CULLMAN, Ala. -- COVID-19
has forced the cancellation of spring sports and during this unprecedented
time, I’ve compiled a list of some of the best games I’ve seen in my years with
The Cullman Tribune. I’ve seen a lot of exciting games so far that had us all
on the edge of our seats so feel free to add any games that you...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Relay For Life of Cullman County had its 2020 kick-off meeting Thursday. welcoming participants and guests to First Baptist Church in Cullman.
Publicity Chair Gail Crutchfield shared, “We always have our kick-off meeting in January to kick off our fundraising for Relay For Life of Cullman County. This year’s event will be Friday, May 1 at the...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs on Wednesday, March 22, proclaimed April Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month in the city of Cullman. The proclamation was presented to Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) Executive Director Steven Sutter and Senior Director Javon Daniel. CCK is a local nonprofit whose mission is to see that “no child will ever be...
There’s hardly been a more relevant time to discuss workplace harassment, and the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce wants to help you be more informed on the topic. HR managers and employees alike will be able to do just that at a seminar on Tuesday, March 27 from 8-9 a.m. in the Chamber’s Walmart DC Room.
The seminar will be...
L-R: R.E. Garrison Trucking Co. President Donovan Lovell, S.F. Lovell, Cullman Area Mental Health Foundation President Rita Nicholas, Wiles Griffith, WellStone Behavioral Health COO and Foundation Treasurer Chris Van Dyke (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - On July 17, 2017, Cullman Attorney Stephen K. Griffith lost his life to a man suffering from severe mental illness. On Wednesday, Griffith’s...
Activity, excitement, heat and anxiety all cause big changes in the body’s blood sugar, which are things that happen to a 5-year-old all the time so he has to be constantly monitored.”
Charity Taylor, Lucas’ Mother
CULLMAN – Meet the adorable 5-year-old Lucas Hembree. He may look like a typical little brown-eyed boy, but there is something very, very different about...
FALKVILLE Ala. – Alabama certainly has its fair share of urban legends and strange occurrences. Recently, on an adventure through the backroads of Cullman and Morgan counties, I heard mention of the “Falkville Metal Man.” Though I had never heard of him before, I was definitely intrigued. Who or what is this local legend?
On an October night in 1973,...
CULLMAN, Ala. - During the early morning hours of Saturday, Sept. 18, four Cullman residents on a golf cart were pulled over by a Cullman County Sheriff’s deputy travelling down CR 1435, though they were originally spotted traveling down Eva Road in Cullman.
The CCSO deputy stopped Phillip Gay, 49, of Cullman, for driving a non-street legal vehicle on a...
Playing sports in high school while keeping pace academically can be a difficult feat in normal circumstance but imagine becoming a parent the same week you’re about to play a playoff game against the No. 1 team in the state. That was the case for Good Hope senior wide receiver Jager Burns, whose girlfriend, Destiny Jones, delivered their baby...
This photo posted on Facebook appears to show a juvenile American alligator.
SMITH LAKE - Residents and sport fishers around Smith Lake appear to be coming into increasing contact with alligators in the lake. This could create problems for those folks, and not just from gator bites. They could be breaking the law.
On April 16, fishing guide Rex Chambers posted...
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Updated 5-25-19 10:16 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - A 12-year-old boy was killed in a boating accident on Smith Lake early Saturday evening. The incident happened near Goat Island.
Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatick confirmed the fatality.
The Alabama Marine Patrol (AMP) Division of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is expected to release more information regarding the tragic incident Sunday.
Late...
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Commission came together on Tuesday morning for a regularly-scheduled meeting.
First up was a public hearing for resident Edith Bullard Thompson and resolution 2016-25 – Vacation of a portion of County Road 97 in which the commission considered a request from Thompson for the vacating of a portion of County Road 97. County Engineer John...
CULLMAN – Stiefelmeyer Park on Eighth Avenue Northeast has received a new playground.
The new equipment was installed as part of Cullman City Parks & Recreation Department’s initiative to improve and upgrade playground equipment around the city’s local parks.
“A lot of these parks have been around since the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s,” said Waid Harbison, marketing, programs and events coordinator...
CORRECTION
In The Tribune’s Aug. 27, 2019 article, “Understanding Alabama’s service dog laws,” we stated that service animals and service animals in training are required to wear harnesses or leashes with visible lettering identifying them as service animals. That requirement actually applies only to animals in training and NOT to animals in active service. Visible identification of an active service...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Multiple unrelated arrests from Thursday-Sunday kept the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office busy.
At approximately midnight on Thursday, January 6, CCSO Deputies conducted a traffic stop in the Dodge City area. Tori Montana Stansell, 21, of Logan was the driver of the vehicle.
Stansell was found to be in possession of numerous illegal substances, arrested and charged with: possession of...
CULLMAN, Ala. - A Cullman man was killed in a wreck Thursday, Dec. 12, at U.S. Highway 278 and Alabama Highway 157. Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick identified the victim as Dillon Stansell, 29.
According to authorities, the crash involved an 18-wheeler and a motorcycle and happened at approximately 4:50 p.m.
Kilpatrick said Stansell was declared deceased at the scene....
What the record shows
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The city government and police department of Hanceville made national news recently, following the arrest of over half the small police force in mid-February. The police department, though, has for three years faced a federal lawsuit over the conduct of its officers, and the plaintiff in that case recently updated his complaint by...
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - A Hanceville man is dead following a single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 3:25 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. Alabama State Troopers identified the victim as Jeffrey Horton, 63.
Troopers said Horton was fatally injured when the 2008 Ford F350 he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. They said he later succumbed to...
A look at the new car registration form, which prints the decal sticker directly to paper, saving tax dollars and helping to deter theft of car tags and decals
CULLMAN – Recently, the Cullman County Revenue Office implemented a new statewide organizational technique to better secure motorists’ tags and yearly decals.
“One of the main differences that residents will notice is...
Students in Charlotte Heatherly’s physical science class from Cullman Christian School recently visited the Wallace State Community College Diagnostic Medical Sonography program as part of their lessons on sound.
HANCEVILLE — Ninth and 10th graders in Charlotte Heatherly’s physical science class at Cullman Christian School received a lesson in how ultrasound technology is used as a diagnostic tool during a...
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (May 23, 2024) – The first time Abu Garcia pro Jordan Lee of Cullman, Alabama, ever tasted tournament victory, competing on Lake Guntersville at age 17, he earned the win throwing a topwater frog. Ever since, he’s continued to hone his skills with his favorite technique, waiting for a chance to show them off on the national stage.
When he finally...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – A Wallace State Community College history instructor has been placed on administrative leave after posts and messages she created on social media in response to the upcoming Cullman Comes Out event were made public. Screenshots of Leigh Ann Courington’s posts have been shared widely on social media channels.
Birmingham’s CBS 42 reported Tuesday, “On Monday, in a...
Updated 10-31-20 at 12:32 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 31
Dead End Haunted Trail
191 County Road 741 (As long as it’s not storming, a little rain will not stop the fun.)
The trail time varies depending on the group. Depending on the level of fear, it could take five minutes, or it could take 15 minutes. If you get lost, don’t worry. There...
CULLMAN, Ala. - When the Loomis Bros. Circus rolls into Cullman next week, some parts of it may have to keep on rolling, but it depends on who you ask. According to Cullman County Parks and Recreation (CCPR) Director Doug Davenport, there will be no elephants used in the circus’ performances at the Cullman County Agricultural Trade Center, while...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Students Colton Hunter and Kason Hitt were recognized Thursday by the Hanceville City Council and Mayor Kenneth Nail. The two boys went above and beyond to help other students at Hanceville Elementary School by setting up a lemonade stand over the summer.
The boys, both second graders at Hanceville Elementary, wanted to help less fortunate students by...
Updated 2-25-21 7:54 a.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. – One person was killed and four injured in a three-vehicle crash at U.S. Highway 278 and Alabama Highway 69 in east Cullman County Wednesday afternoon. The wreck happened at approximately 2:45 p.m.
Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick on Thursday morning identified the victim as Tracey Mabrey, 54, of Holly Pond. Cullman Police Traffic...
Updated Nov. 21, 2024, at 11:07 a.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Two people are dead and another has been charged with reckless manslaughter following a multivehicle crash in north Cullman Wednesday night, Nov. 20.
Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick on Thursday morning identified the victims as Billy Herbert Wallace, 49, of Cullman, and Jennifer Dawn Sharp Hearld, 49, of Cullman.
Kilpatrick said Hearld...
To say 2024 was an outstanding year for the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) would border on understatement, and plans for 2025 will continue that trend, according to ADCNR Commissioner Chris Blankenship.
Through a variety of funding sources, ADCNR has utilized more than $218 million for Alabama State Parks improvements, has facilitated the investment of more than...
Updated 10-5-19 at 11:48 p.m.
Statement from ALEA Marine Patrol Division/Northern District:
The body of Kelsey Starling, the missing passenger from a two-vessel crash July 4 at Smith Lake, was recovered today, Oct.5.
Search efforts had resumed on Thursday, Oct. 3. Divers from Houston County Rescue Squad located what they believed to be Ms. Starling today in approximately 140 feet of water....
CULLMAN, Ala. -
As churches respond to the Coronavirus pandemic by transitioning to online
services and Bible studies, Northbrook Baptist Church is hoping to help smaller
churches continue to minister. Pastor Keith Warden explained,
“There’s a lot of smaller churches, and then there’s
also just guys that are bivocational, and so they don’t have the manpower and
stuff. I know some churches are not normally...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Back in May, the City of Cullman announced it would be making improvements to Depot Park, including changes to the park’s infrastructure. On Tuesday, June 13, renderings showing what the park will look like in the future were released.
“These improvements will establish a foundation for park enrichment, benefiting the community for years to come,” said a...
Updated 7-1-19 at 4:40 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. – On Monday, a 15-year-old Guatemalan roofing worker fell to his death from the roof of Cullman Casting in south Cullman. He fell through insulation in a gap left by the removal of old roofing, dropping an estimated 35-50 feet to a concrete floor inside the building. The youth reportedly lived in Vestavia...
Image: “This picture is of my grandfather, Charles Otis York, his brother Horatio York, sister Clara York and Horatio's future wife Eva Otte. The picture was taken in front of the house. Notice the image of the little boy in the far right upstairs window. This would have been Albert Glendor York, brother to Otis and Horatio, who had...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – After
putting together an impressive postseason run a season ago and capturing a
region title, the Fairview Aggies are ready to hit the field again this fall to
build on that success going into Class 5A. The Aggies are moving up from 4A and
into a new region, bringing with it a host of new obstacles for the purple and
gold...
CULLMAN, Ala. - On
August 1, Dr. Taylor Massengill will join Cullman Primary Care OB/GYN. She is
coming on board after the recent
retirement of Dr. Howard Williamson in June. She will join Dr. John
Wideman, Dr. Thomas Richard and Dr. Shane Sheffield.
Massengill is originally from Gardendale and
attended Altamont School in Birmingham. She graduated from the University of
Alabama with a degree in...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The historic Klein Dairy building, previously a creamery and ice cream shop, was established in Cullman in 1948 by Charles Klein as a part of his already large dairy business. Klein’s Dairy Products building was located on 5th St SE, which was formerly the site of Kullman Hall. It played a vital role in the community,...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Details are still coming in following what many on the scene called an alleged road rage shooting near Good Hope Baptist Church.
According to a Tribune crew member on the scene, the alleged shooter fled in a White Buick Enclave but later returned to the scene, where he was placed under arrest by the Cullman County Sheriff’s...
BAILEYTON - Have you ever visited a place and as a result your life changed forever? If so, where did you go? Was it an exotic trip to far-off lands or did you go on a religious pilgrimage? Well, for Miss Ophelia Colley of Centerville, Tennessee, it was Baileyton, Alabama. Yep! Cullman County’s very own Baileyton!
Sarah Ophelia Colley was...
Photo with cars is the current church building, one without cars is the original before the renovations over the years.CULLMAN, Ala. - On Sunday, May 23, East Point Cumberland Presbyterian Church (EPC) will be celebrating 100 years of "worshipping, serving and loving the Lord." The celebration will coincide with the church's decoration services and a special worship service, followed...
CULLMAN, Ala. - A deceased man was found in the Denson Avenue storage units in Cullman late on Tuesday afternoon.
Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick identified the man as Lawrence Rodney Balduf Jr., 40, from Cordova. It was reported that the man had been staying in one of the storage units.
Kilpatrick reported that the cause of death was a drug...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported June 14, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Incidents
June 10
unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia; I-65 NB at 308 MMdomestic violence; CR 127unauthorized use of motor vehicle; CR 1224domestic violence; CR 1107theft of property; criminal mischief; CR 852Violation of...
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office made multiple arrests over the weekend specifically involving methamphetamine.
On Thursday, October 21, around 3:00 a.m., CCSO deputies located Katherine Nichole Jones, 30, of Cullman, asleep in the bed of her truck.
The vehicle was parked at a service station. Jones gave consent to the deputies to search the vehicle.
Illegal narcotics were located...
MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. – A Hanceville man was killed in a single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5:09 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. Alabama State Troopers identified the victim as David C. Acuff, 40.
A media release from ALEA said Acuff was fatally injured when the 2008 Chevrolet AVEO5 he was driving left the roadway, struck a mailbox, then struck a...
Updated 7-15-19 at 2:48 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Multiple agencies responded to a fatality at U.S. Highway 278 West at the Kugler Bridge at Vest Creek Sunday afternoon. Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick identified the victim as Ricardo Saucedo, 28, of Jacksonville, Florida.
Crews from Logan, Bethsadia and West Point worked to recover Saucedo from the ground under the...
Updated 4-4-19 3:28 p.m.
WEST POINT, Ala. - A Lawrence County man was killed Thursday morning in a single-vehicle wreck along Alabama Highway 157 in West Point.
Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick identified the victim as Timothy Dennis Blasingame, 45, of Hillsboro, Alabama. He said the wreck happened around 7 a.m. in the 12000 block of Hwy. 1570
Blasingame was driving...
Melanie Glasscock tends the cattle on the farm that has been in her family since the 1800s.
HOLLY POND/BERLIN - Melanie Glasscock is a busy lady. She is a full-time instructor at Wallace State, where she teaches biology and poultry science. In her spare time, she spends one day a week as a veterinarian. And then there's the farm.
In the...
HANCEVILLE, Ala.--Wallace
State Community College is pleased to announce the return of Allen Sharpe as
head men’s basketball coach.
Sharpe previously served as head coach of the Lions
from 2005 to 2010, leading the program to its first conference title in 2010.
During that time he posted an astounding record of 136-30, an average of 27.2
wins per season. He went 120-15 during his...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The National Register of Historic Places criteria for evaluation allow for prioritization of the preservation of historical sites based on their quality of significance in American history, including places that are associated with events that contributed to the broad patterns of our history, that are associated with the lives of significant persons and that embody the...
CULLMAN - On Monday morning, April German, who created Victoria’s Hope (VH) last year as a way to help single parents and families in need, opened her new thrift shop in Cullman. The ministry began in a small borrowed space in Dodge City, but in a year outgrew its shop and separate storage facilities.
Around lunchtime, German told The Tribune...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman
will soon have a couple of new businesses and a new location for an old
favorite. Urban Cookhouse, Joe Hudson Collision Center and a new Taco Bell
location all hope to be open by the end of 2020.
Urban Cookhouse is giving a modern facelift to
an existing building along U.S. Highway 31, just north of Captain D’s, in...
The women in this club are single, married, all ages, business owners, stay at home moms, professional women, retirees, all with big hearts and generous natures, with one purpose in mind- to give help to people who cannot help themselves.”
Nan S. Auston, vice president
CULLMAN - The Pilot Club of Cullman will host its spring 2016 charity fundraiser, Professional Women's...
CULLMAN, Ala. - A Cullman County Grand Jury on Tuesday indicted Christian Alexander Shane Lewter, 22, of Vinemont, with reckless murder in the August 2020 shooting death of Tazz Michael Wynn in the Battleground Community. The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office took Lewter into custody following the indictment.
Court records showed a Vinemont address for Lewter at the time of the...
VINEMONT, Ala. – Located along U.S. Highway 31 in Vinemont, the freshly opened Amish Gallery brings a connection to the Amish community to Cullman.
A traditional Amish buggy parked out front catches the eye, and then the door opens and guests are greeted with a fresh cedar aroma, beautifully crafted rocking chairs and dining table sets made of different woods,...
L-R: John Davis Yovino, Brodie Henry, Eli Taylor, Katie Beth Yovino, Silas Baty, Aaiden Jones, Mikhail Dujoud. (Photo courtesy Tina Yovino)
WEST POINT - The scholars’ bowl teams of West Point’s middle and high schools have been academic juggernauts through regular league seasons; with the middle school season finished and one week to go in the high school season, both...
Photo: Fairview School students filled this pickup truck with more than 1,470 pounds of food for Cullman Caring for Kids as part of the National Ag Day celebration March 15
CULLMAN - The Cullman Farm City committee worked in tandem with the Cullman County Commission and Cullman County Schools Child Nutrition Program (CNP) recently to organize events to celebrate National...
DANVILLE, Ala. -
Last Friday evening, Holly Pond High School’s (HPHS) football team suffered a
defeat at Danville High School, but one Bronco scored a win that had fans on
both sides of the field cheering. HPHS junior middle linebacker no. 42 Andy
Garcia came to the aid of Danville senior running back no. 2 Jake Waddell in a
demonstration of sportsmanship that has...
CRANE HILL, Ala. - Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick has confirmed the body of a 5-year-old male was recovered from Smith Lake after the boy slipped under the surface hours earlier.
“Due to it being a minor, the name will not be released,” Kilpatrick said.
The incident was reported shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, June 17. Kilpatrick said the incident occurred at Arrowhead...
CULLMAN, Ala. - With many public services being limited or closed down due to COVID-19 concerns, many people may worry about what they should do if their driver's licenses or car tags expire while the Cullman County Courthouse is closed or they are otherwise unable to renew them in person. To learn more about how people can take care...
CULLMAN, Ala. - As a partner with Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK), The Cullman Tribune is proud to announce that the Kids Caring for Kids cereal drive, sponsored by Citizens Bank and Trust, has netted CCK’s community food bank 1,316 boxes of cereal to be distributed to area families in need. The agency helps 600 to 650 families per...
CULLMAN, Ala. – With thousands descending on Cullman this weekend for the Rock the South music festival, Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry said his department’s primary focus will be safety and security.
“As with any event that the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office works, our first priority is to keep the community safe, and Rock the South is no different,” Gentry...
We believe we are all one human family created by God, born equally, and have a duty to help one another.”
the first operating philosophy and guiding principle for the Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project
CULLMAN - On Friday evening, March 4, Rachel Dawsey, director of the North Alabama Agriplex, hosted a very special guest. Twesigwe Jackson Kaguri, founder and director of...
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City Council on Monday, June 28 passed a revision to Section 4-33 of the Cullman City Code of Ordinances allowing alcohol to be sold and purchased on Sundays from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. This amendment to the ordinance comes just over a decade after the public vote first permitted the sale of alcohol...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Ever
since the coronavirus pandemic brought an early end to school and spring sports
back in March, we’ve been anxiously awaiting information about the upcoming
football season. Wednesday finally brought some of the answers we wanted when
the AHSAA’s Central Board approved a plan to kick off fall sports on time.
Fall sports teams have the option to begin fall
workouts...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The blooms and color were bursting at the official ribbon-cutting held Friday morning at Gibbs Garden Center in Good Hope. City officials joined the Gibb’s family and the staff of the popular garden center as they celebrated the event.
Mayor Jerry Bartlett joked after the ribbon was cut, “This has been a process that has been...
BREMEN, Ala. – Cullman County Sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene shortly after a call came into dispatch regarding a road rage incident that turned potentially deadly on Co Rd 160 in Bremen, Saturday evening.
“On July 6, 2019 at approximately 6:45 p.m. a road rage
incident occurred on Hwy 69 in Dodge City, which carried over to a residence...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Jason Dewayne Crawford was sentenced Friday, March 10, 2023, to 99 years by Judge Martha Williams after he was convicted of first-degree murder in connection to the death of his wife, Tiffiney Joy Crawford in 2017.
The victim was shot twice in the head on the night of May 2, 2017. The defendant was indicted over a year...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County District Attorney Wilson Blaylock announced in a press release on Thursday that Andrew Jacob Maresh was found guilty after a three-day jury trial in the Cullman County Circuit Court for the murder of Daniel Ray Osborn, II.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Daniel Ray Osborn, II. We are...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. –
The season isn’t quite over yet for Keegan Thompson. This year’s minor league baseball
season was canceled in June, but the former Cullman High School and Auburn standout
was added to the Chicago Cubs’ summer camp roster Tuesday. Thompson reported to
the Four Winds Field site in South Bend, Indiana. Thompson was selected by the
Cubs in the third round...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Locals visiting Sportsman Lake Park on Wednesday and Thursday noticed that the large gaggle of Canadian geese that had covered parts of the lakeshore recently had largely vanished, leaving only a few stragglers and the regular ducks. According to Cullman County authorities, the number of geese had become a health hazard and were removed by staff...
CULLMAN, AL. - What’s billed as the “The South’s biggest party”, Rock the South announced Monday morning what the concert promoters are calling “an incredible lineup of musicians for Pepsi Rock the South in Cullman, Alabama on August 13-14, 2021.”
This year’s lineup is packed for the festival’s 10th anniversary. 2021 Rock the South artists are Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert,...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman Caring for Kids this week received a massive product donation to its food pantry, thanks to the Cullman Post Office. As part of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive, held in conjunction with United Way, local postal workers delivered approximately 10,000 pounds of food to CCK.
On its website the...
HANCEVILLE - On a typical Saturday, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament near Hanceville will host up to 300 visitors. But Sept. 2 was no typical Saturday: on this day the Shrine celebrated Divino Niño Day, a celebration of the child Jesus that enjoys immense popularity throughout Latin America.
Apparently, it has a following here, too; an estimated crowd...
CULLMAN, Ala. – With the highly anticipated expansion to WildWater Cullman soon to be complete, the waterpark’s staff is looking forward to a fun and safe summer this season – kicking-off with a soft opening for staff training procedures starting this Saturday, May 28 and running through June 16 – with a formal Grand Opening being held on Friday,...
Cullman Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism touts active slate starting this week with archery and pro fishing tournaments
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman’s Strawberry Festival has been a community institution since its inception in 1939. The 2019 80th anniversary event saw record attendance numbers of more than 20,000, with more than 4,000 gallons of strawberries sold.
However, with Cullman feeling the impact...
Updated 6-8-19 3:33 p.m.
DODGE CITY, Ala. - A body was found inside a truck parked behind the Jack’s restaurant in Dodge City early Saturday morning. Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick said he was notified at approximately 6:54 a.m. Kilpatrick has identified the deceased as Matthew Clayton Glenn Martin, 27, of Owens Cross Roads.
“The cause and manner of death...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Integrity Auto Group owner Robert Taylor, 50, of Cullman was arrested Tuesday, July 13, for attempted theft of property first-degree, and second-degree forgery, both felony charges.
Cullman Police Department (CPD) Sergeant Chuck Shikle executed the two warrants on Taylor at his place of business on Tuesday after an investigation into the allegations.
According to Shikle, a victim from...
HANCEVILLE - The nation recently celebrated National EMS Week, May 21-27; now, Wallace State Community College’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program is looking forward to the arrival of a state-of-the-art tool that will help their students as they prepare to take to the streets.
A simulator will soon be arriving on campus that will put students in the back of...
CULLMAN COUNTY - Officials with Alabama's State Bureau of Investigation are not releasing any details about Tuesday's officer-involved shooting in Cullman County. The incident happened on County Road 1223 (Old 31 Highway), between Simmons Grocery and the Morgan County line, near Falkville.
"At the request of the Cullman County Sheriff's Office, SBI is reviewing this officer-involved shooting. The findings will...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Tyson Foods/River Valley Ingredients (formerly American Proteins) rendering plant (1170 County Road 508, southwest of Hanceville), suffered damage Friday afternoon from a fire that started in a building on the back of the property close to the Mulberry Fork. Mayor Kenneth Nail, who was at the scene with the Hanceville Fire Department, said that the...
Updated 2-20-21 6:28 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - One person was killed and two injured in a two-vehicle crash at Alabama Highway 157 and U.S. Highway 278 midday Saturday. The crash happened shortly before noon.
Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick identified the victim as Rebecca Young Erby, 74, of Holly Pond.
Cullman Police Traffic Homicide Investigator Sgt. Joey Duncan said the...
Left to right bottom row: Audrey Kate Oldacre, Steve, Kiah, Lisa, & Bryn Lake; Left to right top row: Ethan Lake, Todd & Emily Oldacre, Heath, & Mandi Lake
WEST POINT - Steve and Lisa Lake have been pulling rhythmically in tandem for years, moving themselves and their family forward, as well as being part of Cullman County’s thriving agricultural...
CULLMAN - The administration of Cullman Christian School (CCS) gave its kids a special treat this year with fine and performing arts classes. Students in the seventh-12th grades were given the opportunity to participate in a Drama Club that will offer a public performance near the end of April. Pre-K-6th grade students were given art lessons, and their moment...
CULLMAN - A local woman was arrested for child abuse yesterday at the Cullman County Courthouse. Darcy Lindsey, 31, of Cullman County was arrested and charged with torture, willful abuse of a child under the age of 18.
Lindsey has already made bond and has been released.
The Cullman County Sheriff's Office is not releasing any further information on this case.
Alabama...
Updated March 14, 2025, at 8:15 p.m.
HOLLY POND, Ala. - Authorities recovered a body from the Mulberry Fork on Friday, March 14, 2025. According to Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick, the location was between County Roads 698 and 688 in the Holly Pond community.
As of press time, the person has not been identified. According to Kilpatrick, "The body has...
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Commission today announced that the Cullman County Water Department has enacted their Emergency Water Conservation Plan, Phase I. Phase I goes into effect when Lake Catoma, the water source for almost all of Cullman County, falls to 15 feet below full pool. Catoma is now at 17-and-a-half feet below full pool.
This means that residents...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Tuesday was a birthday Ron Mann will never forget. It’s a miracle, according to his doctors, that he is able to celebrate his 74th birthday. Mann tested positive for COVID-19 on October 29 and after three months on a ventilator, four months in the hospital and one month in rehabilitation, he is now home and getting...
Statement from Walmart:
As the coronavirus situation continues to evolve, we know it’s top-of-mind for you. We see it in the items you’re buying and hear it in the conversations we’re having in our stores. Please be assured we’re working as hard as we can to take care of you and your family.
As the situation continues to change, we’re taking...
CULLMAN, Ala. - According to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the U.S. Social Security Administration office in Cullman County has been closed.
DOGE claims that with the Cullman office’s annual lease cost of $180,784, the closure is expected to save taxpayers a total of $512,221.
The decision is said to be part of a broader initiative to streamline government services,...
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office executed warrants over the weekend which ended in several drug-related arrests—along with multiple traffic stops that resulted in the same consequence.
On Wednesday, June 1, Cullman County Sheriff’s Office deputies and investigators executed a search warrant in the Vinemont area.
Kabri Lane Hyde, 21 of Cullman (pictured above) was located on the...
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Council on Monday approved an amendment to its current alcohol ordinance that will allow multiple vendors to sell alcoholic beverages under the same roof. This paves the way for beverage sales at developer Shane Quick’s new project, Mae’s Food Hall, and other similar establishments that may come in the future.
The amendment defines a food...
Dyanna Taylor is an accomplished filmmaker with five Emmys. It was an honor to have her on our campus to screen this film, which was a labor of love about her late grandmother, photographer Dorothea Lange.”
Kristen Holmes, Evelyn Burrow Museum administrator
HANCEVILLE - On Thursday, Feb. 18 the Evelyn Burrow Museum at Wallace State Community College presented the movie...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. - After graduating from Fairview High School in 1952, Charlsie Pike, or “Boots” as she is known to her family and friends, decided to spend that summer with her sister in Kansas City, Missouri. The spunky and beautiful young woman from Alabama would soon land a job in Kansas City at Montgomery Ward. There, she became friends...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Three people have been charged with chemical endangerment of a child after a one year old tested positive for methamphetamine during a DHR wellness check.
According to the Cullman Police Department’s Public Relations Director Adam Clark, Greg W. Wallace, 50, of Vinemont, Cassie Nealy, 33 and Jordan Parker, 26 were each charged with warrants for chemical endangerment...
I definitely wouldn’t hesitate to go jump in Smith Lake with my boys and have some fun.”
ADEM Water Quality Specialist Chris Johnson
CULLMAN - Almost like clockwork, the warm weather leading into the summer season brings the annual controversy over the cleanliness and safety of swimming in Lewis Smith Lake. But, is the lake a true cause of concern?
Parents and...
CULLMAN, Ala. - A local man died following a tree removal accident at a jobsite in the Bethsadia community on Tuesday, April 16.
Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick identified the victim as Phillips Pullium, 34, of Cullman, and said Pullium was struck by a limb.
Kilpatrick said Pullium was transported to Huntsville Hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.
CULLMAN - In times of peril, one’s true character is evident. Following Whitney Cotton’s untimely death in a traffic incident on Saturday night, the Cullman community showed its true colors when local churches, restaurants and agencies from throughout the state stepped up to lend a helping hand after the devastating tragedy.
Vinemont Middle School teacher Mandy Redding shared, “I taught...
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Updated 12-5-20 at 3:57 p.m.
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - An early morning crash and its aftermath along the 9400 block of U.S. Highway 157 in front of Foley Products claimed the life of a young woman Saturday.
Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick identified the victim as Chloe Camille Williamson, 20, of Rogersville, Alabama. He said the crash happened...
FLORENCE - Tom Hendrix, the man behind Tom's Wall in Florence, has died, according to a report from WAAY-TV: "According to family members, Hendrix was 83-years-old and died of natural causes Friday."
The Tribune profiled Hendrix back in August 2016, when he shared with us the story of the wall and his great-great grandmother, a Yuchi Indian named Te-lah-nay.
Read it...
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Updated 7-5-17 at 11 a.m.
Posted 7-4-17 at 8:02 p.m.
CULLMAN - A Cullman man reported Tuesday being bitten by a cottonmouth snake. Although emergency responders first thought the man had been bitten near his home in the Caroll Acres subdivision on the southeast side of town, family members confirmed that the man was bitten...
CULLMAN, Ala. - A Cullman man was arrested for failure to appear based on five charges stemming from 2019.
Brandon Knight, 38, of Cullman was arrested Oct. 21.
The charges are all FTAs which include: Two counts of assault/torture willful abuse of a child, two counts of assault / child abuse simple and making a terrorist threat.
According to the Cullman County...
