CULLMAN - Communication was the key topic on Tuesday night as the four finalists for the position of Cullman County Schools Superintendent were put through public interviews by the Cullman County Commission on Education. The interviews took place at the Cullman County Board of Education office downtown.
The four finalists are vying for the role that was vacated by Dr....
Photo: Cecelia Smith waits on eager tourists to stop by the Ardmore exit so she can share with them all that Cullman has to offer.
CULLMAN - If you’re close to the tourism industry in our area, the announcement of the departure of Cullman’s Tourism Director Cecelia Smith most likely came as a complete shock, as explained by several Tourism...
ADDISON - Pitching was the name of the game Tuesday afternoon as the Cold Springs Lady Eagles traveled to Addison to take on the Lady Bulldogs. It was a highly anticipated matchup as the circle featured two JUCO commits in Riley White for Cold Springs (Snead State) and Ragen Yarbrough for Addison (Calhoun Community College).
Yarbrough was on fire in...
Photo shows Miss Alabama’s Outstanding Teen Top Five. From left, Lindsay Fincher, fourth runner-up; Charity Bowden, second runner-up; Miss Alabama’s Outstanding Teen 2016, Tiara Pennington; Jessica Baeder, first runner-up; and Brooke Edwards, third runner-up.
SYLACAUGA - On Sunday, March 6, the Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2016 pageant was held at B.B. Comer Memorial High School. Cullman’s Brooke Edwards, a junior...
Growth takes on many different forms. For a life transforming organization like us, we seek to see a change of heart, a renewal of the mind and ultimately new actions. Because of the generosity of so many incredible donors, we have seen growth in our neighbors all across the county; from the youngest to the oldest.”
Dawn Owens, The Link...
FAIRVIEW - Playing under gorgeous weather conditions for the first time this golf season, the Fairview Aggies put together a satisfying performance in their own invitational at the Cullman Golf Course Tuesday.
The Aggies had three very good scores to put them third overall in the field of 16 teams that participated. Fairview shot an 18-hole score of 45, finishing...
GOOD HOPE - The Good Hope City Council held a scheduled meeting Monday night at the Good Hope City Hall.
The meeting began with an invocation followed by a roll call. The minutes from the Feb. 22 City Council meeting was approved. The financials for February 2016 was reviewed and approved.
City of Good Hope bank balances as of March 14,...
“I can’t say that I’ve got any regrets. I think we’ve done a good job over the years. We’re going out at the top of our game, nobody ran us out and everybody had a shot at it.”
Doug Boike, owner
CULLMAN – For the past 60 years the corner of First Avenue and Third Street has been home to an...
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Council gathered on Monday evening at the Lucille N. Galin Auditorium in City Hall for a regularly-scheduled meeting, the highlight of which was the naming of the EMT and Firefighter of the Year for 2015. With all members present, Cullman Fire Chief Edward Reinhardt said the invocation before the last meeting’s minutes were approved.
The...
BREMEN - It was wet, muddy and dreary but that did not stop a plethora of racers and droves of fans from flocking to Stony Lonesome OHV Park Friday afternoon for the first race in the 2016 Southern Regional Series.
“This is the biggest and baddest of the racing on the East Coast,” said Stony Lonesome Park manager Tyler Lindsey....
FAIRVIEW - On Friday, Luke Macias asked Anna Hampton to be his date for his senior prom. No big deal, right? It happens in every high school in every town across the country around this time each year. But this was a big deal. Actually quite a large deal! When Macias, 18, asked Anna, 15, he did it by...
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Commission on Education has scheduled public interviews for the position of Superintendent of Cullman County Schools on Tuesday, March 15. The interviews will take place in the Cullman County Board of Education’s central office boardroom, located at 402 Arnold Street NE.
The interview schedule:
5 p.m. Mr. Shane Barnette
6 p.m. Dr. Donald Snow
7 p.m. Dr. Elizabeth...
CULLMAN - On Saturday, March 19, Sportsman Lake Park will hold its semi-annual County-Wide Yard Sale from 7a.m.- 3p.m.
The event, held once in fall and once in spring, has been going on for about five years, according to Sara Teichmiller, director of marketing for Cullman County Parks and Recreation.
The event came about as a way to help those in...
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office has formally charged Isaac Wayne Hill, 19, of Battleground with the murder of Wesley Shannon Taylor, 22, of Battleground.
The incident took place at 5:00 p.m. Saturday night on County Road 1101 in the Battleground community.
"Our hearts and prayers here at the Cullman County Sheriff's Office go out to the family of Mr....
“Today we are having a blood drive, but we call it a blood feud because blood will be spilled. It’s the American Legion vs. the VFW; two veterans’ organizations working together to get blood donations for Cullman County.”
Dan Raley, American Legion
CULLMAN - On Saturday, March 12, the American Legion and the VFW joined forces and hosted a “blood feud.”...
CULLMAN - “If you watch the news you can see that the behavior and the rhetoric coming from the Republican frontrunners are downright scary. I’m 76-years-old and I’ve never worried about who the president was going to be if we lost. I knew if we lost that we’d have a president that I didn’t agree with, but now it’s...
UPDATE (approximately 9:30 p.m.): Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick has confirmed reports that 22-year-old Wesley Taylor was shot and killed tonight in the 5800 block of County Road 101 in the Battleground community. More details will be released as they are available.
BATTLEGROUND - A homicide has occurred in the Battleground community in Cullman County. A suspect has been...
Photo: Wallace State dual enrollment student Callie Allen has been named a 2016 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Silver Scholar from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, earning a $1,250 scholarship and special medallion.
HANCEVILLE - Callie Allen, a dual enrollment student at Wallace State Community College has been named a 2016 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Silver Scholar. The Coca-Cola Scholars...
Photo shows Jacob Aaron Kidd, left and Corey Lance Parker, right.
JOPPA - On Thursday, March 10, Cullman County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Jacob Aaron Kidd, 19-years-old, of Decatur and Corey Lance Parker, 22-years-old, of Hartselle for one count each of burglary in the third degree.
Kidd and Parker were burglarizing a home in the Joppa community in Cullman County on...
Remember to embrace the fun of the experience. It is very stressful, but at the same time it is a huge honor to represent your school and community.”
Priscilla Garrison, mother of Fairview’s 2015 Fair Queen Representative, Elizabeth Mae Garrison
FAIRVIEW - The 2016 Fairview High School Fair Queen Pageant took place on Friday night, March 11, and Miss Rebecca Overton...
HANCEVILLE - When she was a young girl, Pauline Whaley dreamt of being a nurse. “From the time that I could read, I’ve wanted to be a nurse,” said Whaley, 83, a resident of Brookdale Assisted Living Facility in Hanceville. “I read a book about Florence Nightingale and from that time on I wanted to be a nurse.”
Life had...
CULLMAN – Investigators with the Cullman City Police Department (CPD) and Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), along with agents with the Cullman Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET), arrested Jammie Dewayne Thompson, 42, of Baileyton, for trafficking in methamphetamine, unlawful possession of marijuana, first degree and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
The operation that led to the arrest was executed in the...
“We do this so that the parents and the community can come by and see what the kids have been doing. They do such great work; I am so proud of them.”
Mrs. McBrayer, art teacher
CULLMAN - The annual East and West Elementary Art Show was held Thursday night, March 10 at the Civic Center. This year's theme was Fairy...
GOOD HOPE - The gravel parking lot behind Good Hope Town Hall was packed full of cars, trucks and school buses in anticipation of a long afternoon of varsity softball action, but Mother Nature had a different idea.
Not even an hour into the annual Umpire's Tournament, the flood gates opened. Standing water soon surrounded home plate as well as...
FAIRVIEW - Insurance runs in a baseball game are very important when a contest enters late innings; they served their purpose tremendously for the West Point Warriors Thursday afternoon. The Warriors broke open a tight affair with Fairview thanks to six runs coming home during the sixth and claimed the 2016 Cullman County Baseball Tournament championship title by a...
CULLMAN - On Friday and Saturday, April 8-9, the Cullman High School drama and choral departments will present their rendition of Disney’s Broadway musical “Beauty and the Beast.” CHS Theater Director Wayne Cook and CHS Choir Director Sarah Driskell will lead the production.
Held in the CHS auditorium, the performances will also feature some of Cullman Middle School’s up and...
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s baseball team split a doubleheader with Northeast Mississippi Community College at James C. Bailey Stadium on Wednesday, winning the nightcap 4-1. The Lions (14-9) dropped the opener 7-2 in a pair of seven-inning games.
With the first conference series looming next week, a handful of Lions made good impressions on Wednesday, a day after the team...
FAIRVIEW - Three runs in the first inning was enough for the Fairview pitching staff to work with Wednesday afternoon and eliminate Good Hope 4-1 in the Cullman County High School Baseball Tournament.
The Aggies placed three doubles into the gaps in the first that led to the early advantage. Ragan Ashley, Braden Grandstaff and Clay Lanier delivered when needed...
Each dollar will buy 7 lbs. of food, so the food bank will be able to purchase 107,576 lbs. of food from the proceeds. That equates to over 53 tons of food for people in need!”
Tanya Shearer, Empty Bowls of Cullman County
CULLMAN - Despite the rainy, nasty weather, the people of Cullman turned out in droves for the 13th...
SOUTH VINEMONT - The town of South Vinemont held its regular monthly council meeting on Tuesday night, and absentee ballots and the Scout House were the top items on the agenda.
After last month’s meeting minutes and financials were accepted, the group jumped right into discussing Ordinance 2016-03-02, which outlined a request for an extra voting machine, for approximately $600,...
CULLMAN - Tuesday night’s Cullman County Republican Women (CCRW) meeting at VFW Post 2214, an upbeat affair, was a who’s who of local leaders. Speakers included incumbent Cullman County Commission Chairman Kenneth Walker and his challenger, former Commission Chairman, Place 1 Darrell Hicks, newly-elected Cullman County School Board (CCBOE), District 3 member Heath Allbright and Probate Judge Tammy Brown.
Also...
FAIRVIEW - Nothing was normal during Tuesday's action at the Cullman County High School Baseball Tournament. It was exciting, but otherwise bizarre in the way the game is played regularly.
West Point was trying to save starting pitcher Tanner Rusk for Thursday's championship round when he was pulled in in the seventh and the Warriors were on top of Fairview...
Of course we are still trying to figure out what we’re going to do. For trusses, we will probably be buying them from somewhere else.”
Terry Walker, owner
BAILEYTON – Last night, Monday, March 7, a fire completely destroyed part of Walker Brothers Building Supply, located on School House Road in Baileyton. The fire is thought to have started around 9...
Photo shows Chad Floyd, left, and John Lang, right.
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Commission met Tuesday morning at the Cullman County Courthouse for a regularly scheduled meeting, where County Engineer John Lang saw his contract extended five years and Chad Floyd was named County Attorney.
The commission authorized an employment contract with County Engineer John Lang for an additional five...
CULLMAN - Nothing’s more exciting than the warm, crisp air of spring, and that spring-time sun means it’s gardening season. Plot rental for CP&R’s Community Garden, located at Nesmith Park, is happening now at the Cullman Civic Center and online at http://cullmanrecreation.org/online-registration/ and is limited to the first 14 registrants. The cost for rental through October is $35; for...
CULLMAN - The North Alabama Agriplex is partnering with Festhalle Farmer’s Market and Cullman County Extension to implement a national children’s program at the market for the 2016 season, which begins on April 2. Power of Produce, or POP for short, aims to increase children’s produce consumption while encouraging their families to buy local, fresh produce at the farmer’s...
WEST POINT- It was a beautiful day for soccer in West Point as the Warriors welcomed the Danville Hawks to town on Monday.
Danville 5, West Point 0 (girls)
The Lady Warriors looked superb in the first half, hanging with Danville, who was 4-0 in section play heading into the game. The Lady Hawks were relentless taking shot after shot, putting...
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s 12th-ranked softball team is on a roll. The Lady Lions swept Lansing (Michigan) College in a doubleheader in their home opener on Sunday, winning 3-0 and 10-2.
Wallace State (15-15) has won nine consecutive games after a slow start to the season.
In Sunday’s finale, freshman Amber Hammonds finished a perfect 3-for-3 with her first collegiate homer,...
FAIRVIEW - Something will take place Thursday when the Cullman County High School Baseball Tournament gets wrapped up at Fairview High School- a new champion will take home the hardware. That became possible on Monday night when the reigning champions (from 2014), the Hanceville Bulldogs, took it on the chin from the Cold Springs Eagles 8-5.
Cold Springs over Hanceville,...
Updated at 3:41 p.m. on March 7 with the addition of the official statement from Buffets, LLC. (see end of article)
CULLMAN - Ryan's Restaurant on Cherokee Avenue in Cullman closed without notice or warning this weekend, leaving employees and customers alike looking for answers. It has just been announced that Buffets, LLC and affiliated dining chains owned by Ovation...
One may consider themselves fortunate to work in a profession that they love and that is as rewarding as ours. It is to be twice-blessed to work with and for someone that you hold in such high regard, and in whom you find joy for having gotten the chance to be a part of their lives.”
Wes Rakestraw, colleague
HANCEVILLE -...
CULLMAN – The Larkwood Bridge, located at the intersection of Larkwood Drive and Convent Road Northeast, has been hit with many floods over the years; however, the 100-year flood on Dec.25, 2015 tested not just the bridge, but the roadways as well.
The road washed away, taking more than 80 feet of the roadway, but the bridge stood strong, despite...
We believe we are all one human family created by God, born equally, and have a duty to help one another.”
the first operating philosophy and guiding principle for the Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project
CULLMAN - On Friday evening, March 4, Rachel Dawsey, director of the North Alabama Agriplex, hosted a very special guest. Twesigwe Jackson Kaguri, founder and director of...
MHM started out as a breastfeeding support group for people here in Cullman, and it has blossomed into so much more. We now have 5,700 members, not only in Cullman, but all over the United States and in two other countries.”
Valerie Shields
CULLMAN - On Saturday, March 5, Mothers Helping Mothers held their 2016 Expo at the old Abundant Grace...
The Lions Club does lots of things, but everything we do to raise money here goes to the betterment of the community. We’ve been doing the Fish & Ham Dinner for well over 40 years now.”
Frank Odell, Lions Club member
CULLMAN – On Saturday, March 5, the Cullman Lions Club held their Annual Fish & Ham Dinner fundraiser in the...
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s women’s basketball postseason surge ended in the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)/Region 22 title game on Friday, falling to top-seeded Shelton State 88-41 at Tom Drake Coliseum.
Shelton State, the 5th-ranked team in the nation, won its 18th straight game behind 19 points from tournament MVP Coco Knight and three others in double figures.
Wallace State, the...
CULLMAN – Well over 50 members of the Cullman County Republican Party gathered Saturday morning for the group's monthly breakfast meeting at the Cullman Elks Club. Attended by many local movers and shakers, the meeting featured speaker Luther Strange, Attorney General of Alabama.
The meeting was opened by Cullman GOP Chairman, Kelly Duke, then the floor was given to the...
“Our team shows class and a high level of integrity in everything they do. They have been recognized for it twice by winning the excellence award, which is the highest honor of each competition. They have represented Holly Pond well and we have a lot to be proud of!”
Shawn Johnson, team mentor
JACKSONVILLE - Today, Saturday, March 5, the Holly...
Photo shows retaining wall underneath the bridge on Feb. 19.
CULLMAN - Approximately one-third of the way through its 30-day contract on the Highway 278 West slope at Kugler Creek, GeoStabilization International (GSI) is diligently working six days a week to complete phase one of the repair. Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) expects the work to be completed sometime later...
GARDEN CITY - The Garden City Library, located in the Garden City Municipal Building, is in the final leg of a renovation which started in early January.
Mary Griffin, librarian at the branch for the past eleven years, said, “We have to get the computers hooked back up and then the library board will decide when to reopen.”
With its upgraded...
CULLMAN - Last night’s Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce shindig at Stonebridge Farm was a party with a purpose. The 73rd Annual Meeting & Gala, “Great Leaders Serve,” had a “Downton Abbey” theme and saw many attendees decked out in 1920s attire. It also honored two leaders who have dedicated their lives to public service and the Cullman community-...
CULLMAN - On Thursday, March 3, the Cullman County Board of Education announced the names of the finalists for the position of superintendent. Of the twelve original applicants, four were chosen to move on to the next phase, the interview. They are as follows:
Shane Barnette, principal of West Point Intermediate in the Cullman County School District
Dr. Rick Carter, director...
HANCEVILLE - Anyone interested in enrolling in an allied health program at Wallace State Community College should keep in mind approaching deadlines for turning in applications for entry into those programs. Most of the programs accept new students in the fall semesters, but some also have entries open in the spring and summer semesters.
For the summer 2016 semester, the...
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State freshman pitcher Braxton Light struck out nine Columbia State batters, including five looking, in five innings Wednesday night, propelling the Lions to a 6-2 victory and doubleheader split at James C. Bailey Stadium.
Light, a righty from Southside-Gadsden, was dominant from the start, scattering a run on three hits as the Lions won the second game...
HANCEVILLE - Four Wallace State players finished with double figures, and the top-seeded Lions overcame a slow start in a 77-60 victory over Alabama Southern in the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)/Region 22 quarterfinals Wednesday afternoon at Tom Drake Coliseum.
Wallace State, ranked 19th nationally and one of two top seeds in the tournament, used a 23-4 run over the...
We have some great leadership and people that recognize from the outside that Cullman is the place to be, and they’re starting to recognize it more and more every day. They know what you and I have known a long time!”
Cullman Economic Development Director, Peggy Smith
ATLANTA - Cullman has been named the No. 2 Micropolitan Area in the United...
HANCEVILLE - The Evelyn Burrow Museum at Wallace State Community College presents “American Made Movie” with directors Vincent Vittorio and Christopher Harvey as part of the South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers at the Burrow Center for the Fine and Performing Arts on Thursday, March 10 at 6 p.m. Following a screening of the film, the filmmakers...
CULLMAN- Thank you for voting and we’ll see you in November! Not so fast, Cullman. We’re heading to a runoff on April 12!
The Cullman County Commission Chairman was the race to watch with incumbent Kenneth Walker bringing in 44% of the votes. He will meet Darrell Hicks, who won 34%, in the April 12 runoff. With 50 of 51...
CULLMAN - Three seniors at St. Bernard Preparatory School have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for their exceptional academic promise demonstrated by their outstanding performance on the qualifying test used for program entry.
David Schartung, the son of Connie Schartung of Decatur, was recognized as a commended student. Commended students are the 50,000 highest scores out of...
CULLMAN - On Saturday, March 5 the Cullman Lions Club will hold its annual Fish and Ham Dinner. The event, which the organization has been hosting since 1971, is the club’s second biggest fundraiser next to the Cullman County Fair.
The dinner will be from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. in the cafeteria at Cullman Middle School. Patrons can eat in, carry...
PRICEVILLE - The West Point Warriors soccer teams are still trying to find their identities as the "new kids on the block" in the soccer world, dropping a pair to the Priceville Bulldogs. However, West Point is moving in the right direction and improving each and every game.
Priceville 10, West Point 0 (girls)
The Lady Warriors had a tough go...
HANCEVILLE - Two healthcare programs at Wallace State Community College welcomed new department chairs to campus for their first full semester of classes. Melanie Bradford and Allen Patterson joined the Wallace State family as the fall 2015 semester was winding down. Bradford takes over as chair of the Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) program, while Patterson takes over the Emergency...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State Community College is set to host the women’s and men’s Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)/NJCAA Region XXII tournaments at Tom Drake Coliseum on March 1-4.
The ACCC postseason began over the weekend with first-round games played at host sites in both the women’s and men’s brackets. Sixteen teams will now converge in Hanceville, including both Wallace...
CULLMAN - On Feb. 19, St. Bernard Preparatory School students traveled across campus to experience a taste of Chinese culture. The event was presented by the Chinese international students, Mandarin and Chinese Culture classes and the Confucius Institute of Troy University.
Instructor Min Gao Calvert and students provided a delightful evening beginning with a taste of China. A complete buffet...
CULLMAN - Compared to the majority of my colleagues in the wonderful world of sports writing, I admittedly have less experience than most, holding my position for a mere five years. However, in that short span of time, I have seen some great games, great players and great coaches. With that said, never have I seen someone put together...
CULLMAN - On Friday and Saturday, March 25-26 and Saturday, April 2, 4D Family Farm will open to the public for its Spring Celebration for the fourth year in a row.
The celebration, which will be from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. all three days, will include a 250-foot zip-line, a two-story play barn, an 80-foot slide and a huge jumping pillow....
The women in this club are single, married, all ages, business owners, stay at home moms, professional women, retirees, all with big hearts and generous natures, with one purpose in mind- to give help to people who cannot help themselves.”
Nan S. Auston, vice president
CULLMAN - The Pilot Club of Cullman will host its spring 2016 charity fundraiser, Professional Women's...
Many young people find themselves disinterested in attending church when they get away from home, but that never happened to me.”
Peter Nassetta
Photo: Deacon Peter Nassetta poses with his grandchildren after Mass.
CULLMAN - Deacons play a very important role in the Catholic Church because they work to assist the priests in their pastoral and administrative duties, but typically report to...
This team has been a lot of fun to coach. We have a lot of enjoyable guys to be around, and they’ve taken pride in being the best they can be since the first day of practice."
Coach John Meeks
Photo shows sophomore Immanuel King.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s 15th-ranked basketball team has won multiple ways during the 2015-16 season, prevailing in...
URGENT: Missing Person
The Cullman County Sheriff's Office is trying to locate Glenda Cofield Mahler, 42, of Cullman.
She was last seen at her residence on County Road 703 by family when she left to go to the 278 West Laundromat located in Cullman.
If you have seen Mrs. Mahler, please contact the Cullman County Sheriff's Office at 256-734-0342.
TALLADEGA - Talladega Superspeedway is known for its rich auto racing history with tales of the Allison family and the Alabama Gang, discussions of the pros and cons of restrictor plate racing and Dale Jr’s dominance on the fastest track in NASCAR.
Tomorrow, Bethany Beasley, of Cullman, and her “Sweet B’s” crew will race to the finish in the 11th...
MONTGOMERY - Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed this morning that Hillary Clinton will make a campaign stop in Alabama. On Saturday, Feb. 27, Clinton is scheduled to hold a “Get Out the Vote” rally in Birmingham, on the campus of Miles College, in the school’s gymnasium. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:45 p.m. with doors...
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College is seeking entries for its annual “Arts in April Celebration” planned for April 4-30 at the Burrow Center for the Fine and Performing Arts.
The theme for the 2016 exhibit is “Spring Upcycle” and participants are invited to create artworks based on general themes of nature, its beauty and conservation. More specifically, this year...
CULLMAN - Republican Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange will be the featured speaker at the March breakfast meeting of the Cullman County Republican Party. The meeting will take place on Saturday, March 5, at the Cullman Elks Lodge. The general public is encouraged to attend.
Breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. with the meeting following at 8:00 a.m. Breakfast will...
HANCEVILLE - The City of Hanceville City Council came together for their twice monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb 25 at 7 p.m. at Hanceville City Hall.
The meeting was called to order and Councilman Jimmy Sawyer led those in attendance in prayer before the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Those present included city council members Greg Baker, Jimmy Sawyer, Doug Batemon...
CULLMAN - Alabama will be joining six other southern states on Tuesday, March 1 in what’s being called the “SEC primaries.” While the presidential primary has been the hot topic, Cullman residents have many decisions to make in state and local office races as well.
First off, it’s important to remember that Alabama is an “open primary” state. That means...
HANCEVILLE - Another year of the Alabama High School Athletic Association Northwest Regional Basketball Tournament is now in the record books.
Traditions continued with teams that normally take home regional titles, doing so. Lauderdale County's Lady Tigers did just that, winning their fifth straight 3A crown, shooting down county rival Lexington 62-35 Wednesday morning at Tom Drake Coliseum.
The last day...
Pictured: Poster Contest 2nd Place Winner Elijah Pittman (East Elementary); Poster Contest 1st Place Winner Myra Arnold (East Elementary); Mayor Max A. Townson, Arborist Darrell Johns, Tree Commission Chairman Everett Wier, Albert Mayo of the Forestry Commission, Poster Contest 1st Place Winner Olivia Dudley (St. Paul’s), Poster Contest 2nd Place Winner Kathryn Dueland (St. Paul’s) and students from Ms....
CULLMAN - Cullman is a place with a rich history with many tales of origin passed down through the generations. The beginnings of the North Alabama Agriplex, an unfunded state agency providing agricultural education and opportunities to children and adults in the area, is no different. It’s a story of a dream come to fruition to be told for...
HANCEVILLE - It didn't pay to be the favorite in Class 6A of the Alabama High School Athletic Association Northwest Basketball Regional Tournament Tuesday. Two upsets reigned at Tom Drake Coliseum, beginning with the Hartselle Lady Tigers taking down No. 5 ranked Austin 48-45.
Not long after that, the Muscle Shoals Trojans prevented Lee-Huntsville from repeating as the best in...
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Commission meeting, held Feb. 23, was thorough and efficient with Kerry Watson, Place 1, Garry Marchman, Place 2 and Chairman Kenneth Walker in attendance. All thirteen items of new business were discussed, voted on and passed.
The commission approved the negotiation of a contract with an employee assistance program provider, Birmingham’s American Behavioral, for approximately...
CULLMAN - On Oct. 24, 1901, Annie Edson Taylor, a school teacher from Michigan, became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926, and in 1946 Edith Houghton became the first woman hired as a Major League Baseball scout. There’s a first for...
Photo shows Cullman City Chief of Police Kenny Culpepper, Cullman Mayor Max A. Townson and Cullman City Assistant Chief of Police Craig Montgomery.
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Council met Monday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m., and Craig Montgomery, a 23-year veteran with the Cullman Police Department, was named Assistant Chief of Police, filling the vacancy left by Craig Green...
BERLIN - On Friday, Feb. 18, the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) arrested Nathaniel Scott Pilgrim, 24, of Berlin, a registered sex offender, for chemical endangerment of a child and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
The arrest took place in Berlin after a welfare check on the safety of a minor child was requested by the Department of Human Resources...
Monday, Feb. 22
Baseball
Cullman vs. Sparkman 4 p.m.
Holly Pond @ Locust Fork 4 p.m.
West Point vs. Hanceville 6 p.m.
Softball
West Point vs. Arab 4:30 p.m.
Soccer
St. Bernard vs. Brewer 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
Baseball
Fairview vs. Albertville 4:30 & 6:30 p.m.
St. Bernard vs. Carbon Hill 4 p.m.
West Point vs. Good Hope 6 p.m.
Cold Springs vs. Winston County 4 p.m.
Softball
Cullman vs. Corner 5 p.m.
Soccer
Cullman vs....
CULLMAN - The thespians of St. Bernard Prep will perform “Tom Sawyer: The Broadway Musical” this week, Feb. 25-27. Showtimes are 6:30 on Thursday, Feb. 25; 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26; and 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27. The show, which will begin its three-day run this Thursday, will be the first for the school...
HANCEVILLE - Excitement has been a part of the 2016 Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Northwest Regional Basketball Tournament, even without a Cullman County school getting to the round of 16 for the first time in the 23-year history of the playoff format.
But Saturday morning had one of the biggest surprises in the history of the tournament. The...
CULLMAN - Darrell Hicks wants to be the next Chairman of the Cullman County Commission.
Hicks, former Cullman County Associate Commissioner, Place 1, said that one of the main reasons that he’s trying to get the job back is that he’s had so many requests to run again.
He also believes he can straighten things up and get things in the...
Photo shows The Sisterhood, a small group that meets on Thursday nights at different members' homes.
CULLMAN - Before making it through the door of a welcoming home on Thursday night in Cullman, the air was filled with the sound of laughter and joy. As the door opened, greetings were called out by a chorus of voices.
“Hey sweetie!”
“Where’s my hug?”
“Did...
Today I was shooting and I realized it was important to take your time. The more you take your time, the more you will hit the bull’s-eye and get good shots.”
Kathleen Davis, third-grade student from Welti Elementary
Photo shows Kathleen Davis.
CULLMAN - On Saturday, Feb. 20, East Elementary School hosted their first archery tournament in the Cullman High School gym....
Dyanna Taylor is an accomplished filmmaker with five Emmys. It was an honor to have her on our campus to screen this film, which was a labor of love about her late grandmother, photographer Dorothea Lange.”
Kristen Holmes, Evelyn Burrow Museum administrator
HANCEVILLE - On Thursday, Feb. 18 the Evelyn Burrow Museum at Wallace State Community College presented the movie...
The turnout was good and we had a large crowd. Everybody had a chance to speak and we listened. We’ll take what they said, try to address the concerns and make tweaks on the bill. I fully intend to move forward to set up a mechanism to solve this problem.”
Shedd
CULLMAN - “You know the situation. They took the people’s...
We can't wait to share with you all God has done this past year through the ministry of The Link of Cullman County.”
Dawn Owens, founder and executive director
CULLMAN - The Link of Cullman County’s annual event and auction, GROW 2016, will take place on Tuesday, March 15 at 6 p.m. at Loft 212, located at 212 Fourth St. SW....
CULLMAN - On Friday and Saturday, March 11-12, the first race in the Southern Rock Racing Series will be held at Cullman’s Stony Lonesome OHV Park. The SRRS will hold its event at Stony Lonesome for the first time, in what will be called the Southern Points Race.
According to the SRRS, the sport of recreational rock crawling and hill...
Current conditions pose no immediate danger to the traveling public; however, foot traffic is advised to remain clear of the slopes, retaining wall and any other areas indicated off-limits by signs or barriers. ALDOT personnel are continuing to monitor the stability of all roadways, slopes and bridges in the immediate vicinity and will take action, including closure of the...
HANCEVILLE- The first round of action tipped off for 1A and 6A boys and girls in the Northwest Regional Tournament at Wallace State Community College Thursday, and it was action-packed.
Hartselle 61, Athens 53 (Girls)
The Lady Tigers of Hartselle lit up the scoreboard in the first, scoring 20 big points to take a five-point lead over the Lady Golden Eagles...
Photo shows Brian, Gavin and Courtney Ferguson.
CULLMAN - June Cleaver wore pearls, pantyhose and high heels on the beloved show “Leave It to Beaver.” She was our televised ideal of motherhood in the 1950s, when only one-third of women were a part of the U.S. workforce according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Today, being a full-time mom whose...
MONTGOMERY - State Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview, led the way on Thursday to kill two legislative bills in the Alabama House of Representatives that he says could raise garbage rates (HB 24) and make it easier for county commissioners to give themselves pay raises (HB 16).
Both bills were the first two items on the House agenda on Thursday, Feb....
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do”
Eleanor Roosevelt
CULLMAN - A cancer diagnosis is the definition of facing fear. Almost immediately, an ordinary person becomes a warrior preparing for the fight of a lifetime. But, battles...
We will begin with quarterly socials. Over time, we hope this will evolve into community awareness and concern, committee involvement, entrepreneurial roundtables and eventually leadership roles.”
Leah Bolin, Chamber president
CULLMAN - Young professionals in Cullman will soon have a new organization. On Thursday, March 17 at 6 p.m. at Karma’s Coffee House, the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce’s new program...
