This year’s convention is receiving special attention as part of the state’s bicentennial celebration.
CULLMAN - On Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9, the Cullman County Courthouse will host its 125th annual singing convention, continuing a tradition that began in 1893. Once a common occurrence in courthouses all over the south, Cullman’s is now the only one of its...
Firefighters on the scene of the fully-involved blaze at Brick Haven on July 1 were frustrated with the available water pressure. This photo shows the aftermath. / Courtesy of Aerial Envision
CULLMAN COUNTY - Around 1 a.m. on Saturday, July 1, the Bethsadia Volunteer Fire Department received a call to a fire at Brick Haven event venue. Within a short...
Tim Chambers and family opened the Chambers Farm & Garden Supply store in its new location on Wednesday, July 5. / Chambers Farm & Garden Supply on Facebook
CULLMAN - Since 1944, one family has provided Cullman residents with essentials for farming: from animal feed to fertilizers, pesticides, seeds and more. Today, Tim Chambers and his wife and children run...
Patriots of all ages came dressed in their best red, white and blue. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - Many came out for the fireworks, but there was much more going on at Heritage Park on the 4th of July as Desperation Church hosted its fifth annual family day and fireworks show.
The Tribune spoke with Desperation staffers and event coordinators Linda...
The fireworks display capped off a day of fellowship at Fairview Community Park. / Heather Mann
FAIRVIEW - The community of Fairview, like many across the country, held a 4th of July celebration on Tuesday. Despite less than pleasant weather soon before, the 16th annual Freedom Celebration flourished at Fairview Community Park and showed what a real small-town community celebration...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State athletics had a school-record 41 student-athletes recognized recently for their academic achievements during the 2016-17 year in list released by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).
Wallace State had 11 students achieve a 4.0 GPA, earning them NJCAA All-Academic First-Team honors.
Wallace State baseball had a team-high five players earn First-Team honors with a 4.0 GPA:...
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MONTGOMERY – Three words for this year’s 4th of July holiday travel period: no seat belts.
Seat belts were available but not in use in seven of the eight deadly traffic crashes Alabama State Troopers are investigating from this year’s extended holiday weekend, which began at 6 p.m. Friday, June 30, and ran through midnight Tuesday, July 4.
The eight...
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CULLMAN - You might want to keep that red, white and blue bunting up this year, after all, this year through the final months of 2019, the entire state is celebrating Alabama’s Bicentennial. The festivities will be ongoing through the entire two and a half years.
In fact, there is a workshop for anyone in Cullman or Cullman...
Adult cottonmouth / Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Updated 7-5-17 at 11 a.m.
Posted 7-4-17 at 8:02 p.m.
CULLMAN - A Cullman man reported Tuesday being bitten by a cottonmouth snake. Although emergency responders first thought the man had been bitten near his home in the Caroll Acres subdivision on the southeast side of town, family members confirmed that the man was bitten...
Democrat Doug Jones, left, and Republican Roy Moore, right, are the leading challengers for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Luther Strange, center. / Images courtesy of Doug Jones for U.S. Senate and State of Alabama
CULLMAN - When U.S. Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions was confirmed by the Senate in February, former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley was tasked with...
CULLMAN COUNTY - Independence Day is here, and Cullman residents have two great options tonight to see some fireworks.
Cullman Fireworks Festival
The Cullman Fireworks Festival, hosted by Desperation Church, will kick off at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4 at Heritage Park. Admission is free.
There will be food, games, music and more. Listen live on WKUL 92.1 or Praise 97.9...
Updated 7-3-17 at 10:45 p.m.
WINSTON COUNTY - ALEA Marine Patrol Troopers reported an adult drowning on Smith Lake in Winston County on Monday. According to WBRC FOX6 News in Birmingham, the victim has been identified as Kenneth Claude Sampsell, 62.
Sampsell was a resident of Crane Hill.
Troopers say the incident occurred in the Rock Creek area of Smith Lake.
According to...
United Way of Cullman County: Funding applications for April 2018 – March 2019 will be available beginning Friday, July 7. The deadline to return applications is Aug. 10, 2017. Please email sdanford@uwaycc.org to request an electronic application or call 256-739-2948.
To submit a community note, emails news@cullmansense.com.
Sgt. Major Will Harris from Cullman's VFW Post 2214 is being briefed by Camp Liberty Commander Joe Land while cadets pass through the obstacle course.
Camp Liberty in Battleground, Alabama is putting young men and women from all over the U.S. and 11 foreign countries through a basic military training course, the Extreme Military Challenge (XMC).
Sgt. Major Will Harris, a...
CULLMAN COUNTY - Independence Day is almost upon us. It’s a time for parades, family get-togethers, cookouts, and of course, fireworks. And that’s where folks can get in trouble.
On the 4th of July, and for two weeks before and after, an average of 250 people per day go to hospitals or emergency rooms for injuries related to fireworks. Firecrackers...
CULLMAN - In observance of Independence Day, City and County offices will be on the following schedules:
City of Cullman offices will be closed on Tuesday, July 4. There will be no changes to residential or commercial sanitation routes.
Cullman County offices will be closed on Monday, July 3 and Tuesday, July 4. Sanitation will run normal routes.
Copyright 2017 Humble Roots,...
Capt. Mark Persall, Lt. Rex Sorrow and Lt. Jeff Clemons in the main room of the training center / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) has a great reputation for reaching out into the community, but sometimes you’d just like to stay home. Now, Sheriff Matt Gentry and his staff can do just that, and they’re...
Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill, Cullman County Commissioner Garry Marchman and State Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Cullman
TRIMBLE - Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill paid a personal visit to Cullman County on Saturday. Welcomed to the Trimble community near Smith Lake by Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope and Cullman County Commissioner Garry Marchman, Merrill set up shop at Whitlock’s...
Cullman First United Methodist Church Jamaica Missions Team / Cullman FUMC on Facebook
CULLMAN - Cullman First United Methodist Church just wrapped up its fourth annual mission trip to St. Mary, Jamaica. The team of 22 volunteers left June 17 and returned to Cullman on June 24.
First United Methodist works in tandem with ACE, the American Caribbean Experience, in St....
Colonel Cullmann shares his birthday cake with community members. / Andrew Cryer
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Museum and staff this week celebrated the birthday of Cullman’s founder, Colonel Cullmann. Brought to life by Larry Rowlette, the Colonel served cake, ice cream and lemonade to members of the community who gathered near the Farmer’s Market and Festhalle. The event was...
Brick Haven, as seen the morning of Saturday, July 1, 2017 / Bridget Turner Millwood
CULLMAN - A portion of wedding and event venue Brick Haven has been declared a total loss following an early morning fire, according to Jeff Byars, with the Bethsadia Volunteer Fire Department. The Cullman Tribune broke the sad news first around 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning...
See full update at http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2017/07/01/update-portion-brick-haven-event-venue-total-loss
CULLMAN - Multiple departments are on the scene of a fully involved fire at Brick Haven, located at 1889 U.S. Highway 278 West. The highway around the area is closed in both directions.
The structure fire was first reported at 1:02 a.m. according to dispatch reports.
Cullman Fire Rescue is on the scene, as well as the...
Dr. Lane Friedman / Cullman Internal Medicine
CULLMAN - The Utah State Medical Examiner’s Office is working to determine the cause of death of Dr. Lane Friedman, 62, an internist with Cullman Internal Medicine. Friedman died this week while hiking with his family in Spooky Gulch, a popular slot canyon located east of Hole in the Rock Road in Kane...
Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail, second from left, called the city to action to help community member Lynda Brown. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - On Friday morning the rains fell on Cullman County...and fell, and fell. Several low-lying areas of Hanceville had begun to experience street and yard flooding, when someone noticed that water was quickly approaching the front door of...
The 50th anniversary celebration gathered past and present volunteers who reminisced and celebrated the many years of service to Cullman Regional. / Cullman Regional
CULLMAN - Cullman Regional’s Auxiliary Volunteers recently donated $48,000 in life-saving equipment to the Cullman Regional’s Ambulance Service, Cullman Emergency Medical Services (EMS) as their final gift to the organization. The Auxiliary, lovingly referred to as...
Cullman County farmers Cody Rasco, left and Gregg DeBoer, right, met with Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama in Washington, D.C. last week. / NSAC
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) hosted its second “farmer fly-in” of the fiscal year (FY) 2018 season. Growers and advocates from Oregon, Mississippi, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Kansas, Iowa, Florida, Alabama and...
Johnny Michael Coggins / Cullman Police Department
CULLMAN - An undercover operation led to the arrest of a Berlin man on Friday. Johnny Michael Coggins, 62, was charged with unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and jailed on a $5,000 property bond.
Cullman City Police Department Investigators Justin Craft and Adam Clark arrested Coggins following the operation'
Police say Coggins was arrested...
CULLMAN - Due to the expected high amount of boat traffic on Smith Lake this 4th of July weekend, Sheriff Matt Gentry has activated the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Lake Patrol. The Sheriff's Office will also have extra patrols on the highways in the Smith Lake area due to high traffic.
"This is the busiest time of the year on...
COLONY - The Colony Town Council is still trying to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Myra Twitty in early May. At its meeting Tuesday evening, confusion and lack of communication seemed to prevail. The vacancy was an item on the printed agenda, and candidate Melvin Hammond (see http://qrne.ws/colony) was present; but when Mayor Donnis Leeth announced...
State Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview and Cullman Regional’s Lindsey Dossey / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - The close relationship between the Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) and the area’s businesses and industries has been well-documented. On Thursday, the CCBOE took a little time to thank them for their support.
At Top of the Town, school officials welcomed representatives from Topre, Rehau,...
Updated 6-30-17 at 6:09 p.m.
CULLMAN COUNTY - Each year when the 4th of July rolls around, families and neighborhoods have get-togethers and barbecues to celebrate the holiday. Below is a roundup of Independence Day festivities to enjoy with the community.
Saturday, July 1: Smith Lake Park Fireworks and Music Festival
This annual festival will take place on Saturday, July 1, beginning...
Some eastbound motorists are confusing the St. Bernard turn lane (between double yellow lines) for the passing lane that previously began just up the hill. / Wendy Sack
CULLMAN - The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) recently began making modifications to the section of U.S. Highway 278 that runs through Cullman, from just west of I-65, all the way east...
Denise Burroughs / Courtesy of Cullman High School
NEW YORK – Denise Burroughs, an AP English literature teacher at Cullman High School, has been selected to participate in the College Board’s Annual AP Reading in AP English Literature. Each June, AP teachers and college faculty members from around the world gather in the United States to evaluate and score the...
CULLMAN - A group of Cullman County drug trafficking defendants have filed a class action civil rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court against an array of county officials, claiming that the county’s standard $1 million property bond for drug trafficking is excessive and unconstitutional. The complaint was filed by defendants Randall Parris, Shawn Smelser, Gorman Max Culwell, Jr.,...
Aimee Bates, technology integration specialist for Cullman City Schools, checks in with attendees of the Educator Alumni Connection workshop hosted by the Wallace State Community College Alumni Association. The workshop showed educators how to use breakout challenges in the classroom to engage students in active learning.
HANCEVILLE - More than two dozen area educators from kindergarten through college level gathered...
Sheriff Gentry addresses the WaLLi class at Wallace State on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry visited Wallace State Community College on Wednesday to speak to participants in the Wallace State Lifelong Learning Institute (WaLLi) senior continuing education program about various scams that might target them.
First up was a discussion about phone...
Dr. Lane H. Friedman / Facebook
Updated 6-29-17 at 9:09 a.m.
CULLMAN - A doctor with Cullman Internal Medicine died this week while on vacation with his family in Utah. According to KSL.com out of Utah, Dr. Lane H. Friedman, 62, was found dead in Kane County on Wednesday. Friedman and his family got lost Tuesday while hiking near Hole-in-the-Rock Road...
The new athletic training center will be in the old band building at Good Hope High School. / Good Hope High School on Facebook
GOOD HOPE - A new athletic training facility for Good Hope Middle and High Schools is in the works, and coaches Alan Scott, Drew Adams and Tyler Hudson were on hand at this week’s city council...
2016 EvaBank Midnight Run / Tribune File Photo
CULLMAN – Get ready to get your glow on at the 2017 EvaBank Midnight Run on Friday, August 4 at 11:59 p.m. The race will start at the Cullman Civic Center and follow a course through the streets of Cullman at midnight. Registration is open now through August 4 at the Cullman...
Left to right: Cullman Economic Development Agency Director Dale Greer, Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs, Scott Stadthagen and Cullman City Council President Garlan Gudger/ Andrew Cryer
HARTSELLE- Packing the Hartselle Farmer’s Market to near capacity this weekend, Scott Stadthagen officially kicked off his campaign to represent those in Alabama House of Representatives District 9, in a seat currently held by Republican...
Wallace State welding program chair Jim Thompson discusses the NC3 safety procedures his department has instituted. / Wallace State
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College’s administrators and instructors presented to local businesses and industries recently during their annual Strategic Analysis Team meeting.
“This is an important meeting mandated by the federal Carl D. Perkins Act and an important day for us...
Image credit: TSM at the Rock on Facebook
CULLMAN - Earlier this month, a mix-up with the delivery of a large supply of donated food left the pantry at Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) food bank dangerously low, and its staff scrambling for help.
On Monday, The Tribune caught up with CCK Director Javon Daniel for an update on the crisis. ...
Firefighters take time out of a busy training day to welcome young visitors. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - Hanceville Fire Station No. 1 was a popular place to be recently, as the Hanceville Fire Department (HFD) held vehicle firefighting and victim extrication exercises as part of its ongoing firefighter training program. And it wasn’t just firefighters who were showing up.
The...
Brent Donald Sigala, 44 / Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Updated 6-27-17 at 6:40 p.m.
CULLMAN COUNTY - Following tips from residents living on County Road 1101, investigators with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office on Monday arrested registered sex offender Brent Donald Sigala, 44, of West Point and charged him with first-degree theft of property and second-degree theft of property.
Neighbors gave information...
Julian Morris, left, talks with County Engineer John Lang after Tuesday morning's commission meeting. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - County Road 222 has become infamous for the number of wrecks that happen on it. Several deaths and even more injuries have taken place in the past few years, and a member of the audience at the Cullman County Commission meeting...
radKIDS instructor and Cullman Police Department DARE Officer Cindy Rohrscheib demonstrates the self-defense stance./ Heather Mann
CULLMAN - Something special is going down at the Cullman Civic Center this week. The Cullman Police Department and Cullman Parks and Recreation are hosting the popular radKIDS Summer Safety Camp. The radKIDS Personal Empowerment Safety Education program teaches kids how to assess a...
Cullman Fire Rescue Chief Edward Reinhardt, Firefighter of the Year Lt. Jason Lamb with his son Nathan, EMT of the Year Chase Cornell, and Councilman Andy Page / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - It was a joyful meeting Monday evening as the Cullman City Council recognized the achievements of two members of Cullman Fire Rescue (CFR), celebrated the careers of two...
Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope and Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill are hosting a voter registration drive on Saturday, July 1 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Whitlock's General Store in Trimble.
Free voter ID cards will be issued to anyone who doesn't have a valid photo ID.
Everyone is welcome to come and register, get an ID or just say...
Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview speaks at an event in Cullman earlier this year. / Andrew Cryer
MONTGOMERY - Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R - Monrovia on Monday announced that Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview will serve as chairman of the new House Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development, a panel that will focus its attention on combatting the...
Cullman Middle School Principal Lane Hill, with Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson, accepts an award naming his school a 2017 National Beta School of Merit.
CULLMAN - At its meeting Monday morning, the Cullman City School Board took time to recognize school and administrative achievements, and to have new school faculty members introduced.
City Schools Chief Financial Officer Russell Raney received...
BIRMINGHAM - Eighty-nine outstanding rising high school seniors from 24 counties and 56 high schools in Alabama were selected to attend the 2017 Alabama Governor's School at Samford University June 18-30.
Four Cullman-area students were selected:
Carley Byerley, of Cullman, Cullman High School
Reilly Mills, of Hanceville, Cullman High School
Brinkley Thornton, of Cullman, Cullman High School
Jeremiah Wilson, of Bremen, Cold Springs High...
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College has been declared an Official Campus Site for MLD Certification Campus of Alabama, making it the only school in north Alabama that will offer the MLD Institute International Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) Certification.
The declaration was granted by the Manual Lymph Drainage Institute International after a campus visit in May by its president, Elisa...
JOHNSON'S CROSSING - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 3-week-old infant in the Johnson's Crossing community.
Emergency responders from the Johnson's Crossing Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the residence in the 900 block of County Road 483 at 10:22 a.m. this morning, according to county dispatch reports. The dispatch call reported a 3-week-old who...
CPD DARE Officer Cindy Rohrscheib with a participant in last year's radKIDS camp / Tribune File Photo
CULLMAN - From June 26-30, the Cullman Police Department and Cullman Parks and Recreation will offer their seventh annual radKIDS Summer Safety Camp for children ages 5-11.
According to the radKIDS website, “radKIDS Personal Empowerment Safety Education program is a 10-hour family centered safety...
TUSCALOOSA - A total of 11,101 students enrolled during the 2017 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). The UA Dean's and President's lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply...
HANCEVILLE - Area educators who want to break out of the rut and get some new ideas for their classrooms will want to take part in an exciting professional development workshop offered this month by the Wallace State Community College Alumni Association. The 2017 Educator Alumni Connection will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the James...
Wallace State CDL students Kalob Suttles, left, and Donnie McKay, with instructor Ben Matanane. Suttles and McKay are two recent graduates of the CDL program offered through Wallace State’s Oneonta Center. Wallace State offers CDL classes in Blount, Cullman and Winston Counties.
HANCEVILLE — Some of the first graduates of the Commercial Driver License (CDL) program taught through the new...
The Holly Pond Café is now open for business. / Heather Mann
HOLLY POND - After a lengthy renovation, Holly Pond's namesake restaurant has reopened with a new look. While there are a few distinct differences, like new wall decorations and lighter paint, the food still has the same home-style taste that the community has come to love. The restaurant...
Earl Smith, right, speaking with Thierry Ptlantanida, gave his first-hand account of the near-miss nuclear disaster that he helped to divert, in 1961, near Goldsboro, North Carolina. / Kirk Keller
When former North Alabama resident, Earl Smith, dropped in to do an interview about the 1961 nuclear incident in which in which he played a pivotal part, the Freedom of...
WaLLi members from Wallace State Community College toured Bryant-Denny stadium and the Paul W. Bryant Museum in Tuscaloosa, with a side trip to Dreamland Bar-B-Que. / WSCC
HANCEVILLE - The Wallace State Community College Lifelong Learning program, WaLLi, is gearing up for its second full year, and is currently accepting new members.
“WaLLi has turned out to be an amazing program,”...
HANCEVILLE - Registration begins Tuesday, June 27 for Summer Mini Term II at Wallace State Community College, with the five-week classes set to start on Wednesday, June 28. The term ends on August 4.
Each semester, Wallace State offers Mini Terms, which condenses a regular term class into a matter of weeks, halving the time it takes to complete a...
Ronnie Regina Millar, 35, left, and Jesse Dean Thomas, 34 / Cullman County Sheriff's Office
BERLIN - A man and woman from the Berlin community were arrested Wednesday after agents with the Cullman Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) executed a search warrant of their residence and allegedly found 12 grams of methamphetamine, eight alprazolam pills, a .9mm pistol, steroids, needles and...
Cullman officially welcomed Escape Cullman to town with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, June 22. / Photo courtesy of the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce
CULLMAN - On Thursday morning the city of Cullman welcomed its first place to play popular escape games by cutting the ribbon on Escape Cullman.
Escape Cullman celebrated three weeks of business on the day of...
Hanceville has added $119,000 in revenue this year from the City’s half-cent sales tax enacted in December. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - Mayor Kenneth Nail has not spent much time discussing with the Hanceville City Council his offer to receive any Confederate monuments the city of New Orleans is willing to give up; he cites a law that bars mayors...
Superintendent Shane Barnette, standing, shows board members the interior of one of the new school buses. / Heather Mann
CULLMAN - In an effort to increase student safety, the Cullman County Board of Education announced at its meeting Thursday evening that it will debut 20 new school buses equipped with outside security cameras. Last year, the state of Alabama experienced...
UPDATED June 22, 7:20 p.m.
Cullman City Police Chief Kenny Culpepper says that the scene at Comfort Suites has been cleared. "The call came in just before 7 o'clock and the officers with the Cullman Police Department, Cullman County Sheriff's Office and staff of the hotel searched the premises. After a safe period of time passed we cleared the area."...
The West Point Town Council meets on the third Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at West Point Town Hall. / Heather Mann
WEST POINT - West Point Mayor Kenneth Kilgo was happy to announce at this week’s town council meeting that the community open house for the long-awaited new West Point Volunteer Fire Department station and Community Storm...
Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail wants New Orleans’ Confederate monuments. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - White supremacist Dylann Roof’s 2015 murder of nine members of the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and the subsequent publication of photos of Roof posing with Confederate flags, touched off another in a series of national debates on the display of Confederate...
Cullman police responded to a reported attempted robbery this morning at the Chevron on U.S. 278 near I-65. / Rod Wynn
CULLMAN - Mental illness is suspected to have been the cause of an incident this morning at the Chevron on U.S. Highway 278 near Interstate 65, when a man entered the station and casually told the female clerk on...
Henry Dewey Loyd / Cullman County Sheriff's Office
CULLMAN - Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) investigators today arrested Henry Dewey Loyd, 44, of Cullman on multiple charges of sexual child abuse.
Following a three-month long investigation by the CCSO, investigators discovered that Loyd was targeting someone with whom he was familiar. Loyd allegedly used social media and arranged to meet the...
The Cullman Lioness Club recently awarded $1,000 scholarships to three students for promoting community service and leadership in the Cullman area.
Pictured from left to right are Josh Conway, Hanceville; Kelsey Styles, Cullman; and Story Hogeland, Good Hope.
To submit a community note, email us at news@cullmansense.com.
Updated 6-22-17 at 9:52 a.m.
The new Cullman Milo’s will be located at 1830 Patriots Way SW. / Wendy Sack
CULLMAN - Those hankering for a Milo’s burger with a glass of the chain’s famous sweet tea will have to wait just a bit longer. The restaurant’s official ribbon cutting, planned for June 26, has been postponed due to expected heavy...
Image shows Tropical Storm Cindy’s projected path, as of 7 a.m. Thursday morning. / NOAA National Hurricane Center
CULLMAN - The current weather situation in the Gulf with Tropical Storm Cindy has warranted concerns from weather and emergency services in Cullman.
According to the National Weather Service in Huntsville (as of press time), “The National Hurricane Center is tracking Tropical Storm...
Timmy G. Twilley, 49 / Cullman Police Department
CULLMAN - A west Cullman neighborhood was startled awake minutes past midnight on Monday, June 19, when two rifle shots rang out from a house near the intersection of Jackson Street and Jackson Drive near the Cullman County Health Department.
Neighborhood resident Timmy G. Twilley, 49, was taken into custody by Cullman Police,...
Marilyn cracks open a Diet Mountain Dew. She said to eat whatever you want to eat and do whatever you want to do./ Wallace State
CULLMAN - Wallace State Community College WaLLi member Marilyn Lutzky doesn’t let her age slow her down. She arrived at her 90th birthday party on a motorcycle that was driven by a member of the...
TUSCALOOSA - The University of Alabama awarded approximately 5,000 degrees during spring commencement May 5-7.
Area students who received degrees include:
William Collins, of Arab, Bachelor of Science in Education
Austin Hamilton, of Arab, Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration
Christopher Mann, of Arab, Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration
Miranda Mason, of Arab, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Connie McCoy,...
HATTIESBURG - The University of Southern Mississippi has released its President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2017 spring semester.
Brooke Allison Duke, of Bremen, made the President’s List.
The President’s List includes full-time students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average (all As).
The University of Southern Mississippi, founded in 1910, is a comprehensive doctoral and research-extensive university fulfilling its mission...
Jonathan Franklin Davis, 32, of Cullman / Cullman Police Department
CULLMAN - A Cullman man was arrested and charged with trafficking in methamphetamine following a traffic stop on Cherokee Avenue on Monday.
According to a media release from the Cullman Police Department, Officers Trey Higginbotham and Cole Kelly stopped a small sport utility vehicle on Cherokee Avenue for a traffic violation...
Shown, clockwise from top left: Bill Browning, Dr. Will Boyd, Van Caldwell, Mark Johnson, Brian McGee, MB Wain, Patricia Todd and Jason Fisher / Andrew Cryer
CULLMAN - Indivisible Alabama, a “a non-partisan progressive movement that uses grassroots activism and direct action to affect change” held a Democratic candidate forum at the Cullman County Museum over the weekend featuring numerous...
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The Western Pygmy Rattlesnake is found in Alabama. / JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARK/National Geographic Creative
CULLMAN - First, you may never see a snake, venomous or non-venomous. Many people, especially in the city might go their whole lives without crossing paths with a reptile outside a zoo. Others, however, will have several scary encounters over a lifetime,...
On Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 100 participants from the 2016 National Arc Welding Conference visited Topre Corporation in Cullman. / Tribune File Photo
CULLMAN - Topre America, a manufacturer of press-formed metal components for automobiles from brands Toyota, Hond, and Nissan, recently moved part of its production to a new center in Ohio. The company said that no Cullman jobs...
Lion Ed Henke receives the first Helen Keller Legacy Award. / Andrew Cryer
CULLMAN - The Cullman Lions and Lionesses held a joint dinner Monday night to install newly elected officers, celebrate 40 years of Cullman Lionesses and to present several awards to outstanding members.
New officers of the Lions, Lionesses are:
President: Bill Ruehl, Carol Nielsen
1st Vice-President: Mike Ponder, Mary Daniel
2nd...
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College English instructor Cindy Smith, left, and President Dr. Vicki Karolewics, right, accept a $200 donation from Roosevelt Oliver of Team One Nissan of Albertville. The donation comes from the dealership’s Education Wins! program, which allows their customers to choose the recipient of the donation. Smith chose the Wallace State Future Foundation, with the...
Josh Hembree and family/ Courtesy of Cullman High School, Kim Hall
NEW YORK – Josh Hembree, an AP Calculus teacher at Cullman High School, has been selected to participate in the College Board’s Annual AP Reading in AP Calculus. Each June, AP teachers and college faculty members from around the world gather in the United States to evaluate and score...
Norman’s name plate still hangs in front of his empty seat in town hall. / W.C. Mann
GARDEN CITY - At Monday evening’s meeting, the Garden City Town Council was still visibly shaken by the recent and sudden death of Councilman Gene Norman. Norman passed away Monday, June 12 of a reported heart attack. His burial took place on the day...
The new Five Below store in the Cullman Shopping Center will be in the building left vacant by Hancock Fabrics. / MRP
CULLMAN - Specialty retail store Five Below, whose products are aimed at pre-teen and teen customers and are all priced at $5 and below, will open in the Cullman Shopping Center in mid-late July. The store will be...
The Cullman High School Class of 1962 had its 55-year reunion on Saturday night at Top of the Town. They were the very first class to graduate from the new Cullman High School.
First row left to right: Katherine Denny Johnson, Juanita Schafer McCravy, Brenda Priest Nelson, Brenda Schuman Graham, Diane Nelson Brown, Clark Keller, Virginia Graff Waddy, Mary Ann...
BATTLEGROUND - Camp Liberty is now in its second year in Cullman County, after previously being in Marion, Alabama, and is expanding for those interested in a military-style experience, a secluded campsite or even a wedding.
Two new courses will be added to the Extreme Military Challenge (XMC) in this quickly approaching summer season at Camp Liberty- the Combat Engineer...
Members of the CCS yearbook team with their award bannerI / Leeanna Smith
CULLMAN - Recently, Cullman Christian School became one of only four schools to win Jostens’ National Yearbook Program of Excellence Award. Jostens, a producer of yearbooks, class rings and other academic memorabilia, created the award to recognize schools that excel in the creation and distribution of yearbooks. ...
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CULLMAN - A former Cullman resident was killed Saturday night in Nashville. According to Nashville's WKRN, Amy Freeman Williams, 41, was shot outside her home by an ex-boyfriend in the 1500 block of Fatherland Street near South 15th Street around 10:15 p.m. The report named the shooter as Andrew Tucker.
Williams was the daughter of Dr. Phil...
Vila Tyree celebrated her 92nd birthday on June 4, 2017. She has lived most of her life in the Helicon community. Vila was a stay-at-home mother for several years, during which time she worked on the chicken farm. She was a beloved lunchroom lady at Meek for five years, then she worked at Nicholson Files for five years. Vila...
GOOD HOPE - Good Hope's latest city council meeting started off on a positive note with the financial report showing that excise taxes have finally been received, and the meeting stayed simple and efficient. Councilman John Harris reported that the audit of the council had started and that all the members would need to fill out the forms before...
VINEMONT - The Vinemont Town Council kicked off this month’s meeting by reviewing the results of the recent town audit, which showed no problems detected. A comparison sheet of previous years' audits showed an incredible increase in the Town's funds. With everyone happy with the results, the council went to work on ordinances and resolutions.
First up was the amending...
Last week, students got to construct an electronic circuit to power a light. / Patricia Ponder
COLONY - The latest Colony Town Council meeting included exciting news about the Town’s summer feeding and activity program. Meanwhile, the council reached its deadline for filling the seat vacated by Myra Twitty without a decision, so that the appointment may now be out...
MONTGOMERY - Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces around the country, including the Alabama Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, hosted by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), launched in April a two-month operation called, “Operation Broken Heart IV.” Operation Broken Heart IV was a coordinated effort by law enforcement representing more than 3,000 federal, state and local...
Employees of Yutaka Technologies spent Friday cleaning Cullman’s Good Samaritan Health Clinic as part of Honda’s National Week of Service. / Andrew Cryer
CULLMAN - Yutaka Technologies took part in Honda’s National Week of Service Friday afternoon, with 24 employees volunteering their time for the Cullman Good Samaritan Clinic. (Although Yutaka is a separate company, they are a supplier of...
The stock car that Gene Norman raced in for the final time three weeks ago in Arkadelphia / Johnny Thornton
HANCEVILLE - Funeral services were held Friday for Miles Eugene "Gene" Norman at Hanceville Funeral Home, with burial at Garden City cemetery.
Norman passed away Monday, June 12, 2017 of a reported heart attack. His burial took place on the day...
Skylar Bolton was badly injured in a car wreck on June 9. / Courtesy of Stephanie Morton
CULLMAN - Friends of a local woman who was badly injured in a wreck last week in Holly Pond are selling T-shirts to raise funds for her medical bills.
Stephanie Morton is heading up the effort for her friend Skylar Bolton. The shirts, $20...
CULLMAN - The 6th Annual “Bow-Up Against Breast Cancer” 3-D Archery Tournament took place at the Cullman Community Archery Park on June 10-11. Bowhunters and archers of all ages competed in a tournament to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama (BCRFA), raising more than $33,000 for breast cancer research in Alabama.
During the past six years, the event...
Judge Kim Chaney, left, presents Scott Santoro with the Department of Homeland Security a few tokens of appreciation for his work this week in Cullman County. / Andrew Cryer
CULLMAN - This week, the Cullman County Human Trafficking Task Force, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign, held human trafficking detection and investigation training sessions. Two...
