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.
Effective...
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...
Commissioners present the declaration of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. L-R: Commissioner Kerry Watson, Charlotte Jones, Theresa Mann, Chairman Kenneth Walker, Regina Grant and Commissioner Garry Marchman/ Nick Griffin
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Commission at its regular meeting on Tuesday joined the City of Cullman in proclaiming October Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Additionally, a proclamation was issued to members of...
Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson recognizes members of the Cullman Middle School Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter, sponsored by Lucas McCollum, center. / Nick Griffin
CULLMAN - The Cullman City School Board met Tuesday, where it adopted a resolution declaring the month of October Dyslexia Awareness Month, joining the Cullman County School Board, which declared the same thing last week.
Cullman...
The number of AP classes at WPHS has increased almost nine times since 2014. / Amanda Yearwood
WEST POINT - In September, West Point High School (WPHS), the largest school in the county school system, was named a School of Excellence by the A+ College Ready Program, a joint venture between the private A+ Education Partnership and the Alabama Department...
Editor's note: The arrests of Emma Leighann Miller and Joshua Charles Skinner have been amended. Ms. Miller was only arrested and charged with two counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. Mr. Skinner was arrested and charged with failure to appear- possession of drug paraphernalia (2 counts), failure to appear- second-degree unlawful possession of marijuana and failure to...
Each month the local chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) recognizes and honors a local Cullman Wounded Warrior with a certificate and a coin. Here on the right, Cullman SAR President Ken Brown is awarding the SAR Wounded Warrior Award to Cullman Dr. Tom Barnes, who, while serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam as an...
Leslie McClure describes the functions of the Federal Reserve at a meeting of the Cullman Kiwanis Club on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On Monday, Oct. 16, Cullman Kiwanis Club members had the opportunity to hear about the work of the United States Federal Reserve from Leslie McClure, the regional executive senior officer of the Birmingham...
Mike Lowry, director of marketing at Elk River, Inc., takes his turn practicing on the Wallace State virtual welder as instructor Nolan Dooley, right, looks on.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State Community College welcomed Barry May, the Executive Director of Workforce and Economic Development for the Alabama Community College System, to campus on Thursday morning during the Cullman Area Chamber of...
GARDEN CITY - At its meeting Monday evening, the Garden City Town Council voted to extend the town hall schedule from four days per week to five, with the town office to now be open on Fridays. Mayor Tim Eskew and Councilman Butch Bradford shared that community residents had complained about lack of access to town services on Fridays.
While...
WEST POINT - West Point’s new medical clinic was on the top of the agenda at Monday night’s West Point Town Council meeting. The West Point Family Medical Practice, which is currently under construction at the intersection of County Roads 1242 and 1141, could be open in four weeks, according to the council.
Diana Wilhite, CRNP is spearheading the project...
Employees of Cullman Regional’s Cardiovascular Services and Emergency Department dressed up as Alice in Wonderland characters for the 2016 event. / Cullman Regional
CULLMAN - Cullman Regional will host its third annual Trunk or Treat event on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017 from 4- 7 p.m. on the Cullman Regional campus.
More than 8,000 community members attended the event in 2016. Main...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 13-15. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Adkins, Jamie Rae, 32
failure to appear- negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument
Albarran, Maria De Carmen, 30
failure to appear- expired tag
Batemon, Curtis Raye, 38
third-degree domestic violence
Burdeshaw, Elizabeth Blair, 22
possession of drug paraphernalia
Calderon, Jonathan Allen, 28
domestic violence-third-degree harassment
Cloud, Tommy Wayne, 38
failure to appear-...
CULLMAN COUNTY - Since Feb.1, 2017, the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Litter Crew has picked up litter on 289.3 miles of roadway. Most of that was county roads, but the miles did include sections of state highways and two exit ramps on the interstate and some municipal roads.
The CCSO Litter Crew has picked up litter on 98 roads and...
West Point High's Scholar's Bowl Team in Sylacauga on Saturday: from left to right: Kohler Lovett, Billy Ellis, Kohan Lovett, Will Parker, Tom Parker, Gabe Aufderhaar, Garrett Willingham, Declan Cornett, Grant Sikes / Courtesy of Lee Henry
CULLMAN COUNTY - This year’s Scholar’s Bowl League season kicked off on Oct. 12. According to West Point High School Scholar’s Bowl Team...
Investigator Ryan Hogeland explains CCSO dive team operations and equipment. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - The latest session of the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is nearing the end, and it’s been a packed few weeks. Here’s what’s been happening during the last few Tuesday nights.
Recently, participants of the Citizens’ Academy got to meet Special Agent Ernest “Ernie” Banker from...
CCBOE Superintendent Shane Barnette / Tribune file photo
VINEMONT - The Cullman County Board of Education declared October 2017 to be Dyslexia Awareness Month for county schools at its most recent meeting. The board passed a resolution stating:
WHEREAS, Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin and is characterized by difficulty with accurate and/or fluent word recognition...
HOLLY POND - On Saturday, the Town of Holly Pond hosted its first Vintage Market craft and antique show in Memorial Park. More than 40 vendors set up shop in the park, accompanied by live entertainment and kids’ inflatables. Community shoppers browsed through antiques, handmade jewelry, toys and stuffed animals, wooden goods, quilts and foods. The Holly Pond High...
Central High School band members react after receiving the Silver Division Award from Hanceville Band Director Steven Porter. / Heather Mann
HANCEVILLE - Saturday saw the 26th Annual Mud Creek Marching Festival at Hanceville High School, kicked off by a performance of the National Anthem by members of the Rocketeers Drum & Bugle Corps from Huntsville. The festival hosted a...
Participants walked with ribbons over their mouths to represent the silence that makes trafficking such a hard problem to confront./W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - Human trafficking is a worldwide issue, and it affects Cullman County. On Saturday morning, the Cullman County Human Trafficking Task Force took part in anti-trafficking organization A21’s “Walk for Freedom” campaign, which took place in more than...
Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail proclaimed the week of Oct. 16-20 as Medical Assistants Recognition Week in Hanceville. Students and faculty of the Medical Assistant program at Wallace State Community College were on hand for the proclamation signing. From left to right are, first row: Melissa Johnson, Laura Smithson, Serena Adair, Faulyn Childs, Allison Whatley, Courtney Underwood, Elizabeth Gazca, Jamyrah...
Melissa Kay Rock, left; Megan Nail James, right / Cullman Police Department
CULLMAN - Two area women were arrested recently, in two separate and unrelated incidents, for meth distribution.
The first incident occurred on Oct. 7, when the Cullman Police Department’s Sgt. Chris Thomason, Investigator Justin Craft, and Officers Trey Higginbotham, Cole Kelley and Dustin Colburn conducted an undercover operation in...
Mae’s Food Hall is located in the Warehouse District in downtown Cullman. / Heather Mann
CULLMAN - It’s been open for about a week, but on Friday morning, developer Shane Quick made it official when he cut the ribbon on the much-anticipated Mae’s Food Hall on First Avenue Northeast in the Warehouse District. The event marked the official start of...
HANCEVILLE - It’s a fall tradition. The 26th Annual Mud Creek Marching Festival will kick off Saturday at 11:50 a.m. at Ray Talley Stadium on the campus of Hanceville High School. Opening ceremonies will feature the National Anthem, performed by members of The Rocketeers Drum & Bugle Corps from Huntsville.
The marching band lineup will be as follows:
Class A Silver...
CULLMAN - A Berlin man was sentenced this week to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for unlawful possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine. United States District Judge L. Scott Coogler sentenced Jeffery Lee Cunningham, 47, on Oct. 10, 2017, to 130 months in prison, stemming from his January 2017 arrest in...
NOTICE FROM CULLMAN COUNTY PROBATE JUDGE TAMMY BROWN:
October is business license renewal month in the Cullman County Probate Office. Any license not purchased during the month of October will face penalty and interest.
Before any person, firm, or corporation shall engage in or carry on any business or do any act for which a business license is required, (he/she/it)...
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 12. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Albarran, Maria De Carmen, 30
failure to appear- expired tag
Bates, Mary Leann, 45
failure to appear- negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument
writ of arrest- child support
Clifton, Christopher Shane, 38
DUI- influence of alcohol
Dauksza, Christopher Lee, 31
third-degree domestic violence- third-degree assault
Dunn, Devin Lavant, 24
failure to...
HANCEVILLE - Thursday was a less-than-usual day for three of Hanceville’s firefighters, as they were called on to make a special delivery in town. For the first time in years, the Hanceville Fire Rescue (HFR) assisted in the birth of a baby.
At 7:22 a.m., the fire department received a call about a woman in labor at a location off...
