CULLMAN COUNTY - Setting the tone for success in recent years in the sport of cross country have been Cold Springs and Fairview.
The Eagles have claimed consecutive state championships while working their way to the top of the sport in Cullman County.
The Lady Eagles have been a force as well with 10 consecutive county championships and solid runs through...
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Commission met promptly at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, a day later than usual due to the City’s municipal election on Tuesday. After normal housekeeping issues were addressed, the group quickly moved on to new business.
Resolution 2016-28 – CARTS Third-Party Service Contracts FY-2017 passed unanimously.
Chairman Kenneth Walker was authorized to sign an event agreement for...
Photo from last week's Holly Pond vs. Coosa Christian game.
Vinemont Eagles (0-0) @ Good Hope Raiders (0-0)
James Shabel Stadium - Good Hope
Thursday, 7 p.m.
LAST WEEK: Vinemont defeated East Lawrence 14-12 in jamboree. Good Hope defeated Susan Moore 19-12 in jamboree.
SERIES: Good Hope leads 29-15.
LAST MEETING: Good Hope won 21-13 in 2013
Two programs that began football the same time in...
WEST POINT - Less than a week after the start of the 2016 high school football season, it was the players from middle school who got their chance to shine, and the Cullman Bearcats made the most of the opportunity. The Cats hung an impressive 44 points on the West Point Warriors in the first half of their jamboree...
Photo: Left to right, Hannah Jacobs, Connie Voigt Jacobs, Woody Jacobs, Max Townson and Kay Townson
CULLMAN - It was an emotional evening at Cullman City Hall last night, as beloved incumbent Mayor Max A. Townson was narrowly defeated by challenger Woodrow "Woody" Jacobs. Townson, who was seeking his third term in the mayoral seat, addressed the gathered crowd just...
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Laila Ellene Tinney, 43, of Hanceville passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2016. The Tinney family will receive friends on Thursday, August 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hanceville Funeral Home; with a private service to follow.
Hanceville Funeral Home directing.
She is survived by her mother, Retha Sproull Tinney; daughter, Cameron Elise Tinney; fiancé, Jeremy Bice; brother, Brad...
Funeral services for Billie Gale Bland Vansant, 84, of Hanceville will be held on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Bethlehem East Baptist Church; with interment in the church cemetery. She will lie in state from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the church.
Hanceville Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Vansant passed away on Tuesday.
She is survived by three...
Sarah Kristen Wood, 26, of Hanceville passed away on Monday, August 22, 2016 at Cullman Regional Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced at a later date by Hanceville Funeral Home.
Flavin J. Powell, 83, of Olive Springs, Tenn., formerly of Vinemont, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2016 in Knoxville Tenn.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Moss Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Mrs. Powell was born in Double Springs on November 1, 1932. She worked as a nutritionist at Vinemont...
CULLMAN - On Tuesday, the Walter, Jones Chapel, Good Hope and Bethsadia Volunteer Fire Departments completed their annual hose tests. The departments partnered with Cullman City Fire Rescue to hire Fail Safe, a fire hose, pump and ladder testing company based out of New Jersey. The professional team is only one out of seven crews that the company sends...
MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) said on Tuesday it has concluded its investigation into the release of hundreds of gallons of sulfuric acid from American Proteins in Hanceville last Wednesday that reached the Mulberry Fork resulting in a fish kill.
“While individuals on the river may observe remaining dead fish,” said ADEM’s Jerome Hand, “data collected...
MONTGOMERY - Sen. Paul Bussman has left the Senate GOP caucus over the Senate's handling of a state lottery bill, Senate Bill 11.
"As a Republican, I have strongly support(ed) the Republican mission of fiscal responsibility, limited government and personal freedom." said Bussman in a post to social media Tuesday morning. "I am a proud member of the Republican Party...
Photo: Wallace State Community College President Vicki Karolewics accepts a $2,500 donation from Cherie Rodgers, clinical liaison at Hanceville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College’s Department of Nursing Education received a welcome gift recently with a $2,500 donation from one of its partner facilities. Hanceville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center presented the donation earlier this month.
Hanceville Nursing...
Here's what you can expect to see on your ballot in today's elections, broken down by municipality. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CLICK HERE to find your polling place. Get out there and vote!
City of Cullman
Mayor
Max A. Townson
Woodrow “Woody” Jacobs
City Council Place 4
Clint Hollingsworth
Wayne Walker
Cullman City Board of Education Place 1
Mary Hovater
Joey Orr
Cullman City...
CULLMAN - Three days after the Hartselle varsity defeated Cullman 27-17 at J.P. Cain Stadium, the Tigers' junior varsity came to Oliver Woodard Stadium and returned home 28-3 winners.
Quarterback Luke Godsey completed eight of 13 passes for 233 yards and three touchdowns, showing great ability as the Tigers' sophomore signal-caller. Godsey, the son of Hartselle head coach Bob Godsey,...
Betty Bailey, 76, entered into rest August 21, 2016. Complete obituary and arrangements will be announced at a later time. Nichols Funeral Home directing.
Benjamin “Ben” Felton Berry, 55, went to his heavenly home on August 20, 2016. He was a wonderful dad, granddad, brother and uncle. Everyone who knew him loved him. He will be greatly missed by all.
Ben was born on October 29, 1960 in Haleyville. He attended Winston County High School. Ben was a commercial welder and pipe fitter. He...
Aquilla Blair Cofer, 74, passed away August 19. Arrangements under the direction of Moss-Service Funeral Home, Cullman, Alabama and have yet to be announced.
Wallace State’s volleyball team: Pictured are, front row, from left, August Newberry, Jamie Pittman, Alicia Charles, Cierra Davis, Kelsea Bivins, McCall Morrow, MaKenzie Bearden and Tara Miller; back row, from left, manager Savannah Beard, Abby Borden, Kati Thomas, Caroline Gann, coach Randy Daniel, Kaylee Maddox, Jessica Lucio, Macy Smith, Emily Wilson and Hillary Henderson.
HANCEVILLE – As Wallace State volleyball...
BETHEL – Members of the Cullman Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) and Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) deputies on Thursday arrested Donovan Casey Odom, 44, of Cullman following a traffic stop on County Road 813 near Bethel.
After CNET agents and deputies had the vehicle pulled over, they began speaking with Odom and his passenger and later noticed Odom was wearing...
CULLMAN - A traffic incident on County Road 1763 in extreme northeast Cullman County on Sunday claimed the life of Anthony David Henry, 41, of the Cullman area. Two other people were airlifted to area hospitals.
According to troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), the incident occurred at approximately 4:50 p.m. on Sunday.
Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick...
Photo shows last year's St. Bernard Girls' Cross Country team.
CULLMAN - Webster’s Dictionary defines the word dynasty as a family, team, etc., that is very powerful or successful over a long period of time. Here in Cullman County we simply refer to the St. Bernard Cross Country team.
“The girls will be going for their third straight state championship in...
Rebecca Woodley, 48, entered into rest August 20, 2016.
Complete obituary and arrangements will be announced at a later time.
Nichols Funeral Home directing.
Funeral Services for Charles Reese Barnett, 77 of the Corinth Community, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Bethlehem West Baptist Church, with Tim Aris and Justin Barnett officiating. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery. The body will lie-in-state at the church Tuesday one hour prior to service.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of the...
James William Pryor Funeral Services for James William Pryor, age 74 of Eva will be held on Monday, August 22, 2016 at 2 p.m. in the Cullman Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Etha Cemetery, with Bro. Tim Cole & Bro. Josh Sparkman officiating.
Cullman Funeral Home directing.
James was born on August 6, 1942 in Indiana, to the late...
Funeral service for Roy Jacob Brown, Sr., 68, of Cullman will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, August 21, 2016 at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel, Bro. Jamie McMinn officiating with interment in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Cullman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Brown passed away August 18, 2016 at his residence. He was born December 14, 1947 to Isaac...
Jackie Ann Stone, 34 of Phil Campbell, entered into rest on August 18, 2016.
Jackie was born January 21, 1982 in Bryan, Ohio. She attended Solid Rock Church.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Jackie is survived by her daughters, Breanna and Jada Nicole Pickens; parents, Robert E. Stone and Penny Whittfield; brother, Andy Lee Stone.
She was preceded in death by her...
From the Files of 1904:
Of interest to her many friends in Cullman was the wedding, on February 17th, of Miss Louise Marie Young and B.F. Rumble, which was at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Allen, in Decatur.
Mrs. Lizzie Simpson, of Hartselle, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W.H. Day, this week.
Miss Lily Wallenhaupt, age 19,...
CULLMAN - Legendary ABC sportscaster Jim McCay described the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat during the program "Wide World of Sports," and that cliché was well on display for the start of the local high school football regular season.
The thrill of victory was so sweet for the Hanceville Bulldogs in a 20-8 upset of the Cold...
HANCEVILLE - Cook Ministries on Saturday hosted a special cookout for members of the Hanceville Police Department’s Law Enforcement Explorer post. The event, dubbed “Restore Love” by organizer, Rev. Karen Cook, was a day for the program’s youth to be recognized, mentored ablnd encouraged by area law enforcement leaders.
The featured speaker, and grillmaster!, was Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry,...
Photo: Good Hope Outlaws Youth Football
CULLMAN - Wet weather has done what it can to interfere with local sporting events this summer. On the last weekend of July, rain came for three consecutive days forcing delays in the Softball Players Association (SPA) Alabama Red, White & Blue Invitational at Heritage Park. The Cullman County Youth Football jamboree this weekend...
NOTASULGA - You might remember Coach Pat Dye from his days as Auburn’s tough as nails head football coach, or you might know him from his popular weekly radio show, but what you might not know is that he is the owner of an amazing Japanese maple farm not far from Notasulga, Alabama. That’s just down the road from...
CULLMAN - The 24th annual EvaBank Midnight Run was an absolute smash last night, with the torrential rains clearing out about an hour before start time. Cullman City Parks & Rec brought back the black lights and color stations this year; the only difference from 2015’s race was that CP&R decided to satisfy the more serious runner, by giving...
BREMEN - The Cold Springs Eagles hosted the Hanceville Bulldogs Friday night for the 2016 season opener. After just three plays, there was a 45-minute lightning delay, with the game resuming at 8 p.m. The field was soggy, but the stands were packed.
The Eagles struck first with a late touchdown in the first quarter when senior running back, River...
HARTSELLE - It’s that time of the year again across the South. The air fills the senses with the nostalgia we Southerners hold so dear. Hot dogs sizzling on the grill, the laughter of children tossing a pigskin on the grassy knolls, the lights kicking on at dusk, all paint the perfect autumn night picture here in Cullman County....
HIGDON - In a rain drenched opening weekend start to the 2016 high school football season, the Fairview Aggies dropped a heartbreaker the North Sand Mountain Bison, 15-14 in a game that went down to the wire.
“We just gave up way too many plays in my opinion,” said Fairview head coach George Redding on the reason behind the tough...
ADDISON - The Addison Bulldogs hosted Elkmont for their first game this season. Elkmont started with the ball but quickly turned over on downs to give Addison their first play of the game.
Addison started fast against the Red Devils, scoring easily. With good blocking up front and very efficient dodging, senior quarterback Noah Rice rushed 54 yards for the...
WEST POINT - A potential victory turned into a heartbreaking defeat for the West Point Warriors in the season opener Friday evening with the Hamilton Aggies.
Hamilton weathered the storm after giving up a 90-yard touchdown run to the Warriors' Cameron Moore in the third quarter. The Aggies held the Warriors on downs early in the fourth period, then took...
Photo: Frank Calvert, right, and his wife, Virgie Calvert.
CULLMAN - While this headline may seem similar to a previous one about local man, Frank Calvert, it is even bigger news. Calvert was just named the American Trucking Associations (ATA) National Driver of the Year. Calvert, a Cullman native, has been driving a truck for 60 years, and was voted...
CULLMAN - Groups like Ghostbusters: Werewolf Division travel around the state of Alabama, attending charity events and raising money for various causes while also sharing their love of Ghostbusters, the popular film franchise.
Ghostbusters has its own special subculture of organizations and groups. Ghostbusters: Werewolf Division is one of those groups.
“Our division got its start back in late May 2013;...
HANCEVILLE - The 57-member Hanceville High School marching band will be traveling throughout the northern part of the state during the 2016-2017 school year. Highlighting its Motown Magic theme, the band will be entering and hosting marching competitions, testing their skillfulness and fluidity.
Travel and entry fees in competitions can be expensive and the costs add up quickly. With the...
CULLMAN - Cullman City Police Department investigators on Thursday executed two search warrants in relation to a month-long undercover drug investigation led by Officers Chris Thomason and Justin Craft. The officers arrested Mohammed Hizam Nasser Ali, 24, and charged him with unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
The first search warrant was executed at Cullman Village Apartments located on Ward...
CULLMAN - Cullman City School Board candidates participated in a public forum last night at Cullman High School. The Cullman City Education Association (CCEA) hosted the event, which was sponsored by the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce and The Cullman Times.
For the first hour, the candidates discussed issues one-on-one with constituents and potential voters.
Julie Fillinger, candidate for place five,...
UPDATED Aug. 19 at 4:58 p.m.:
The president of American Proteins, Mark Ham, has just given us this statement:
"On Wednesday, August 17, 2016, the Company’s Hanceville facility experienced a spill from its sulfuric acid tank. The Company promptly notified the appropriate agencies and has been working closely with them in addressing this spill. The spilled sulfuric acid was contained; however,...
Photo shows Good Hope High School's 2016 football team, coaches and cheerleaders.
BLOUNTSVILLE - It was a really sloppy game tonight between Good Hope and Susan Moore. They combined for 10 turnovers. But the Raiders made enough big plays in the game to defeat the Bulldogs 19-12.
"If there was one word to describe this game, it was sloppy." Good...
Photo shows West Point High School's 2016 football team, coaches and cheerleaders.
CULLMAN - Here at The Cullman Tribune/CullmanSense we have been hard at work to bring you, our readers, the best possible information on this year’s high school football season. We have given you team profiles, schedules and an inside, in-depth look at some of the top teams that...
They have learned how to download apps, so we have been learning how to go on YouTube to watch videos, learning to Facetime, searching for places on Google Earth and playing all sorts of games.”
Sharon Ellis
HANCEVILLE – Big things going on at Brookdale Hanceville these days. Not only are they participating in all the wonderful activities the assisted living...
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Building Department is reporting that it has received numerous complaints about election campaign signs this year.
"We try to be lenient in our enforcement of the sign ordinance during elections, as long as the signs do not create a traffic hazard or public nuisance," said a statement from the department.
Fall festivals, the fair and fall...
CULLMAN - Get ready to get your glow on at the 2016 EvaBank Midnight Run on Friday, Aug. 19 at 11:59 p.m. The race will start at the Cullman Civic Center and follow a course through the streets of Cullman at midnight.
The 2016 Midnight Run will be a black-light themed race, with color stations strategically placed along the course...
Photo: The Lake farm is a family business. Here the men look over their cattle operation with the upcoming generation of Lake farmers. The importance of farming as a profession cannot be stressed enough. Without farmers, none of us could survive.
CULLMAN - Each year about this time you start seeing articles or signs about the Farm to Fork Dinner...
CULLMAN - A 5-vehicle traffic incident occurred earlier this morning on Highway 157 near the intersection of Childhaven Road. The southbound lanes were closed for some time, as the scene was being cleared and sand spread on the roadway. There were injuries, but no fatalities.
According to Cullman City Police Officer Joey Duncan, a brown Chevy Silverado was diving too...
CULLMAN - Cullman City Police Department narcotics investigators Justin Craft and Chris Thomason on Monday arrested Keith Alan Thomas, 55, of Eva for trafficking methamphetamine.
The arrest stemmed from a prior undercover operation in which Thomas was in possession of approximately 2 ounces of methamphetamine.
Craft and Thomason ask that anyone who would like to provide drug related information please...
COLONY - Colony Town Clerk Patricia Ponder grew up working alongside those who lived in Colony.
“I really didn’t see any color. It wasn’t until I got married, moved away from Alabama, that I realized the prejudice that went on. I had never experienced it; we were all friends just working together when I was growing up.”
Ponder’s life has led...
GARDEN CITY - The Town of Garden City held its regular monthly council meeting this week.
In old business, three properties were discussed, two labeled as nuisance properties and sent to district court.
An ordinance for the Kerby property was issued stating the property owners needed to clean up due to complaints from the community. Nothing has been done, so the...
Photo: Vicki Miller, a fifth-grade science teacher at West Elementary School, was recognized by the board as one of three Alabama finalists for the Presidential Award of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
CULLMAN - Cullman Mayor Max Townson and members of the city council presented the Cullman City School Board Tuesday night a check for $25,000 to assist with...
Photo: Dee Vazquez, from left, helps Georgette Centelo and her grandfather Lawrence Roberts after they tried to recover their belongings from a family mobile home in Central, north of Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (David Grunfeld/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
Updated August 22, 11 a.m.
The truck at the Cullman Police Department is full and cannot receive any more...
For couples who are struggling with why God would not let them have children, we think the better question to ask is what children has God already prepared for you to have? Be open to what God wants to do in your life and trust in Him and His provision for those who love Him.”
Josh Pendergrass
DODGE CITY - Pastor...
Eunice McCafferty, 92, entered into rest August 16, 2016.
Complete obituary and arrangements will be announced at a later time.
Nichols Funeral Home directing.
Monday evening 8/15/2016, Pearlie Kendrick of Double Springs left this life to join her family in the Kingdom of Heaven.
She was born in Double Springs, Alabama June 20, 1934 to Tom & Bessie Overton. Sisters, Sleetie, Lola, Mildred & future brother Jim all lived in a household filled with love. Life was not always easy though. After 2 bouts...
A memorial service for Virginia Barnes, 92, will be held Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Moss Service Funeral Home from 4 p.m.
Visitation will be held Thursday, August 18, 2016 from 2:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
Moss Service Funeral Home directing.
CULLMAN - Last week, Logan’s Roadhouse Inc. officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced it would be closing 18 underperforming restaurants. The company has now released the list of affected locations, now at 21, and the Cullman store is not on it.
Roadhouse Holding Inc., the chain's parent company, is 97% owned by a New York-based private equity firm....
Wallace State’s volleyball team: Pictured are, front row, from left, August Newberry, Jamie Pittman, Alicia Charles, Cierra Davis, Kelsea Bivins, McCall Morrow, MaKenzie Bearden and Tara Miller; back row, from left, manager Savannah Beard, Abby Borden, Kati Thomas, Caroline Gann, coach Randy Daniel, Kaylee Maddox, Jessica Lucio, Macy Smith, Emily Wilson and Hillary Henderson.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s volleyball team...
MONTGOMERY - Gov. Robert Bentley has announced a $400,000 grant to establish a loan fund focusing on small businesses in Appalachian Alabama.
The grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) will be used in a joint effort by Pathway Lending of Nashville and the Alabama Small Business Development Center Network to create a Community Development Financial Institution loan program available...
Photo: 2016 Holly Pond Broncos varsity football team, coaches and cheerleaders
Cullman Bearcats @ Hartselle Tigers
J.P. Cain Stadium - Hartselle 7 p.m.
SERIES: Tied 45-45-4
LAST MEETING: Hartselle won 14-13 @ Cullman in 2015
First time since the 1966 season the Bearcats and Tigers clash on opening night. The 95th meeting between the two rivals. Bearcats have never won at Hartselle (0-8) under...
JONES CHAPEL - A house fire early this morning at 159 County Road 1089 in the Jones Chapel community has tragically left one person dead and three others hospitalized with injuries.
Martha McBrayer, 45, of Jones Chapel was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick.
First responders from Jones Chapel, Battleground, Sardis and West Point...
Each company has different needs and we tailor our services to meet those needs.”
Christy Boyles
CULLMAN –There is a new company in town that offers many different tax and bookkeeping services. Boyles Tax and Bookkeeping, located at 2024 Main Ave. SW, Ste. B in Cullman, offers tax preparation and planning for businesses, nonprofits, estates and trusts and individuals. They also...
Funeral service for James M. ‘Buddy’ Thompson, 58, of Cullman will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Steve Rodgers officiating with interment in Berlin Cemetery.
Cullman Funeral Home, 461 U.S. Hwy. 278 East, is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Thompson passed away Monday, August 15, 2016 at Cullman Regional Medical Center. He...
Funeral services for J. Harold Norris, 90, will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 17, 2016 from 12 noon until 2 p.m. at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home. Interment at Flint Creek.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Harold Norris passed away on August...
Band is an experience, it is also a socialization thing; there’s nothing quite like band, you know what I mean?”
Micah Simpson, Seed-Harvest Music Academy
CULLMAN – Seed-Harvest Music Academy made an exciting announcement recently. They will be starting a new homeschool band beginning this September. The Cullman Homeschool Band will be made up of students ages 8 to 18 and...
CULLMAN - The City of Cullman will begin a paving project at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16.
The first job will begin at the intersection of Second Avenue and 13th Street Northeast and continue south.
The second job will begin at the intersection of Third Avenue and Fourth Street Southeast and continue south.
Multiple sections of downtown streets are scheduled...
BAILEYTON - Word spread like wildfire on social media this morning and had local parents understandably shaken after an area school was put on lockdown.
Early this morning, Parkside Elementary received a threatening phone call from an "out of the area" phone number.
The school was locked down by the school staff and the School Resource Deputy on-site. The Cullman County...
FAIRVIEW - “A lot of people aren’t here today because it’s not a good political move to be here.” That boldly honest statement from Cullman County Commissioner Garry Marchman came around the middle of this weekend’s tax discussion, sometimes debate, at Fairview High School.
Organizer and community activist Ron Stone has been making the rounds all summer at municipal city...
CULLMAN - Aaron Sparks, who has been working in the Cullman City Schools central office coordinating Turning Point and In-School Suspension (ISS), will now be based out of the high school and will be the CHS Assistant Principal on staff coordinating Turning Point and ISS placement, along with school safety, transportation and technology.
Sparks is entering his 17th year as...
Photo: 2016 Cold Springs High School football team, cheerleaders and coaches
CULLMAN - We are less than a week away from the kickoff of the 2016 high school football season. It is the only time during the year where each and every team is on level footing and each and every team has its eyes locked on their respective state...
Photo: 2016 West Point Lady Warriors varsity volleyball team
CULLMAN - A lot of changes will be seen when the 2016 local high school volleyball season gets started on Aug. 25.
Defending county champion Good Hope has a new leader for the first time in 39 years. Samantha Bryson has taken over the Lady Raiders after Rosemary Brown retired following a...
Robert Talmadge Wilbanks, 87, passed away August 13. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, August 17 at the Cullman City Cemetery, beginning at 10 a.m. Moss Service Funeral Home directing.
Photo shows current West Point Town Council. Front row, Frankie Jones, Mayor Kenneth Kilgo and Alton Bailey. Back row, Darion Daniels, Gerald Schaefer and Mike Barnett
WEST POINT - The Town of West Point will not hold a municipal election on Tuesday, Aug. 23 like much of the rest of Cullman County, but there will be some changes on the...
From the Files of 1902
Albert Shell is recovering from an illness.
Beautiful kitchen cabinets - $6.00 at Drehers’. Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Allred, Junior, of Birmingham are visiting relatives at Fontella.
J.S. Jones, Frank Bridges, Joe Little and John Lee, of Trimble were in the city on Tuesday.
Professor C.W. Speegle will go to Jasper on business on Saturday.
J.L. Hagler is the...
Photo: Tom Hendrix
This group of Indians were walked from right here (Florence) to the Indian Nation, which is what we call Oklahoma today; around 850 miles from here.”
Tom Hendrix
FLORENCE – Family stories have been handed down to the next generation for many, many years. Those stories are what keep a family’s history alive and going strong. They help...
CULLMAN - While the varsity football teams have been on the practice field for almost two weeks, so have the youth programs across Cullman County.
Since the end of last season, changes have been witnessed with the addition of the Good Hope Outlaws, giving the Good Hope community two teams to have in the 10-team county youth league.
The Raiders have...
CULLMAN – An early morning traffic incident on Interstate 65 South near exit 308 has left one person dead and three others injured, one critically, confirmed Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick.
Quitman Clarke, 18, of Mobile was pronounced dead at the scene.
"The call came in around 4:40 a.m. this morning," said Cullman City Police Officer Jeff Mize. "A woman at the Chevron station by exit 308...
Memorial services for Gerald L. Entrekin, 72, of Cullman were held Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 4 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Hanceville; Rev. Paul Campbell officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the church.
A graveside service will be held on Sunday, August 14 at 3 p.m. at Mountain...
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ellen Weeks, 88 of the Center Point Community, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, August 14 at Holly Pond Funeral Home Chapel. Interment following in Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery.
She was born in Fayette, AL to John Duckett and Etta Pannell Duckett in 1928. Mrs. Weeks passed away on August 11, 2016.
She is preceded...
Mr. Arthur Wayne Rich of Falkville Alabama passed away on August 12, 2016 at his residence at the age of 66. He was born on April 30, 1950 in Gadsden Alabama to Arthur Jack and Maudelle Woods Rich. He loved to fish and hunt and he had several hobbies.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at...
Evelyn Louise Nelson, 82, passed away August 12. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Nichols Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
CULLMAN - Local educator Cherrelle Fancher’s business is expanding, both space- and service-wise. Fancher Education and Tutoring Services recently moved into a larger space that will function as a full-on educational center. This is in addition to the launch of Fancher’s new extended day program, E2, or (E)xtended (E)ducation in Cullman.
“This is the most perfect space I could have...
This event is a way the community can come together to help make sure every child has a great start with the right tools. Every child deserves that.”
Mary Hovater
CULLMAN – Depot Park was hopping on Saturday afternoon, as the new event, Bearcat GROWLS, took place. There was live music by the band Avenue G, a bouncy house for the...
We take in donations of all kinds here; clothing, furniture, whatever. Everything we get, we give back to the community for free. We never charge for anything.”
Rachel Bryant
CULLMAN – Local nonprofit Karma in Cullman held their monthly canned food yard sale over the weekend, where shoppers were encouraged to either bring 10 nonperishable food items or make a $5...
Photo: Chef Randall Baldwin of Dyron's Lowcountry Restaurant in Mountain Brook offers his thoughts on the importance of eating fresh, whole foods. The Chef will be preparing the Farm to Fork dinner using only Cullman grown foods. (Photo courtesy of the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce)
CULLMAN - Chef Randall Baldwin, of Dyron’s Lowcountry Restaurant in Mountain Brook, will be...
CULLMAN - The Cullman County School Board began the 2016-17 school year with its first meeting Thursday night, a day after students returned to the classroom, ending summer vacation.
The board heard the first public hearing of the new session of the school budget, presented by Cullman County Schools Chief School Financial Officer Ed Roberson.
Contracts and salary changes were approved...
We are going fully immersive this year. Participants will have the opportunity to watch a 40-minute film about a mission, and then ride in the plane and ‘conduct’ that mission.”
Col. Ken Brown
CULLMAN – It was a celebratory atmosphere at the Cullman VFW post on Saturday, as Col. Ken Brown announced the continued growth of Cullman’s annual Veterans Day celebration,...
DODGE CITY - Dodge City held its monthly town council meeting this week and discussed an upcoming event for the town’s first responders.
On Friday, Sept. 9 the American Red Cross is inviting everyone to join them as they honor the Dodge City first responders by holding an appreciation blood drive. Their goal is to collect 25 units of blood,...
ARLEY - Since 2013, the Meek Tigers have made a steady climb in being victorious on the gridiron.
From three wins in 2013, the Tigers raised the bar and got five victories in 2014. The progress continued in 2015 with a 7-4 record, just falling a point short to Decatur Heritage in the first round of the AHSAA Class 1A...
I want to thank my council and the people of Baileyton for supporting me over the last eight years as mayor.”
Johnny Dyar
BAILEYTON – Baileyton Mayor Johnny Dyar is seeking his third term in the upcoming municipal election. Dyar served on the Baileyton Town Council from 2004-2008 and was elected mayor in 2008. He has been Baileyton’s mayor ever since.
“I...
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 - The third Friday night celebration of the summer, the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce and Cullman City Parks and Recreation’s 2nd Fridays Cullman got off to its usual start with shoppers perusing the goods at the Farmer’s Market, kids hopping around in the bounce houses and adults inspecting antique cars with envy.
Merchants along the Warehouse District stayed...
BATTLEGROUND - The Freedom Fridays program at Camp Liberty was set to begin tonight, Aug. 12, but had to be postponed due to technical difficulties.
“I sincerely regret to announce that Freedom Friday will be postponed this evening due to technical difficulties,” said Joseph Land of Camp Liberty. “A replacement bulb for a projector was ordered in for delivery today....
CULLMAN - The driver of a four-door silver Cadillac sedan driving westbound on Highway 157 careened off the road and into the woods earlier this evening.
The car hydroplaned in the westbound lane, drove over the median, skidded over another puddle, crossed the eastbound lane, left the road and entered the trees lining the highway.
The man was unscathed and assisting...
Cullman Farmer's Market – Festhalle- Starts at 7 a.m.
Fresh, local produce, breads and meats, along with plants and crafts. The Farmer's Market is now open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. through October. Located at 209 First Ave. NE.
Hanceville Farmer's Market- Starts at 7 a.m.
The Hanceville Farmer's Market has locally-grown fruits, vegetables and meats, as well...
