CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 25, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
No incidents or arrests reported.
Cullman Police Department
Incidents
Oct. 23
• duty upon striking an unattended vehicle; person; Cherokee Ave. SW; damage to ’15 Toyota Sienna; $3,000
• ...
CULLMAN, Ala. – 12
schools were in the field at the Cullman Wellness and Aquatic Center for this
year’s Cullman Bearcat Invitational and the hosting Cullman High School Swim
Team combined to finish in first place. Cullman swimmers collected 19 new
individual best times and six first place finishes.
CHS Swim Coach Cory Goble was proud of the way his
teams performed on Thursday...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Nothing less than an AHSAA Class 4A, Region 7 football championship was on the line when the Danville Hawks traveled to face the Fairview Aggies Thursday night. A win by Danville and a loss by Priceville would give the Hawks the championship. A win by the Aggies would give Fairview the championship. The Aggies made things...
TOWN CREEK, Ala. – On an absolutely gorgeous night for football, Addison traveled to Hatton to attempt to lock down the 2nd seed in the region. A win tonight guarantees the ‘Dawgs a first-round home game in the playoffs.
A capacity crowd waited in anticipation as Hatton won the toss and elected to kick to the ‘Dawgs. It was the...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders returned home to host Fayette County in a big region matchup Thursday night but couldn’t overcome an early Tiger lead, falling 30-14 to move to 7-2 on the season.
Good Hope won the toss and deferred to the second half, giving Fayette County the ball first and the Tigers came out firing,...
VINEMONT, Ala. – It was senior night for the Eagles Thursday night as they hosted their cross-county rivals, the Holly Pond Broncos, in a tight, back-and-forth game that saw the Broncos finish on top 36-29
Vinemont received the opening kick-off and pounded the ball down the field on a scoring drive capped off by a 4-yard run from Colby Miller...
WEST POINT, Ala. – The West Point Warriors hosted the Hayden Wildcats in their final regular season home game. In what was a tale of two halves, West Point outlasted Hayden in an overtime thriller, 21-20.
The opening possession for Hayden saw the Wildcats run the ball the entire series and it ended with a 3-yard touchdown run that put...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Hanceville Bulldogs played host to the Locust Fork Hornets Thursday night and couldn’t quite keep pace in a very high-scoring affair.
Locust Fork won the toss and elected to receive, but the Hornet offense failed to gain a first down.
Hanceville took over possession on its own 17 and on its second play from scrimmage, quarterback Zack...
SULLIGENT, Ala. – After suffering a tough loss at home to Tarrant last week, the Cold Springs Eagles hit the road Thursday night for the long trip to Sulligent. The Eagles found themselves in a deep hole early on and weren’t able to overcome the Sulligent lead, falling 36-7.
An interception gave Sulligent some early momentum that led to an...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – After advancing past area tournaments earlier in the week, West Point, Fairview, Vinemont, Holly Pond and Meek were all in action at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville Thursday for this year’s North Super Regional Tournament. Unfortunately, all but the Lady Aggies were eliminated on day one but Fairview will be back on the floor tomorrow,...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State’s cross country teams will look to defend their Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) titles on Friday morning at the University of Montevallo.
The men’s 8K begins at 9 a.m. and the women’s 5K begins at 10 a.m.
“All of our runners have a good grasp of things and a good plan. We’re mentally prepared for nasty...
CULLMAN, Ala. – This year’s Hannah Bates Memorial Fishing Tournament is scheduled to get underway this Saturday, Oct. 26 and it generates proceeds for a great cause while also honoring the memory of a beloved friend and family member within the community. Bates, 21, was killed in an ATV crash at Stony Lonesome OHV Park in February 2018.
All...
Editor’s note: The Wednesday, October 23rd print edition of The Cullman Tribune says that five teams are playing Thursday night but since press time on Tuesday, Holly Pond and Vinemont and Hanceville have moved their games to Thursday night to avoid incoming weather. Cullman and Meek are still scheduled to play Friday night.
With wet weather moving in this...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 23, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s
Office
Incidents
No incidents
reported.
Arrests
No arrests reported.
Cullman Police
Department
Incidents
Oct. 21
theft of
lost property; person; 4th St. SW; wallet and contentsduty
upon striking an unattended vehicle; person; Town Square SW; damage to ’12
Toyota Prius; $2,500leaving
the scene of an...
Classes 2A, 6A and 7A were on the court for area
tournaments Tuesday night and all three local squads in action will be moving
on to the next stage of the postseason. The Addison Lady Bulldogs swept both
Sulligent and Winston County to win this year’s 2A Area 13 Tournament and both
the Cold Springs Lady Eagles and Cullman Lady Bearcats finished as...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – It
was a near-perfect night for football at Dafford Smith Stadium in Fairview
Tuesday night and fans were treated to a high-scoring, competitive showdown
between the Aggies and the West Point Warriors for this year’s Cullman County
Middle School Football Championship. After trading scores for four quarters,
Fairview finished the game on top 41-32 and got its hands on the championship
hardware....
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 22, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s
Office
Incidents
No incidents
reported.
Arrests
No arrests reported.
Cullman Police
Department
Incidents
Oct. 21
unlawful
breaking and entering of a motor vehicle; person; Sandy Ave. SW; wallet and
contents, phone
Arrests
Oct. 21
White, Ashley N., 28
FTA-
failure to register vehicleFTA-
insurance violation
Murphy, Bama S., 34
fourth-degree
theft of...
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Vinemont
and East Lawrence traveled to Holly Pond on a rainy Monday night for this year’s
Class 3A Area 13 Tournament and it was the hosting Lady Broncos that finished
the night as tournament champions. After Vinemont edged past East Lawrence in
four very tight sets (23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-23), the Lady Eagles advanced to
take on Holly Pond in...
WEST POINT, Ala.
-- Round one of the Cullman County Youth Football playoffs is in the books and
championship games are now set for each division. In the Fireplug games, the
Cullman Cyclones knocked off the Hanceville Bulldogs while the Holly Pond
Broncos defeated the Good Hope Raiders. The Wee-Wee matchups saw the West Point
Warriors edge the Cold Springs Eagles in overtime and...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Nearly
all of our local teams were in the field at the St. Bernard Oktoberfest Invitational
and Saturday morning provided cool, rainy conditions for this year’s run. The
Cold Springs Eagles placed first in the small school division and individually,
St. Bernard’s Caleb Guthery was the first to cross the line with a time of
17:20.54, helping lead the Saints to...
Take a drive down to 191 County Road 741 and you’ll see an
unpaved road that leads to a “dead end” sign; keep driving and you’ll find a
fenced area with what looks to be an abandoned hiking trail. When approaching
the trail and exploring with a guide, you’ll come to find out there’s a
murderer on the loose with a chainsaw…
The Dead...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The last of this year’s Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce community luncheons took place Friday at East Side Baptist Church, with Cullman Regional CEO James Clements as October’s keynote speaker.
Clements discussed the hospital’s recent expansion,
the status of future expansions and the benefits he said that growth brings to
the community. In addition to the 30-bed expansion and...
CULLMAN, Ala. - First Source for Women (FSW) on
Thursday evening held its annual fundraising dinner, the “Celebrate Life”
banquet, at Loft 212 in Cullman, where more than 200 attendees were treated to
a meal catered by Designs by Grace and a challenging keynote address by
Christian minister, author and speaker Bob Reccord.
Reccord, borrowing the Dickens phrase “It was the best of
times; it...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman County Child Development Center (CDC) students had the chance to get up close and personal with local first responders Friday afternoon at the fourth annual Restore Love event, hosted by Cook Ministries.
“It’s for the kids; it’s really just a matter of everybody
that has a heart for kids in the community…I know all it seems I...
BLOUNTSVILLE, Ala. – It was an absolutely perfect night for some football between the Vinemont Eagles and J.B. Pennington Tigers Friday night, but unfortunately for Eagles’ fans, it ended with a 27-18 loss for Vinemont.
Vinemont received the opening kick and found the end zone in just six plays as Colby Miller scampered into the end zone from 31 yards...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Fairview Aggies traveled north to face the Randolph Raiders Friday night. It was senior night at Randolph, but it was the Aggies who left with a 42-20 win.
Fairview received the opening kickoff and was unable to gain a first down. After a Fairview punt, Randolph went 6 yards before punting the ball away. A 33-yard Raider punt...
ADDISON, Ala. - It was homecoming week at Addison as the Bulldogs hosted region foe Tharptown at A.G. Hicks Stadium. After Addison senior Macey Butler was crowned 2019 Homecoming Queen, she got to oversee her hometown Bulldogs sleepwalk through a game that was not as close as the score would indicate.
Addison came into the game 6-2 (3-1 in region)...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Coming off of a big win on the road against Haleyville last week, the Raiders returned home Friday night to face the Curry Yellow Jackets for their homecoming game.
Good Hope kicked the ball off to start the game and the Yellow Jackets came out and drove the ball down inside the Raiders’ 30-yard line only...
BREMEN, Ala. - Cold Springs took on Tarrant on senior night Friday, and it was a crucial region game for the Eagles if they had any hopes of hosting a playoff game. Unfortunately, though, turnovers hurt them, and the Wildcats came back late to win the game, 24-20.
Cold Springs got the ball to start out the game but turned...
WEST POINT, Ala. – After winning in dramatic fashion on the road against Dora last week, the Warriors returned home Friday night to take on Corner. Unfortunately for West Point fans in the home stands, the Yellow Jackets scored early and often in this one and handed the Warriors a 35-7 loss.
Corner jumped ahead 7-0 midway through the first...
FULTONDALE, Ala. - The Hanceville Bulldogs were dealt a solid defeat by the Fultondale Wildcats Friday night as the Bulldogs scored late in the fourth quarter to narrowly avoid a shutout.
(3-5) Hanceville held (7-1) Fultondale to only a safety in the first half of the Class 3A, Region 5 matchup, but the momentum belonged to Fultondale in the second...
GUIN, Ala. – After falling to Pickens County at home a week ago, the Meek Tigers hit the road Friday night to take on Marion County. The Red Raiders jumped out to an early lead over the Tigers and pulled away in the second half to win it 35-20.
Meek fell behind 14-0 quickly in the opening quarter and was...
CULLMAN, Ala. – It was another typical showdown between Cullman and Hartselle at Oliver Woodard Stadium Friday night as the Tigers and Bearcats took every second on the game clock to decide a winner. It was a low-scoring affair that Cullman led just 3-0 at the half before its offensive front and running game took over in the fourth...
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Volleyball’s regular season is winding down this weekend and that means area tournaments are right around the corner. Three teams, Addison, Fairview and Holly Pond, will be hosting after winning their area crowns in the regular season and the rest will be on the road next week trying to advance to super regional tournaments.
Monday, Oct....
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 18, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s
Office
No incidents or
arrests reported.
Cullman Police
Department
Incidents
Oct. 16
leaving
the scene of an accident; person; 4th St. SW, McNabb Rd. SW; damage to ’00 GMC
Sierra; $500
Oct. 17
fourth-degree
theft of property; Wal-Mart; Hwy. 157; general merchandise; $143unlawful
breaking...
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The
prep volleyball regular season is winding down and the Lady Broncos of Holly
Pond hosted Fairview and Susan Moore Thursday night for a tri-match before area
tournaments begin Monday. The Lady Aggies knocked off both Holly Pond and Susan
Moore in straight sets and the Lady Broncos swept the Lady Bulldogs to close out
the night. It was also...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama senior shortstop Claire Jenkins suffered an ACL injury in practice and will miss the 2020 season. She underwent successful surgery on her left knee Thursday morning and is expected to make a full recovery.
The surgery was performed by Dr. Lyle Cain of Andrews Sports Medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham, Ala.
“We were very upset...
With most of the regular season in the books, several
local teams have already punched their tickets to the playoffs and more still
have a chance to play their way in these last two weeks. Addison will play on
Thursday this week and host Tharptown, West Point will be at home against Corner,
Good Hope will welcome Curry to campus, Cold Springs will...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 17, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County
Sheriff’s Office
Incidents
Oct. 15
criminal
mischief; CR 282reckless
endangerment; CR 1087theft of
property; CR 1435harassment;
Hwy. 91domestic
violence; CR 1184shooting
into an occupied dwelling; CR 1136theft of
property; CR 38
Oct. 16
unlawful
possession of marijuana; Hwy. 69 N, CR 1693criminal
mischief, harassment; CR 1224criminal
mischief;...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Merchants
Bank held its 26th annual Charity Classic golf tournament in September
and on Wednesday, several local organizations were at Merchants Bank to receive
the proceeds from this year’s event. Cullman Caring for Kids, Good Samaritan Health
Clinic and Cullman Regional Home Health and Hospice each received a $7,000
check from this year’s tournament and Merchants Bank’s Ross West was happy...
WEST POINT, Ala. – It’s
been 55 years since West Point last held the Cullman County Tournament title,
but that drought ended Tuesday night when this year’s Lady Warriors squad
defeated the top-seeded Fairview Lady Aggies to win the county crown. West
Point actually swept Fairview twice during day two of the tournament, once
earlier in the winner’s bracket and then again in the...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported
Oct. 15, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s
Office
Incidents
Oct. 10
domestic
violence; CR 517domestic
violence, criminal mischief; CR 437burglary;
CR 715unlawful
possession of drug paraphernalia; CR 747unlawful
possession of a controlled substance, illegal possession of prescription drugs;
CR 437unlawful
possession of drug paraphernalia; Hwy. 69 S
Oct. 11
theft of
property;...
CULLMAN, Ala.
-- Saturday marked the end of the youth football regular season and four teams
from the fireplug, wee-wee, and pee-wee divisions clinched playoff spots. The
goal for each team will be to hold the championship trophy when the postseason
ends and that journey will start Saturday, October 19th at West Point High
School.
Fireplug
West Division:
8 a.m. - No. 1 Cullman Cyclones vs....
WEST POINT, Ala. – This
year’s Cullman County Volleyball Tournament officially got underway at West
Point High School Monday afternoon and day one was full of sweeps. None of Monday’s
six matches required more than two sets to settle and the Lady Aggies and Lady
Warriors got through day one unbeaten. Fairview enjoyed a bye through the first
round before knocking off Holly Pond...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported
Oct. 14, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s
Office
No incidents or
arrests reported.
Cullman Police
Department
Incidents
Oct. 9
third-degree
criminal trespassing; CR 469
Oct. 10
third-degree
theft of property; Belk; Cullman Shopping Centerthird-degree
criminal mischief; person; 13th St. NE
Oct. 11
third-degree
forgery; 2nd Ave. SWfourth-degree
theft of property; Wal-Mart; Hwy. 157
Oct. 12
fourth-degree
theft of...
CULLMAN, Ala. -- The
youth football regular season is officially over and the rest of the playoff field
in each division was decided on Saturday in some huge games. Hanceville
traveled to take on Vinemont, Holly Pond hosted Fairview, the Good Hope Outlaws
traveled to take on Cold Springs, the Cullman Bearcats hosted the Cullman
Cyclones, and West Point traveled to take on the...
TANNER, Ala. - Addison traveled to Rip Swanner Field in Tanner, Alabama to take on a rebuilding Tanner Rattlers team in a region game. What looked like a mismatch on paper, well, turned out to be a mismatch on the field. Addison looked like it was playing a junior varsity squad due to the Rattlers going with a plethora of younger...
HALEYVILLE, Ala. - Coming off a tough loss to Northside last week, the Good Hope Raiders hit the road Friday night for a region matchup with Haleyville.
Haleyville got the ball first only to chew up some clock and be forced to punt the ball. Good Hope took the ball down the field and punched it in for a touchdown...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. - On a beautiful fall evening at Dafford Smith Stadium in Fairview, the West Morgan Rebels took on the Aggies in a Class 4A, Region 7 showdown and Fairview looked to continue its winning ways from last week.
The Aggies won the toss and the Rebels began the game on offense at their own 15-yard line. West Morgan...
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Friday night was homecoming for the Holly Pond Broncos and they faced off against the Tigers of J.B. Pennington. In the end, Pennington was too much for Holly Pond.
The Broncos, wearing their dark green uniforms, received the opening kickoff and started on their own 37-yard line. Their running game looked strong against the Tiger defense as...
ARLEY, Ala. – After dropping last week’s matchup on the road against Brilliant, Meek returned home Friday night to host the Tornadoes of Pickens County. The Tigers were hoping to bounce back after falling to Pickens County last season, but the Tornadoes were just too much to handle and Meek fell to 0-8 after losing 44-13.
Pickens County scored early...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported
Oct. 11, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s
Office
No incidents or
arrests reported.
Cullman Police
Department
Incidents
Oct. 9
third-degree
criminal mischief, third-degree domestic violence; person; Ave. F SEthird-degree
domestic violence; person; Hwy. 157
Oct. 10
fourth-degree
theft of property; person; Sunrise St. NE; freezer; $250
Arrests
Oct. 10
Riggs, Destiny V., 19
third-degree
domestic violence...
With over half of the regular season in the books this
football season, its time to start thinking about the postseason and we have
several local teams still very much in the playoff hunt. Addison will try to
follow up a huge win over Colbert County on the road at Tanner this week, Cold
Springs is coming off a bye week and will...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported
Oct. 10, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s
Office
Incidents
Oct. 7
domestic
violence; CR 520domestic
violence, trespassing; CR 792unlawful
possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia,
trafficking drugs; Hwy. 91unlawful
breaking and entering of a motor vehicle; CR 51violation
of a protection order; CR 1448harassment;
CR 1192trespassing;
CR...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported
Oct. 9, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County
Sheriff’s Office
No incidents or
arrests reported.
Cullman Police
Department
Incidents
Oct. 7
harassment;
person; Hwy. 157
Oct. 8
second-degree
theft of property; person; 10th St. SE; utility trailer; $2,000fourth-degree
theft of property; Wal-Mart; Hwy. 157; grill; $147
Arrests
Oct. 8
Solano, Maranda G., 45
public
intoxicationunlawful
possession or receipt of...
As we make our way through October and the end of the
regular season approaches, playoff contenders have separated themselves from
the rest of the pack and the remaining games will be critical to determine who
will be in the postseason and where they might go. The Cullman Bearcats’ road
trip to Muscle Shoals has been moved up to Thursday night while Holly...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Several
local squads were in action at the Fairview “Hay of a Run” meet Tuesday afternoon
but it was St. Bernard that left with the most hardware. The Saints finished 22
points ahead of Fairview to collect a win and the Lady Saints edged J.B.
Pennington by eight points to finish first as well. Madilyn Kerber led the Lady
Saints with...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 8, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County
Sheriff’s Office
Incidents
Oct. 2
domestic
violence; CR 504burglary;
Hwy. 69 Ndomestic
violence; Hwy. 157domestic
violence; CR 1082harassment;
CR 64unlawful
possession of drug paraphernalia; CR 437trespassing;
CR 747
Oct. 3
harassment;
CR 1749illegal
possession of prescription drugs, unlawful possession of a controlled substance;
I-65, Exit 291trespassing;
CR 1237violation
of...
CULLMAN, Ala.
- The youth football regular season is winding down and some teams from each
division have either clinched playoff spots or were looking to get in the
playoff race ain some huge games going on around the area. The Good Hope
Raiders traveled to take on the Cullman Cyclones, West Point hosted Cold
Springs, Vinemont traveled to take on the Cullman Bearcats,...
OAKVILLE, Ala. – This
year’s Jesse Owens Classic was held at Oakville Indian Mounds Park Saturday morning
and the Cold Springs Eagles collected another big win at one of the biggest
meets of the season. The Eagles finished in first place ahead of St. Bernard by
20 points and the Lady Saints took home a second-place finish, scoring just
eight points behind Evangelical Christian...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – After routing Curry on the road a week ago, the Bulldogs returned to Ray Talley Stadium Friday night for a regional showdown with Midfield. The Patriots managed to find the end zone early and kept Hanceville’s offense in check on their way to a 36-12 region win.
Midfield went up 6-0 early in the opening quarter and...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. - The Fairview Aggies entered the Friday night clash with the North Jackson Chiefs after an off week looking to make history by beating North Jackson for the first time ever and giving their head coach, George Redding, an early birthday present. An early indication of how the evening would go came when Fairview won the coin...
LOCUST FORK, Ala. - The Holly Pond Broncos traveled to face the Locust Fork Hornets Friday night. The Broncos received the opening kickoff and started at their own 28. With Kyler Chaney under center directing the Holly Pond running game, they drove the ball to their own 43. Holly Pond failed to gain a first down. Chaney booted a...
ATHENS, Ala. - The Cullman Bearcats traveled to Athens to take on the Golden Eagles in a huge region game looking to grab a playoff spot, but Athens had other plans and pulled away late to take the game 31-17.
Athens found the end zone first with 9:36 remaining in the opening quarter to take an early 7-0 lead. After...
ADDISON, Ala. - A large crowd gathered at A.G. Hicks stadium Friday night to watch the hometown Addison Bulldogs take on the Colbert County Indians in a huge region showdown. Addison came in with one region loss whereas Colbert County was undefeated in region play. It was a must-win game for the Bulldogs if they have any hopes of winning a...
FULTONDALE, Ala. - Vinemont traveled to Fultondale in what turned out to be a tale of two halves for the Eagles that saw Fultondale come away with a 36-22 homecoming victory.
Vinemont got the ball to start the game and pounded the ball resulting in a 10-play drive, all on the ground, resulting in a 1-yard touchdown by Dallin Dinkle...
WEST POINT, Ala. – Friday night was homecoming for the West Point Warriors but unfortunately for the fans in attendance, there wasn’t a lot to cheer about outside of the halftime festivities. Jasper scored early and often in the first half to take a big lead early and was able to pull away and hand West Point a 42-7...
BRILLIANT, Ala. – After suffering a tough loss on the road at Sumiton Christian a week ago, the Tigers were back on the road this week to take on Brilliant and try to pick up their first win of the season. Unfortunately for Meek fans, the homestanding Tigers finished on top, defeating Meek 30-6.
The Meek Tigers were in the...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Arguably the biggest game of the week in Cullman County was happening in Good Hope between the fourth-ranked Raiders and eighth-ranked Northside Rams, and after a tight first half, the Rams were able to pull away and collect a 41-16 win in the second half.
Good Hope and Northside traded defensive stops throughout most of the...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported
Oct. 4, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County
Sheriff’s Office
No incidents or
arrests reported.
Cullman Police
Department
Incidents
Oct. 3
third-degree
burglary, fourth-degree theft of property; person; Morgan Ave. SW; food; $40fourth-degree
theft of property; Wal-Mart; Hwy. 157; General Merchandise; $29harassment;
person; Hwy. 31 Sduty
upon striking an unattended vehicle; person;...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 3, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County
Sheriff’s Office
Incidents
No incidents reported.
Arrests
Sept. 30
Allaire, Richard Lee Jr., 59
probation
violation – first-degree theft of propertysecond-degree
unlawful possession of marijuana
Elkins, Brandon
Scott, 33
FTA-
third-degree theft of propertyFTA- unlawful
possession of a controlled substance
Hankins, Tyler Mark,
24
public
intoxication
Haynes, Jeremy
Ashton, 31
FTA-
negotiating a...
With the playoff chase in full swing, several local
squads are preparing to host regional matchups and all of them hold postseason
implications. This week’s slate also features a pair of ranked teams clashing
in Good Hope as the fourth-ranked Raiders prepare to host no. 8 Northside
Friday night. Elsewhere in the area, Hanceville will face one of the top teams
in its region...
Vinemont, Holly Pond, Meek and Cullman will all travel
for region games this week and as we move into the latter portion of the
regular season, each week becomes more and more significant for teams across
the state. Regional standings are starting to take shape and the playoff
contenders are creating separation from the rest of the pack.
(2-3) Vinemont (3A Region 5)...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 2, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County
Sheriff’s Office
Incidents
Sept. 30
theft of
property; CR 1242criminal
mischief; CR 1117theft of
property; Hwy. 69Sdomestic
violence – criminal mischief, harassment; 3rd St. SE Hancevillepermitting
dogs to run at large; CR 119trespassing,
harassment; Hwy. 67assault;
CR 1391unauthorized
use of motor vehicle; Hwy....
VINEMONT, Ala. – The
past two weeks have been a lot of fun for the Lady Eagles. Vinemont carried a
10-match winning streak into Tuesday’s area showdown with East Lawrence and extended
that streak to 11 after just three sets. The Lady Eagles dominated the first
set 25-13, edged East Lawrence in the second set 25-22 and pulled away to take
the third set...
BETHEL COMMUNITY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of
Transportation (ALDOT) on Tuesday morning installed a new safety system at the
dangerous intersection of U.S. Highway 278 and County Road 831 in the Bethel
community of west Cullman County. The system uses radar to detect approaching
vehicles on Hwy. 278, then alerts drivers on both sides of CR 831 using high
visibility signage.
ALDOT spokesman Curtis...
CULLMAN, Ala.
-- My mom, Judy Shirey, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) over 20
years ago and I wanted to do a fundraiser in honor of her. Dr. Chris
Lagank has always said you need to exercise on a regular basis if you have MS.
I have participated in the Walk for MS for several years and I had an idea to
do a...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 1, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County
Sheriff’s Office
No arrests or
incidents reported.
Cullman Police
Department
Incidents
Sept. 30
third-degree
forgery; person; forged check; unknown amount of property valuethird-degree
domestic violence – harassment, third-degree criminal trespassing; person; Lakeside
Dr. NW
Arrests
Sept. 30
Thomas, James J., 44
public
intoxicationresisting
arrest
Fout, Sabrina M., 21
possession
of drug...
DANVILLE, Ala. -
Last Friday evening, Holly Pond High School’s (HPHS) football team suffered a
defeat at Danville High School, but one Bronco scored a win that had fans on
both sides of the field cheering. HPHS junior middle linebacker no. 42 Andy
Garcia came to the aid of Danville senior running back no. 2 Jake Waddell in a
demonstration of sportsmanship that has...
CULLMAN, Al.
- Week six of the youth football season is officially in the books and with two
weeks left to go in the season, every team will either look to get into the
playoffs or finish off their respective seasons strong. Cold Springs traveled
to take on Holly Pond, the Good Hope Raiders hosted the Cullman Bearcats,
Fairview traveled to take on the...
BREMEN, Ala. – The Kudzu Hills Invitational is always a special morning at Cold Springs High School, but this year’s event will truly stand out among the rest. Before the races began Saturday morning, a special presentation was made for former Eagles Cross Country Coach Claborn Campbell. Campbell designed the Kudzu Hills course at Cold Springs, and it has...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - The student body of Good Hope Middle
School (GHMS) on Friday got a little break from the regular schedule to gather
outside and watch Bailey Tetro, an eighth grader who has become a prodigy with
the Rubik’s cube, take on two old-schoolers: GHMS Assistant Principal Scott
Brown and Good Hope High School Head Football Alan Scott, both of whom...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Parks, Recreation &
Sports Tourism (CPRST) representatives, accompanied by numerous members of
Cullman’s city government, traveled to Baltimore, Maryland this week to attend the
National Recreation and Park Association’s 2019 Annual Conference, where CPRST
became the first parks and recreation system in the state of Alabama to receive
accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation
Agencies (CAPRA). According...
VINEMONT, Ala. - A packed house filled Eagle Stadium to watch the 2A Addison Bulldogs (3-2) face the hometown 3A Vinemont Eagles (2-2). This was the 30th meeting between the two teams in a series that Addison has controlled recently.
Vinemont received the opening kickoff and on its first play from scrimmage, quarterback Jack Hill was hit and fumbled the...
CULLMAN, Ala. –
The first half of the season has gone well for Cullman’s running back duo and
it just got a little better this week. Bearcat runners Jaylen Hughey and Jayden
Sullins each earned an invitation to the upcoming Offense-Defense All-American
Bowl. There will be two regional events this year, an East Coast Regional in
Miami Jan. 2-5 and a West Coast Regional...
WEST POINT, Ala. –
The Lady Warriors hosted Cullman and Arab for a pair of non-area matchups
Thursday night and the Lady Bearcats went home with wins over West Point and
the Lady Knights. Cullman edged the Lady Warriors 2-1 in the opening match and
then knocked off Arab 2-0 to sweep Thursday’s event. West Point closed out the
night with a very close...
The Aggies, Raiders and Warriors are all off this week
but there is still one battle coming up between two local squads Friday night.
The Vinemont Eagles will host the Addison Bulldogs Friday night in a non-region
matchup that has been played every season since 2014 and Addison has won four
of those five meetings. Holly Pond and Hanceville will also be taking...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Sept. 24, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s
Office
No incidents or
arrests reported.
Cullman Police
Department
Incidents
Sept. 20
third-degree
criminal mischief; person; Hwy. 157; damage to ’17 Hyundai Elantra; $350
Sept. 23
harassment;
person; Harmony Ln. SWfirst-degree
theft by deception; person; cash; $25,000fourth-degree
theft of property, third-degree criminal trespassing; Wal-Mart;...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. –
The Cold Springs Lady Eagles and Holly Pond Lady Broncos traveled to Fairview
Monday afternoon to highlight Monday’s local volleyball action and the
home-standing Lady Aggies swept the tri-match. Fairview topped Holly Pond 2-0 to
kick things and the Lady Eagles were able to topple the Lady Broncos 2-0 as
well. In the final match of Monday’s event, the Lady Aggies...
CULLMAN, Ala. – We’ve
reached the halfway point of the Cullman County Youth Football season and
everyone’s teams are beginning to take better shape with the postseason just
around the corner. The Cullman Bearcats traveled to Holly Pond Saturday,
Vinemont hosted the Good Hope Raiders while the Cullman Cyclones hosted the
Good Hope Outlaws and Cold Springs and Fairview each hosted Hanceville and West
Point...
Updated 9-21-19 5:48 p.m.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Cross country teams were in action all over the state Saturday morning and at this year’s TCBY Invitational in Tuscaloosa, Cold Springs put together another great meet. Debuting some new uniforms, the Eagles outpaced the rest of the field to finish first in the small schools division while the Lady Eagles managed to...
OAK GROVE, Ala.
-- After arriving from the long drive to Oak Grove, the Raiders showed up ready
to defend their undefeated record in week five. After speaking with Good Hope Head
Coach Alan Scott earlier this week, asking what his thoughts were going into
this game undefeated, his response was simple.
“Oak grove isn’t going to be an easy win despite their
1-3 record,”...
HOLLY POND, Ala. – After pulling off a big win at home over Hanceville last week to collect their first win of the season, the Holly Pond Broncos were back home for another regional showdown against the Fultondale Wildcats Friday night. After a scoring and taking a lead in the opening quarter, Holly Pond couldn’t keep pace with Fultondale...
BREMEN, Ala. - Cold Springs looked for a huge statement win at home as it took on Aliceville in another huge region game. Unfortunately, though, the night belonged to the Yellow Jackets as the Eagles wound up falling, 27-19.
Cold Springs used a mixture of the run and pass to start out the game, as big passes by Brodi Williams...
ARLEY, Ala. – After suffering a tough loss on the road at Hubbertville last week, the Tigers were back home Friday night for a regional showdown against the Berry Wildcats. The Wildcats took last year’s matchup 33-15 so Meek was definitely hungry to bounce back and get revenge but fell just short late in the fourth quarter to fall...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Hanceville Bulldogs welcomed the Vinemont Eagles for homecoming Friday night and the Eagles played the role of spoiler, coming away with a 26-12 victory.
“We haven’t always been able to overcome mistakes, to be able to overcome them says a lot for our guys” Vinemont Coach Stephen Robinson said. “Now we’ve got to take the next...
ADDISON, Ala. - On an absolutely gorgeous night for high school football, two teams, Addison and Sheffield, met in an important early season region matchup in beautiful Addison, Alabama. Addison came in at 2-2 (0-1) while Sheffield was 3-1 (1-0).
Addison received the opening kickoff and went into a "heavy offense" for the majority of the first half. Grant Rice started...
CULLMAN, Ala. – After handling Columbia 48-0 on the road last Thursday, the Cullman Bearcats returned to Oliver Woodard Stadium this week to collect their third straight win of the season over Albertville. Cullman’s defense, backfield and offensive front dominated yet again this week and those performances helped lead the Bearcats to a 31-7 win over the Aggies.
Cullman running...
“Ad Astra” is written and directed by James Gray and stars
Brad Pitt as astronaut Roy McBride setting off on a quest to find his father,
played by Tommy Lee Jones, in the near future. Space exploration has become a priority
on Earth and humanity has begun to colonize both The Moon and Mars in an effort
to reach out further and contact...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - A Hanceville man was arrested Wednesday, charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after members of the Cullman Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) and investigators and deputies with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) allegedly seized more than a half-pound of methamphetamine during a search.
Jacolby Conway Pitts, 31,...
