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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Each year as fall approaches, Cullman residents look forward to seeing the colorful mums that provide beautiful and bold colors around town. It was the hope and passion of resident Pat Clemmons to bring festive color and charm to Cullman, especially in preparation for the city’s Oktoberfest celebration. After Clemmons’ tragic death in 2008, her daughter...
    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs on Tuesday officially proclaimed Oct. 18, 2019 Pilot International Founders Day in Cullman. On hand to accept the proclamation were Pilot Club members Connie Byrne (Cullman Pilot Club’s Founders Fund representative) and Peggy Harris (Alabama District of Pilot International’s Founders Fund representative). “I am proud to proclaim Oct. 18 as ‘Pilot International Day’ because...
    VINEMONT, Ala. – Cold Springs and Hanceville travelled to Vinemont Thursday afternoon for a tri-match with the Lady Eagles, but it was the Eagles of Cold Springs that left with wins over both Vinemont and the Lady Bulldogs. Cold Springs knocked off both Vinemont and Hanceville in two sets while the home-standing Lady Eagles defeated the Lady Bulldogs in two sets as well. Vinemont...
    Nearly all of our local teams now have a pair of games under their belt this season and are starting to work out some of their strengths and weaknesses. Most of them will be forced to travel this week to face another test in an unfriendly environment. Hanceville, West Point, Good Hope, Holly Pond, Vinemont and Fairview will all be on the road...
    FOLEY, Ala. – The West Point Lady Warriors made the trip to Foley for this year’s Labor Day Classic over the weekend and after two days of pool and bracket play, the Lady Warriors finished as champions of the tournament’s bronze bracket. West Point defeated UMS Wright in the Bronze Championship Match 25-13 and 27-25 to take the title. Day one: The Lady Warriors got...
    CULLMAN, Ala. - On Sunday, Cullman developer Shane Quick announced that his Warehouse District eatery Mae’s Food Hall will close on Oct. 5, at the conclusion of this year’s Oktoberfest celebration. On Sunday evening, Quick issued this statement: Mae’s Food Hall’s last day of operation will be Saturday October 5th, ironically our two year anniversary and the last day of this...
    CULLMAN, Ala. - Week two of youth football is now in the books and there were some close games, along with some dominating performances from local teams. Fairview hosted Vinemont, Cold Springs traveled to take on the Good Hope Raiders, the Cullman Cyclones traveled to take on the West Point Warriors, the Cullman Bearcats hosted the Good Hope Outlaws, and Hanceville hosted Holly Pond. Vinemont...
    There are just three home games on the docket this week but one of those is a local showdown. Fairview and Hanceville will face off at Ray Talley Stadium this Friday while Holly Pond and Good Hope prepare to host Ider and Priceville respectively. Cullman and West Point will be back on the road Friday to take on Mortimer Jordan and Arab in...
    WEST POINT, Ala. -- West Point's play-making guard Miriam Oldacre announced Wednesday that she has committed to play for head coach Greg Van Atta and the University of Montevallo. She has won numerous All-County awards during her high school career, including helping West Point win its first county title since 2006, and helping it win the Class 5A,...
    WEST POINT, Ala. – Both the Vinemont Eagles and Fairview Aggies traveled to West Point High School Wednesday afternoon for a tri-match with the Warriors and the Aggies managed to collect wins over both opponents. Fairview knocked off Vinemont after three competitive sets and edged West Point in two sets that were about as close as you will see in a rematch of last...
    With the opening week of high school football in the books, most local squads are preparing to hit the road for game two. The Addison Bulldogs thrashed Curry 37-0 at home last week to start things 1-0 and Cold Springs produced a similar result at Meek last Thursday, blanking the Tigers 25-0 to kick the year off. Meek has another big matchup on...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – Volleyball season is upon and after splitting their season-opening tri-match at Jasper last week, the Cullman Bearcats hosted a tri-match Tuesday night against area-foe Decatur and a highly-ranked 4A team in Curry. The Bearcats swept Decatur in three sets to collect a big area win in their first matchup of the night but dropped two close sets to the Yellow Jackets,...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – High school football kicked off this week and youth teams across the county followed suit on Saturday. The West Point Warriors hosted the Holly Pond Broncos, Hanceville traveled to take on the Cullman Cyclones, the Fairview Aggies and Good Hope Outlaws each hosted the Good Hope Raiders and Vinemont Eagles respectively and the Cold Springs Eagles traveled to face the Cullman...
    MOULTON, Ala. – Cross Country season is officially underway and several local schools got things started at the Pepsi Challenge in Moulton. It was a good day for the Cold Springs Eagles as both the boys’ and girls’ teams took home first place finishes in the small schools division. The Lady Eagles edged J.B. Pennington by just two points while the boys ran away...
    VINEMONT, Ala. -- Vinemont hosted the East Lawrence Eagles for the opening jamboree game, East Lawrence came away with a 10-7 victory in a hard-fought game. Costly turnovers and poorly timed penalties were the story of the night for Vinemont. The junior varsity squads got things started off in the jamboree game. Vinemont went on offense first and after picking up a first down...
    ADDISON, Ala. – Friday night was the season-opener for the Addison Bulldogs and to kick off 2019, they welcomed in the Curry Yellow Jackets. After a scoreless first quarter, Addison put things away in the second quarter. The Bulldogs took over after a short Curry punt at the curry 24-yard line and after gaining 15 yards on two running plays and getting the game’s...
    NEW HOPE, Ala. -- The Holly Pond Broncos traveled to the New Hope Indians Friday night for their first game of the 2019 season and after a 30-minute lightning delay, the teams took the field. New Hope received the kickoff at their own 29.  On the first play from scrimmage, New Hope halfback, Beebe, took the ball 71 yards for a touchdown to...
    SUMITON, Ala. -- The Hanceville Bulldogs traveled to Sumiton to take on the Sumiton Christian Eagles to kick off the 2019 season Friday night. A tale of two halves was the story in this game, but Hanceville wound up taking the game in overtime 32-26. The first quarter saw both defenses make big plays to keep the game scoreless after one. In the second...
    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Raiders opened up the 2019 season on a muggy, humid Friday in James W. Shabel Stadium and after falling behind 2-0 early, Good Hope put up 28 unanswered points to put away Carbon Hill and start the season with a win. After turning it over on downs in Bulldog territory on their first possession, the...
    FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- On a surprisingly comfortable August evening at Dafford Smith Stadium, the Fairview Aggies faced off against their cross-county rival West Point Warriors. West Point won the toss and deferred to the second half kicking off to the Aggies. Tyvn Ellis bobbled the kick but recovered for a decent 16-yard return.  In a theme for an opening game for both sides, a penalty helped...
    JASPER, Ala. - The No. 3-ranked Jasper Vikings opened the season with a 21-19 victory over rival Cullman Thursday night at Ki-Ro/Gambrell Field. The win marked the first time since 2010 the Vikings earned a defeat over Cullman, and it was the first win against the Bearcats in a home game since 2004. The win also gives Jasper the...
    ARLEY, Ala. - It was a perfect night to kick off the High School football season as the Cold Springs Eagles traveled to take on the Meek Tigers. Cold Springs looked sharp on offense and defense all night long as they got a convincing 25-0 victory to start the season. Lawson Burgess quickly put an end to the opening Meek...
    WEST POINT, Ala. -- After getting off to a fast start in 2018 and winning their first two games, the West Point Warriors dropped their next seven before capping off the year with a 55-14 win over Cordova. With last season behind them, head coach Don Farley is happy to report a very productive offseason with good effort and...
    FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- After turning around a slow start to the 2018 season and winning three of their last four, the Fairview Aggies built some momentum going into the offseason and now they’re ready to ride that wave into this fall. Head Coach George Redding is entering his 13th season with the Aggies and he’s really pleased with where...
    High school football season will kick off Thursday night with several local matchups but there are even more games to gear up for the following night. Good Hope, Holly Pond, Hanceville, Addison and Vinemont will be in action Friday night but only four of them are getting their regular seasons underway as the Eagles will be hosting East Lawrence for a jamboree game. The...
    HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Hanceville's play-making point guard Kelly Pickett announced Tuesday that she has committed to go play for head coach Jared Hughes and Shorter University, a Christian school, in Rome, Georgia. In her three years with the Lady Bulldogs, Pickett has won numerous awards and eclipsed the 1,000-career point mark last season and will look to continue to be a standout in her...
    ARLEY, Ala. -- The Tigers graduated a large class of players in May and as a result, head coach David Norwood and his staff have a lot of bodies to replace on the field this fall. Norwood is happy with how his team has prepared in the offseason and preseason but feels like he needs to see his guys...
    HANCEVILLE, ALA. -- Wallace State’s volleyball team is ranked 16th in the NJCAA Division I preseason poll. The Lions open the season on Thursday at Cleveland State, ultimately seeking their 11th consecutive conference championship under coach Randy Daniel. Returning sophomores for the Lions this season are Kaitlyn Doyle, Karlee Hale, Kate Kent, Jordan Hollis, Kayla Thomas and Kaden Edenfield....
    Several teams will open the 2019 football season on Thursday night, including a pair of matchups between local squads. The West Point Warriors will travel to Fairview for the third annual Brandin Iron Bowl, Meek will host the Cold Springs Eagles and the Cullman Bearcats will be headed to Jasper for a highly anticipated showdown with the Vikings. Cullman (6A, Region 7) at...
    VINEMONT, Ala. -- Head coach Stephen Robinson is entering his third season with the Eagles and in that time, he’s established strong relationships with his players, and he believes that will help their chemistry this upcoming season. “I just love these guys. These guys are what makes it fun for me, being around them and just having the camaraderie that...
    HOLLY POND, Ala. - The Holly Pond Broncos are coming off their third consecutive trip to the postseason this fall, but they’ll be looking to replace seniors in the backfield, the line of scrimmage, linebacking corps and everywhere in between. Holly Pond Head Coach Mike Bates has several spots to fill before week one, but he said the holes...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City School Board held its first proposed budget hearing for the upcoming fiscal year Monday, with its regular board meeting following shortly after the hearing. Chief Financial Officer of Cullman City Schools, Russell Raney, gave a presentation to the board on the upcoming budget and changes from the previous year. Outside of the 4%...
    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - With a solid-sized senior class missing from last year’s team, including several that are gearing up to play at the college level, the Hanceville Bulldogs and Head Coach Cody McCain are looking to fill spots all over the field. “It was about a 10-man senior class and I think eight of those guys were starters. We’ve...
    GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Last year, 2018, was a historic season for Good Hope High School. The Raiders posted a 9-1 record in the regular season and knocked off top-ranked, undefeated Jacksonville at home to advance to the third round of the AHSAA State Playoffs for the first time since 1997. With more buzz around the program than ever...
    CULLMAN, Ala. - With more than a dozen seniors missing from last year’s roster, several of whom were impact players on both sides of the ball, one of the biggest challenges for new Bearcat Coach Oscar Glasscock and his staff going into the year is creating depth. Glasscock is looking for leaders to step up this fall whether they...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – With football season less than a week away, the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce decided to invite the newest local coach to speak at this month’s community luncheon. Cullman High School Head Football Coach Oscar Glasscock is entering his first season with the Bearcats and was the guest speaker for the Chamber’s August luncheon. He started things off by talking about...
    ADDISON, Ala. --2018 was another great season for the Addison Bulldogs. After advancing to the quarterfinals of last year’s AHSAA Football Playoffs and finishing with two players on the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) 2A All-State First Team, expectations are high in Addison. Those two players, Zayne Guthrie and Hayden Ray graduated in May and left some pretty big...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – Football season is on everyone’s mind right now but there will be a couple of special events involving some other sports going on this weekend before local teams hit the gridiron. This year’s Cullman High School Alumni Soccer Game will be Saturday, August 17th at 6 p.m. on the soccer field and the following day, the CHS Alumni Baseball Game will...
    EVA, Ala. - A single-vehicle crash at 11:35 p.m. Saturday,  Aug. 10 claimed the life of an Eva woman. Christal Sharee Miller,  28, was killed when the 2000 Honda Odyssey she was driving left Union Hill Church Road 3 miles west of Eva and struck a tree. Miller was not using a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the...
    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – With the first night of football season just around the corner for Good Hope and the rest of the state, the Raiders wrapped up their first week of fall camp with a controlled Red-White scrimmage in James W. Shabel Stadium. The public was invited to attend and the game was overseen by a group of officials getting in some preseason...
    PARIS, Tenn. – Kentucky Lake is the site of this year’s Mossy Oak Fishing High School Championship and a pair of local boats were out on the water competing. Good Hope Fishing Team is represented on Kentucky Lake by Colton Williams and Landon Graham in one boat and Alex Curington and Breanna Arnold in another. Anglers hit the water...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman County Schools’ second annual Media Day is in the books and all seven county schools are gearing up for the start of a new school year and a new season on the gridiron. Football and cheer coaches along with band directors made their way to the Cullman County Schools Central Office for Media Day, accompanied by players, cheerleaders and band...
    MONROE, Wash. – The 2019 Nautique World Wake Association (WWA) Wakeboard National Championships are in the books and this year, there was some local flavor in the field. Cullman native Kane Ward, 8, placed first in the 9 & Under Jr. Boys Division after scoring an 88.00 in the Final Round up against the nation’s top wakeboarders in his...
    . CULLMAN, Ala. – Friday night provided great conditions for the 2019 EvaBank Midnight Run 5K and it certainly showed when the crowd of runners lined up for this year’s event. More than 400 runners registered for this year’s 5K but many more showed up at the starting line to participate by the time midnight rolled around. The event helps...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman High School’s Jayden Sullins has known for a while that he’d get the chance to play football at the next level, but now he knows where he’ll be doing it. The senior running back announced Saturday he has committed to The United States Naval Academy to play for the Midshipmen and Coach Ken Niumatalolo. After...
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The 2019 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) season came to an end with the NASP Championships at the Music City Center in Nashville on Saturday and several local squads were there to compete. Cullman Middle School, East Elementary and West Point High School had archers in the field and Vinemont Elementary, Middle and High School were all in attendance...
    OPELIKA, Ala. – The Alabama Recreation and Parks Association’s (ARPA) final swim meet of the season was held at the Opelika Sportsplex this weekend and the Cullman Swim Team (the Tritons) had a big group of athletes in the field. The Tritons faced off against qualifiers from 28 other teams across the state. The boys finished seventh with a...
    CULLMAN, Ala. -- With just one day left in United Way of Cullman County's 'Stuff the Bus' school supply drive, Wal-Mart Distribution Center has stepped in to provide a big donation. WDC's Dustin Elliott stopped by the United Way office Thursday afternoon and dropped off more than 300 school supply items for local students to use this year. The...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – With the new school year right around the corner, there are lots of things for students, teachers, parents and administrators to think about, including school safety. The Cullman Police Department (CPD) has been thinking about school safety as well and has spent time this summer preparing for emergency situations on local campuses. It stopped by East...
    BIRMINGHAM - Junior cornerback Brontae Harris has been named to the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List, which is presented annually to the nation's best defensive back by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.Harris was rated Conference USA's top cornerback in 2018 and will again be one of the best defensive players in the league this season.The Cullman,...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – With clouds hanging overhead and the temperature in the 70s, Saturday morning provided near-perfect conditions for the sixth annual Nicholas Fillinger Memorial Run. Approximately 140 runners registered for this year’s event and the trail at St. Bernard was full of participants of all ages who came to honor Nicholas’ memory and support a great cause. Nicholas,...
    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) on Friday announced it has suspended search efforts to locate Kelsey Starling, missing on Smith Lake since an accident July 4.  Sgt. Chad Pate reported,“The search on Smith Lake has been suspended indefinitely.  There are some search operations planned for the future, but we will no longer have personnel searching...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – This year’s District 2 Championship was hosted at the Cullman Wellness and Aquatic Center and the Tritons were able to put together a fourth-place finish. On top of their team finish on Saturday, several Tritons earned district medals and nearly 40 qualified to advance to the state competition in Opelika at the end of the month. Final Team Standings: 1. Madison 2....
    MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The AHSAA’s 23rd North-South All-Star Sports Week is on the horizon and we have nine local athletes and a coach making their way to Montgomery to participate in the week’s competitions. Cullman High School’s Della Kelly and Will Thompson landed on the North All-Star Cross-Country roster, Greyson Gerding and Hannah Bircheat each earned spots on the boys’ and girls’ North All-Star Soccer...
    CULLMAN, Ala. - This coming Friday, the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce will enjoy another of its increasingly popular 2nd Fridays summer celebrations, and the Cullman Downtown Merchants Association (CDMA) is joining the Chamber in planning for the south end of the event district around First Avenue NE/SE to put on the dog, be the cat’s meow, (insert your...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – This year’s Cullman Fireworks Festival is in the books and things got underway at Heritage Park at 5 p.m. when families poured on to the soccer fields to enjoy inflatables, give-aways, food vendors, competitions and more before the light show began. This is the eighth year that Desperation Church has helped organize the event and Pastor Andy Heis was excited see...
    HANCEVILLE, ALA. -- Wallace State’s men’s basketball team is tops in the classroom for the second consecutive year among its counterparts in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Lions compiled a cumulative 3.60 GPA during the 2018-2019 academic year, finishing with the highest GPA among all men’s basketball teams in the nation. Wallace State achieved the same...
    CULLMAN, Ala. - Joyce Hyde has always been interested in the arts. So much so that she made a career of it as a teacher. Hyde graduated from West Point in 1957 and taught school for over 20 years in North Carolina, Mobile and Hartselle. After she retired from teaching, she sold real estate in Cullman for close to...
    LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - On Thursday, Cullman High School (CHS) Theatre student Grant Holland became the first student in school history to earn a Superior rating at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, NE, taking the top honor in the category of Musical Theatre.  Holland landed a spot at the elite invitation-only event after scoring superior at the Alabama Thespian...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – Jasper, Sheffield and Florence traveled to the Cullman Wellness and Aquatic Center Wednesday night for the Cullman Challenge and the home-standing Tritons edged out Jasper to finish on top. Cullman’s girls got past Jasper by 19 points while the boys managed to pull away from them by 40 points. The Cullman Swim Team will be back...
    Updated 6-22-19 at 8:35 p.m. CRANE HILL, Ala. - A Crane Hill woman who was found unresponsive in Smith Lake Friday afternoon has died. Cullman County Coroner Jerermy L. Kilpatrick identified the woman as Charmaine Howell, 64. “I can confirm that Charmaine Howell passed away at UAB last night,” said Kilpatrick. “The cause of death will be determined by the medical...
    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – More than 200 athletes made their way to James W. Shabel Stadium Saturday morning for this year’s Castille Character Camp, setting an attendance record for the event. The camp was founded by former Alabama Crimson Tide standout Jeremiah Castille in 2008, and he is assisted by former NFL and Division I athletes who teach the...
    Updated 6-21-19 9:34 p.m. FAIRVIEW, Ala. – A home north of Fairview along the 2300 block of County Road 1527 was destroyed by fire early Friday evening. Early reports indicate the blaze started in an attached garage and spread through the rest of the home. No injuries were reported to residents or emergency response crews. Fairview, Baileyton and Gold Ridge Volunteer Fire Departments...
    (6-22-19) LATEST: https://www.cullmantribune.com/2019/06/23/update-woman-found-unresponsive-in-smith-lake-dies/ Updated 6-21-19 9:19 p.m. CRANE HILL, Ala. – A 64-year-old female swimming in Smith Lake at her home along the 800-1000 block of County Road 953 was found floating and unresponsive Friday afternoon. According to authorities, her husband found her in the lake and flagged down people on a Sea-Doo nearby to help contact Cullman EMS and perform...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – Thunderstorms made their way across north Alabama late Wednesday night and left several homes in Cullman and Winston County without power. According to Cullman Electric Cooperative’s (CEC) Manager of Communications Brian Lacy, the peak outage was approximately 2,200 members when the storms came through overnight but no one area had more than 50 outages across Cullman and Winston County. CEC is currently...
    CULLMAN, Ala. - Around six months ago, WellStone Behavioral Health, which serves Cullman and Madison Counties, became one of five agencies in the state of Alabama to receive grants from the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) to administer a program known as the Stepping Up Initiative.  The initiative is described by the ADMH as “a national program with...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – Swimming season is back for the Cullman Swim Team and they kicked things off by topping Albertville and Decatur at the Cullman Wellness and Aquatic Center Tuesday night. The Cullman Swim Team’s next meet will be Thursday when they travel to Madison. Check below for a list of individual winners from Tuesday’s meet. First place individual winners (Girls) Madison Clements (13-14) 50-Yard Backstroke Georgia Dowdy (8&U) 25-Yard Freestyle...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – With another season of softball in the books for Cullman County, it’s time to recognize local standouts for their accomplishments and Buffalo Wild Wings did just that Monday night. They, along with Cullman County’s seven softball coaches, helped put together and recognize an all-county softball team for the 2019 season. The team, consisting of 14 players voted on by the coaches,...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Hannah Bates Memorial Buckle Series, hosted by the South Cullman Saddle Club, finished its final barrel race Sunday and Nathan Morrow went home with the 1D and 2D Buckles and the prized saddle. The series was held in memory of Hannah Bates, a Cullman High School graduate who was tragically killed on Feb. 24, 2018...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – Thirty-nine golfers made their way to Cross Creek Golf Course Saturday morning for the second annual Crimson Ladies of Cullman Charity Golf Tournament and one of them was former Crimson Tide running back Siran Stacy. Stacy, along with the other players in the field, helped make this year’s event another success. This year’s tournament featured 41...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – After a successful inaugural tournament last year, The Crimson Ladies of Cullman are gearing up for their second annual charity golf tournament. This year’s tournament will be held at Cross Creek Golf Course in Hanceville and registration opens up at 7 a.m. before a shotgun start at 8. The cost for an individual golfer is...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – The world’s 80 best anglers spent the past week competing on Smith Lake in Major League Fishing’s (MLF) Bass Pro Tour Stage Five event but by Sunday morning only 10 were left in the field. After reeling in 30 bass for a Sunday weight of 47lbs, Arizona’s Dean Rojas was the man on top of the podium at Depot Park Sunday...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – After waiting through a rain delay early Saturday morning, 40 anglers hit Smith Lake for the knockout round of Major League Fishing’s (MLF) Bass Pro Tour Stage Five event but only 10 can advance to Sunday. Unfortunately for local pros Jesse Wiggins, Jordan Lee and Matt Lee, the fish weren’t biting the way they did earlier in the week and all...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – He spent a lot of the day on the water close to the cut line on Thursday but Cullman’s Jordan Lee made a late push to finish 14th and secure a spot in the field on Saturday with his brother Matt who is sitting comfortably inside the top 20 of Group A in eighth place. Matt...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – Stage Five of the 2019 Major League Fishing Bass Tour officially kicked off early Tuesday morning and Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs threw out the first cast from the boat of Cullman native and pro angler Matt Lee. The tournament will be accompanied by a “festival-style fan experience” in downtown Cullman’s depot park and festhalle and Mitch Smith Chevrolet will be giving...
    JASPER, Ala. – The 2019 Basspro.com Central Open at Smith Lake came to a close Saturday and a pair of Cullman natives were in the mix on the final day. Jordan Wiggins finished in third place with a total weight of 41-3 and Tim Arnold hauled in 40-11 to finish sixth. Wiggins was your day one leader at the open with a weight of...
    PALA, Calif. – Cullman native Axel Ward, 6, is making a name for himself on the national motocross scene. The son of Chad and Crystal Ward, he began his racing endeavor at the age of 4 and in the last two years has amassed several race wins across the country, holds four Alabama state championships and also qualified for...
    MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Rural Electric Association (AREA) gave its 2019 Eminent Service Award to Grady Smith, longtime president and CEO of the Cullman Electric Cooperative. The award, established by AREA in the 1960s to honor outstanding contributions to the rural electric program, is given to individuals of the highest caliber and with qualifications of great achievement contributing...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman’s VFW Post 2214 held its Rock-a-Thon Saturday morning to cap off this week’s yard sale and the event was another success for the Auxiliary. The yard sale kicked off on Thursday and will conclude today at 3 p.m. but the Rock-a-Thon got underway early Saturday morning when the crowd began pouring in. The yard sale was packed with items ranging...
    WEST POINT, Ala. - West Point High School senior Lily Whitesell will graduate next month with a highly unlikely record to her credit: seven consecutive first-place finishes at the Cullman County Math Tournament.  In exams over subjects including sixth- and seventh-grade math, Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II, as well as the 11th-grade comprehensive and 12th-grade advanced math exams,...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – The gates opened for the 35th annual Bloomin’ Festival Saturday morning and thousands made their way to St. Bernard Abbey for the arts and crafts fair. Walking room was hard to come by within the first hour of the gates opening and the crowds showed no signs of slowing down. A long list of local vendors as well as vendors from...
    CULLMAN, Ala. – Sportsman Lake Park was the site of this year’s Colors of Cancer Day 5K Walk/Run and the weather conditions were perfect for the 41 runners in the field at this year’s event. All the proceeds from the event go toward helping cancer patients within the community and Cullman County Bosom Buddies Foundation President Louise Cole expanded...
    CULLMAN, Ala. - It was perfect weather Saturday morning for the inaugural Garrison Gives Hope 5K Walk and Run. R.E. Garrison Trucking, through its organization Garrison Gives Hope, hosted the event to raise money for the Stephen K. Griffith Memorial Fund, which benefits the Cullman Area Mental Health Foundation and more worthy causes. “All proceeds go toward LOCAL FOLKS who...
    CULLMAN, Ala. - Next week is the City of Cullman’s annual Spring Cleanup. From April 1-5, Cullman City Sanitation will pick up furniture, mattresses, appliances and other large items at no extra charge. City Sanitation customers who wish to participate are asked to place items curbside as early as possible. Customers are asked to NOT place items in the...
    CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Bernard is preparing to host its 35th annual Bloomin’ Festival Arts and Crafts Fair April 6-7.  The juried event, which requires each potential vendor to be evaluated before admission, draws a variety of talent a step above the average community craft show, making the festival one of the most highly rated of its kind in...