Patterson to continue coaching baseball at Cullman High School in the...

    Arab’s Tiffany Dowdy named WSCC Work Study of the Year

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College is proud to announce Tiffany Dowdy of Arab was named the Work Study of the Year for 2023. For more than two years, Dowdy served as a work study in the college’s Center for Student Success, assisting students...

    CPD address report of gun at CMS dance

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Middle School held its spring dance Friday, May 19. Toward the event's end, according to Cullman Police Chief David Nassetta, the Cullman Police Department received a call from a parent claiming a student may have brought a gun to the...

    Wallace State Nursing holds first of 2 pinning ceremonies for Class of 2023

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. -  Wallace State Community College’s Department of Nursing Education (DNE) recognized around 80 graduates at the first of two pinning ceremonies for the class of 2023. Both the May and August ceremonies mark the beginning of careers for new nurses from the...

    Athletes honored at St. Bernard

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- St. Bernard Preparatory School celebrated its spring sports athletes on Wednesday, May 10, for their hard work and dedication to the athletic program. The highest honor of the night, the Fr. Luke Fazi Award, went to senior Cole Bissot. The Fr. Luke...

    Wallace State Dental Hygiene program graduates 27

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. -  Wallace State Community College’s Dental Hygiene program graduated more than two dozen students from its annual pinning ceremony.   Class President Emilee Harrington congratulated her classmates on their accomplishment and the dedication and commitment it took to succeed.  “You have embraced the challenges and...

    Cullman County Child Development Center graduates 6

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    VINEMONT, Ala. – There was hardly a dry eye in the house Friday, May 19, at the commencement ceremony for the Cullman County Child Development Center's graduating class of 2023. The crowd was packed with families, friends, faculty and staff and studded throughout with...

    WSCC hosting event for women interested in skilled trades

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College’s Center for Career & Workforce Development will host “Empowered: Women in the Trades,” a Lunch and Learn on Thursday, June 8, at 11 a.m. The event will take place on the 12th floor of the James. C. Bailey Center on the college’s main campus...

    City school board recognizes CMS Archery Team

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City School Board at its meeting Tuesday evening recognized the Cullman Middle School Archery Team, which this year placed second in the 2023 Alabama NASP (National Archery in the School Program) State Championship and11th out of 240 in the...

    Campbell, Page named to Berry College spring 2023 Dean’s List

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    ROME, Ga. - The Berry College Dean's List honors students who posted an academic average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale while carrying a class load of at least 12 hours during the semester. Local students who wee named to the spring 2023...

    Cullman County Probate Office implements e-recording

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman County Probate Office has implemented e-recording of some documents. Wendy Lambert, the office’s bookkeeper, address the Cullman County Commission at its meeting Tuesday.   Speaking on behalf of Cullman County Probate Judge Tammy Brown, Lambert said, “Judge Brown is always...

    CHS seniors celebrate college picks with sidewalk art

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Seniors preparing to depart Cullman High School have earned close to $5 million and counting in scholarships, so the school celebrated with a bit of an impromptu art project on the quad to showcase their college and career choices last week. Seniors...

    East’s outdoor classroom certified by NWF

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - East Elementary School on Monday morning, May 15, hosted a certification ceremony for its outdoor classroom, which has been named a Certified Schoolyard Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. It was also named a certified Alabama Outdoor Classroom. East’s Outdoor Classroom Sponsor...

    ‘I don’t think he realizes the difference he has made’

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    Cold Springs band director William Johnson retires BREMEN, Ala. – Longtime Cold Springs High School Band Director William Johnson is putting down the baton and stepping away from the podium, retiring after 18 years. When Johnson took on the position of band director in 2005, the...

    WSCC Respiratory Therapy graduates recognized

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College’s Respiratory Therapy program graduated more than two dozen students during its annual pinning ceremony. Class president Jaida Johnson of Cleveland said the ceremony marked the end of rewarding and challenging journey toward their careers as respiratory therapists. “We have...

    Space: Cullman students learn planets with creative projects

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Elementary students in Cullman City Schools spent recent weeks learning about space and the planets that make up our solar system by going hands on and making a few planets themselves. Sixth graders at East Elementary spent the past week making presentations...

    CCBOE hosts armed forces signing day

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    CULLMAN, Ala.- The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) on Friday, May 12, hosted high school juniors and seniors at the central office for an armed forces signing day. This was the third year for the event. Cullman County Schools Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette opened...

    Wallace State celebrates commencement for Class of 2023

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College and President Dr. Vicki Karolewics celebrated the college’s commencement in Traditions Bank Arena of Tom Drake Coliseum. Two ceremonies were held, with Academics and Applied Technologies graduates honored in a morning ceremony and Health Science graduates honored...

    William Sherrer of Bremen participating in UA Cooperative Education Program

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    TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - University of Alabama student William Sherrer, of Bremen, is participating in UA's Cooperative Education Program during the summer 2023 semester. Sherrer is working for Robins and Morton. In the Cooperative Education Program, students alternate periods of full-time study with periods of full-time...

    Saint Bernard recognizes students on Honors Night

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Bernard recognized students for their academic accomplishments during the 2022-23 Academic year on May 3 in the Abbey Byre.  Headmaster Fr. Joel Martin welcomed everyone in attendance and reminded students that the night’s celebration is a great one, but that the...

    Jim ‘Coach’ Taylor receives 2023 Impact Award

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - When Jim "Coach" Taylor first learned he was the recipient of this year's Impact Award at St. Paul's Lutheran School, he was surprised. It came as no surprise, however, to every other educator, staff member, parent and student that he was...

    31 Hanceville High students inducted into National Honor Society

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Thirty-one Hanceville High School students were inducted into the National Honor Society in a ceremony held Sunday, May 7, at the Hanceville First Baptist Church. The National Honor Society is one of the oldest and largest national organizations for high school students....

    6 local students join Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

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    BATON ROUGE, La. - The following local students were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Cal Allen of Cullman at University of Alabama at BirminghamColton Millwood of Vinemont...

    ACES: Alabama 4-H Foundation invests in future through scholarships

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    AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — The Alabama 4-H Foundation is helping 35 Alabama 4-H members achieve their dreams of higher education. This year, the foundation will award 33 $1,000 scholarships to graduating 4-H members in 23 Alabama counties. The foundation is also awarding two $1,500...

    WSCC students bring home 35 medals from State SkillsUSA competitions

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Students from Wallace State Community College are bringing home 35 medals from the state SkillsUSA competition held this week in Mobile. There were 21 first-place winners, 10 second-place winners and four third-place winners. Diesel Technology students swept the Diesel Equipment Technology category,...

    ‘With great power comes great responsibility’

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    Community celebrates David Wiggins' 17-year tenure at East Elementary CULLMAN, Ala. – The community came out to celebrate a beloved educator Monday, May 1, when family, mentors, faculty, staff and countless current and former students gathered to celebrate David Wiggins. This school year will be...

    Hanceville’s Lowery inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Society at MSU

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    MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. - Lindsey Lowery, majoring in Business Administration and German from Hanceville, is among Mississippi State seniors inducted into the Gamma of Mississippi Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society for 2023. Phi Beta Kappa inductees are among the top 10% of their...

    West Point High finishes 8th in Quiz Bowl National Championship

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    ROSEMONT, Ill. - On the weekend of Saturday, April 29, West Point High School joined 131 of the top quiz bowl teams from small public high schools at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare Chicago for the 2023 Small School National Championship Tournament to determine who...

    Cullman libraries celebrate National Library Week

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman County Public Library System last week celebrated National Library Week. This year’s theme was “There’s More to the Story.” According to the Cullman County Public Library System Director Sharon Townson, public libraries are more than just lending libraries. “More importantly, libraries...

    Fun run raises money for WPES sensory room

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    WEST POINT, Ala. – The evening was aglow with neon, puzzle piece motifs and plenty of pump-up music Saturday, April 29, at West Point baseball field for the 5K Sensory Fun Run to help raise funds for a sensory room at West Point Elementary...

    Crane Hill’s Kylie Wright honored as Who’s Who at Ole Miss

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    UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Kylie Wright, of Crane Hill, pursuing a B.S.B.E. in Biomedical Engineering, was honored in the 2022-23 class of Who's Who Among Students at the University of Mississippi. Wright was in the company of 201 Ole Miss students who were recognized with the...

    Click, click Canva

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    Students learn digital presentation skills at Cullman City Schools CULLMAN, Ala. - Students at East Elementary School had an opportunity to learn about new presentation and design software as part of a recent media project in Cullman City Schools. Students across fourth, fifth and sixth grades...

    The Link’s Nurturing Place officially open

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    CULLMAN, Ala.– The Link of Cullman County's Nurturing Place, a weekly gathering place for tutoring, life skill sessions and supervised visitations is officially open with refreshed paint, furnishings and decor courtesy of a grant given from the Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect...

    ACCS: Alabama needs skilled fiber optic workforce

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    Alabama Community College System now offers rapid, no-cost training MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Salaries and demand for fiber optic technicians and installers are on the rise, and starting this week rapid, no-cost training is available for these jobs at community colleges across the state. Through the Alabama...

    Ashley, Cleghorn named Wallace State Teacher, Student of the Year

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. -  Wallace State Nursing instructor Heather Ashley was named Wallace State Community College’s Teacher of the Year and Rayce Cleghorn as the college’s Student of the Year Friday, April 21, during the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce’s State of Education program.    “Both of...

    Alan Crisologo of Cullman elected to UA SGA

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    TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama recently announced its official Spring 2023 SGA Election results and the following students were elected to either the Executive Council or as senators for their respective schools or colleges: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL President - Collier DobbsExecutive Secretary - Olivia FrazierExecutive...

    Students sign letters of intent with WSCC applied technology programs

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Together with dozens of other NC3 Leadership Schools across the country, Wallace State Community College hosted its fifth NC3 National Letter of Intent Signing Day on Thursday, April 20, welcoming more than 60 students into seven different applied technology programs.  New and prospective career...

    1,100-plus 4th graders enjoy Water Festival

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – More than 1,100 area fourth graders on Friday, April 21, attended the 18th annual Water Festival: “The Wonderful World of Water” at Wallace State Community College. The festival was organized by the Water Systems of Cullman County. The event was coordinated by...

    Chamber recognizes Students, Teachers of the Year

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    An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported that teacher Amanda Stidham is a teacher at East Elementary School. She is a teacher at Cullman City Primary School. We regret the error. CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted the 2023...

    Grant aims to help WSCC students overcome or prevent relationship violence

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Megan Montgomery Foundation recently awarded Wallace State Community College a grant to educate students about healthy and unhealthy relationships.  The Megan Montgomery Foundation’s mission is to prevent relationship violence before it starts, and, with a focus on education, supports several...

    County commission declares National Library Week, Small Business Week

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman County Commission on Tuesday declared April 23-29, 2023, National Library Week in the county. Chairman Jeff Clemons nominated Tanya Allcorn to the Cullman County Library Board of Trustees.  The nomination was approved. “I’ve never worked with anyone that’s got the heart...

    Relationships built at Wallace State last long past graduation

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    This is one in a series of stories celebrating Community College Month during April. HANCEVILLE, Ala. -  When Mary Beth Sellers graduated from Wallace State in 2012, she left with more than a diploma and credits transferring to Auburn University. She also carried with her...

    City school board recognizes EES Archery Team

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City School Board on Tuesday recognized the East Elementary School Archery Team, who took the state title in the Elementary Division at the 2023 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Alabama State Championship in Montgomery April 6-7. The...

    CATA students machine parts for International Space Station

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA) students, through NASA’s High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) program, machined components for the International Space Station (ISS). According to NASA HUNCH mentor Bill Gibson, the HUNCH program was started in 2003 and...

    WSCC Sonography program information session set for April 26

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College’s Diagnostic Medical Sonography program is hosting an online information session on Wednesday, April 26, at 1 p.m. The session will allow persons interested in entering the program to learn about the application process, requirements and more. Wallace State’s...

    Bloomin’ Festival this weekend!

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The 39th Annual Bloomin’ Festival Arts and Craft Fair is this Saturday and Sunday, April 22-23, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day on the campus of St. Bernard Abbey and Preparatory School. The festival is the school’s largest annual fundraiser. The Bloomin’...

    WSCC Big Band Dance set for April 21

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. -  The Wallace State Community College Jazz Band will hold its annual Big Band Dance on Friday, April 21, at the Burrow Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. “We’d like to invite everyone to come and enjoy music from icons like Glen...

    WSCC Dental Hygiene Clinic hosting open house April 25

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College’s Dental Hygiene program will host an open house on Tuesday, April 25, from 9-11 a.m. in the Health Science building on the Hanceville campus. The event is open to the public and will provide information about the...

    Jane Barber Memorial Scholarship to have lasting impact on WSCC Dental programs

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - More than 20 students in the Dental Hygiene program at Wallace State Community College were given $500 scholarships from the Jane Barber Memorial Scholarship. The scholarships to the Class of 2024 cohort will help the students purchase one of two dental...

    Wallace State Nursing holding information session April 24

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. -  Wallace State Community College’s Department of Nursing Education will hold an Exploring Nursing at WSSCC Information Session on Monday, April 24, from 2-4 p.m., in the School of Nursing and Center for Science Room 219. The program is currently accepting applications for...

    CCCDC hosting Cullman Family Expo happening this weekend

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    VINEMONT, Ala. – The Cullman Family Expo, hosted by the Cullman County Child Development Center (CCCDC) PTO, will take place this Saturday, April 15, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Cullman County Agricultural Center. The event, sponsored by EvaBank and Encore Rehabilitation, aims to assemble...

    WSCC Health Information Technology program information session April 26

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College announces the Health Information Technology program will host an information session Wednesday, April 26, at 9 a.m. Anyone interested in learning more about the programs is invited to attend the meeting in person in Room 208 of...

    WSCC: Simpson to share impact nurses had on his family at Celebration of Nursing April 20

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Before his youngest son Brody was born with a congenital heart defect, Wallace State alumnus Jason Simpson had a passing knowledge of nurses and what they do. He has a sister-in-law, a registered nurse at Huntsville Hospital, and other friends and...

    Lessons learned at Wallace State helped build business

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    This is one in a series of stories celebrating Community College Month during April. HANCEVILLE, Ala. — In the half-dozen years since he graduated from Wallace State with a degree in business administration and transferred to the University of Alabama, Riley Voce has become a...

    CMS teacher in Alabama ‘Sweet 16’ for Teacher of the Year

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - March Madness might be over, but there’s still one more Sweet 16 worth keeping an eye on well into April, as a teacher at Cullman Middle School has made the cut in Alabama’s “Sweet 16” to select the state’s Teacher of...

    100-plus players compete at Links for Literacy Golf Tournament

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Link of Cullman County hosted its annual Links for Literacy Golf Tournament at Terri Pines Monday and 100-plus players came out on a beautiful day to compete and support a great cause. The tournament helps fund several of The Link’s...

    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...

    WSCC advisor can identify with students she counsels

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    This is one in a series of stories celebrating Community College Month during April. HANCEVILLE, Ala. - When Amber Robinson, a success advisor in Wallace State Community College’s Center for Student Success, sits across her desk from an incoming or current student, she can identify...

    Celebration of Nursing: WSCC event to include continuing education opportunity

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Wallace State Community College Department of Nursing Education’s upcoming Celebration of Nursing event will offer attendees the chance to earn a continuing education contact hour while celebrating nurses and the nursing profession. “We are extremely glad to be able to offer...

    Cullman City Schools Foundation honors teachers, alumni

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City Schools Foundation on Thursday, April 6, hosted its 12th annual Distinguished Alumni and Service Awards Luncheon. The event honored Teachers of the Year, as well as the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award and 2023 Distinguished Service Award winners. “On behalf...

    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...

    BSC to remain open after Board of Trustees vote

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    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Birmingham-Southern College’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday evening to keep the College open. “The Board of Trustees has made the informed and thoughtful decision to keep Birmingham-Southern open,” said the Rev. Keith D. Thompson ‘83, chair of the Board. “We have...

    Wallace State celebrating Community College Month

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. -  Wallace State Community College is joining two-year colleges across the state and nation in celebrating the important role they play in higher education and workforce development. Community College Month, observed every April, is an opportunity to highlight the vital role that community...

    Spreading the STEM message

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    Cullman City Schools superintendent, school board teach STEM strategy at state level Cullman City Schools has been leading the charge with an expansive, innovative approach to Science, Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) education at every level — and system leaders recently had a chance to...

    Wallace State Diesel hosting online information session

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Wallace State Community College Diesel Technology program will host a Women in Diesel Meet and Greet on Tuesday, April 25 at 5 p.m., with current students, faculty and staff on hand to answer questions. This online event is open to...

    St. Bernard’s Sr. Gianna Casino awarded Outstanding Graduate Research Award

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - On Jan. 28, the Institute of the Psychological Sciences awarded St. Bernard Preparatory Religion Instructor Sr. Gianna Casino, LIHM, an Outstanding Graduate Research Award for her research brief on trauma, resilience and the neurobiological effects of virtue. The award presentation took...

    WSCC Alumni Association trips offer entertainment galore

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. -  For anyone who loves to be entertained, the Wallace State Alumni Association has the perfect day trips for you to enjoy a day of music and more. Seats remain for the Alumni Association’s May 16 trip to Nashville for a cruise down...

    Wallace State partners with Fitzgerald Peterbilt to offer apprenticeships

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College announces a new apprenticeship opportunity for students in the Diesel Technology program. Fitzgerald Peterbilt will offer apprenticeship to students in the program, allowing them to enhance their college training by working alongside veteran technicians at several of...

    Wallace State inducts members into English and math honor societies

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College is proud to announce more than 50 students earned invitations to join Sigma Kappa Delta and Mu Alpha Theta honor societies. Sigma Kappa Delta (SKD) is the National English Honor Society for two-year colleges. Wallace State’s Theta Delta...

    ‘Feed your brain’: Lions’ Kitchen at Wallace State sees increased need

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Hunger and food insecurity are statewide issues, and Wallace State Community College (WSCC) is no exception. Christine Wiggins, Title III director, and Bobby Tarvin, coordinated care specialist, are continuing the college’s tradition of meeting the needs of hungry students through Lions’...

    WSCC hosting author Phyllis Biffle Elmore, Heartland Quilt Guild April 6

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College will host “Quilt of Souls” author Phyllis Biffle Elmore Thursday, April 6, at 11 a.m. in the James C. Bailey Center auditorium. Elmore will speak about her book, a memoir documenting her experience growing up in Alabama as a...

    Cullman City School Board recognizes faculty, staff, students

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman School Board on Tuesday recognized several faculty, staff and students for their accomplishments. The board recognized Cullman High School (CHS) Student of the Month Avielle Shadrick, CHS Support Person of the Month Randy Sweatmon and CHS Teacher of the Month...

    ‘Industry Comes to Wallace State’ helps employers recruit employees

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Students from Wallace State Community College and representatives from several businesses and industries got the opportunity to network with each other in the hopes of finding future employment or employees. Each month, the college’s Center for Career and Workforce Development (CCWD) holds...

    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...

    St. Bernard inducts 10 into National Junior Honor Society

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Ten St. Bernard Prep School middle school students were  inducted into the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) after Mass on March 16, 2023, in the Abbey Church.   Fr. Joel Martin, OSB, headmaster, welcomed students to one of the world’s oldest and highest...

    Wallace State Welding hosts North Alabama High School Welding Competition

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College’s Welding program welcomed nearly 100 high school students from 33 area schools to its first North Alabama High School Welding Competition. Winners in the first-year category included Curtis Pike of Ernest Pruett Center of Technology, Trace Armstrong of...

    WSCC Genealogy program helps writer research local family that influenced Minnie Pearl

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Wallace State Community College Genealogy program recently aided a Nashville, Tennessee, writer researching Grand Ole Opry star Minnie Pearl and the Cullman County family she used as influence for her legendary comedic character. Dr. Rachel Martin is writing about Minnie...

    WSCC Allegro Dance Theatre to present Dance Showcase March 23

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College’s Allegro Dance Theatre will present its annual Spring Dance Showcase on Thursday, March 23 at 7 p.m. in the Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre of Garlan E. Gudger Student Center.   The annual showcase allows Wallace State Dance students...

    Wallace State earns 2023-2024 Military Friendly School Designation

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College announced today that it has earned the 2023-2024 Military Friendly School designation.  Institutions earning the Military Friendly School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in...

    Wallace State hosting ‘Celebration of Nursing’ April 20

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College will honor the nursing profession during its “Celebration of Nursing — Heroes of the Past, Present and Future” on Thursday, April 20, at the School of Nursing and Center for Science. The event coincides with the 50th...

    Sacred Heart students meet pen pals at 1st confession

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Sacred Heart teacher Jennifer Grey's second-grade students made their first confessions Wednesday, March 15. Parents and relatives attended, as well as some of the Benedictine Sisters from Sacred Heart Monastery. Grey's class has been participating in a pen pal project with the...

    Hundreds of students tour Wallace State during Spring Showcase

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. — More than 1,000 students had the opportunity to try their hands at virtual welding, saw a simulated radiation therapy treatment, learned about forensic psychology and more on Tuesday during the Wallace State Community College Spring Showcase. The event was offered to area...

    East, West Elementary students host art show

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Students from East and West Elementary Schools showcased their artistic talents in the “All Creatures Great and Small Art Show” Saturday. Students were able to see their artwork displayed and share it with their families and loved ones. Artwork centered on...