ARLEY, Ala. -- The
Meek Tigers looked to win their regular season finale at home against the Lynn
Bears Friday night, but Lynn was too much and pulled away in the second half to
take the game 35-12.
The Bears struck first on their opening series as
their running game wore out the Tiger defense and the drive ended with a 2-yard
touchdown run, giving...
CULLMAN, Ala. – It
was a wet and rainy night for football at Oliver Woodard Stadium Friday night
and that’s exactly how the Bearcats wanted it. Cullman’s explosive running game
led the way to a 42-23 upset over the Fort Payne Wildcats that will surely give
the Bearcats a boost of momentum going into the postseason.
Cullman took the opening kick and got...
Here are some events happening around the community Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26-27. If anything changes due to weather, we will update below.
Saturday, Oct. 26
2nd Annual Hannah Bates Memorial Fishing Tournament
Registration will begin at 5:30 Saturday morning at the Smith Lake boat launch and the tournament will officially kick off at 6:30. Winners will be determined at the weigh-in...
MOULTON, Ala. – Thursday
was a busy day of cross country for Cullman County as local squads made their way
to Oakville Indian Mounds in Moulton for this year’s Cullman County Meet. The
Cold Springs Eagles and Lady Eagles both went home with team titles and Eagles
runner Ethan Edgeworth finished with an individual win. Holly Pond’s Camilla
Chambers placed first individually as well....
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...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman Regional’s campus was alive with activity Thursday evening. The hospital’s fifth annual Trunk or Treat saw crowds of excited children, families and colorful and creatively decorated “trunks” manned by costumed Cullman Regional staff.
Cullman Regional Vice President of Marketing and Outreach Lindsey Dossey said, “You know, I think every year is just different and special, but...
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. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 24, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s
Office
Incidents
Oct. 21
trespassing;
School House Rd.murder;
CR 223theft of
property; CR 437criminal
mischief; CR 565theft of
property; CR 316burglary;
CR 604burglary;
CR 1693trespassing;
CR 1400unlawful
breaking and entering of a motor vehicle; Higgerson Rd.assault;
CR 1141unlawful
breaking and entering of a motor vehicle;...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Family and friends of Joe Pace packed Goat Island Brewing Wednesday night to show their love and support as he battles ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). The Pints for Joe fundraiser was organized by the Cullman Brewers Guild to assist the Pace family with mounting expenses. Pace, vice president of the Guild, was there with his wife...
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...
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Festhalle was bustling with activity as the City of Cullman held its annual Citywide Employee Safety Meeting Wednesday morning.
Assistant to Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs, Leanne West, shared what the event was all about.
“What we do is we have a big safety meeting, of course with all the departments, and we have food and door...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Employees of Cullman Florist visited Rumors Deli and several other area businesses Wednesday, handing out colorful bouquets of flowers two at a time- one for the recipient and one for the recipient to give to someone else. Wednesday was Petal It Forward day.
According to the Society of American Florists: “This marks the fifth year SAF has...
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...
The Stephen K. Griffith Memorial Fund was established in June 2018 to honor the memory of Stephen K. Griffith and to expand mental health services in Cullman County.
The Fund was established by Steve’s wife Jackie, son Wyles (Brandy) Griffith and daughter, Sarah Frances (Donovon) Lovell. Steve was taken from us too soon as a direct result of the mental...
CULLMAN, Ala. - United Way of Cullman County (UWCC) leaders and volunteers on Monday morning led Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill and local officials on a tour of four of UWCC’s partner agencies. Stops on the “Seeing is Believing” tour included the Good Samaritan Health Clinic, Cullman Caring for Kids, the Pilot Light House and the Cullman County...
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...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Victim Services of Cullman, Inc. (VSC) on Sunday evening held a candlelight vigil at Depot Park in Cullman, in memory of victims of domestic violence.
VSC Director Carol Horstman told the assembled group, “I was doing some reading today and read that, of the women each year who lose their life to homicide, 55% of them are...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The gates at Peinhardt Living History Farm opened at 9 a.m. Saturday for Peinhardt Farm Day 2019 and the crowds started arriving. By 10 a.m. the sky opened up and light rain would be a constant for the remainder of the event. While attendance was impacted to some degree, visitors continued to come and attitudes seemed...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Walkers endured Saturday morning’s cold, rainy weather to participate in Cullman’s third annual Walk for Freedom to raise awareness of human trafficking.
Cullmanites were not alone. Tens of thousands of people gathered in more than 450 cities across 50 countries for the walk, organized globally by the anti-human trafficking organization, A21.
Before the walk began Saturday, participants congregated...
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...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - The City of Good Hope is busy preparing for two fun Halloween events that will be held at Good Hope City Hall. The first will be the Sizzlin’ Seniors Halloween Bash, planned for Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. On Halloween, from 3-5 p.m., it will be the kids’ turn to come out for a...
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...
CULLMAN, Ala. - This week, Bill Strandlund, director of Grace Episcopal Church’s Grace Place ministry to victims of memory loss, placed fourth in the nationwide 2019 #WhoPowersYou Contest sponsored by Touchstone Energy Cooperative, Inc. and open to members of Touchstone’s network of local cooperatives. He was among more than 200 nominees from across the country; the winners included entries...
DECATUR, Ala. - Six local businesspeople and employees, along with three local employers, this month were honored at the North Alabama Area Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities (NAACEPD) Annual Awards Luncheon in Decatur. This committee, one of several set up by Gov. Kay Ivey throughout the state, represents Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone and Morgan Counties.
Cullman area residents...
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...
Updated 10-17-19 5:31 p.m.
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Rowdy Bunch at the Hanceville Senior Center had a little fun Thursday morning with Sheriff Matt Gentry and others from the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). Knowing that the CCSO would be cooking out at the center, the sly seniors staged a “crime scene” for Gentry and the others to solve.
The “victim”...
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;...
Here are some events happening around the community from Thursday, Oct. 17 through Sunday, Oct. 20.
Thursday, Oct. 17
Hanceville Senior Center Cookout
10 a.m. at the Hanceville Senior Center- The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office will be grilling out for the seniors.
Cullman County Master Gardeners October Meeting
10 a.m.-noon, Cullman County Extension Office, 402 Arnold St. NE, Suite G-1, Cullman
Business meeting at 10...
CULLMAN, Ala. - This Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, the Peinhardt family will open Peinhardt Living History Farm will to the public for an educational day of traditional rural life.
According to the Peinhardt Living History Farm Foundation, “The entire family can enjoy hands-on experiences from hayrides, farm animals, quilting, crafts, old-time music, antique tractors, crop picking, painting pumpkins and much...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Things are heating up for the senior citizen community in Good Hope. A new program, Sizzlin’ Seniors, kicked off Tuesday morning at Good Hope City Hall, where several rounds of bingo were played, after which the group had lunch and partook in a fun painting party.
The Sizzlin’ Seniors group, for those ages 55 and older,...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Courthouse, official office of Brooksie the court dog, has welcomed a fresh new crop of canine companions to its staff. On Tuesday, District Judge Rusty Turner announced that a local group of volunteer trainers and handlers with the Alliance of Therapy Dogs has begun working on an as-needed basis in the courthouse. The...
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...
CULLMAN, Ala. - A packed charter bus provided by Wallace State Community College left Cullman Tuesday morning to embark on the 2019 Farm-City Tour that stopped at three fun destinations. Hosted by the Cullman County Cooperative Extension Office and Cullman Farm-City, the tour stopped at Belle Chevre in Elkmont, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley...
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....
CULLMAN, Ala. – At its September meeting, the Cullman County Community Development Commission (CCCDC) approved nine grants, totaling more than $100,000. Seven local organizations and schools were presented with their grant checks Monday morning.
The grant recipients present Monday morning were:
Sacred Heart School for self-guided student resources $12,000
Cullman County Veterans Day Celebration Committee for 2019 Cullman County Veterans Day Celebration $12,000
Cullman County Center...
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...
Updated 10-29-19 10:43 a.m.
Below is a list of fall/Halloween events happening around the community. Know of one we missed? Send your information to wendy@cullmantribune.com.
Cullman County CASA Trunk or Treat
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 5-8 p.m.
Cullman County CASA, 402 Arnold St. NE Suite W-1, Cullman
No tricks here!! Come in your Halloween costumes and enjoy an evening of safe family fun, fellowship, and...
CULLMAN, Ala. – The final day of the Cullman County Fair was Saturday, and inside the Coca-Cola Theatre, motorcycles were on display at the fair’s inaugural motorcycle show.
Cullman Lion Charlie Childers shared what inspired the Lions to begin a bike show.
“Well, we’re just on the last Saturday and we needed something to put (in) our theater. We got to...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Cool fall weather (finally!) and well-established side-by-side festivals on Saturday brought crowds to downtown Hanceville for the eighth annual Mud Creek Arts and Crafts Festival and 28th annual Mud Creek Marching Festival. On the crafty end, 60 retail vendors and four food vendors filled the streets downtown, while local businesses and eateries opened their doors. Two...
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...
CULLMAN, Ala. - A team from Hanceville High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) on Friday evening won the inaugural Cullman County Fair Farm Olympics. In events including the team plank walk, nail driving, hay bale stacking, rope climbing and a wheel barrow race, Hanceville teammates Will Akin, Kevin Chavez, Barrett Hardin and Garrett Riggs defeated tough rivals from...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cotton, chickens and monarch butterflies were the hot scoop Friday morning at the North Alabama Agriplex, where one of its programs, the Little Farmers preschool program, got together for its monthly meeting. For the month of October, the Little Farmers learned all about cotton.
North Alabama Agriplex Director Rachel Dawsey shared what the Little Farmers program is...
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. – Twelve young girls participated in the 2019 Teen Miss Fair Princess Pageant Thursday night.
Siddalee Drake, 13, daughter of Jimmy Drake and the late Amy Drake, was crowned 2019 Teen Miss Fair Princess.
Victoria Faith Hudson, 15, daughter of Angela Hudson, won first runner-up.
Emmy Leight Glover, 15, daughter of Jason and Brandy Glover, won second runner-up.
McKenna Pesola,...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Fourteen young girls participated in the 2019 Cullman County Fair Junior Miss Fair Princess Pageant Thursday evening.
Isabella Grace Jones, 10, daughter of Tony and Tina Jones, was crowned 2019 Cullman County Fair Junior Miss Fair Princess.
Maycie Grace Nolan, 12, daughter of Jeremiah and Jessica Nolan, was named first runner-up and Ms. Photogenic.
Mattie O’Leana Wisener, 11, daughter...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Regional on Friday announced it will soon break ground on a new multi-use health care facility in Hartselle, Alabama. The facility will include an urgent care center, outpatient imaging center and specialty physician clinic.
“We continue to have more people from the Hartselle community utilizing the services at Cullman Regional,” said Cullman Regional Vice President of...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Regional is excited to announce it will host its fifth annual Trunk or Treat event Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019 from 4-7 p.m. on the Cullman Regional campus.
Main features of this year’s event will include free food, bounce houses, free health screenings and tons of candy! The event will also feature elaborate trunks decorated and hosted...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Since 2018, Victoria's Hope has served low-income families and disaster victims of Cullman County by offering assistance with clothing and household goods and necessities. A year later, Founder April German opened a full thrift store - Victoria's Hope Thrift and Treasures- as a way to raise even more money for families and local charities, and community...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Aistin Gable is a little boy with an enormous heart who enjoys helping others but shies away from the spotlight. The Hanceville third grader spent time Monday during his fall break picking up litter left behind at Hanceville’s Veterans Park. He worried about the ducks or other visitors being harmed by the discarded hooks and fishing...
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...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Hanceville High School Leo Club hosted a blood drive at the school Thursday, seeing a huge response.
At midday, Leo Club sponsor Tina Weldon was excited about the turnout.
“The blood drive is amazing,” she said. “We had over 50 sign-ins; we except over 65 people by the end of the drive. Ninety-five percent of our donors...
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...
GARDEN CITY, Ala. – Garden City Park will be filled with music and festivities all day this Saturday, Oct. 12, when the inaugural Garden City Music Festival takes place from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. The event will benefit the Garden City Volunteer Fire Department.
Vendors will be set up at 10 a.m., with the music beginning at 1 p.m....
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...
St. Bernard seventh grader Carter Daily took the Cullman County Fair Spelling Bee title for the second year Wednesday evening. A bee veteran, Daily reached the third round of this year’s 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee in May. Pictured from left to right are eighth grader Clayton Gary, the second runner-up; seventh grader Jordan Graham, first runner-up; and Daily.
Copyright...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman area seniors took full advantage of the crisp fall weather as the fairgrounds opened Wednesday morning for Senior Day. They enjoyed the many exhibits, were delighted to ride the carousel and Ferris wheel and cheered the outstanding entertainment at the Coca-Cola Theatre.
Senior Day at the Fair is sponsored by Comfort Care and welcomes seniors from...
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...
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Power Board (CPB) on Tuesday showed appreciation to the community with its annual “Powerfest” event, providing a free meal and door prizes for the public.
CPB General Manager Mike Manning shared what Powerfest is about.
“We’re glad to have Cullman Powerfest once a year and it’s a great time show our appreciation to our customers,” he...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Emilee Beth Harbison was crowned 2019 Cullman County Fair Queen in competition in the Coca-Cola Theatre at the Cullman County Fairgrounds Tuesday evening. With her title, Harbison will receive a $3,000 scholarship award paid to the school of her choice, given by the Cullman County Fair Association, and a diamond pendant from Doug Doggett Jewelers of...
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. - The Cullman Brewers Guild will hold a special fundraiser Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 5-9 p.m. at Goat Island Brewing for the guild’s vice president, Joe Pace, who was recently diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS).
President Jason Guidry shared with The Tribune, “The Cullman Brewers Guild, along with Goat Island Brewing, is sponsoring a fundraiser to help...
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - Southern Gospel group Triumphant Quartet, which has headlined the Good Samaritan Health Clinic fundraiser, the Caring for Cullman Concert, for several years, will return to town in two weeks with three new national awards to its credit, and bass singer/West Point native Eric Bennett will bring an extra one of his own. Southern Gospel journal Singing...
