CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 3-5. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Brown, Dayron Daniel, 43
first-degree theft of property (2 counts)
Clark, Jamie Ray, 41
first-degree assault
Doss, Bethany Nicole, 31
failure to appear- unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Drawdy, Dennis Dwayne, 43
unlawful possession of a controlled substance
possession of drug paraphernalia
second-degree unlawful possession of marijuana
Garrison, Tina...
Dorothy Frady, right, is embraced by one of the many people who came out to celebrate her on Sunday at Northbrook Baptist Church. / Nick Griffin
CULLMAN - There are people in this world who make huge positive impacts on those around them and in the communities in which they live. One of those people is Dorothy Frady. On Sunday,...
The Cullman Pilot Club in last year's Christmas parade in downtown Cullman / Tribune file photo
CULLMAN - Cullman Parks and Recreation (CP&R) is taking entries now for this year’s Cullman Christmas Parade. The parade will be on Friday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m.
Parade entries are free, but participants must fill out a form online at www.cullmanrecreation.org or pick up...
MONTGOMERY - Three Cullman County youths won awards at the Alabama National Fair Youth Beef Cattle Show on Oct. 29 at the 2017 Alabama National Fair. The show was sponsored by Alabama Farmers Federation and Alfa Insurance, and the judge for the contest was Tony Tolar of Taylorsville, Mississippi.
Austin Alexander won All Other Breeds Reserve Grand Champion Heifer.
Nathan Alexander...
One of the two newest additions to the Welti Elementary School Outdoor Classroom / W.C. Mann
WELTI - Welti Elementary School recently expanded its outdoor classroom with the addition of a turtle habitat, and its staff with the addition of two official school turtles: Rosie and Shelly. They have taken up residence in a garden enclosure hand-built by school and...
Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, candidate for Alabama governor, speaks at the Cullman County Republicans meeting Saturday morning. / Nick Griffin
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republicans held their monthly meeting Saturday morning at the Cullman Elks Lodge, where they welcomed two special guests: Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, candidate for Alabama governor, and Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, recently-elected majority leader of...
Local U.S. Army veteran Gregg DeBoer and his son, center and left, with Col. Robert Nay, command chaplain of the Army Security Assistance Command at Redstone Arsenal. DeBoer said that after speaking with Nay at Saturday's celebration, he made a connection. "He knows my chaplain (Lt. Col. Ken LeBon) I had when I went to Iraq in 2003 really...
CULLMAN - Daylight saving time ends this weekend. At 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, clocks will ‘fall back’ one hour to standard time. Don’t forget to change your clocks (if they aren’t set to automatically do so themselves) before you head to bed Saturday evening.
This is also a good time to check the batteries in your home’s smoke...
CULLMAN COUNTY - It’s a bad time to be a chicken in east Cullman County this weekend, as the Holly Pond High School Bronco Marching Band and Welti Elementary School PTO are holding their annual fundraising chicken dinners back-to-back, Saturday and Sunday.
Welti Elementary School
Welti, with a long tradition of plated poultry, will hold its 84th annual Chicken Supper on...
CULLMAN - Applications are available now online for Elks Club scholarships. To access them, visit www.elks.org/scholars.
There are two different applications:
2018 Most Valuable Student Contest
Three different $1,000 scholarships will be awarded by the Cullman Elks Lodge. In addition to these, the top six applications are sent to the Alabama Elks competition for a chance to win one of 12 additional...
Carol Berry, executive director of Restoring Women Outreach, and Dorothy Frady / Courtesy of Carol Berry
CULLMAN - Restoring Women Outreach and Northbrook Baptist Church invite anyone whose life has been touched by Dorothy Frady to come out and celebrate her commitment to women within the community on Sunday, Nov. 5 from 2-4 p.m. at Northbrook Baptist Church.
According to Carol...
Guest of honor, U.S. Army Capt. Gary Michael “Mike” Rose, right, shares a moment with another veteran at Friday night's Heroes Dinner in Cullman. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On Friday evening, Cullman area veterans, their families and friends, and local dignitaries gathered at Top of the Town for Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2214’s fourth annual Heroes Dinner. ...
The photo Eric Gilbreath took of himself and 3-year-old Serenity Dawn Sanders after he found the missing toddler in the woods early Friday morning / Courtesy Eric Gilbreath
COLLINSVILLE, Ala. - It was the middle of the night last night, just an hour past what would have been called ‘the witching hour’ just the night before. The phone rang, startling...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 2. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Boone, Bobby Wayne Jr., 35
failure to appear- liability insurance required
failure to appear- speeding
Brown, Dayron Daniel, 43
first-degree theft of property
Buchanan, Robert McLyn, 55
failure to appear- liability insurance required
Farr, Justin Wayne, 26
possession of drug paraphernalia
probation violation- unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Fuller,...
Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill calls the numbers at Thursday’s bingo game at the Brushy Pond Senior Center. / Nick Griffin
BRUSHY POND - The Brushy Pond Senior Center held its weekly bingo game on Thursday, and they had a very special guest calling the numbers: Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill. Dusty Baker, director of the Cullman County...
MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey this week awarded $3.8 million to 49 nonprofits statewide which offer a variety of assistance at no cost to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or child abuse and their families. Victim Services of Cullman, Inc. received $26,795.
The assistance provided by the 49 nonprofits includes emergency shelter, counseling, support groups, advocates to help victims...
Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth, left, seen here with Colony Town Councilman Curtis Johnson, right, in a Tribune file photo from March 2017
COLONY - Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth last week attended the World Council of Mayors Conference in Detroit, Michigan, where he had an opportunity to meet mayors and other elected officials from around the globe and Alabama. Leeth also...
Alina Adams, head of the Physical Therapy Assistant program at Wallace State, congratulates the winning bidder of the Reese’s peanut butter cheesecake she made to be auctioned off at the 2017 Student Investment Luncheon at Wallace State Community College.
HANCEVILLE - Hundreds of supporters of Wallace State Community College gathered Wednesday, Nov. 1, for the 13th annual Future Foundation Student...
Flights will be available Saturday on a Bell UH-1 “Huey” helicopter. / Photo courtesy vietnamhelicopters.org
CULLMAN - This Saturday, Nov. 4, Cullman will honor its veterans with a full-day celebration at Cullman Regional Airport. Last year’s event focused on World War II; this year’s celebration will focus on the Vietnam War. Whatever the emphasis, all veterans are welcome and will...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 1. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Ayers, Ashley Lorraine, 25
failure to appear- possession of drug paraphernalia
Ballenger, Cody Lee, 29
failure to appear- public intoxication
Berryhill, Shawn Douglas, 20
electronic solicitation of a child
transmitting obscene material to a child
Gable, Winford Clark, 55
possession of drug paraphernalia
public intoxication
Green, Glen Timothy, 65
failure to...
CULLMAN - A Cullman man is behind bars on multiple charges following a short pursuit Wednesday.
According to a media release from the Cullman Police Department, Norris Joseph Guillot, III, 43, led Sgt. Chris Thomason and Officer Dustin Colburn on a brief chase after Thomason and Colburn attempted to stop him in the North Shopping Center. The CPD said Guillot...
Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs, left, and Dr. Eric Fillinger, right, speak at the opening of the Fillinger Foot Clinic, which moved to a new location. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On Wednesday afternoon Dr. Eric Fillinger cut the ribbon on his new foot clinic at 1400 Wall St., near the Cullman Surgical Center, where he relocated his practice in October. ...
Faye Jones Swindoll, in a photo dated 2013 / Facebook
Editor's note: The coroner's office on Thursday made an amendment to Mrs. Swindoll's age. She was 77 at the time of her death, not 70, as previously stated.
CULLMAN COUNTY - A Cullman woman died on Tuesday, Oct. 31, after she reportedly fell from a bluff in the Catalina Point area...
HANCEVILLE – Achieving the Dream (ATD) on Wednesday announced that Wallace State Community College is one of eight community colleges in the ATD Network to have earned Leader College status, the organization’s highest designation awarded to institutions that have shown three years of steady improvement in two outcomes that measure student success. It is a designation reserved for an...
HANCEVILLE - A Hanceville man was found deceased in a vehicle Wednesday at Mud Creek Bridge on County Road 538 in Hanceville.
Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick identified the victim as Kim H. Daniel, 61.
Daniel’s SUV was found on its top in the creek, with his body inside.
Authorities believe that Daniel wrecked the vehicle some time Tuesday afternoon. Daniel...
Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill / Tribune File Photo
Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill will be at the Brushy Pond Senior Center on Thursday, Nov. 2 to call the weekly bingo game at 10 a.m.
The senior center is located at 2729 County Road 143, Bremen, Alabama 35033.
UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2017/11/01/update-hanceville-man-dies-wreck-mud-creek-bridge
HANCEVILLE - Authorities are on the scene of a fatal car wreck at Mud Creek Bridge on County Road 538 in Hanceville.
According to the the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), there is one fatality.
A witness on the scene said that a vehicle went off the bridge and landed upside down in the creek.
ALEA is investigating the incident, along...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 31. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Cales, Cristy Ann, 39
grand jury- third-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument
grand jury- third-degree forgery
Cockrell, Destin Artis, 25
failure to appear- DUI
failure to appear- driving while suspended
failure to appear- speeding
Duvall, James Ricky, 58
failure to appear- negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument
Gullion, Kristen...
CULLMAN - Thanks to Houston Astro Cameron Maybin, Taco Bell is giving away free tacos today, Nov. 1, 2017, from 2-6 p.m. Cullman locations are participating. The free tacos are a part of the 'Steal a Base, Steal a Taco' promotion. Each customer can get one free Doritos Locos taco.
Said Taco Bell on its website, "In Game 2, Cameron...
Map shows the Catalina Point area of Smith Lake / Google Maps
CULLMAN COUNTY - A Cullman woman died on Tuesday, Oct. 31, after she reportedly fell from a bluff in the Catalina Point area of Smith Lake.
Faye Jones Swindoll, 70, was pronounced dead at the scene by Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick, who said the victim fell approximately...
For their Halloween afternoon group therapy meeting, Lisa Burgess, Grace Potter and Angela Shadden of The Bridge youth addiction recovery center traveled to Oz to take their students on the “yellow brick road to recovery.”
The Bridge Cullman is an outpatient addiction treatment center that provides therapy and support for adolescents ages 12 to 18 diagnosed with chemical abuse or...
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Animal Shelter’s Ryan Whisenhunt introduces us to our Pet of the Week, Buddy.
“Hello, I am Buddy and I am available for adoption at the Cullman County Animal Shelter. I am about 3 years old. I weigh approximately 45 pounds and I am friendly. I would be a great dog for someone or a family....
Mayor Kenneth Nail, accompanied by daughter Haana, delivered a proclamation from the City of Hanceville for Hopewell Baptist Church’s 175th anniversary. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - On Sunday morning, Hanceville’s Hopewell Baptist Church held a special service celebrating its 175th anniversary. Established in January 1842, the congregation is the oldest in Cullman County. Three former pastors- Trueman Davis, Steve Miller...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 30. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Albright, Charles William, 62
DUI- any substance
Burnham, Wesley Dale, 38
public intoxication
Davis, Geremy Terrell, 25
failure to appear- DUI- .08 BAC or greater
Davis, Todd Alan, 46
probation violation- second-degree theft of services
Garner, Anthony Allen Jr., 47
attempted murder
Gilland, James Matthew, 29
possession of drug paraphernalia
switched tag
unlawful...
Anthony Allen Garner, Jr. / Cullman County Sheriff's Office
CULLMAN COUNTY - A Hanceville man was arrested and charged on Monday with attempted murder after he allegedly shot at an occupied vehicle following a domestic dispute.
Anthony Allen Garner, Jr., 47, is currently being held in the Cullman County Detention Center on a $60,000 bond.
According to a statement from the Cullman...
CULLMAN - It’s Halloween; time for trick or treating! It’s important to have fun, but it’s just as important to stay safe, especially kids. Cullman Police Chief Kenny Culpepper and Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry were happy to provide some advice and information for parents.
Culpepper said he thinks is perhaps a better, safer alternative to traditional trick or treating.
"The...
CULLMAN COUNTY - The Cullman County Scholar’s Bowl League is made up of teams from high schools all over Cullman County who meet each Thursday after school on the campus of Wallace State Community College, this year until Nov. 30.
The league, which is coordinated by Wallace State’s Christine O'Leary, has weekly sessions consisting of two matches for a full...
Sabrina and Kenneth Nail, center, cut the ribbon to officially open Hanceville Primary Healthcare on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - On Monday afternoon, Sabrina Nail and her husband, Mayor Kenneth Nail, cut the ribbon to open Hanceville Primary Healthcare (HPH) for business at 1009 Main St. NW (Highway 31, north of Wallace State). It was a...
The Cullman Area Technology Academy Cosmetology Department is giving back to the community by donating to help cancer patients. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the cosmetology department is focused on going PINK!! Students provided special salon services on Oct. 27 and donated the money raised to the Cullman County Bosom Buddies Foundation.
Shown in the picture are Cullman...
Lillie McCluskey of Good Hope Middle School communicates with her teammate during the BEST Robotics competition at Tom Drake Coliseum.
HANCEVILLE – Spain Park High School won its second consecutive North Alabama BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics competition at Wallace State Community College on Friday, earning the 2017 BEST Award.
Matching its total from last year, Spain Park took...
CULLMAN - A Dayton, Ohio man was extradited to Cullman on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 to face six charges stemming from his alleged role in the deaths of Tonya Busbee, 34, and her daughter Rhianna Busbee, 13, both of Bremen. Jonathan Biggs, 53, is charged in connection with the head-on collision that killed the younger Busbee and her mother...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 27-29. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Biggs, Jonathan D., 53
grand jury- attempted murder
grand jury- DUI
grand jury- DUI .08 BAC or greater
grand jury- improper lane usage
grand jury- murder
grand jury- reckless driving
Brown, Jennifer Nicole, 28
grand jury- third-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument (2 counts)
grand jury- third-degree forgery...
Brendan Flannery, St. Bernard Prep's new admissions director / Joyce Nix
CULLMAN - Brendan Flannery has been hired as the new admissions director for Saint Bernard Prep School, announced Headmaster Dan Baillargeon. The position became available during the first semester of the 2017-18 academic year.
While the position may be new to Flannery, he is very familiar with Saint Bernard Prep...
Wallace State Collision Repair student Timothy Robinson demonstrates an aspect of his program to students during the 2017 Wallace State Showcase.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State recently hosted its third annual college Showcase at Tom Drake Coliseum, allowing approximately 1,400 sophomores from the area a chance to preview the programs and opportunities available at the college.
Wallace State hosted high schools from...
The Tin Man from “The Wizard of Oz” was spotted handing out treats at this year’s Hanceville Fall Fest. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - On Sunday afternoon, downtown Hanceville was taken over by ghouls and goblins, heroes and villains, and all manner of hunters for candy-flavored treasures, as the city held its annual Fall Fest. The event was truly a...
Tickets are on sale now for the Farm-City Farm-to-Fork Dinner (banquet) to be held Nov.16 at the Cullman Civic Center. The Triumphant Quartet will provide the entertainment. All former Farm and City Families of the Year will be honored at the event.
Tickets are available from Farm-City committee members and at all branches of Merchants Bank, Cullman Savings Bank and...
Buck's Pocket State Park / www.alapark.com
MONTGOMERY - To show appreciation for their service, Alabama State Parks is implementing a new program that provides veterans with free admission to any state park, park facility or day use area that charges an entrance fee – including boat ramps and the Gulf State Park Pier. The Alabama State Parks: Parks for Patriots...
Alabama 200” signs are popping up all over: at Good Hope Baptist Church, with church members, Good Hope Mayor Jerry Bartlett, Rep. Corey Harbison, R- Good Hope, Good Hope City Councilwoman Susan Eller, and representatives of the church / Drew Green
GOOD HOPE - On Oct. 25, the Cullman County “Alabama 200” Bicentennial Committee delivered two marker signs to the...
Noah Haynes was the first-place overall finisher, with a time of 19:08. / W.C. Mann
BAILEYTON - When it’s cold and windy, and the rain can’t decide whether to drizzle or pour, what do you do? At Parkside School in Baileyton, they run! On Saturday morning, the bad weather didn’t stop students and adults from gathering for the ninth annual...
Shawn Bennett addresses the Hanceville City Council and meeting attendees. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - On Thursday evening, the Hanceville City Council welcomed Shawn Bennett and other downtown Hanceville merchants, who came to share a vision for the future of the area. Bennett, a Cullman native, is relocating his antique, art and home decor shop, Too You-Nique, from Hartselle. The...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 26. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Burns, Kie Jeffery, 18
second-degree criminal mischief
Link, Adam Colby, 26
failure to appear- third-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument
failure to appear- third-degree forgery (2 counts)
Matanane, Benito David, 59
domestic violence- third-degree harassment
Morrow, Daniel Tyson, 37
first-degree receiving stolen property
Stamm, Christopher Wade, 52
failure to...
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) and Cullman Police Department (CPD) are participating in "National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day" tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 28.
The program is sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to combat the abuse or misuse of potentially dangerous medicines that have expired or are no longer needed for those whom these controlled substances...
Lt. Jeff Clemons and Lt. Rex Sorrow pose for a photo at the graduation ceremony for the latest class from the Cullman County Sheriff's Office Citizens' Academy. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On Tuesday evening, the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) graduated 68 students from its second Citizens’ Academy of the year in a ceremony at Temple Baptist Church. With...
CULLMAN - Thousands of excited trick or treaters and their parents packed the Cullman Regional parking lot Thursday evening for the hospital’s third annual trunk-or-treat event. The event saw more than 8,000 people participate in 2016 and this year's event saw at least that many come out for the fun.
Participants say the atmosphere seems to get more intense every...
Participants attached photos of lost loved ones to a memorial placard by the Depot Park fountain during Karma in Cullman’s Suicide Awareness Walk in September of this year. / W.C. Mann
Editor's note: This feature is in no way related to the story about the young man, Jackson Lambert, who died in an accidental shooting Monday evening. Lambert's death was...
Even as local dignitaries gathered for the groundbreaking, construction crews were already at work behind them. / W.C. Mann
We’re enthusiastic about the future; not because of what we do, but we feel so comfortable living amongst and being a great neighbor in a community that’s second to none.”
Royal Technologies President Jim Vander Kolk
CULLMAN - On Thursday morning, local city...
Left, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle; right, Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville / Courtesy of Tommy Battle campaign and State of Alabama
CULLMAN – The Cullman County Republican Party will host two special guests at its monthly breakfast meeting on Saturday, Nov. 4.
Guest speakers will be Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, candidate for Alabama governor, and Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, recently elected majority...
Jackson Samuel Lambert / family photo
CULLMAN - Services for Jackson Samuel Lambert, 16, of Cullman will be held today, Thursday, Oct. 26 at Daystar Church (200 Daystar Dr., Cullman, Alabama 35057). Visitation will be from 4:30-7 p.m., with the funeral at 7 p.m. Pastor Jerry Lawson will officiate. Interment will be at Holly Pond Cemetery.
Lambert was killed Monday evening...
Wallace State recognized 64 new inductees at its Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society ceremony this month.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society recently welcomed new members during its annual fall induction ceremony.
Phi Theta Kappa is the college’s honor society, and Wallace State students are eligible for consideration if they maintain a 3.5 GPA for 12 or more...
CULLMAN - What do you get when you load up a bus with approximately 50 gardeners, farmers and others who enjoy growing things and learning more about where our food comes from? You get a rolling good time, that’s what!
That’s just what happened this week when a group of Cullman Farm-City, Cullman County Extension agents and others boarded a...
CULLMAN - The Cullman Police Department is getting in on the growing trunk-or-treat tradition this year. The department's event will be on Halloween night, Tuesday, Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m. and will feature more than just cars. Sgt. Adam Clark, who is organizing the trunk or treat, said he thinks it will provide a lot of fun for kids...
Top row, l-r: Barnes, Burrone, Schafer, E. Sims; middle row, l-r: Caudle, Taylor, K. Sims, Marcum; bottom row, l-r: Canada, Riggs, Witcher, Boone / Cullman Police Department
CULLMAN - The Cullman Police Department over the past several days executed multiple search warrants, resulting in the arrests of 12 individuals on a variety of drug charges.
According to a media release from...
Left to right: Kie J. Burns, Thomas W. Williams, Chase R. Johnson and Dakota J. Martin / Cullman Police Department
CULLMAN - Four teenagers were arrested in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Oct. 24 for allegedly burglarizing the Cullman location of Cabin Fever Beverages at 10805 U.S. Highway 31 South and attempting to burglarize the liquor store’s Good Hope...
L-R: Sheila Parker, Director Melissa Hudson, Jan Saylor, Linda Hawkins and Dianna Schmuck. / Photo courtesy Melissa Hudson
CULLMAN - Since 2011, Melissa Hudson has been on a mission to feed and clothe the needy of Cullman County. Right now, she is already in a perfect position to respond to those needs, working out of an office in the Cullman...
CULLMAN - Halloween is quickly approaching, and many area churches and organizations are holding trunk-or-treat events and fall festivals as an alternative to traditional trick-or-treating. Below is a list of upcoming events. This list will be updated daily, so be sure to check back!
Tuesday, Oct. 31
5-7 p.m. Karma in Cullman and William's BBQ Trunk or Treat
William's Barbecue, 2021 Second Ave....
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 23. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Baker, Robin Lee, 45
failure to appear- public intoxication
Barnes, Christopher Matthew, 36
third-degree criminal mischief
possession of drug paraphernalia
unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Golden, Jesse Gene, 22
second-degree bail jumping- second-degree unlawful possession of marijuana
second-degree bail jumping- unlawful possession of a controlled substance
second-degree bail...
CULLMAN - The latest class of the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Citizens’ Academy will graduate on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at Temple Baptist Church (30 County Road 1184, Cullman) at 6 p.m. The guest speaker will be newly-appointed U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, Jay E. Town.
"We are glad that Mr. Town is coming to Cullman County and...
Democrat James Fields, left, and Republican John McMillan, right, are two of several candidates running for the office of Alabama governor. / W.C. Mann
BREMEN - The Beat 8 Community Center was a hive of activity Monday evening, when four 2018 candidates for the office of governor dropped by for supper, fellowship and of course, a little campaigning. Scott Dawson,...
Jackson Samuel Lambert / family photo
Updated 10-24-17 11:23 a.m.
CULLMAN - The victim in Monday night's accidental shooting was officially identified as Jackson Samuel Lambert, 16, of Cullman by Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick made the ID early Tuesday morning. Lambert was a junior at Cullman High School.
"Cullman High School has suffered a tragic loss of a student,"...
A special candlelight vigil was held Monday night at the Cullman County Sheriff's Office to remember and raise awareness for several missing persons or those with unsolved murders in and around Cullman County. / Nick Griffin
CULLMAN - Dozens of friends, family members and law enforcement officers gathered at the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Monday evening for a special candlelight...
SIMCOE - A single-vehicle crash near the Simcoe community on Monday claimed the life of a Tuscumbia woman, according to Alabama State Troopers.
Selina Burns Peralta, 45, was killed after she fell from a 1988 GMC van driven by Christopher Allen Reece, 45, of Cullman. A media release from troopers said Peralta was struck by the GMC van and pronounced...
CULLMAN - A juvenile has reportedly died on the city's southeast side tonight, the result of a gunshot.
"At approximately 8:27 p.m., we received a call of a possible accidental gunshot," said Cullman Police Chief Kenny Culpepper. "When officers arrived, they found a deceased juvenile male."
Culpepper said the Cullman Police Department is investigating, but that no foul play is suspected.
The...
CULLMAN - Prior to adopting Resolution No. 2018 - 09 in support of November being Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month in the city of Cullman, the Cullman City Council, at its regular meeting on Monday evening, welcomed Jerry Jacob from Grace Episcopal Church, who was in attendance not only to support the resolution, but also to speak about a new...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 20-22. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Anderson, Randall Scott, 33
failure to appear- fishing without a license
Caudle, James Christopher, 43
fourth-degree theft of property
Cummings, Melissa Marie, 32
failure to appear- driving while suspended
Daniel, Richard Steven, 57
driving while suspended
public intoxication
second-degree unlawful possession of marijuana
Driskell, William Shawn, 36
probation revoked- third-degree burglary...
CULLMAN - The 19th annual Alabama Gourd Festival has come and gone, with hundreds of artists and fans gathering at the Cullman Civic Center from all over the state (plus a few other states and countries!) to shop, compete with their peers and learn some new techniques.
Dozens of vendors and booths were set up in the civic center for...
CULLMAN - In spite of a full slate of area competition from events like the Mud Creek Arts and Crafts Festival, Pilot Club Rummage Sale, Sportsman Lake Yard Sale and the Alabama Gourd Festival, this weekend’s Peinhardt Farm Day was declared a success.
Jennifer Tucker, a granddaughter of Carl Peinhardt and member of the next generation of the Peinhardt family...
Shown is a current topographical map of the large soccer field at Heritage Park, showing what Cullman Parks and Recreation discovered: "We pulled our records from the early 90s and we were surprised to see that the sites were graded for two large championship fields with two crowns and the center being a low drainage site for the two...
CULLMAN - The City of Cullman’s 2017-18 (fiscal year 2018) budget is substantially smaller than last year’s. The Tribune took a look to see what happened.
Looking at just the General Fund, as some do, the discrepancy is only $288,000, but the General Fund is not the City’s only funding source. More than 20 different funds and accounts contribute to...
Drew Green, left, delivers an “Alabama 200” sign to the Little School House in Garden City.
CULLMAN - As part of the Alabama 200 Bicentennial celebration, Cullman’s Bicentennial Committee is offering sandwich board signs for placement at historic sites and certain public places around the county. The signs will not only mark significant locations, but will also point interested visitors...
Updated 10-21-17 4 p.m.
WEST POINT - A West Point man was killed Saturday morning in a two-car wreck in the 10,000 block of Alabama Highway 157. Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick said that Jerry Wayne Brown, 70, of West Point was pronounced dead at the scene.
Brown was driving a 1992 Chevrolet pick-up truck and was struck from behind...
The Fund A Need board made its appearance at the 2016 Student Investment Luncheon to help students with everything from tuition to gasoline and food. It will be back for the 2017 event on Nov. 1.
HANCEVILLE - The Wallace State Community College Future Foundation will host its 13th annual Student Investment Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 11 a.m....
CULLMAN - This weekend is packed with activities on both Saturday and Sunday. See some of the highlights below. See full details on all events online at www.CullmanTribune.com/Calendar. Know of an event not listed? Click the calendar and hit the 'Submit Event' button.
Cullman Pilot Club Annual Rummage Sale
Saturday, Oct. 21, 7 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Cullman County Fairgrounds
Donated Items from more...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 19. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Beard, William Joseph, 54
public intoxication
Blair, Damian Alan, 39
sex offender failure to pay registration fees SORNA
Brown, Anthony Thomas, 31
failure to appear- possession of drug paraphernalia
second-degree unlawful possession of marijuana
Drouillard, Tonya Michelle, 44
failure to appear- defrauding secured creditors
Marsh, Myron Clifton Jr., 53
harassing...
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate is 3.8 percent, down from August’s rate of 4.2 percent, and well below September 2016’s rate of 6.0 percent. The last time Alabama’s unemployment rate was this low was in April 2007, when it also measured 3.8 percent, the lowest rate in recorded history.
Cullman...
Updated 10-20-2017 11:09 a.m.
Dove Award-winning Christian comedian Mike Williams had audience members in stitches, and still challenged them to a deeper commitment to First Source’s pro-life mission. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - Hanceville’s First Source for Women on Thursday evening held its annual banquet at Loft 212 in Cullman, celebrating 10 years of service and raising a total of $75,243...
ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell, left, shares a laugh with Wallace State Vice President Dr. Tomesa Smith, center, and Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail, right, on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 at a lunch on the Wallace State campus. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - Kenneth Boswell, Gov. Kay Ivey’s appointed director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) visited Cullman...
CULLMAN - A traffic stop on Oct. 11 led to the arrest of Daniel Stewart Cochran, 44, of Cullman after a search allegedly yielded a stolen weapon and counterfeit currency.
Cullman Police Department Sgt. Chris Thomason and Officer Dustin Colburn stopped the driver, identified as Cochran, of a pickup truck for a traffic infraction on St. Joseph Street Northwest. During...
CULLMAN - A Hanceville woman was arrested this week after she allegedly sold methamphetamine to undercover officers.
Regina Banks Edwards, 49, of Hanceville was arrested and charged with three counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance on Oct. 17 by the Cullman Police Department.
Sgt. Chris Thomason and Officers Trey Higginbotham, Dustin Colburn and Cole Kelley made the arrest after...
Bridget Hall of Cullman lost her Dad in Vietnam when she was 3 months old. Her dad Ronald Hall was 26 years old and on his third combat tour there when he was killed in action in June of 1971.
The Cullman VFW heard about Bridget and her daughter Shelby wanting to ride the Huey helicopter at the upcoming Nov....
Dr. Bill Peinhardt at the Dingler Cabin in the farm’s east pasture / W.C. Mann
We’re really blessed, because we’ll have as many as 200 volunteers involved Saturday. It’s not just us; we’ve had a lot of good support from the good people of Cullman.”
Dr. Bill Peinhardt
CULLMAN - It’s October, and pretty much all of Cullman knows what that means. ...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 18. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Armstrong, Jennielee Irene, 33
failure to appear- unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance
Boone, Timothy Aaron, 23
failure to appear- possession of drug paraphernalia
failure to appear- unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Bryant, Casen Edward, 26
failure to appear- driver license not in possession
Cheatham, Samantha...
CULLMAN - With Cullman Regional’s expansion projects underway, the hospital is adding more career opportunities in nursing. Nurses who are interested should join Cullman Regional on Saturday, Oct. 28 for an RN Recruitment Open House.
Nurses who attend the open house will have the opportunity to meet with directors and hiring managers from several departments including the Critical Care Unit,...
Left, Jesse Newsom; right, Roger Steele / Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce
CULLMAN - Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Tourism Director Jesse Newsom will soon step into a new role with Cullman Parks and Recreation. Newsom's last day at the Chamber will be Friday, Oct. 20 before taking over as athletic director for Cullman Parks and Recreation.
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Annette Harris accepts the Alabama’s 2017 Silver Retailer of the Year award this week. / Photo courtesy of the Alabama Retail Association
Editor's Note: The Tribune shared online Tuesday that Rumors Deli was named by the Alabama Retail Association as Alabama’s 2017 Silver Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales Less Than $1 Million category. The Tribune's W.C. Mann...
Updated 10-19-17 11:59 a.m.
BETHSADIA - A fire in the Bethsadia community early Thursday morning claimed the life of Mark Tilley, 42, of Cullman, confirmed Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick.
Multiple fire departments responded to the mobile home fire, which was originally reported at approximately 7:13 a.m. in the 900 block of County Road 803, between County Roads 421 and...
BETHSADIA - Multiple fire departments are on the scene of a fully-involved house fire with at least one fatality in the 900 block of County Road 803, between County Roads 421 and 436.
Departments from Bethsadia, Logan, Trimble and Good Hope were called out to the blaze, which was first reported by County Dispatch at 7:13 a.m.
The initial call reported...
Jiovany Arriaga, Father Linus Klucsarits and Allison Stidham gather letters and gift cards to send to Saint John Paul II School in Houston, Texas to assist families after Hurricane Harvey.
CULLMAN - Students from Saint Bernard Middle School are assisting other students at Saint John Paul II School in Houston, Texas, after the devastation of Hurricane Harvey.
Father Linus Klucsarits, O.S.B.,...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 17. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Dobbs, Ricky Eugene, 46
drug court sanction- possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance
Gallimore, Jeffery Lane, 27
failure to register upon relocation/conversion SORNA
Graham, Kayla Nicole, 24
bail jumping-possession of drug paraphernalia
bail jumping- unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Johnson, Ladonna Williams, 37
fourth-degree theft...
Mayors Tim Eskew (Garden City), Donnis Leeth (Colony) and Johnny Dyar (Baileyton) display the Farm City proclamation Wednesday morning at Top of the Town. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - At a breakfast in downtown Cullman’s Top of the Town Wednesday morning, the Cullman Farm-City Committee proclaimed Nov. 17-23 Farm-City Week in Cullman County. Farm-City Week is celebrated each year beginning...
CULLMAN - Gracie Aiken is a member of Cullman High School’s Class of 2017 and, more recently, the Marine Corps. Because she spent a year in the Delayed Entry Program, she started boot camp on July 10 of this year and graduated on Friday, Oct. 6. Her two years as a member of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps...
