MONTGOMERY – For the safety of the traveling public, construction industry workers and maintenance crews, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will limit temporary lane closures on interstates after noon, Friday, May 25, through midnight, Monday, May 28.
In Birmingham, I-59/20 northbound at milepost 124 will be closed Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26 from 11 p.m. - 5...
Jeremiah Castille, left, speaks with Cullman High School Principal Kim Hall and Cullman County Schools’ T.J. Franey at Tuesday night’s 2017-18 Leadership Cullman County graduation at Terri Pines Country Club. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the graduation of its 2017-2018 Leadership Cullman County class Tuesday night at Terri Pines Country Club.
Former...
CULLMAN - The Alabama EMA/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) which opened last week at Cullman City Hall will be adjusting its hours of operation beginning next week. The DRC will be closed on Monday, May 28, 2018 in observance of Memorial Day. Beginning on Tuesday, May 29, the DRC's new hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with...
Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth displays the certificate he received for completing the Satcher Health Leadership Institute’s Healthy Communities Initiative Program at the Morehouse School of Medicine. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
COLONY - On Tuesday evening, the Town Council of Colony made the difficult move of removing Councilman Julian Fields for absenteeism. Fields had not attended council meetings for more...
David Reynolds (Cullman Police Department)
CULLMAN - A traffic stop on Tuesday resulted in a Cullman man being charged for multiple offenses, including intent to distribute methamphetamine.
The Cullman Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit officers initiated a traffic stop on a black Harley Davidson motorcycle with an expired tag, according to the CPD, which said the driver initially pulled over, but...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 22. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Berryhill, Shawn Douglas, 21
GJ- second-degree rape
GJ- electronic solicitation of a child
GJ- transmitting obscene material to a child
Booth, Justin McCoy, 23
GJ- third-degree escape
Burke, Tony Joe, 27
GJ- establishment of residence- SORNA
GJ- failure to register-...
At the Holly Pond Band Banquet last Friday evening, Curtis proudly displayed the photo collage presented by his seniors. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
HOLLY POND - When Evan Curtis arrived at Holly Pond last year, he was stepping into the place of Luette Benefield, who had directed the school’s music program for 25 years. After celebrating the conclusion of...
The Garden City Town Council this week approved an ordinance that changes water rates. (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
GARDEN CITY - The Garden City Town Council at its meeting this week approved changes to its water rates.
The council approved Ordinance 2018-220, which implements different water rates for customers inside and outside town limits. It also changes installation costs from...
Commissioner Garry Marchman, Commissioner Kerry Watson, Cullman County Parks and Recreation Director Doug Davenport and Commission Chairman Kenneth Walker at Tuesday’s Cullman County Commission meeting (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Commission gave special recognition to Cullman County Parks and Recreation Director Doug Davenport, at its meeting Tuesday morning. Davenport received a North Alabama Elite Tourism...
The West Point Town Council met this week and awarded the bid for the long-awaited Alabama Highway 157 turn lane to T&K Construction. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
WEST POINT - The West Point Town Council awarded the bid for long-awaited Alabama Highway 157 extended deceleration /turn lane project Tuesday night during a continuation of Monday night’s regular council meeting....
Prentice Ball’s daughters Jo Ann Dempsey, left, and Sheri Mize, right with a drawing of their father. Ball’s pocket knife, lost in a World War II foxhole in Germany in 1945, was returned to his family at a special ceremony on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at West Point High School. (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
WEST POINT - On Easter...
Carrie Ward, left of Hartselle, Jay Terry of Cullman and Andrew Smith of Trussville were recognized as Nightingale Award winners during the May 10 Pinning Ceremony for Associate Degree Nursing students at Wallace State Community College.
HANCEVILLE - The Wallace State Community College Department of Nursing pinned more than 75 students during its recent ceremony for Associate Degree Nursing candidates,...
Timothy Boone (Cullman Police Department)
CULLMAN - The Cullman Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit (CSU) on Monday arrested a Cullman man for allegedly selling methamphetamine.
Timothy Aaron Boone, 23, was charged with two counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
Police said Boone was arrested in the Berlin area and transported to the Cullman County Detention Center. He remains incarcerated.
At the...
Jason Dewayne Crawford, left (photo courtesy of the Cullman County Sheriff's Office), was indicted last week for the murder of his wife, Tiffiney Joy Crawford, right (photo courtesy of Facebook)
CULLMAN - New details emerged Tuesday in the case of a Cullman County man who was indicted last week for the murder of his wife. Jason Dewayne Crawford, 38, of...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 21. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Boone, Timothy Aaron, 23
FTA- attempting to elude
FTA- possession of drug paraphernalia
Buckelew, Michael Andrew, 30
second-degree bail jumping- 20 days to register vehicle
second-degree bail jumping- attempting to elude
second-degree bail jumping- driving on wrong side...
Susan Smith, the grandmother of murder suspect Andrew Maresh, was arrested on March 28, 2018 for hindering prosecution in the case. Authorities say she knew the victim was buried on her property in Fairview. On Monday, May 21, 2018 Smith was arrested and charged with murder in the case. (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - The grandmother of one of...
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Animal Shelter’s Donna Ruttkay introduces us to The Cullman Tribune’s Pet of the Week.
Melody is a 6-month-old mixed breed dog with a little terrier in her. She’s a low- to medium-energy pet who is submissive to people. When she first came to the shelter, she was timid about going outside, but she has taken...
The Vinemont Middle School Archery Team won the county tournament, was the state runner up and placed in the top 30 out of 171 teams in national competition. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
FAIRVIEW - For its last meeting of the school year, the Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) assembled at Fairview High School, taking plenty of time out...
Row one: Oakley Gilbreath-valedictorian, Ben Robinson-class president and Emee Baldwin- salutatorian
Row two: Sarah Wilson, Payton Yarbrough, Josie Womack, Hannah Mertens, Julie Hatcher, Katlyn Anders, Cecilee Gaither, Felicia Warren and Gaea Hood
Row three: Jake Blackburn, Tyler Borden, Cayden Hayes, Bryant Ridgeway, Braxton Preuitt, Allie Townsend, McKenzie Berry, Laken Tyree, Brianna Chandler, Kendra Tyree and Gracie Herald Row four: Amanda Erb,...
(Listed alphabetically) John Mark Abercrombie, Sevanna Banks, Britney Bridgemon, Maggie Cleghorn, Amanda Cunningham, Mikella Dunnell, Kaytlin Elliott, Jacob Farley, Abby Gibson, Stormy Gossett, Seth Hankins, Stephanie Heath, Shelby Hood, Mason Irving, Anthony Key, Kelsy Kilpatrick, Nathanael Logan, Blaire Marchman, Gabrielle Martinez, Noah Mathews, Christopher Page, Lane Phillips, Kaitlin Phillips, Wyatt Powell, Maria Rivers, Missy Robinson, Ashley Rowe, Alexis Rubley,...
Back row, (left to right): Tanner O'Neal Dickson, Logan Martin Aldridge, Quintin Alexandar Collins, Scott Lee Turner, Tyler Dale Branon and Jonathan "Dakota" Powell
Front row, (left to right): Jacob Andrew Gower, Kenya Lynn Harbison and Katelyn Brooke Steele (Photo courtesy of Teresa Fincher)
Congratulations to the Child Development Center Class of 2018!
Graduation is Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at 1 p.m.,...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 18-20. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Aaron, Amos Moses, 31
FTA- first-degree theft of property
Bass, Erica Renee, 30
possession of drug paraphernalia
Black, Travis W., 54
negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument (4 counts)
Bradford, Kenneth Lee, 25
negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument
Chambers, Jason Wayne,...
Jason Dewayne Crawford (Cullman County Sheriff's Office)
Updated 5-22-18 at 10:41 a.m.
CULLMAN - A Cullman County man has been indicted for the murder of his wife. Jason Dewayne Crawford, 38, of Cullman was indicted by a Cullman County grand jury, which convened last week, for the murder of his wife Tiffiney Joy Crawford. Tiffiney Crawford, 32 at the time of...
Milo’s awarded grants to, clockwise from top left: Good Hope Primary School, The United Way of Cullman County, West Elementary School, Brooks’ Place and ALAbundant. (Photos courtesy of Milo’s)
CULLMAN - Milo’s Hamburgers has awarded $1,000 grants to five organizations in Cullman County, the company announced Monday.
More than 30 organizations and schools in Cullman applied for grants through the Milo’s...
HANCEVILLE - On Saturday afternoon, the Hanceville Fire Department hosted a fundraising dinner featuring Swamp John’s. The event is held twice per year to generate funds for the department to purchase new equipment.
The Swamp John’s folks had to contend with a flat tire on the way, but people will be patient for good food, so the cooks had a...
The placard on the Buddy Bench reads, “Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.” (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - On Saturday evening, friends and family of Tiffiney Crawford gathered with members of Mothers Helping Mothers (MHM), the support group for area moms that Crawford founded, to dedicate...
HANCEVILLE - The Medical Coding and Health Information Technology programs at Wallace State Community College will hold informational meetings on Tuesday, May 22, for anyone interested in learning more about the program and career. A meeting will be held at 11 a.m. for the Medical Coding Certificate program and at noon for the Health Information Technology program. Individuals may...
Democratic gubernatorial candidate James Fields, second from left, speaks with supporters at an event in Hanceville on Saturday, May 19, 2018. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
HANCEVILLE - On Saturday afternoon, Cullman County’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate James Fields stopped by Veterans’ Park in Hanceville for a community outreach event with food, a DJ playing music and children’s activities. The Tribune...
The 45th annual Arley Day, sponsored by the Arley Women’s Club, was held on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Hamner Park. (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
ARLEY - Years ago, a small group of women in Arley wanted the citizens to celebrate the town with a day of games and music. Now, 45 years later and more than 80 members...
Happy JSU graduates move their tassels after graduation. (Photo by Matt Reynolds)
JACKSONVILLE - Just six weeks after an EF-3 tornado devastated Jacksonville State University and its surrounding community, 724 students received degrees at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium on May 4. Twenty-six of them are from the Cullman area.
The following Cullman area students earned degrees:
Areli Alfaro, of Oneonta, earned...
On Thursday evening, May 17, 2018, 22 local high school students graduated from the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2017-18 Youth Leadership Class. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the graduation of its 2017-18 Youth Leadership Class Thursday evening, with 22 local high school students and their families gathered at Stone Bridge...
The all-fifth-grade West Point Intermediate team won the sixth-grade division at the West Point High School Invitational in March. L-R: John Davis Yovino, Brodie Henry, Eli Taylor, Katie Beth Yovino (Photo courtesy Lee Henry)
WEST POINT - The 2017-18 school year was a huge one for Lee Henry and the students he coached on multiple scholars’ bowl teams at West...
CHARLESTON, SC - Nicholas Shugarts of Cullman graduated from The Citadel during the South Carolina Corps of Cadets commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5. Shugarts received a Bachelor of Science in Biology.
The Citadel Class of 2018 includes 516 cadets from 29 states and four countries. The ceremony followed three days of the Corps' commencement-related actives, which included an awards...
Jon Morton (Cullman Police Department)
LOGAN - A Logan man was arrested this week, charged with unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
The Cullman Police Department said Jon Waylon Morton, 29, was arrested on May 15 by officers assigned to the Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force and the CPD’s Crime Suppression Unit for allegedly selling methamphetamine.
Morton is being held in the...
Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail, right, participates in the community planning activity Thursday evening. (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
HANCEVILLE - Residents of Hanceville came out to the civic center Thursday evening to help Main Street Alabama and the North Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments (NARCOG) brainstorm ideas for developing and improving Hanceville’s downtown area.
The first half-hour of the meeting...
Updated 5-18-18 4:43 p.m.
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 17. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Buckelew, Michael Andrew, 30
FTA- attempting to elude
FTA- reckless endangerment
FTA- second-degree unlawful possession of marijuana
Lee, Jonathan Leamon, 38
diversion violation- unlawful possession of a controlled substance
McCall, George William, 52
harassment
Reynolds, Kristopher Alan,...
Airman Marco A. Valdez
U.S. Air Force Airman Marco A. Valdez graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward...
CULLMAN - Donna Ruttkay from the Cullman County Animal Shelter introduces us to The Cullman Tribune’s Pet of the Week.
“Rejoice,” whom the staff calls Reggie, is a mix with a little bull in him. He’s a laid-back, low- to medium-energy pet who enjoys playing in the yard. He has even tried out the shelter’s kiddie pool! Reggie is skilled...
Representatives from a variety of local organizations were on hand Monday at the Cullman Civic Center for the Cullman KIDS’ Summer Showcase. (Photo courtesy Joey Orr)
CULLMAN - As the end of the school year and beginning of summer vacation approaches, parents and kids alike face the inevitable question: what now? Grace Chapel Children’s Minister and Cullman City School Board...
CULLMAN - A Pickup Tower has been installed at the Olive Street Wal-Mart on the south end of Cullman, according to a media release from the company.
“Pickup Towers function like high-tech vending machines, capable of fulfilling a customer’s online order in less than a minute.”
How to use the Pickup Tower
Order from www.Walmart.com and select the “Pickup” option at checkout.
When...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 16. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Cody, Steven Lynn, 40
FTA- attempting to commit a controlled substance crime
Collins, Brenda Diane, 36
possession of drug paraphernalia
illegal possession of prescription medicine
unlawful possession of a controlled substance (2 counts)
Floyd, Lewis Donald Jr., 37
attempting...
Kayla Leigh Cobbs (Photo courtesy of Cheri Cobbs)
MOBILE - Cullman’s Kayla Leigh Cobbs earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of South Alabama (USA) on Saturday May 5, 2018. Cobbs is a 2012 graduate of Cullman High School. She earned her bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, from USA in 2016.
Cobbs in the daughter of Phillip and...
Author Dawn Owens signed copies of her book “Like Me or Not” Tuesday at Yates-Chance Christian Bookstore. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - As if Dawn Owens didn’t have enough to do as director of The Link of Cullman County, she decided to add “author” to her resumé. Worthy Publishing has just released her book “Like Me or Not,”...
Graduate Morelia Tinajero (left) is the 2017-2018 Student Support Services (SSS) Student of the Year.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State graduate Morelia Tinajero has been named the 2017-2018 Student Support Services (SSS) Student of the Year.
Last Friday night, she also became the first person in her family to graduate from college. Tinajero, 21, has five siblings, ranging from 20 years old...
Goat Island’s new Duck River Dunkel was a hit at 99 Bottles of Beer on the Lawn in Daphne, tying with a Fairhope brew for “People’s Choice” and helping Cullman’s hometown brewery win first place in the overall competition. (Photo courtesy Goat Island Brewing)
CULLMAN - Accolades are becoming a common thing for the folks at Goat Island Brewing. After...
Pictured: top row, left to right, Bethany McNeil, Cameron Hudson and Cameron Kretzschmar (valedictorian); bottom row, left to right: Cory Jones, Jazmin Barrett (salutatorian) and Madison Hooks (Bill Miller Photography)
Congratulations to the Cullman Christian School Class of 2018! Graduation is Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 7 p.m. at Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church.
Congratulations to the Cullman Christian School 2018 Senior...
Melvin Hasting (Melvin Hasting)
CULLMAN - Before the last Cullman County Republican Party town hall meeting, The Tribune spoke to Melvin Hasting, who is challenging incumbent Martha Williams for her seat as Cullman County Circuit Judge. Hasting and his supporters have used social and print media to go after Williams hard concerning her handling of certain cases. He has challenged...
Circuit Judge Martha Williams (Martha Williams)
CULLMAN - Recently, The Tribune spoke to incumbent Circuit Judge Martha Williams, who is facing a fierce challenge from Melvin Hasting for her seat. Hasting and his supporters have gone after Williams’ handling of certain cases, both in print media and face-to-face at a series of Cullman County Republican Party town hall meetings around...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 15. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Bartlett, Micheal Shawn, 40
third-degree domestic violence- harassment
Brown, Lee Roy Jr., 30
probation violation- unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Cray, Shane Robert, 31
possession of drug paraphernalia (2 counts)
Criscoe, James Michael Thomas, 30
public intoxication
Dooley, Tyler...
Wallace State Community College’s Respiratory Therapy program recognized the Class of 2018 at its Pinning Ceremony on May 3, 2018.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College’s Respiratory Therapy program recognized 32 students Thursday, May 3, during its pinning ceremony at the James C. Bailey Center.
Awards were presented to several students, including Hannah Crumbley and Cameron Nichols, who tied for the...
West Elementary Principal Dr. Jay Page talks to the Cullman City School Board Tuesday about the state of his school. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Cullman City School Board had a full agenda Tuesday at its last meeting during the 2017-18 school year.
Recognitions and awards
Johnny Cook from Premier Bank presented the board a check to be divided...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 14. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Cunningham, Tonya Farr, 41
possession of drug paraphernalia
unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Gilland, Chad Michael, 36
possession of drug paraphernalia
unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Gilland, Vanessa Nichole, 34
possession of drug paraphernalia
unlawful possession of a...
Retiring Cullman Electric Cooperative CEO Grady Smith, right, becomes emotional as he is told that the room in which his reception was held has been named the Grady Smith Community Room. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - It was an emotional day at Cullman Electric Cooperative Tuesday as dozens of employees, colleagues, friends and family members gathered for longtime...
Pictured L-R: Police Chief Kenny Culpepper, IT Systems Technician Christina Thomas, Assistant IT Director Jacob Smith, IT Systems Technician Allen Handley, Street Sign Shop Foreman Greg Powe, Police Assistant Chief Craig Montgomery, Street Foreman Wesley Bennefield, Council President Pro-Tem Jenny Folsom, Mayor Woody Jacobs, Street Foremen Michael Leon Freeman and Tim Kritner, Street Labor Foremen Supervisor Chris Howard, Street...
CULLMAN - An Alabama EMA/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is open now at Cullman City Hall. The DRC is for anyone with qualifying expenses related to storm damage that are not covered by insurance for any reason.
Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Cullman City Hall is located at 204 Second Ave. NE.
“The recovery...
Jordan Wilson’s son, Dylan Sandefur, 13, poses with a photo of his mom this month at Smith Lake, where Wilson was raised. Wilson has been missing since May 15, 2016. She is the daughter of Judy (Johnston) Thomas and Wayne Johnston. (Photo credit: Crystal R. Mendoza)
CULLMAN COUNTY - Jordan Lee Wilson and her sister, Nicole Wright, were raised on...
Editor's note: American Proteins employs 700 company-wide, with approximately 250 of those at the Hanceville plant. The Tribune has reached out to General Manager Jason Spann for comment.
SPRINGDALE, Ark. and CUMMING, Ga. - Subsidiaries of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) have agreed to buy the poultry rendering and blending assets of American Proteins, Inc. and AMPRO Products, Inc., the...
Graduate Jason Weatherford, right, receives his certificate from Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College’s Fast Track Academy and Fast Track for Industry students were recognized recently during a special graduation ceremony honoring 23 Fast Track Academy graduates and 26 Fast Track for Industry graduates.
Both programs allow high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to simultaneously...
Cullman Gymnastics and Cheer Academy’s Xtreme Allstars cheerleading team was recognized for a national championship and CGCA’s first undefeated competition season. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - With Memorial Day quickly approaching, the Cullman City Council held an early second May meeting Monday evening.
Council Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Committee Chairman Clint Hollingsworth started by leading the council in recognition...
The Good Hope City Council passed a resolution Monday night to allow Mayor Jerry Bartlett to apply for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for a new pump station, part of the City’s sewer expansion project. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
GOOD HOPE - The Good Hope City Council passed three new resolutions at its meeting Monday night, concerning zoning,...
The Fairview High School ROV team: CEO/Pilot Tre Kinney, CFO/Tether Operator Katie Golden, Marketing Director Jozi Jackson, Intern/Hydraulics operator Jarret Clayton and Faculty Assistant Eric Vest. (Photo courtesy Michelle Watwood/Fairview High School)
FAIRVIEW - Fairview High School (FHS) recently sent a four-student team to compete in the sixth annual Northern Gulf Coast Regional ROV Challenge at the Dauphin Island Sea...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 11-13. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (also includes arrests from May 10)
Bennett, William Daniel, 27
third-degree domestic violence- harassment
Berry, Brandon Lewis, 32
third-degree domestic violence- harassment
FTA- driving while revoked
Black, Robert Lee, 34
FTA- third-degree domestic violence- second-degree criminal mischief
FTA- third-degree...
Wallace State Future Foundation Executive Director Suzanne Harbin with student Alleah Welch, the recipient of the Jim D. and Mattie Moody Endowed Scholarship and the Sonya Hembree Memorial Scholarship
HANCEVILLE - The Wallace State Community College Future Foundation matched students who received foundation scholarships with the donors who funded those scholarships during a special celebratory breakfast at Wallace State last...
Trevoris Waugh was one of six members of the Wallace State basketball team to graduate Friday night. He is also a published poet.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College and President Dr. Vicki Karolewics celebrated the college’s 52nd commencement at Tom Drake Coliseum Friday. More than 700 students participated in the ceremony, a record by most estimates, while approximately 1,400...
Holly Pond High School Band Director Evan Curtis with one of the new uniforms the band hopes to purchase (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
HOLLY POND - Wrapping up his first year at Holly Pond means planning and preparing for several years down the road for band director Evan Curtis. As part of his campaign to get new marching band...
MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $924,255 to assist low-income and elderly Alabama residents who need help reducing their home’s utility bills.
The grants support Alabama’s Weatherization Assistance Program which provides funds to improve the energy efficiency and safety of qualifying homes. Priority is given to those with disabilities, the elderly and low-income households with children.
Community Action...
Circuit court judge challenger Melvin Hasting (left) and incumbent Judge Martha Williams (right) had the liveliest exchanges of the evening at Thursday’s Cullman County Republican Party town hall forum, with Williams fending off repeated verbal attacks by Hasting and his supporters in the audience. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republican Party on Thursday held the...
Keller Williams volunteers cleaned and refurbished three RWO houses in Cullman on Thursday. (Photo courtesy Karon Tubbs/Keller Williams)
CULLMAN - Around 40 volunteers from Keller Williams Realty took a break from the real estate business Thursday to go work on, what else, houses. For its part in the Keller Williams company annual RED Day program, the staff from the Cullman...
Each pinwheel on the Cullman County Department of Human Resources lawn represents a Cullman County child in foster care. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - About 200 colorful pinwheels line the walkways and curbs across the front of the Cullman County Department of Human Resources (DHR) office. The bright and cheery pinwheels were placed on Thursday afternoon, and the...
CULLMAN - An Alabama EMA/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will open in Cullman Monday morning, May 14 at Cullman City Hall. It is one of three DRCs that will open next week. The other two will be in Calhoun and Etowah Counties.
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the DRCs will be one-stop information centers for homeowners and...
This year’s Cullman Savings Bank Foundation Scholarship recipients are pictured with members of the bank’s Board of Directors (back row). (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - Cullman Savings Bank on Friday held its annual scholarship awards luncheon. The bank, through its foundation, awards scholarships to Wallace State Community College to several area students. Eligibility for these scholarships is based...
HANCEVILLE - An eligible student may now receive a full federal Pell Grant for the summer semester, even if he or she received a full federal Pell Grant award during the fall and spring semesters, according to Wallace State Community College. A majority of students will qualify for some amount of financial aid.
Students still have time to register for...
Sherry Ennis, who lost her granddaughter to HAE, hopes to bring awareness to the condition. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - On Saturday, a local group of concerned citizens will gather at Sportsman Lake Park in Cullman for Lyndon’s Walk Across America, an event to raise awareness of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) and raise funds for research into the rare...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 10. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
No report provided.
Cullman Police Department
Flanigan, Aundrey L., 35
possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance
possession of drug paraphernalia
Bevington, Brian A., 51
first-degree receiving stolen property
attempting to elude
possession of drug paraphernalia
running a stop sign
failure...
Dr. Gregory S. Windham
CULLMAN – Cullman Regional is excited to announce Gregory S. Windham, MD, has joined the Cullman Regional Wound Healing Center.
Windham will see patients at the center, which offers leading-edge treatments including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, negative pressure therapies and bioengineered tissues among other advanced modalities to optimize the body's innate ability to heal. He also practices at...
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Animal Shelter’s Donna Ruttkay introduces us to Bingo, The Cullman Tribune’s Pet of the Week.
Bingo is an unusual plott hound mix; the breed has German ancestry and is the North Carolina state dog. Bingo is approximately 1 year old, athletic, muscular and agile. He’s a medium- to high-energy pet who loves to run around...
Wallace State Community College unveiled the college’s newly-renovated northern entrance, complete with a new brick sign and flags, on Frances Dodd Drive on Thursday, May 10, 2018. (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College on Thursday cut the ribbon on the college’s newly-renovated northern entrance on Frances Dodd Drive. The entrance now boasts a new brick...
The ribbon was cut on new Hanceville eatery and catering company Southern Mix on Thursday, May 10, 2018. (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
HANCEVILLE - For four years, Cassie Williams and Rhonda Abbott have been catering parties, weddings and pretty much any event one can imagine with their company, Southern Mix, but the duo has been looking for a place...
Elizabeth Thompson
MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Farmers Federation welcomed Elizabeth Thompson to its Organization Department for a summer internship May 9. Thompson, a junior majoring in agricultural economics at Auburn University (AU), will work at the Montgomery home office until August.
“I am excited to have the opportunity to advocate for and serve the Alabama agricultural industry through Ag in the...
REHAU has been recognized as a "Best New Supplier" by key customer and major U.S. appliance manufacturer GE Appliances. Bernd Kupferer, vice president of the industrial solutions division of REHAU, accepted the award on behalf of REHAU’s team at the production plant in Cullman, as well as the product engineers in Cullman and at the company’s Americas headquarters in...
Paul Knetter of Gardendale was presented the 2018 President’s Cup at Honors Night.
HANCEVILLE - Students at Wallace State Community College were recognized for their achievements recently at the college’s Awards Night ceremony, held on the campus in Hanceville. Awards for campus leadership, scholastic achievement, transfer scholarships and division honors were among those presented at the ceremony.
“We are delighted to...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 9. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Boone, John Thomas, 33
illegal possession of prescription medicine
first-degree theft of property
Chumley, Eric Reese, 18
FTA- speeding less than 25 MPH
FTA- possession of drug paraphernalia
Hodges, Cassidy Rae, 23
probation violation- possession of drug paraphernalia
probation violation-...
Olive Street Wal-Mart Store Manager David Roberts, right, presents Fairview High School’s George Redding with a $2,000 donation to the school. (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - Following the lead of many stores around the country - as well as within the state in cities like Birmingham, Hunstville and Auburn - both Wal-Mart locations in Cullman unveiled grocery pick-up...
Morgan Dingler, who has been collecting jars of peanut butter for Knapsacks for Kids, gets help from the staff at Warehouse Discount Groceries. (Photo Courtesy Melissa Betts)
CULLMAN - When Morgan Dingler went to help out at a dinner for needy families, it was an eye-opening experience that left her wondering what she could do to help her community and...
TRIO Day recipients from Hanceville Middle School included, from left, Jessica Marshall for Best Attitude and Shanna Helms and Darius Marshall for Most Improved. Not pictured for Best Attitude is Ramses Garcia.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s Talent Search students were celebrated recently at the annual TRIO Day on campus.
TRIO Day is for students in sixth-ninth grades from participating service area...
Baileyton Town Council (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
BAILEYTON - The Town of Baileyton is taking steps to make what it says is a dangerous intersection safer.
The intersection in question, at Summit Road and Holly Pond Road, has been the site of numerous car wrecks, according to the council, and at least one fatality (in May 2016). At its meeting...
CULLMAN - U.S. News & World Report on Wednesday released its annual Best High Schools rankings. Among Alabama high schools, Cullman High School came in at no. 18.
Of CHS, which has a 95 percent graduation rate, the report said, “Cullman High School is ranked 18th within Alabama. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement course work and exams....
Child Advocacy Center of Cullman (Brooks’ Place) receives a donation from Cullman’s Second Century League: left to right: Kay Shabel, SCL; Mimi Weir, SCL; Haley Gaines; Sonya Cabri, SCL; Gail Swafford, executive director of Brooks’ Place; Georgia Jones, SCL; Amy Smith, SCL; Summer Gibson, SCL (Photo courtesy of the Second Century League)
CULLMAN - Cullman’s Second Century League (SCL) recently...
Designated grocery pick-up parking spots are marked with bright orange. (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - Both Wal-Mart locations in Cullman unveiled grocery pick-up services on Wednesday.
At the Olive Street Wal-Mart, Store Manager David Roberts explained, “Wal-Mart is already dedicated to saving people money, but this service will help save the one thing you can’t buy: time.”
The way the...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 8. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Cordell, John Cody, 23
court appearance
Davis, Holly Latta, 30
FTA- disorderly conduct
Finley, Trent Lawayne, 29
FTA- driving while revoked
Hill, James Tyler, 23
judge’s order- unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Swann, Jessie Wayne, 31
possession of drug paraphernalia
Thompson,...
Byre Forbes of Wallace State’s Academy of Culinary Arts won the program’s first gold medal at the state SkillsUSA competition.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State Community College’s students continue to shine at the state SkillsUSA competition.
Wallace State recently had a record 31 first-place finishers at the event, each winning a gold medal, and the college once again collected the Highest Participation...
Library Aide Brenda Johnson has replaced Town Clerk Patricia Ponder as Colony town librarian, and the library’s hours have changed. The library is pictured on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
COLONY - On Tuesday evening, the Colony Town Council voted to proceed with a project to give the town a storm shelter, while putting the brakes...
Cullman County Probate Judge Tammy Brown (Tammy Brown)
CULLMAN - The Tribune has been speaking with all local candidates who will be on the ballot in the June 5 primary election. Here, incumbent Cullman County Probate Judge Tammy Brown, who is being challenged by Carol Berry, answers some questions. Brown first won her seat in 2012, after 25 years of...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 7. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Atchley, David Ray, 53
probation violation- aggravated cruelty to animals
Brown, Ian Cole, 21
judge’s order- unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Buckelew, Michael Andrew, 30
attempting to elude
second-degree unlawful possession of marijuana
Collins, Billy Leon, 29
third-degree burglary
third-degree...
Alabama Attorney General candidate Chris Christie, who hopes to unseat incumbent Steve Marshall, addresses the audience Saturday at the Cullman County Museum. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - On Saturday, while most of Cullman seemed to be gathered between the Warehouse District and Depot Park for the Strawberry Festival, a small group of concerned voters quietly assembled in the...
Myles McLeroy, left, with Darren Evans-Young, freshman instructor of the University of Alabama’s Computer-Based Honors Program (Courtesy of McLeroy family)
TUSCALOOSA - Myles McLeroy, of Cullman, a student in the Computer-Based Honors Program (CBHP) in the Honors College at the University of Alabama, was named the Darren Evans-Young Outstanding Computer-Based Honors Freshman at the CBHP awards banquet held on April...
Retiring firefighter Terry Gamble was commended by Councilman Andy Page and Cullman Fire Rescue Chief Brian Bradberry for 25 years of service before his retirement. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - On Monday evening, the Cullman City Council took a moment to recognize a veteran firefighter, then set about fighting a fire of its own.
Fire Engineer Terry Gamble honored...
The Fairview Town Council meets on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Fairview Town Hall. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
FAIRVIEW - The Fairview Town Council approved a $500 donation to Fairview School’s summer program for underprivileged or at-risk students at its monthly meeting Monday night. The program is run at no cost to the students...
Cullman City Attorney Roy Williams speaks to the Planning Commission about the proposed ordinance to respond to deteriorated properties. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - On Monday evening, the City of Cullman Planning Commission voted to recommend to the City Council the adoption of an ordinance (2018-27) that would consolidate policies found in multiple Alabama laws into a single...
Garlan Gudger, Sr., second from right, with, left to right, daughters Joy Barker and Jill Howell, wife Dot and son Garlan Gudger, Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Gudger family)
CULLMAN - Dr. Garlan Gudger, Sr., 75, founder of Southern Accents Architectural Antiques, passed away Monday afternoon at his home. The announcement was made at tonight's Cullman City Council meeting.
"We are...
