Photo: Commissioner Kerry Watson and Smith Lake Park Manager Tony Harris
CULLMAN - Despite the sprinkles of rain and dip in attendance due to Rock the South, the second annual Cruze Fest and Swap Meet, hosted by Smith Lake Park, provided a much appreciated and slower paced alternative to the big music festival in Cullman.
With the cars lined along a...
CULLMAN - There are concession stands, and there are local franchises, but there are only two truly hometown food spots at this year’s Rock the South music festival: Luna’s BBQ from Hanceville and The Cotton Gin from Good Hope.
“We aren’t directly in town in Cullman, we are a little out of the way in Good Hope, so I think...
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 - There are many vendors at this year’s Rock the South, but Jack Daniel’s Whiskey and Pepsi’s new premium soda, 1893, have brought unique experiences to the traditional row of vendors at the event.
1893, a premium cola recently rolled out by Pepsi, attempts to bring soft-drink enthusiasts a taste of the “original formula,” made with real sugar and...
CULLMAN - Phyllis Little, director of the Cullman Emergency Management Agency, is on the team of people at Rock the South monitoring the weather and has a say in the decisions on how to handle emergency situations at the festival.
“Right now, it is looking like we will have a chance of showers coming up, but other than that, nothing...
CULLMAN – As the first day of the annual country music festival came to an end, Rock the South presented both the City of Cullman Parks and Recreation Department and Childhaven Child Home with checks of over $50,000 and $10,000, respectively.
“Well you always want people to know why you do an event like this every single year,” Shane Quick,...
Free Meals at West Elementary School
The Cullman City Schools Child Nutrition Program is hosting a free meal program this summer. The Summer Feeding Program will run from June 1 through July 29 at West Elementary School. No meals will be served on July 4. Breakfast will be served from 9-10:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. each day....
CULLMAN - Coming right on the heels of last weekend’s Memorial Day Festival, the second annual Cruze Fest and Swap Meet will be held at Smith Lake Park this Saturday, June 4 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sponsored by Smith Lake Park, Bill Smith GMC, Tony Serra Nissan, MyWay Transporation, Eckenrod Ford, Cullman Chrysler/Dodge, B&B Customs, McGriff Tire, Cullman Bounce House...
Cullman-area Vacation Bible School listings, as of June 3. If we've missed one, please let us know at news@cullmansense.com.
Antioch Baptist Church
June 26 - July 1
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
256-796-8507
827 County Road 1659
Cullman, AL 35058
Berlin Baptist Church
June 12 - June 15
5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
256-734-1019
3596 US Hwy 278E
Cullman, AL 35055
Bethlehem East Baptist Church
June 26 - June 30
5:00 to 8:30 p.m.
256-352-9066
795...
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Council met today instead of at their regularly scheduled meeting time on June 13, as the council did not expect to have a quorum for the regular meeting later this month.
The brief meeting was attended by Mayor Max Townson, Council President Garlan Gudger, Council President Pro Tem Jenny Folsom, Council Member Andy Page and...
MONTGOMERY - After a meeting in Decatur with relevant state agencies regarding the water announcement by the West Morgan East Lawrence Water Authority, Governor Robert Bentley, State Health Officer Dr. Tom Miller and Alabama Department of Environmental Management Agency Director Lance LeFleur on Friday issued statements.
“Based on my current understanding, I am confident that there is no health-related crisis...
HANCEVILLE - As the sun beamed down on a new day in Hanceville on Thursday, city leaders and members of the community came together to celebrate the ribbon cuttings and grand openings of businesses in the historic Romine building.
The C Street Café, Marcela’s Salon and Makeup and More participated in ribbon cuttings with representatives from the Cullman Area Chamber...
I would like to reassure everybody that we have acted in the best interests of our customers and patrons, to give them the best service and water. That’s what we’ve always done, and that’s what we will continue to do, well, forever.”
Larry Duke, V.A.W.
VINEMONT - On the heels of last month’s EPA health advisory, Larry Duke, chairman of the...
HANCEVILLE – A.J. Daugherty has always admired and respected Wallace State’s softball program from afar.
Daugherty is now in charge of the two-time national championship program, as announced by Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics on Friday.
Daugherty, 29, inherits the Wallace State coaching job after four seasons at James Clemens High School in Madison, where he built the program from...
CULLMAN - A two-car incident occurred in front of the entrance to the Cullman Shopping Center on U.S. Highway 31 this morning.
The incident involved two pickup trucks, one silver-gray Ford pickup truck and one white Chevrolet Silverado. The Chevrolet was upturned, coming to rest after the incident upside-down.
“The Ford was headed south-bound on 31,” Officer Duncan with the Cullman...
We want people to have a good time, but most importantly, we want them to be safe.”
Sheriff Matt Gentry
CULLMAN - Summer vacation is here and that means kids all over Cullman County will be out in the hot weather enjoying the break. Swimming pools have been uncovered, cleaned up and are ready for use while Smith Lake and other...
CULLMAN - Cullman Regional Medical Center will host a brown bag drug lunch-and-learn event on Thursday, June 16 at 11:30 a.m. Residents are encouraged to toss all current medications into a brown bag (or any bag) and bring them to the event to learn about the drugs’ common uses, side effects and interactions with other medications.
The event is for...
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College’s Continuing Education program is offering Summer Day Camp for area children entering kindergarten through seventh grade in the fall. Divided into three age groups, the camp will be held for children in kindergarten through second grade on June 20 and for children in grades three through five and six through seven on June...
Carmike Cinemas Summer Kid Series
Tuesdays & Thursdays at 10 a.m. from June 2- August 4. This special includes admission to the chosen movie, a 16 oz. drink and 46 oz. popcorn for $4 plus tax. This is for all customers regardless of age. June 2 “Alvin and the Chipmunks- The Road Chip”
Main Street/ Historic Downtown Hanceville Revitalization Ribbon Cutting
The...
CULLMAN - On Wednesday morning at the Red Door Café the Cullman City School Board – Kim Addison, Brenda Howell, Suzanne Harbin, Board President Jason Neal, Board Vice-President Steve Sides and City Schools Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson – met to receive public relations training from the Alabama Association of School Boards’ Director of Leadership Development, Susan Selter.
The training session...
HOMEWOOD - Jack’s and Kids to Love expand their partnership and commitment to support local foster children by raising funds at all Jack’s restaurants. Beginning June 1 and lasting through July 26, Jack’s customers can donate to help make a difference within the local community. All contributions will be given to Kids to Love, a nonprofit organization committed to...
Wallace State Dean of Applied Technologies Jimmy Hodges, left, presents the Janice Ryan Memorial Scholarship to Davon Beebe.
HANCEVILLE – Christie Thomas, like many GED (general education development) graduates, let the smiles and tears of joy flow abundantly last week as a new class was recognized by the Wallace State Adult Education Department at the Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre.
“I don’t...
Imogene Lawrence then and now – she still loves to talk about news in the North Vinemont community.
I started when I was 13, I think. Maybe I was 14. At the time, my mother didn’t take the paper and somebody told me that if I wrote the community news, they would send me the paper.”
Imogene Lawrence
VINEMONT - The Cullman...
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Police Department and the Cullman County Department of Human Resources are investigating the suspicious death of a 12-month-old boy.
On May 29, 12-month-old James Lee Sanson of Cullman was taken to Cullman Regional Medical Center by private vehicle. The child was in cardiac arrest when he arrived at the hospital and was soon transferred to...
CULLMAN - Saint Bernard Preparatory School celebrated its 117th commencement on Sunday, May 22 in an impressive ceremony conducted in the Abbey Church and under the direction of Father Joel Martin, president of the School. This year’s class of 45 seniors was the largest class to graduate since the reopening of the preparatory school in 1984.
After the opening prayer...
CULLMAN - The Cullman Autism and Special Needs Family Support Group has several group activities planned for this year’s summer break in addition to their regularly scheduled events.
Bowling
Their special events for the summertime include summer bowling held on June 9 and 23 and July 7 and 21. Each night of bowling fun will be hosted at Cullman Bowling located...
CULLMAN - On Saturday, Smith Lake Park held its annual Memorial Day Festival. This year, the festival got a schedule switch-up, with the entire event on Saturday from 9 a.m.-9 p.m., as opposed to previous years when the event was spread out over Friday and Saturday.
“We’ll look back over everything at the end and see how successful it was,”...
The library is a place to discover new things. Visit the library to see the magic show, and when you leave check out a couple of books on magic tricks.”
Sharon Townson
CULLMAN – The Cullman County Public Library is proud to announce their brand new summer program series, “Health and Fitness,” beginning June 1. Starting at 10 a.m. every Tuesday,...
CULLMAN - Cullman's Heritage Park and the Field of Miracles were active on the Memorial Day holiday weekend with the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) presenting the Memorial Day Softball Classic.
The tournament featured 28 teams among four age divisions with ball clubs coming from numerous towns across north and central Alabama.
This is a sampling for a huge tournament...
CULLMAN - Cullman Police Chief Kenny Culpepper reported late this week that a suspect who was shot by an officer during an incident in April is currently in the Cullman County Detention Center.
Billy Joe Martin, 38, of Cullman was walking between Austin Avenue and Interbitzen Street on the night of April 26 when he was approached by two officers...
From the Files of 1954:
Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Henry celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on August 21st. Their children are: Harold Henry, Mrs. Lois Holcombe, Mrs. Vera Berry and Mrs. Verna Butler.
Added to the list of those “over 80,” who are helping the Cullman Tribune celebrate its 80th Anniversary are: J.M. Persall, 85, of Cullman, Mrs. W.H. Watts, 81,...
CULLMAN - “Gradually things got worse. I had tried everything including church, medicine, meetings and jail to stop. I lost everything worthwhile in life. Relationships, jobs, a child, a family, my home (I became homeless), my freedom and most importantly myself. I could not understand how it could happen. I about killed my parents, I broke their hearts and...
Wallace State Baseball 2016 Summer Camp
Wallace State’s baseball team will host its 2016 Summer Camp at James C. Bailey Stadium. Participants will receive instruction from Wallace State coach Randy Putman, an NJCAA Hall of Fame coach, assistant coaches Chad Shannon and Luke Satterfield and a host of Wallace State players.
When: June 6-9 for ages 5-10 and June 20-23 for...
Singing at Bethsadia Baptist Church
Sunday, May 29 at 5 p.m. 1365 County Road 421. Guest singers: Chapel Grove
39th Annual Arts and Crafts Show
May 28-29 at Point Mallard ice rink pavilion in Decatur. Saturday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Corpus Christi Weekend at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament
All are invited for Corpus Christi Weekend, May 28-29,...
And so Talmadge, we are gathered here today; still enjoying the sweet freedom that you bought us, with thankful hearts for your selfless devotion to your country.”
Retired Col. Ken Brown
CULLMAN – On Saturday, Cullman's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2214 hosted a Memorial Day program at Veteran's Park at Sportsman Lake. The program honored the Floyd family, whose brother...
CULLMAN - Child hunger and food insecurity are such common realities that most of us cannot comprehend. Nearly one in four children in Cullman do not have access to the healthy food necessary to run, play and maintain the nourishment needed for proper physical and mental development. These are not the children of a small village on the other...
CULLMAN - Jordan Lee Wilson has been missing for almost two weeks. She was last seen on Sunday, May 15.
Wilson was last seen in the Bremen, Bug Tussle, Walker County line area of Cullman County. No phone calls or texts have been returned.
Wilson's dark-colored Kia Sorento, which she was driving around the time of her disappearance, was found near...
Cullman County Cattlemen and CattleWomen RIBEYE STEAK SANDWICH SALE
Saturday, May 28 until 2 p.m. The group is set up in the south shopping center by the Carmike Cinemas - Carmike 10 - Cullman, Al, TJ Maxx and Walmart Cullman. Only $7 for sandwich. $1 for soft drinks. $.50 for chips.
VFW Memorial Day Program
Join Cullman's VFW Post 2214 as they...
I think most of us veterans are just happy that we survived. We all knew guys that didn’t, so it has kind of a special meaning for the veterans who are participating.”
Ken Brown
CULLMAN – On Thursday, members of the Cullman VFW Post 2214 placed small American flags on the graves of veterans buried at the Cullman City Cemetery. Volunteers from...
CULLMAN - Mary Hovater has officially announced her candidacy for Cullman City School Board, Place 1. The seat is being vacated by Kim Addison, who has announced that she will not seek reelection.
Hovater, a life-long resident of Cullman, graduated from Cullman High School in 1991 and Wallace State in 1994. She began working for NASA through the Cooperative Education...
CULLMAN - For the first time, Cullman County has a 24/7, on-demand taxi service. Road Runner Taxi Service was started by Michael Pletinik, a former New Yorker, as a response to what he saw as a need for the service in Cullman.
Pletinik started Road Runner Taxi Service about two months ago. The idea, Pletinik said, has been rattling around...
HANCEVILLE – Tony Franklin, a longtime high school tennis coach in Alabama, has been named Wallace State’s new men’s and women’s tennis coach as the college prepares to field men’s and women’s tennis this fall for the first time since 2004.
Franklin will lead the Wallace State tennis programs after spending 26 seasons as tennis coach at Benjamin Russell High...
GOOD HOPE- Good Hope Mayor Jerry Bartlett yesterday announced his intention to run for the same office in August. After being appointed mayor by the Good Hope City Council in 2014 after then-mayor Corey Harbison was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives, Bartlett has served as mayor for the last two years. Now he is seeking his first...
HANCEVILLE - The City of Hanceville held a regular council meeting on Thursday night where many notable new business items were key topics of the evening. A quorum was met with council members Charles Wilson, Greg Baker, Kim Brown, Doug Batemon and Mayor Kenneth Nail present along with City Clerk Tania Wilcox and City Attorney Dan Willingham. Absent from...
The storytelling thing is getting to be pretty big in a few places like Florence and Troy. That’s where I got the name; Troy calls theirs ‘Piddlin.’ I think ‘Pickers and Piddlers’ just sounds good.”
C. Blake West
LOGAN – The Logan Preservation Foundation recently hosted a night of music and storytelling at the Logan Junior High Community Center. The evening...
HANCEVILLE - A 20-year-old woman has been arrested and charged after she led authorities on a search and rescue effort Wednesday night in Hanceville that turned out to be based on a false report.
Miranda Noelle Anthony was arrested and charged with filing a false police report and obstructing a governmental operation.
Anthony placed a call to 911 last night and...
MONTGOMERY – The number of vehicles on Alabama highways during the Memorial Day holiday is expected to be higher than normal as the summer travel season begins. The Alabama Department of Transportation urges motorists to drive safely during the busy holiday period.
As an added precaution during the heavily traveled holiday, ALDOT announced today there would be no temporary lane...
Shania Flanigan, left, of Hanceville wraps up some final details for taking classes this summer at Wallace State Community College with help from Savannah Mann. Flanigan is a rising sophomore at Wallace State and taking courses this summer to stay on track for graduating on time and transferring to Alabama State University.
HANCEVILLE - More than 3,000 students have enrolled...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s Fast Track Academy and Fast Track for Industry dual enrollment students were recently recognized during their 2016 graduation.
Wallace State graduated 36 Fast Track seniors. Thirteen finished the College within a High School Fast Track satellite program at J.B. Pennington. All of these students graduated high school and earned some college credit. Twenty-two of them completed...
CULLMAN – Earlier this week Cullman County Sheriff Office investigators arrested David Eric Evans, 37, of Cullman, and James David Holmes, 51, of Bremen, for eight counts of third-degree burglary. The suspects also have numerous charges pending in Cullman County, Winston County and the City of Hartselle.
Evans and Holmes were first detained on May 18, 2016 when Cullman City Narcotics investigators...
CULLMAN - After 12 years on the job, Cullman Middle School Secretary Wanda Edge is retiring from her position at CMS.
Edge said she knew it was time to call it quits when she looked forward to going home more than she ever had.
“You really have to have a lot of energy to do this job, and when I go...
CULLMAN - Join Cullman's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2214 as they host a Memorial Day program at Veteran's Park at Sportsman Lake this Saturday, May 28.
The program will begin at 10 a.m.
Cullman Mayor Max A. Townson will speak.
The program will honor the Floyd family, whose brother was killed in action in World War II in February 1945. Floyd...
CULLMAN - The local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Cullman's VFW Post 2214, will be placing small American flags in the Cullman City Cemetery TOMORROW, Thursday, May 26 at 8 a.m. in preparation for Memorial Day. Volunteers are needed!
VFW member Ken Brown said that there are approximately 800 flags to be distributed throughout the cemetery. This would...
This month, our nation will observe Memorial Day. This is the one day each year that we pause to mourn those Americans who have given their lives for our country; except, most of us don’t! Most of us don’t pause to mourn. Most of us go to the beach, cook out and celebrate the beginning of summer. Many of...
HOOVER - It was do or die for the Alabama Crimson Tide yesterday when they took the field against the Kentucky Wildcats in the third game of the loser goes home round of the 2016 SEC Baseball Tournament, and it didn’t take long for the Tide to get the sticks going.
Bama’s catcher Will Haynie got the offense going with...
I am very proud of these boys and girls. They competed well this year; learned from their mistakes.”
Coach Jeff Sandlin
GOOD HOPE - A regular Good Hope City Council meeting was held on Monday night, and the stars of the show were the members of the Good Hope High School fishing team.
The council passed a resolution recognizing the team’s accomplishments...
Topre America accepts the plaque at the Japan America Society of Alabama annual dinner May 19 for the $8.5 million expansion at the Cullman facility during 2015. Pictured are, from left, JASA First Vice President Forrest Keith of Daiken America, Topre Director of Manufacturing Brad Pepper, Topre Human Resources Manager Natalie Caudle, Topre Senior Vice President Hiroki Fujiwara, Alabama...
Commission with Culllman Farm City committee
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Commission met on Tuesday morning with a packed agenda which was covered from beginning to end in under twenty minutes. All members of the commission, Kerry Watson, Garry Marchman and Kenneth Walker, were present.
After the obligatory business of approving minutes and establishing a quorum, the commission moved to new...
Father Marcus Voss and Mayor Max A. Townson voicing their continued concerns over the lack of a traffic signal at the entrance to St. Bernard on Highway 278 East.
CULLMAN - The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) held an informal public information meeting on Monday evening at West Elementary School in Cullman to answer any questions from the attendees about...
CULLMAN - From the final meeting of the 2015-16 school year for the Cullman County Board of Education, the big news Tuesday night came when Superintendent Shane Barnette reported Dr. Anita Kilpatrick has stepped down as principal at Good Hope High School.
Effective June 1, Kilpatrick will move to the central office as director of curriculum & instruction.
Kilpatrick will continue...
Hopefully the students will be able to make connections in their lives from this trip and it will be an inspiration to be a good citizen of this great country in which we live.”
Nathan McCluskey
GOOD HOPE – On Sunday, May 1, sixth-grade students from Good Hope Middle School boarded a bus bound for Washington D.C. Even though it was...
Cody Brown, treasurer, Josh Coleman, president and Roger Duke, vice president
CULLMAN - The North-Central Alabama Young Democrats (NCAYD), a new chapter of the statewide Alabama Young Democrats, held their May meeting on Monday, May 9 at Moe’s Original BBQ in Cullman. Lasting a little over an hour, the meeting of the group of young leaders representing Cullman, Walker and...
Alison Norris, center, with her parents Jim and Kathy Huber on the night of the pinning ceremony for Wallace State nursing graduates.
HANCEVILLE - When Alison Norris took the Nightingale Pledge on last week as a member of the 2016 graduating class of the Wallace State Community College School of Nursing, it wasn’t the first time she’d promised to protect...
Shannon Nichols, right, and her sister Desiree Jackson Wiley pose for a photo as they wait for the commencement exercises to begin at Wallace State Community College. Both women went through nursing school together at Wallace State.
HANCEVILLE - Shannon Nichols’ Health Excellence Award trophy is sitting in a place of honor on her bookshelf at home. A pile of...
HUNTSVILLE - The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that nighttime paving operations will take place on Interstate 65 near Cullman County Road 222 on Wednesday, May 25; Thursday, May 26; Tuesday, May 31; and Wednesday, June 1.
Single-lane closures will be in place. Temporary closures of interchange ramps at Exit 305 may take place during paving of outside lanes.
CULLMAN - Saint Bernard Preparatory School graduated 27 students from the eighth grade of its Middle School in a ceremony celebrated in the Saint Bernard Abbey Church on Thursday, May 19 at 7 p.m.
Alison Grace Gongre read the first reading followed by the Liz Medina who read the responsorial psalm. The second reading was read by Macy Whaley followed...
Photo: Mayor Max A. Townson, Councilman Andy Page and Officers Todd Craig, Terry Heaton, Joey Duncan, Tim Nalley and Intae Suh
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Council held its twice monthly meeting on Monday night at City Hall, where four Cullman City Police officers were commended for their swift and lifesaving actions on April 29, 2016. On that day, the...
Quick Facts:
What: CHS Volleyball Clinic
When: June 13-15, 8-11 a.m.
Where: CHS auxiliary gym
Who: Girls entering grades 5-7
Cost: $50
Deadline to register: WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
Email mgreenlee@cullmancats.net for forms or information.
CULLMAN - With the end of the school year just days away, it is time for summer sports clinics and the first on the docket is the Cullman High School Volleyball Clinic.
“I view...
CULLMAN - SmartAsset, a New York-based financial technology company, recently released their second annual study on property taxes. Cullman County ranked ninth among Alabama places getting the most ‘Bang for their Buck’ on property taxes, making their second consecutive appearance in the study's top 10. In addition to property taxes, the study analyzed the quality of local schools and...
CULLMAN - Cullman’s sixth annual radKIDS Summer Safety Camp, presented by the Cullman City Police Department and Cullman City Parks and Recreation, will be held June 27 – July 1 in the Cullman Civic Center auditorium. Registration is being taken on a first come, first served basis and costs a total of $7 for the full 5-day safety camp...
Updated at 4:26 p.m. on May 23, 2016
BREMEN - Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry this afternoon confirmed that an armed robbery occurred last night just before 10 p.m. at the J&D's Four Way gas station located at 4244 County Road 109 in Bremen. The business is near the intersection of County Roads 109 and 222.
An earlier report from a...
I don’t know why you get so worked up. God told me I’m going to be fine; cancer is not going to kill me.”
Lexie York
CULLMAN - Meet Lexie York, a beautiful 14-year-old girl who is in the fight of her life. In October 2015 she was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer. Rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of...
BAILEYTON - A two-car collision occurring around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Summit Road and Holly Pond Road (County Road 1718), located in Baileyton, has left two hospitalized and one Arab man deceased.
Richard Chambers, 62, was pronounced dead at the scene by Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick said Chambers was an "unrestrained driver" when the incident occurred.
"The...
CULLMAN - With the multitude of addictions running rampant in our community, we, at The Cullman Tribune, feel a series of articles is warranted. Alcohol addiction. Food addiction. Opiate addiction. Methamphetamine addiction. Each, left untreated, has deadly consequences. This week, we begin weekly installments examining addictions and their impact on the lives of people in our community.
Recently, Cullman County...
If you walk out of the house and into the world today, and you are not armed with some sort of protection to protect yourself, you are sheep, because there are wolves out there that are going to come for you.”
Sgt. David Nunn, instructor
CULLMAN – On Saturday, May 21, the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office held two women’s firearms safety...
MONTGOMERY - Will Morrison took the hill for Cullman in the pivotal game two, trying to pitch his team to a win and force a game three. He pitched a gem but two costly errors in the sixth inning allowed Hillcrest to plate the game’s only run as the Patriots defeated Cullman 1-0 to become the 2016 6A State...
CULLMAN - Cullman City Councilman, Place 3, Johnny Cook on Saturday officially announced his intention to seek a third term. Cook was first elected in 2008.
“First and foremost I would like to thank the citizens for allowing me to be a part of what Cullman is today. A lot has happened over the past eight years. Cullman survived a...
CULLMAN - On Friday night the Logan, Alabama-based bluegrass band BoomTown played at Berkeley Bob’s Coffeehouse.
The show was free, and the music started up in a full house. There was a “musician’s tip jar” available for anyone inclined to donate to the performers.
BoomTown played bluegrass standards, covers and even some originals. The band won First Place Bluegrass Band in...
Photo: From left to right: Cullman City Police Chief Kenny Culpepper, Hanceville Police Chief Bob Long, Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry and Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce President Leah Bolin
If it comes to a point where you’re going to use deadly force, DO NOT shoot to wound. DO NOT shoot to wound.”
Sheriff Matt Gentry
CULLMAN – On Friday, May 20,...
CULLMAN - Saturday morning over 60 volunteers showed up to help with the North Alabama Agriplex’s Sweet Potato Drop event. Volunteers bagged potatoes to be distributed to local agencies.
The event was the Agriplex’s second of this nature so far this year, the first being an apple drop on Easter weekend. For both events, the Agriplex partnered with the Society...
HANCEVILLE - An event created by the Hanceville Quarterback Club turned out to be very entertaining in its debut on Friday night at Ray Talley Stadium.
The Hanceville High School alumni flag football game consisted of former Bulldogs, with the purple team being players who graduated in odd years and the white team made up of players who got their...
MONTGOMERY - It was tough sledding for the Cullman Bearcats as they mustered just five hits in a 4-3 loss to Hillcrest Friday night at Paterson Field.
The Cats looked as if they were going to get off to a hot start as shortstop Kolby Robinson earned a lead-off walk to start the game, but he was quickly erased as...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s men’s golf team finished ninth in the nation at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship on Friday, shooting a 4-over par 1156 during the four-day event at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Fla.
Wallace State, making its 21st national tournament appearance under coach Dan York, wrapped up the tournament Friday by shooting...
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Cullman AYSO In-Store Registration and Shop Day
Saturday, May 21, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Dick's Sporting Goods in Cullman. Ages 4-18 by July 31. Visit www.eayso.org to register first.
Brickyard Meats Customer Appreciation Day
Saturday, May 21, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at Brickyard...
CULLMAN - On Wednesday, May 18, Cullman Police Department Narcotics Investigators Chris Thomason and Justin Craft stopped a blue Jeep Cherokee for a traffic violation on County Road 1147. As the Cherokee was coming to a stop, one of the occupants threw what appeared to be a pipe out of the vehicle.
During the stop, investigators gained consent to search...
VINEMONT - On Thursday, May 19, Cullman Police Department investigators, with assistance from the Cullman County Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET), made a controlled buy of 2 ounces of methamphetamine from a residence located on County Road 1129 Vinemont.
A search warrant was then executed on the residence by CPD and CNET. During the search of the residence, investigators recovered more...
Photo: Wallace State pitcher Julia Dailey delivers a pitch to a Chipola hitter in their game Thursday afternoon in the NJCAA Division I national championships.
ST. GEORGE, UTAH - Wallace State softball’s quest for a third national title came to an end Thursday night after a pair of losses at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I national...
Photo: Cullman County Schools Superintendent Shane Barnette, Jeremiah Castille and John Riley, president and CEO of Cullman Savings Bank
CULLMAN - An event that has become a favorite among local youth athletes and parents alike will return to the Cullman area for its ninth consecutive year. The Jeremiah Castille Character Camp is happening June 10-11 at the soccer fields of...
MONTGOMERY - It was a tough loss for the Cullman Lady Bearcats as they came up short to Southside, 6-2, in the semifinals of the loser’s bracket in the 2016 6A State Softball Tournament this afternoon.
Emilee Coker of Southside decided to take things in her own hands in the top of the first. She drew a lead-off walk, then...
CULLMAN - A new solar energy system was installed at In-N-Out Self Storage at 106 13th St. in Cullman. The installation was celebrated on Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, which was attended by Cullman Mayor Max A. Townson and Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce President Leah Bolin.
The solar energy system was installed and will be managed by Ace Solar,...
MONTGOMERY- Win or go home was the name of the game when Cullman took the field against Hillcrest Friday morning and the Lady Cats did just that, winning the contest in impressive fashion 9-0.
Olivia Schwaiger was once again in the circle for Cullman and once again, she was dominating. She not only shut out Hillcrest, eliminating them from the...
MONTGOMERY- Cullman fought valiantly Thursday night, hitting two home runs, but fell one run short in a 7-6 loss to Oxford, the team they eliminated from the state tournament just last year.
After giving up three runs in the first, two on a costly error, Claire Jenkins crushed a two-run shot to straight away center field. Oxford came back to...
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Boomtown Live at Berkley Bob’s “Bluegrass at its Finest”
Boomtown, 2015 winners of Loretta Lynn’s Pickin Jamboree, will be performing live at Berkley Bob’s on Friday, May 20 from 7-9 p.m.
2016 May Community Luncheon
Friday, May 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at...
Photo: Winners of the Best Attitude Award at TRIO Day were, from left, Maria Stubbs, of Hayden High, Cameron Heffner, of Hanceville Middle School and Jordan Armstrong, of Hayden High.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State Community College’s Talent Search department celebrated its annual TRIO Day recently, inviting participating students from the sixth-ninth grades to campus.
Talent Search students who attended TRIO Day...
Photo: Matt Dixon breaks free for a 70-yard TD
GOOD HOPE - Addison adjusted on the defensive side of the football after Good Hope's Matt Dixon romped 70 yards on the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter of Thursday's spring jamboree at James Shabel Stadium.
Addison turned a Good Hope fumble following the Dixon TD with a short drive...
HANCEVILLE - The City of Hanceville called a special city council meeting for Thursday, May 19 to discuss the repaving plan for Hopewell Road near Section Line Road. Council members Charles Wilson, Greg Baker, Kim Brown and Jimmy Sawyer, along with Mayor Kenneth Nail, City Attorney Dan Willingham and City Clerk Tania Wilcox were on hand for the 6:30...
CULLMAN - Clad in white tops and black pants, the Lady Bearcats of Cullman had another important addition to their uniform when they took the field against the Hueytown Lady Golden Gophers. A plain white ribbon with a bold number four and the name Shellie, to pay homage to Shellie Tucker Blackwood, the Lady Cats' "team mom," who passed...
HANCEVILLE- After the success of Wallace State Community College’s Fast Track Academy and Fast Track for Industry programs that give area high school students the opportunity to start their collegiate careers early, the college is again partnering with Cullman County Schools to offer high school students another pathway for success, as well as an outlet for their artistic endeavors...
Photo: Jeffrey Johns of Hanceville looks at the Academic Excellence Award trophy he received during the May 13, 2016 commencement ceremony at Tom Drake Coliseum.
HANCEVILLE - Jeffrey Johns, 55, dropped out of school in the 10th grade and didn’t attempt to earn his GED until three years ago when a genetic disease forced him to give up his job...
HANCEVILLE - Life has thrown some roadblocks and challenges in front of Kelly Barnette Lee over the years. And while it's taken her a while to get around them, Lee has finally earned a degree in social work and found a job in a career to which she's felt a calling.
Lee graduated last week from Wallace State Community College...
