Photo: Wallace State second baseman Sarah Ellen Battles records an out from her knees during the second inning of the Lady Lions’ game vs. McLennan College on Wednesday night.
HANCEVILLE – Not much had gone right for Wallace State’s softball team over the opening 6 2/3 innings against McLennan (Texas) Community College in their first-round game Wednesday night at the...
CULLMAN - The North Alabama Agriplex is hosting another family-friendly, volunteer opportunity. The Sweet Potato Drop will be held this Saturday, May 21, beginning at 9 a.m.
The event will be a chance for Cullman citizens of all ages to come together to help those in our community who are not as fortunate as others. Partnering with the Society of...
Photo shows the Cold Springs Track & Field team after their championship win earlier this month.
COLD SPRINGS - It was plenty of firsts for the Cold Springs High School track and field program as they held a ceremony Wednesday morning inside Jesse George Gymnasium to recognize the accomplishment from 11 days ago of winning the Alabama High School 2A...
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Cullman Christian School 2016 Commencement
Cullman Christian School Class of 2016 will graduate on Thursday, May 19 at 6 p.m. at Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church.
Cullman County Child Development Center 2016 Commencement
The Cullman County Child Development Center’s Class of 2016 will...
CULLMAN - An early-morning robbery occurred Wednesday at Kensington Station Apartment Homes in Cullman.
According to Cullman Police Lt. Jody Martin, at approximately 3 a.m. this morning, Brooke McMoy, 19, returned home from work to her apartment at 143 Birmingham Street SW to find two African-American males inside.
Martin said, “They (the suspects) held a gun to McMoy’s head and demanded...
BREMEN - Today, May 18, investigators with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office arrested Paul Sandlin, Jr., 60, of Bremen, for possession of obscene material of someone less than 17 years old on his laptop computer.
CCSO investigators were alerted that Sandlin might have images of children on his laptop computer that he keeps at his residence in the Cold Springs...
HANCEVILLE - On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education announced Wallace State Community College in Hanceville is one of 44 colleges in the nation—and the only college in Alabama—to be selected as an experimental site for the use of Federal Pell Grants for dual enrollment.
As part of the “Expanding College Access Through the Dual Enrollment Pell Experiment,” for the...
I have found that by giving my time and energy to helping America’s heroes, I have gained a peace and strength that I have never felt before.”
Jeremy Hogan
Photo: Jeremy Hogan watches over his newborn daughter las week, as a nurse tends to the baby.
CULLMAN - From troubled youth to advocate for the health, safety and wellbeing of our...
Photo: Mark Brock holds an infant found in a cardboard box at a dumpsite in Guatemala where he was helping out during a mission trip. The baby was healthy and in the company of its mother, who was searching through the dumpsite.
HANCEVILLE - Mark Brock isn’t your typical college graduate. At 50 years old, he’d already graduated college once...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s Sylas Elliott continues to prove he’s among the elite golfers in the nation.
Elliott was one of five golfers in the nation named a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) PING 1st-team All-American on Tuesday night, hours before Wallace State teed off in the NJCAA Men’s National Championship at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Florida.
Elliott...
CULLMAN - Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl is approaching his third season on the Plains and has nowhere to go but up, even with the roster being young in limited game time experience.
Pearl visited the area Tuesday evening as a guest speaker at the Cullman County Auburn Club banquet, held inside the Cullman Civic Center. The veteran coach took...
CULLMAN - The Lufkin Industries plant in Cullman will close its doors on June 17 and all 30 people will lose their jobs. The plant is located at 2401 Seventh Avenue SW in Industrial Park 2.
According to Dale Greer, assistant director of the Cullman Economic Development Agency, GE Oil & Gas, the owner of Lufkin Industries, notified the Lufkin...
Photo: Wallace State lefty Blake Schilleci pitched in relief Monday.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s baseball team had its season end Monday in the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)/Region 22 quarterfinals in Ozark, losing to Marion Military Institute 10-0 in five innings at Eagle Stadium.
Marion Military Institute grabbed a 1-0 lead in the second inning, added three runs in the third...
Photo: LaTere Jones from Air Evac answers questions from the town council about insurance policies for West Point residents on Monday night.
WEST POINT - A regular West Point Town Council meeting was held on Monday night at the West Point Town Hall at 6:00 p.m.
After the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, the council jumped right into a lengthy discussion...
GARDEN CITY - It was discussed and voted on Monday night for the Garden City Town Council to consider getting a credit/debit card for town business.
This was part of the regular meeting of the council Monday night at the Garden City Town Hall.
Having a credit card for business purchases is vital, Mayor Tim Eskew and council members Scott Arnold,...
CULLMAN - On Saturday evening the Cullman Parks and Recreation Foundation Board held the inaugural Dinner On First event to kick off fundraising efforts for the newest park project that the CP&R is undertaking.
The dinner took place on First Avenue, which was transformed into a giant dining room for those in attendance. Before the dinner got underway, there were...
Photo: All-Alabama Academic Team for Community and Junior Colleges: (Left to right): Callie Allen, of Cullman and John-Anthony Jimenez, of Hanceville
HANCEVILLE - Students at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville were recognized for their achievements at the college’s recent Awards Night Ceremony. Awards for campus leadership, scholastic achievement, transfer scholarships and division honors were among those presented.
“We celebrate the...
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — The speaker of the Alabama House is going on trial on felony ethics charges that could result in his removal from office.
Jury selection is set to begin Monday for state Rep. Mike Hubbard of Auburn. He’s facing 23 counts of using his office and past position as chairman of the Alabama GOP for personal gain.
Hubbard...
Photo: Wallace State shortstop Johnny Sklopan loads up for a throw to first base as Shelton State’s Jordan Lowe (11) attempts to break up a double play.
OZARK, ALA. - Wallace State’s baseball team is following a familiar script from last season at the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)/Region 22 tournament in Ozark.
The Lions rallied for a four-run eighth inning...
Left to Right: Alex Wood, Alyssa Price, Maddie Whitesell, Will Parker, Ross Wallace, Zakk Waddell, Kohan Lovett, Luke Watson, Tom Parker, Austin Frederick. Not Pictured: Billy Ellis, Nathan Ferster, Derik Arendall, Lily Whitesell, Allison Hukeba and McKenna Sharpton
We celebrate our sports and everything, which is awesome, but this is their sport. They work incredibly hard. They are great kids...
CULLMAN – On Saturday, May 21 from noon- 4 p.m. Warren’s Home Décor, LLC will host an autism awareness fundraiser. All money from the store’s event, Bouncing for Dollars, will go to support the Cullman Autism & Special Needs Family Support Group. The event is simple. There will be two bounce houses set up at the Warren’s Home Décor,...
BREMEN - On Saturday more than 400 people participated in the Second Annual Mud Run at the Stony Lonesome OHV Park.
The event’s second year brought about changes and improvements that Park Manager Tyler Lindsey says made the event much better.
“We learned a lot from last year’s event,” Lindsey said. “Putting up boundaries, caution tape, you know, letting people know...
Left to right, sitting: Nick Martin, Bailey Brand, Chandler West, Noah Tillman
Left to right, standing: Pao Vaughn, Jacob Smith, Coach Hulsey, Madison Lowery
This is a great group of kids to work with. I am very proud of these guys. Go Raiders!”
David Hulsey
GOOD HOPE – The Good Hope Scholar’s Bowl team made a name for itself in the Scholar’s Bowl...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State baseball’s Garrett Suchey faced a lot of uncertainty about his career a little more than two years ago. Suchey was seven games into his freshman season at Wallace State in 2014, tossing 21 2/3 innings before experiencing elbow troubles.
Suchey, a former honorable mention All-State selection out of Mortimer Jordan, was forced to undergo Tommy John...
Photo: Cierra Barrios speaks at the open house for the new Oneonta campus center in Blount County.
HANCEVILLE - Several times in her life, situations beyond her control have put Cierra Barrios on a different path that what she may have preferred. Growing up near New Orleans, she and her family survived the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, only to move...
I think this is a wonderful thing. It's a great opportunity for seniors to meet and greet in one area with a day of fun and prizes, etc.”
Delitha Marchman
CULLMAN - On Friday, May 13 area senior citizens played the day away at Sportsman Lake Park’s annual Senior Shindig. During the event, hosted by the Cullman County Commission on Aging,...
TRIMBLE - After claiming the inaugural Cullman Alabama High School Bass Fishing Classic title last year, the Good Hope Raiders had a solid game plan to make sure the team trophy remained on campus for another 365 days.
The Raiders did just that on Saturday at Smith Lake, overcoming early morning fog and windy conditions to take command in the...
CULLMAN - With the prerace event area filled with young racers currently involved in the local schools’ track teams, competitors in their early 20s who were teammates of Nicholas Fillinger and who shared his passion for the sport and folks of all ages running to honor the memory of the young man who died unexpectedly in September of 2013,...
HUNTSVILLE - It was a perfect day on the pitch as the Cullman Bearcats took to the Brendan O’Halloran Field Saturday morning to take in the Daphne Trojans in the 6A State Soccer Final.
“I can’t put it into words,” said head soccer coach Casey Harbin immediately after winning the 6A Soccer State Championship. “This is all about them.”
The Bearcats...
GADSDEN - It was smooth sailing Friday afternoon for the Cullman Bearcats as they routed the Southside Panthers 11-2.
After being retired in order in the first inning, Cullman blew the lid off the game by sending eight men to the plate, five of which touched home. Noah Fondren started the offensive onslaught with an infield single. Jacob Heatherly would...
HUNTSVILLE - Winning has become commonplace for the Cullman Bearcats soccer squad as they have dominated teams all year long on the pitch. They added another win to their impressive resume Friday morning, but this one was special because it not only avenged an early season loss but it vaulted the Bearcats into the 6A State Soccer Championship game.
It...
WEST POINT - Spring football ended Friday evening for the West Point Warriors and Vinemont Eagles with a jamboree matchup.
Vinemont gained an 8-7 halftime lead, but West Point adjusted during the second half by pulling away from the Eagles 31-8.
West Point had a slight edge in total offense through halftime, 170 yards to 148 for the visitors. Vinemont was...
Photo: General Studies graduate Karley Edwards, left and Diesel Technologies graduate Jamie Walker celebrate at the end of the commencement exercises Friday at Wallace State Community College.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College in Hanceville and President Vicki Hawsey Karolewics celebrated the college’s 50th anniversary commencement at Tom Drake Coliseum Friday. Approximately 539 students participated in the ceremony, while 1,107...
CULLMAN COUNTY, AL (WBRC) - Multiple agencies responded to a boating accident on Smith Lake in Cullman County Friday evening.
The sheriff's office says at least two boats were involved. The boaters were successfully pulled from the water with only minor injuries.
The rescues took place near Goat Island.
Lane Maury at The Cotton Gin
Saturday night, May 14, at The Cotton Gin is guaranteed to be an entertaining and maybe even a bit of a rowdy night. Local country sensation, Lane Maury, is slated to begin picking and grinning at 6 p.m., and his music, along with The Cotton Gin’s fine seafood, will have everybody delighted and wanting...
HANCEVILLE – Stop by Wallace State’s Machine Tool Technology Department, and it’s easy to absorb the family atmosphere within the walls.
James Kaple has been one of the shining lights of the family over the past two years and graduates Friday after overcoming a drug addiction that lasted nearly two decades.
“I am proof that’s it’s never too late to change...
Photo: A memorial table set up during the pinning ceremony for the class of 2016 nursing class at Wallace State holds photographs of family members who have passed away, including a photograph of Ashley Hoskins’ parents and Christopher Bynum’s grandfather.
HANCEVILLE - While her mom and dad weren’t with her in person as she was pinned as a graduate of...
Photo: Bioprist and Indies Pharma Group President & CEO Dr. Guna Muppuri with Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Hawsey Karolewics (seated) are joined by Wallace State Director of Nursing Education Deborah Hoover, Nursing instructor Disha Patel and Wallace State Dean of Health Sciences Lisa German for the signing of an MOU during a meeting in the Wallace State School...
DODGE CITY - A regular Dodge City Town Council meeting was held on Thursday night at the Dodge City Town Hall at 6 p.m. After normal housekeeping matters were addressed, the council quickly moved on to business.
Mayor Tawana Canada stated that Dodge City Fire Chief Matt Weaver has several projects going on currently, and that some from the fire...
HUNTSVILLE- The Kiwanis Sportsplex was jam-packed with rowdy players and fans alike for the start of the north regional Softball Tournament Thursday morning, but none were as rowdy as the Lady Bearcats of Cullman.
Cullman jumped on the Brewer Lady Patriots early and often, well, as often as Mother Nature would allow, as the two teams had to endure a...
HANCEVILLE - The city of Hanceville convened for a council meeting on Thursday, May 12 and, despite the nasty weather outside, business was smooth sailing at city hall.
With all members of the council present including the city clerk and city attorney, the meeting was called to order and the invocation was given by Councilman Jimmy Sawyer.
Hanceville High School Coach...
HANCEVILLE – Like any successful athlete, Wallace State baseball sophomore Stephen Dobbs is eager and willing to seek advice or draw inspiration from family members or coaches in order to become a better player.
Dobbs doesn’t have to go far down the family tree to find someone who has experienced success and a lot of high-pressure situations. Dobbs’ first cousin...
CULLMAN - Saving Forgotten Warriors (SFW), the local nonprofit whose goal is to provide aid to local veterans in need, has many summertime fundraising events which are necessary to continue helping and advocating for the heroes in the Cullman community.
This Saturday will see two events hosted by SFW. From 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., the organization will be taking...
Photo: Fr. Joel Martin, President of St. Bernard Prep; Fr. Bede Marcy, school chaplain; and Headmaster, Dan Baillargeon award senior Alli Messick the Christian Service Award.
CULLMAN - St. Bernard Preparatory School recently honored outstanding students for their academic achievements during the 2015-16 school year. Faculty, students, parents and friends gathered in the Fazi-Richard Athletic Center to applaud the dedication...
Photo: Danielle Chestnut will walk across the stage on Friday night at Wallace State, graduating with an Associate in Science degree. In the stands will be about 10 nurses she’s kept in touch with since she was 11 years old and who treated her as she went through chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
HANCEVILLE - Danielle Chestnut will have a special...
BERLIN - Phase two in a series of fish releases into the Duck River Reservoir took place Thursday morning.
This project is coordinated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and supported locally by the Cullman Economic Development Agency.
Largemouth bass, approximately 20,000 in total, were placed into the reservoir. This comes after 100,000 bream entered the waterway in...
VINEMONT - Among the items discussed during Tuesday's regular meeting of the Vinemont Town Council, the council voted to check on a charitable organization that was asking for financial assistance for the upcoming Veteran's Day Celebration on Nov. 5.
Mayor J.D. Marcum received a letter from Gwen Parker, a representative of the Cullman area VFW. The VFW is seeking a...
GOOD HOPE - A regular Good Hope City Council meeting was held on Monday night, and after routine housekeeping items were addressed, only two items of business were discussed.
Councilman Maxie Jones reported that bids for the Bavar Creek bridge construction project are scheduled to begin in July, with construction starting in September. He noted that Good Hope School busses...
Photo: Kimberlyn, left, and Maleatra Granger, a daughter and mother from Birmingham, will graduate from the Wallace State Community College nursing program, participating in the nursing program’s pinning ceremony on Thursday before participating in the college-wide commencement exercises on Friday.
HANCEVILLE - If you are a mother – especially a single mother - you know there are many times that...
SIMCOE - It’s been a long time in the making, but on Saturday, May 21 the new Berlin/Fairview Volunteer Fire & Rescue Station 3 will officially open for business. There will be a grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. at the station, located at Alabama Highway 69 North and County Road 1651.
The station is the first...
CULLMAN – In a letter addressed to the Cullman County Rescue Squad, obtained by The Cullman Tribune late Tuesday evening, the Cullman County Commission states the squad must vacate the premises, located at 1520 Sportsman Lake Road, no later than June 30, 2016. The letter is dated April 29, 2016.
The certified letter states this was the second request to...
GOOD HOPE - Saturday night, May 14, at The Cotton Gin is guaranteed to be an entertaining and maybe even a bit of a rowdy night. Local country sensation, Lane Maury, is slated to begin picking and grinning at 6 p.m., and his music, along with The Cotton Gin’s fine seafood, will have everybody delighted and wanting more.
To look...
GOLD RIDGE - During the past week, Cullman County Sheriff's Office deputies and investigators arrested Zachary Chad Arnold, 26, of Cullman and Christopher Adam Hann, 26, of Cullman for five counts of unlawful breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and one count of fourth-degree theft of property.
On April 24, the victims called the CCSO after returning to their...
It’s a real struggle right now. We have a total lack of leadership in Montgomery.”
Sen. Paul Bussman
CULLMAN – Sen. Paul Bussman, R-Cullman was the guest speaker at Tuesday night’s Cullman County Republican Women meeting. Bussman spoke about the current lack of leadership in Montgomery and his optimistic outlook on the future of Alabama politics.
“We have a tremendous problem in...
HUNTSVILLE - All season, Luke Wilson has had his name near the top of the leaderboard in Alabama High School golf competition.
That didn't change on Tuesday. The Cullman senior played competitive and was in contention for the 6A title in the AHSAA state tournament.
Wilson wound up with a third place tie, shooting 1-under par for the two-day event, a...
BATTLEGROUND - Battleground, on the western border of Cullman County, has been home to Stoney Creek Christian Camp and Camp 2540 for several years now, built on 50 acres and seeking guidance from the New Testament.
Opting to closely follow Matthew 25:40, which reads, “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one for one of...
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State sophomore golfer Sylas Elliott has been named a 2016 Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award semifinalist.
Finalists in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) ranks will be named Wednesday and recipients named June 2. The five finalists to receive the Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award will compete in the Barbasol...
CULLMAN - The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will be hosting a public meeting on Tuesday, May 24 regarding the repaving of U.S. Highway 278 East between Interstate 65 and East Point. The meeting will take place from 5-7 p.m. in the lunchroom of West Elementary School.
Cullman Mayor Max A. Townson recommends community members attend the meeting, as roads...
Photo: Councilmen Andy Page, Clint Hollingsworth and Johnny Cook with Air National Guard Technical Sgt. Justin Hollingsworth
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Council met on Monday, May 9, with all members present. Efficient yet busy, the meeting saw the council agree to provide financial assistance in the amount of $2,500 to the Cullman City Parks and Recreation’s Connected Park project,...
CULLMAN - Do you know the signs of a stroke? Do you know what steps to take if a loved one shows these signs? Join Cullman Regional Medical Center's Director of Emergency Services, Frank Cunningham, RN and Director of Cardiovascular Services, Carla Fewell, RN as they discuss a few of the many important, life-saving stroke prevention tips during an...
Photo: Dr. Bruce Lee and Paula Campbell
CULLMAN - Paula Campbell and her son Austin Miller were fishing in Cullman on Sunday when her son said a bird spiraled into the water.
“I told my son to, as best he could, bring the bird in towards the bank,” Campbell said. She and her Miller were able to fish the hawk out...
CULLMAN - There are many ways to enjoy life on Cullman, Winston and Walker Counties’ Lewis Smith Lake. One is in the private, RV lot community neighborhood of Smith Lake RV & Cabin Resort where lake living couldn’t be any easier, more peaceful or more luxurious.
Conveniently located minutes from County Road 222, which offers direct access to I-65, less...
HANCEVILLE - On Friday, May 6, investigators with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dylon Chase Shook, 20, of Hanceville, for electronic solicitation of a child under the age of 12.
CCSO investigators were alerted to the matter after a relative of the victim discovered inappropriate pictures between the victim and the suspect on a social media app. Investigators worked...
Each week, we're going to share a few items from The Cullman Tribune's archives. It may not be "important" news, but we think it's interesting to see what was "news" at different points in history. And who knows? Maybe someone from your family will show up!
From the Files of 1954:
There are seven sets of twins at West Point School...
North-Central Alabama Young Democrats
Monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Moe’s Original BBQ, 318 First Ave. SE.
Good Hope City Council Meeting
Monday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. at Good Hope City Hall
Cullman City Council Meeting
Monday, May 9, at 7 p.m. in the City Hall Auditorium
CP&R Community Classes- Painting
Oil Painting and Acrylics - Mondays from 6:30 - 9 p.m. at Cullman Civic...
With the conference, our goal, locally, is to try to motivate men to be engaged and get back involved in their families, get back involved with their kids and their community and do whatever they need to do to be leaders.”
Sen. Paul Bussman
HANCEVILLE - The Ground Zero Men’s Conference, sponsored by Alabama Sen. Paul Bussman, R-Cullman, was held on...
CULLMAN - The blocked off streets of downtown Cullman provided the perfect spot for vendors of all kinds at Depot Park, farmers at the Festhalle, a stage for musicians, a kids’ zone filled with inflatables and throngs of 2016 Strawberry Festival goers on May 6-7.
The two-day festival kicked off on Friday with special events specifically for senior citizens, including...
There’s always a light at the end of the tunnel and without God, they can’t get through it. They have got to have the inspiration. There’s always hope. If they have their last breath, there is hope that they can make it.”
Brenda Glover
CULLMAN - This year’s Relay For Life was held on Friday, May 6 at the Cullman County...
CULLMAN - St. Bernard Prep and Cold Springs could not wait for Saturday to arrive so they could get back to work in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Track and Field championships.
Through the first series of running and field events at Cullman's Oliver Woodard Stadium Friday, the Saints and the Eagles were right where they wanted to be....
CULLMAN - It was the quarter-final round of the 2016 6A Soccer State Playoffs Friday night as Cullman welcomed Decatur to the Cullman Soccer Complex, but for the Cats, it was just another day at the office.
The top-ranked Bearcats made easy work of Decatur, dropping the Red Raiders 4-0 and advancing to the semifinals in Huntsville.
After several shots on...
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Crane Hill Communities Volunteer Fire and EMS Department 40th Birthday Celebration
Stop by Crane Hill Fire Station #1 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday May 7 to help us celebrate. We are celebrating our 40th Birthday! We are also honoring three...
My favorite part about going to the movies is seeing the picture. It is a lot of fun to get out and do something different.”
Matthew, moviegoer
CULLMAN – The Cullman Autism and Special Needs Family Support Group joined forces with Cullman’s Carmike Theater to host a sensory-friendly movie night on Friday afternoon, May 6. The special showing was for individuals and...
CULLMAN - With the overwhelming prevalence of diabetes in our local community, education is the key to prevention and treatment to help those who suffer from the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is providing its DEEP – Diabetes Empowerment Education Program to those adults diagnosed with diabetes and people without diabetes....
CULLMAN - After the first day of the Alabama High School Athletic Association Track & Field Meet at Oliver Woodard Stadium, two local schools find themselves in contention for a state championship with plenty of running and field events left to finish on Saturday.
The St. Bernard Lady Saints were ahead of Whitesburg Baptist after six events with 36.5 points...
Tonight's concert was out of this world!”
Stacey Johnston-Parmer, band parent
CULLMAN - On Thursday evening, May 5, the Cullman High School band held their annual spring concert in the school’s auditorium The CHS symphonic band, concert band and jazz band performed for a captive audience.
The featured performance of the evening was the symphonic band’s presentation of their program "Among the...
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Rummage Sale
Friday, May 6 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at 410 13th Street SE. Weather-permitting. Cash only. All proceeds benefit the shelter Daystar House, a United Way of Cullman County agency.
Rummage Sale
Trinity Lutheran Church, 505 Commercial Street, Hanceville, will have...
CULLMAN - It took only an hour and 20 minutes for the Cullman Lady Bearcats to end Hartselle's domination on the softball field in area tournament play.
The Lady Bearcats put together a four-run first inning that was enough for Olivia Schwaiger to work with and defeat Hartselle 4-1 in the championship of the AHSAA 6A, Area 15 Tournament Thursday...
CULLMAN - The City of Cullman Planning Commission met Monday, May 1 in the City Hall Auditorium, hearing input on three subdivisions and approving site plans for another project.
A new subdivision, The Grove at Fischer Farms, was presented by Cliff Harris, seeking approval on its 28-lot, Phase one development. The subdivision will fall in the Cullman City School District...
Photo: Allen Patterson is the head of the Wallace State Emergency Medical Services program.
HANCEVILLE - Students wishing to enter the Wallace State Emergency Medical Technician’s Paramedic program this fall are encouraged to take summer courses in order to complete prerequisites.
“We’re staring a fall paramedic program, so anyone interested in that would need to take their EMT classes in the...
CULLMAN - Opening its doors in 2011 to women who most in society had already closed the door to, Restoring Women Outreach (RWO) specializes in pulling women out of the trenches of the disease of addiction and back into being productive, powerful and inspirational women in society.
Executive Director Carol Berry can’t help but brag on the women who have...
CULLMAN - State Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview today released the following letter to his constituents.
My legislation to address the situation at Cullman Memory Gardens passed this week and awaits the Governor’s signature to become law. This is the beginning to give relief to the families of those resting there.
I lowered the original legislation to correct some of the concerns...
Special Olympics is one of my passions. It’s one of the things I love, it’s one of the things I enjoy doing.”
Lt. Rex Sorrow
CULLMAN - The 2016 Cullman Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics was held on Tuesday morning, May 3. Members from area law enforcement agencies gathered on the steps of the Cullman County Courthouse and held...
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National Day of Prayer
Thursday, May 5 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Rummage Sale
Thursday, May 5 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at 410 13th Street SE. Weather-permitting. Cash only. All proceeds benefit the shelter Daystar House, a United Way of Cullman County agency.
NCAHA...
CULLMAN - It is not unusual to find Oliver Woodard Stadium, on the campus of Cullman High School, bustling with activity, both on the playing surface and the bleachers, but Tuesday’s event was a special kind of amazing: the Special Olympics. Athletes from all over Cullman County converged on the green turf and surrounding track at the home of...
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Schools Child Nutrition Program today announced that they will be 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...
FORT PAYNE- It was a beautiful night on the pitch as the Cullman Bearcats took the field against the defending 6A state soccer champion Fort Payne Wildcats. Cullman had downed the Wildcats in the regular season meeting to the tune of 3-1, but the Cats still had a bitter taste in their mouths as Fort Payne ousted Cullman from...
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Cullman Spring Cleanup Week
May 2-6. A FREE service for all City of Cullman Sanitation customers! FREE pickup of large items- old appliances, furniture, mattresses, etc. Just place the items curbside on your normal trash day that week. Batteries, tires,...
CULLMAN - As Tuesday's opening round game of the AHSAA Class 6A, Area 15 Tournament moved to the later innings, the confidence of the Cullman Lady Bearcats rose to a higher level than the Decatur Red Raiders could contain.
Cullman broke open a close game with eight runs in the final three innings to shut out Decatur 10-0. That sent...
CULLMAN - Owen Lovell is known to many who follow high school baseball for his ability as a power hitter.
But Lovell has another part that got plenty of attention Tuesday.
The junior right-hander went to work and put away the Hartselle Tigers' thoughts of ending the Cullman Bearcats' baseball season in the second round.
Lovell threw a complete game, giving up...
Education makes dreams come true and we appreciate our teachers for the efforts they make to ensure each child reaches their full potential when it comes to education.”
Mayor Townson
CULLMAN – To celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Day, Cullman Mayor Max Townson issued a “Teacher Appreciation Week” proclamation to Cullman City Schools Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson at Cullman City Hall Tuesday...
BAILEYTON - A regular Baileyton Town Council meeting was held on Monday night at Baileyton Town Hall. After normal housekeeping items, the council got on with the business of Air Evac insurance policies.
The council had a lengthy discussion with LaTere Jones, Air Evac sales manager, concerning Air Evac insurance policies for the Town of Baileyton and its residents. After...
CULLMAN - Indian visionary Mahatma Gandhi taught, “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to...
HOLLY POND - Holly Pond’s VEX Robotics Team has been making news all year long. The young men, Dexton Jones, Zachery Ayres and Rylan Griffin are in 10th, ninth and seventh grades respectively. After winning the highest honor at the Alabama State VEX Robotics Championship at Jacksonville State University on March 5, the young team advanced to the world...
ALABASTER - Wallace State’s softball team needed five minutes Monday to put a bow on its 10th Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)/Region 22 tournament championship.
Wallace State was three outs away from wrapping up the championship on Sunday, but a thunderstorm struck Alabaster’s Veteran’s Park and suspended the tournament finale vs. rival Shelton State.
Once play resumed on Monday, all it...
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT from Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick
Heroin/Opioid Abuse is a SERIOUS problem in Cullman County.
***Heroin-related deaths are up 200% compared to the same time last year.***
Per the CDC in 2014:
More people died from drug overdoses in 2014 than in any year on record. The majority of drug overdose deaths (more than six out of ten) involve an...
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Cullman Spring Cleanup Week
May 2-6. A FREE service for all City of Cullman Sanitation customers! FREE pickup of large items- old appliances, furniture, mattresses, etc. Just place the items curbside on your normal trash day that week. Batteries, tires,...
Photo: Wayne May, left, and other students in the Wallace State Clinical Laboratory Technician program watch as fellow student Gregory Vance competes in a pipetting contest during Medical Laboratory Professionals Week.
HANCEVILLE - Students in Wallace State Community College’s Clinical Laboratory Technician program recently celebrated Medical Laboratory Professionals Week. As part of the celebration, the students competed to see who...
VINEMONT - Vinemont will be the place to be this Thursday evening as SoHo Sassy Studio celebrates their Grand Opening with a Paint and Sip Night with hostess and studio owner Kathy Danielson lending her thirty years of artistic experience to partygoers and painters.
In addition to the sipping that’s planned to begin at 6:30 p.m., participants will be painting...
CULLMAN - Luke Wilson had nerves of steel in facing adverse weather conditions once again this prep golf season.
Playing in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 6A Sub-State Monday, the Cullman senior displayed poise and confidence vs. a wet Terri Pines Country Club.
Wilson would get his lowest score of the season, a 3-under par 69 that put him...
CULLMAN - Not so long ago backyard gardens were the norm in Cullman. Some tomato and okra plants, a few corn stalks, along with makeshift chicken coops dotted the landscapes in the city. Neighbors would share in each other’s bounty and families ate fresh vegetables from their harvests.
Times have changed, and although a renewed interest is being shown in...
