Randall Shedd issues statement on ‘yes’ vote for fuel tax
Randall Shedd (Cullman Tribune file photo)
CULLMAN, Ala. - Yesterday, the Alabama House of Representatives voted on the fiercely-debated Rebuild Alabama Infrastructure Plan, approving a 10-cent-per-gallon increase in the state gas tax. After five hours of debate, the House approved the bill Friday on an...
What you need to know about the March 19 school tax vote
Cullman County Revenue Commissioner Barry Willingham (Cullman Tribune file photo)
If you vote yes, everything stays the same. If you vote no, what you pay in the county-everything stays the same; what you pay in the city would be a loss, but everybody would lose...
Spring forward!
Daylight saving time in Alabama will begin at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10. Don’t forget to set clocks forward one hour before you go to bed Saturday night. This is also a great time to check the batteries in your smoke and carbon...
Obituary: Roger Lee Gunn, Sr.
Roger Lee Gunn, Sr., 80, went to be with the Lord on March 8, 2019. He was born on Dec. 21, 1938, in New York, New York.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 12 from 6 until 8 p.m. at Moss Service Funeral...
Obituary: Barbara Ann King
Barbara Ann King was born on March 26, 1938 and passed away on March 8, 2019.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Allen King and her parents: Claude and Leona Maddoux Townsend.
Barbara is survived by her daughters: Brittany King and Cynthia Davis;...
Obituary: Joyce Ann Wilson
Memorial services are incomplete at this time for Joyce Ann Wilson, 71, of Cullman. Mrs. Wilson passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at her residence.
Cullman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Obituary: Onnavee Parker
Funeral service for Onnavee Tilley Parker, 90, of Cullman will be at 2 p.m., Monday, March 11, 2019 at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Fellowship Cemetery, Ministers Mike Waters and Sonny Tucker officiating.
Cullman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Parker...
Obituary: Estelle Moore Leonard
Funeral services for Estelle Moore Leonard of Hanceville are Monday, March 11, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Valley View Baptist Church. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery. She passed away March 7, 2019 at the age of 82. She was born in Cullman...
Good Samaritans in uniform aid student in Hanceville
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Despite being decked out in their fine dress uniforms to serve as judges for the SkillsUSA competition at Wallace State Community College Friday, U.S. Army recruiters, Staff Sgt. Matthew Clayton (foreground) and Staff Sgt. Michael Rausch, didn’t mind getting their hands...
Marco’s Pizza opening Monday, March 11 in Cullman
CULLMAN, Ala. - Marco’s Pizza will be opening on Monday, March 11 in Cullman. Located at 1302 Second Ave SW (U.S. Hwy. 31) Unit A, it will be the second restaurant to open in one of two sites being developed by Athens-based Ming Enterprises....
Arrests and incidents reported on March 8, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported on March 8, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
No incidents or arrests reported.
Cullman Police Department
Incidents
March 6
theft of lost property; person; Hwy....
Cullman pageants set for March 9
Cullman High School’s 2018-2019 Miss Southerner Pageant and 2019 Fair Queen Representative Pageant will be held Saturday, March 9 at 7 p.m. in the Cullman High School auditorium. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids 10 and younger.
(Photo below) Contestants for the...
Obituary: Robert David Mayhall
Robert David Mayhall, 61, passed away March 4, 2019 in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Born Oct. 8, 1957 in Cullman, Alabama to George E. and Patricia (Grace Heinl) Mayhall, Robert is survived by one brother, August (his wife Virginia) Mayhall of Alamogordo; one sister, Rachel Marie...
Obituary: Shirley Jane Veigl
Funeral Service for Shirley Jane Veigl, 80, of Vinemont, will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with Rev. Don Froelich officiating; burial at Cullman Heritage Cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Veigl passed...
Obituary: Carol Ann Taylor
Carol Ann Taylor, 76, of Baileyton, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Cullman Regional. She was born July 28,1942 to Chauncey and Geraldine Shaffer.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Junior Leroy Taylor; and daughter Linda Sue Neice.
Survivors include her...
Obituary: Shannon Johnathon Corley
Funeral services for Mr. Shannon Johnathon Corley, 44, of Cullman are noon Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Cullman Funeral Home, Rev. Tim Holder officiating, with interment in Blair Methodist Cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon.
Cullman Funeral Home directing.
Mr....
Obituary: Mamie Jukes
Funeral services for Mamie Jukes, 91, of Colony, will be Saturday, March 9 at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church. Visitation is on Friday, March 8, 2019, 5:30 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church with Reverend James Twilly officiating. Burial will follow in...
Cold Springs pageants set for March 8
Cold Springs High School will hold its Jr. Miss Cold Springs, Miss Cold Springs and Cold Springs High School Fair Queen Representative Pageants on Friday, March 8 beginning at 7 p.m. in the school gym. Admission is free for children 4 and younger, $3...
Garden City fire chief charged with sexual abuse
Stephen Harvey Ohls (Cullman County Sheriff's Office)
Updated 3-7-19 at 3:50 p.m.
GARDEN CITY, Ala. - The chief of the Garden City Volunteer Fire Department has been charged with second-degree sexual abuse. Stephen Harvey Ohls, 63, was arrested on Wednesday, March 6.
According to the Cullman County...
Arrests and incidents reported on March 7, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. - Below are the arrests and incidents reported on March 7, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Incidents
March 4
domestic violence; CR 143
domestic violence; CR 1222
domestic violence; CR 1422
unlawful possession of...
Local group hopes for square dancing resurgence
Ken Mangrum, center, and his wife Maybelle have been square dancing for 37 years. They are part of the Friendship Squares group that meets every Tuesday night at the East Point Community Center. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
EAST POINT, Ala. - What do...
Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham presents $25K grant to Wallace State
Kristi Barnett, right, of Wallace State Community College’s Future Foundation, is presented with a $25,000 check from Jacob Smith, left, and Melanie Bridgeforth of The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham.
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College’s Future Foundation was among the recipients of The...
Cullman ranked no. 7 micropolitan in nation
Gov. Kay Ivey and Topre America President Hideo Shimizu cut the ribbon on Topre’s new building and celebrated the company’s newly-announced $80 million expansion project, on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Cullman Tribune file photo)
CULLMAN, Ala. - Site Selection Magazine, which studies industrial development and...
West Point crowns pageant winners
Left to right are Ashley Mann, 2019 Miss West Point Princess; Maddie Davis, 2019 Miss West Point; Miriam Oldacre, 2019 West Point High School Fair Queen Representative (Bill Piper)
WEST POINT, Ala. - West Point High School crowned three pageant winners this past weekend.
Ashley Mann...
Fairview pageants set for March 8-9
The Fairview High School Fair Queen Pageant will be held Friday, March 8 beginning at 6 p.m. in the Fairview High School auditorium. Admission is $6.
(Photo above) Fair Queen contestants are, left to right: Kaitlyn Ford, Alisha Grimmett, Morgan Haynes and (not pictured) Marigrace...
Obituary: Jose Luis Hernandez, III
Jose Luis Hernandez,III, 48, of Hodges, Alabama, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019.
He is survived by his parents: Jose Luis Hernandez, Jr. and Grace Morales Hernandez; sister, Grace (Jaime) Hasting; niece, Sophia Corliss and nephews: Cody Hasting and Conner Hasting.
His family will receive...
Obituary: Shelley Jo Auletti
Shelley Jo Auletti was born on April 16, 1966 and passed away on March 5, 2019.
Obituary: Lt. Col. (retired) Edward Roy Ward, Jr.
Lt. Col. (retired) Edward Roy Ward, Jr., 81 of Huntsville, AL passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. A visitation will be held on Sunday, March 10, 2019 from noon-1 p.m. at Valhalla Funeral Home. A memorial service will follow at 1 p.m. in...
Obituary: Dawn Harmon James
Memorial services for Dawn Harmon James of Athens will be Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Moss Funeral Home Chapel in Cullman, Alabama. Dawn passed away March 1, 2019 at the age of 49.
Survivors are her husband Jerry Wayne James, daughter Jessica...
Obituary: Maggie Kathleen Dye
Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie Kathleen Dye, 84, of Cullman are Friday, March 8, 2019 at 2 p.m. at The Refuge Church, Rev. Tim Dubberly and Rev. Wayne Barnett officiating, with interment in Etha Cemetery. Visitation on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m....
Obituary: Virgil B. Fowler, Jr.
Virgil B. Fowler, Jr., 81, of Cullman, died March 6, 2019. He was born July 4, 1937, to Virgil Beauregard Fowler and Sara Elizabeth Harn of Cullman.
He is survived by his loving wife, Dorothy Stansell Fowler of Cullman, children Jason (Jana) Fowler of Cullman,...
Obituary: Frances Posey
Frances Posey, 82, of Oakman, entered into rest on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Walker Baptist Medical Center in Jasper, surrounded by her loved ones.
Mrs. Posey was born on Nov. 22, 1936 in Haleyville. Frances attended Haleyville High School. She was known as "Nana"...
Samuel “Cee” Etta Speer Carter
Samuel "Cee" Etta Speer Carter, 91 of Double Springs passed away on March 5, 2019 in Jasper.
She was born on May 14, 1927 in Winston County. Cee attended Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. She attended Winston County High School.
Visitation will be held on Friday, March...
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office hiring deputies
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office is now accepting applications for both APOSTC and lateral transfer deputy positions.
Starting pay $14.98 per hour
Starting pay is adjusted for experience
Continual training
Great health benefits- low premiums
Community-oriented programs
All equipment issued
Deputy candidates may be required to complete an...
Arrests and incidents reported on March 6, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. - Below are the arrests and incidents reported on March 6, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
No arrests or incidents reported.
Cullman Police Department
Incidents
March 4
first-degree theft of property; Cullman Chrysler...
Cullman GOP votes to oppose Ivey’s proposed gas tax hike
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Republican Party Executive Committee voted Tuesday night to oppose Gov. Kay Ivey's proposed 10-cent gas tax increase, following the lead of the Alabama Republican Party, which recently adopted a resolution opposing an increase in the state gasoline tax...
Gov. Ivey calls Alabama Legislature into Special Session
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Following tonight’s adjournment of the Alabama Legislature, Governor Kay Ivey called a Special Session to tackle Alabama’s ongoing infrastructure issues.
The Special Session will be focused on legislation to levy an additional excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel; legislation concerning the...
Obituary: Herman Otto Peinhardt, Jr.
Funeral service for Herman Otto Peinhardt, Jr., age 70, of Cullman, will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with Senior Elder Rodney Sanders officiating; interment in Cullman City Cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of...
Obituary: Irene Hale
Irene Hale, 91, of Phil Campbell, entered into rest on March 4, 2019 at home surrounded by her loved ones.
Mrs. Hale was born on Sept. 14, 1927, in Marion County, Alabama. She graduated from Phil Campbell High School and was an aide at Phillips...
Obituary: Christine Tolbert Smith
Funeral services for Christine Tolbert Smith, 92, of Hanceville will be at 2 p.m. Thursday March 7, 2019 at Valley View Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Hanceville Funeral Home directing. Her family will receive friends at Valley View Baptist Church on...
Obituary: Linda M. Barksdale
Funeral services for Linda M. Barksdale, 76, of Garden City will be 2 p.m. Thursday, March 7, 2019 at the Hanceville Funeral Home chapel. Reverend Trueman Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Garden City Cemetery. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home...
President Trump approves Emergency Disaster Declaration for Lee County
President Donald Trump/ Courtesy of NBC News
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – In response to Gov. Kay Ivey’s request on March 4, President Donald Trump approved a Major Disaster Declaration for Lee County in the State of Alabama Tuesday, triggering the release of federal funds to help...
Arrests and incidents reported on March 5, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. - Below are the arrests and incidents reported on March 5, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
No arrests or incidents reported.
Cullman Police Department
Incidents
March 4
fourth-degree theft of property; Wal-Mart; Hwy....
Community Calendar- March 6-10
Here are some events happening around Cullman through Sunday, March 10. To submit events, go to www.CullmanTribune.com/Calendar.
Yoga at the Library- Wednesday, March 6
Every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Cullman County Public Library
200 Clark St. NE
Cullman, AL 35055
Bring your own mat, strap and block. These items...
CATA Cosmetology students take top honors at Bevill State competition
Lillian Kaiser (left) won first place, and Maira Cortes (right) took second in The Torch Cosmetology Competition at Bevill State Community College. (contributed); Lillian Kaiser’s winning hair design (contributed)
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA) students recently took the top two places in...
Wallace State’s Applied Technologies hosts 4th annual Career and Technical Letter of Intent Signing Day
Signing with Wallace State’s Aviation/Flight Technology program were Anthony Hall and Jacob Martin during the 4th annual Career and Technical Signing Day. Bert Mackentepe is the program chair.
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Francisco Tomas is eager to get immersed into Wallace State’s Electronics Technology program once...
46th annual Cullman Rotary Club Auction this Friday
Guests look over items in the live auction at the Cullman Rotary Club Auction in 2018. This year’s auction will take place Friday, March 8. (Cullman Tribune file photo)
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Rotary Club will host its 46th annual auction this Friday, March...
Porcelain exhibit celebrating Alabama Bicentennial opens at Cullman County Museum
Left to right are Anna Marie Skonieczny, Anita Russell, Betty Moore, Julia Lovin Ducker and Dixie Anderson. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN, Ala. - A new exhibit featuring the work of the Decatur Porcelain Artists (DPA) opened Tuesday at the Cullman County Museum....
Cullman council speaks on Lee County tornado; Cullman Art Park to get amphitheater
Cullman resident Dan Miller, who also owns a farm near the proposed new site of Rock the South, came to voice his opposition to the relocation of the event at Monday night’s Cullman City Council meeting. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN, Ala. -...
Cullman Publix raises $43K for United Way of Cullman County
Left to right are Cullman Publix Store Manager Brad Boshell, Assistant Manager Adam Call, Assistant Customer Service Manager Jay Kappelman and United Way of Cullman County Executive Director Becky Goff. (W.C. Man for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN, Ala. - United Way of Cullman County (UWCC)...
United Way of Cullman County establishes Lee County Tornado Relief Fund
CULLMAN, Ala. - The United Way of Cullman County (UWCC) on Monday announced it has established a relief fund to help with the recovery efforts from the devastating and widespread damage caused by Sunday’s tornadoes. It says all contributions donated to United Way’s Lee...
State mortuary team, led by Cullman’s Doug Williams, assisting in Lee County
A State Mortuary Operations Response Team (SMORT) vehicle is seen in Lee County, Alabama on Monday, March 4, 2019. (Jeremy L. Kilpatrick)
LEE COUNTY, Ala. - The State Mortuary Operations Response Team (SMORT), led by SMORT Commander and Cullman County native Doug Williams, is in...
Obituary: Brownie D. West
Brownie D. West, 81, of Harvest, Alabama, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019.
Brownie is survived by his wife Patsy West, sons, Glen West, Jay West (Donna), Neal West (Megan), daughter, Jill Tolbert (Robert), brother, Perry West, sister, Susie Buettner (Bob), 13 grandchildren, and 8...
Obituary: Freddie Boatright
Funeral services Freddie Boatright, 78, of Hanceville will be 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the Hanceville Funeral Chapel. Family will receive friends at Hanceville Funeral Home beginning at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday March 5. He will be buried at the Bethlehem East...
Obituary: Helen Lavern Taylor
Funeral services for Helen Lavern Taylor, 92, of Hanceville will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Bethlehem East Baptist Church. Rev. Russ Fox and her grandson, Joby Crane, officiating, with interment in the church cemetery. Hanceville Funeral Home directing. Her family...
Obituary: O’Neal Rodgers
Funeral service for O'Neal Rodgers, 68, of Vinemont, will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with Allan Kuykendall officiating; interment in Flint Creek Cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Rodgers passed away on...
Obituary: Mable Raley
Funeral Service for Mable Raley, 91, of Vinemont, will be at noon on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with Tommy Blackwood officiating; burial at Ebenezer Cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Raley passed away on Sunday, March...
Obituary: Kency S. Ayllon Cruz
Funeral service for Kency S. Ayllon Cruz, 30, of Cullman, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Daystar Church, with interment in Cullman Heritage Cemetery. Kip Potter will be officiating.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Ms. Cruz passed away...
Obituary: Willie Van Nichols
Funeral Service for Wallie Van Nichols, 76, will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Duke officiating; burial at Ebenezer Cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Nichols passed away on Saturday,...
Obituary: Robert Leo Riddle
Robert Leo “Mooneye” Riddle, 80, of Houston passed away on March 2, 2019.
Leo was born on June 30, 1938 in Moreland, Alabama. He was a lifelong member of Moreland New Home Baptist Church.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 from 11 a.m.-1...
Obituary: Ruth Shaw
Ruth Shaw, 86, of Cullman, was welcomed into Heaven by her Lord and Savior on March 2, 2019. She was born March 4, 1932, to Rufus and Mary Belle Johnson Bates.
Ruth was a member of Holly Pond First Baptist Church. She served as the...
Cullman Planning Commission votes to recommend controversial rezoning
A large crowd at Cullman City Hall holds up signs rejecting or supporting a proposed rezoning change as City of Cullman planning commissioners prepared to vote. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN, Ala. - The City of Cullman Planning Commission on Monday night voted...
Arrests and incidents reported on March 4, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. - Below are the arrests and incidents reported on March 4, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Incidents
Feb. 28
domestic violence; Hwy. 69 S
unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession...
Wallace State recognizes Phi Theta Kappa spring inductees
Wallace State’s Phi Theta Kappa honor society recently welcomed its spring inductees.
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society welcomed new members this week during its annual spring semester ceremony.
Phi Theta Kappa is the college’s honor society, and Wallace State students are...
Obituary: Elmer Andrew Shedd
Elmer Andrew Shedd, 92, of Wyandotte, Michigan formerly of Haleyville, entered into rest on Feb. 26, 2019 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
Mr. Shedd was born on Aug. 29, 1926, in Phil Campbell, Alabama. Elmer served in the United States Navy during World...
Obituary: Louise Rice Cowart
Louise R. Cowart, 93, of Haleyville passed away on March 1, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.
Louise was born on Dec. 21, 1925 in Foley, Alabama. She was a member of Sunny Home Baptist Church for over 50 years and loved her...
Obituary: Jeanette Estes
Jeanette Estes, 83, of Holly Pond, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019. She was born Nov. 2, 1935, to Odie J. and Hester Gorham Sweatmon.
Mrs. Estes enjoyed attending the Senior Citizens Center where she loved to play Rook with her friends. Jeanette attended and...
Ainsworth talks fuel tax with Cullman Republicans
Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, left, and Roy Drinkard, right, at Saturday's Cullman County Republican breakfast (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN, Ala. - Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth visited Cullman County Saturday morning to speak at the Cullman County Republicans' monthly breakfast meeting....
Cullman County Human Trafficking Task Force: ‘Sextortion’ affecting thousands of U.S. children
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Human Trafficking Task Force Chairperson Kathy Wilson shared with The Tribune about “sextortion,” the use of privately-made, sexually-explicit photos or videos to coerce victims into compliance.
Sextortion can be tied to human trafficking because the definition of sextortion is when...
Cullman County Bicentennial Committee donates to Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts program
Wallace State Singers director Tiffany Richter and Wallace State student Riley Adams of Cullman accept a $1,600 donation from the Cullman County Bicentennial Committee on behalf of the Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts program.
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College’s Fine and Performing...
Cullman’s legislative delegation prepares for upcoming session
Cullman County’s state legislative delegation, left to right: Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope; Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview; Rep. Scott Stadthagen, R-Hartselle; and Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman (contributed)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - When the Alabama Legislature convenes for its 2019 regular session on March 5, it will...
Obituary: Mary Cato Hollis
Mary Cato Hollis, age 79, passed away Feb. 28, 2019, at Hanceville Nursing Home and Rehab. Visitation will be Saturday, March 2 from 5-7 p.m. at Moss Funeral Home Cullman. Memorial service will be at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 3 at East Side...
Obituary: Jeffery Dale Gregory
Funeral services for Jeffrey Dale Gregory, 61, of Hanceville will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 2019 at the Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Gregory's family will receive friends at funeral home Sunday beginning at 1 p.m. Mr. Gregory will be laid...
Obituary: Jeraldine Lee Vaughn Eddy
Funeral service for Jeraldene Lee Vaughn Eddy will be Sunday, March 3, 2019, at 2 p.m., at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home. Jackie Camp is officiating.
Mrs. Eddy passed away Friday, March 1, at her residence. She was born March 28, 1936, to James Albert and...
Obituary: Billy Joe Kilgore
Memorial services for Mr. Billy Joe Kilgore, 90, of Cullman are Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Cullman Funeral Home, Rev. Wade Maynard officiating.
Cullman Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Kilgore passed away on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. He was born and raised in Alabama. ...
Obituary: Michelle Wade Smeltzer
Michelle Wade Smeltzer, 52, of Jasper passed away on Feb. 28, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.
Michelle was born on Sept. 19, 1966 in Haleyville. She was a member of Meek Baptist Church for 28 years. Michelle graduated from Winston County High...
Obituary: Robert Cook
Robert Cook, 77, of Baileyton, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. He was born March 19, 1941, to Robert and Marlene Bertbigler Cook.
Mr. Cook was a millwright by trade. He also served his country in the armed forces. For his service we are...
Empty Bowls 2019 raises $14K for Cullman Caring for Kids
Empty Bowls Coordinator Tanya Shearer presents Cullman Caring for Kids Director Javon Daniel a check, bringing the 2019 Empty Bowls of Cullman County Chili Dinner's total contribution to the food bank to $14,000. (contributed)
CULLMAN, Ala. - On Friday afternoon, Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK)...
Hanceville bids farewell to councilman Justin Pruett; City’s Jeff Gregory passes away
Hanceville Councilman Justin Pruett, left, accepts a plaque from Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail at Thursday night's Hanceville City Council meeting, Pruett's last meeting with the council. He has resigned his seat on the council due to travel requirements for his full-time job. (Christy Perry...
(Updated) Armed robbery reported at Woodforest National Bank in Cullman
Images taken from security cameras show the suspect. (Cullman Police Department)
CULLMAN, Ala.- An armed robbery took place after 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Woodforest National Bank inside Wal-Mart on Olive Street in Cullman.
The Cullman Police Department is searching for the suspect, described as a...
Man awaiting trial in DUI death arrested for drug possession, harassment
Brad Meeks (Cullman County Sheriff's Office)
Updated 3-1-19 at 4:09 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Bradford Neal Meeks, 28, of Bremen, the man awaiting trial for reckless murder in the death of Cullman High School student and athlete Curtis James Wilson, 15, on Sunday, May 7, 2017,...
Arrests and incidents reported on March 1, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. - Below are the arrests and incidents reported on March 1, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
No incidents or arrests reported.
Cullman Police Department
Incidents
No incidents reported.
Arrests
Cheatwood, Ronda L. 56
FTA- third-degree...
Post-Season Scholars’ Bowl Scoreboard: WPMS 6th graders place 3rd at state championship
Top: West Point sixth-grade scholars’ bowl team (L-R): Aaiden Jones, Eli Taylor, Katie-Beth Yovino, Brodie Henry (All-State and Team Captain), Silas Baty and John-David Yovino; Bottom: West Point eighth-grade scholars’ bowl team (L-R): Judd Douglas (2nd Team All-State), Abigail Roy (captain), Zeke Cornett and...
Judges sign up Veterans Court mentors, more needed
Army veteran and longtime mentor, Col. Ray Zimmerman, explains Madison County’s Veterans Treatment Court and the role of mentors there to Cullman area veterans this week. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County judges Rusty Turner and Gregory Nicholas this week...
Obituary: Jimmy Edward Haynes
Funeral service for Jimmy Edward Haynes, 58, of Cullman, will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with Randy Sellers officiating; interment in Holly Pond Cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Haynes passed away...
Obituary: Daryl Duane Whitman
Daryl Duane Whitman, 41, of Double Springs, entered into rest on Feb. 27, 2019 at his home.
Mr. Whitman was born on Sept. 23, 1977, at Blytheville Air Force Base in Arkansas. Daryl graduated from Winston County High School in 1997. He was known as...
Obituary: Margaret Carole Riddle
Margaret Carol Riddle, 64, of Holly Pond, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. She was born Feb. 1, 1955, to Cotton and Edna Mason.
Ms. Riddle was a restaurant owner before retirement. She loved her family and her faithful companion, her beloved dog Charlie.
Margaret...
Obituary: Lorene Nichols
Funeral services for Lorene Nichols, 84, of Hanceville will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Hanceville Funeral Home with Reverend Dean Burtram officiating. Burial will follow at Laodicea Cemetery. Her family will receive friends Friday evening beginning at 5:30 at...
Arrests and incidents reported on Feb. 28, 2019
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests and incidents reported on Feb. 28, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Incidents
Feb. 25
domestic violence; CR 590
harassment; CR 1344
domestic violence; CR 1615
domestic violence; CR 704
permitting dogs...
UPDATE: Vinemont man confesses to calling in false bomb threats
Jimmy Reeves has a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). The external components of the LVAD are kept in a vest that Reeves must wear at all times. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
Updated 2-28-19 at 6:31 p.m. Despite reports from other media, according to...
Pet of the Week: Can Bilbo be part of your fellowship?
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Animal Shelter volunteer Donna Ruttkay introduces The Cullman Tribune Pet of the Week.
Bilbo Baggins is a 3-year-old beagle on a quest for a shire of his own. It hasn’t been an easy journey; he arrived at the shelter with...
‘Kids Caring for Kids’: Citizens Bank, Cullman Caring for Kids, local schools team up for 2nd annual Cereal Drive
CULLMAN, Ala. - After success last year in what was a spur-of-the-moment drive to meet an immediate need in the Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) food pantry at the end of the last school year, Josh Campbell and Citizens Bank & Trust are ready...
36th Annual Stars and Stripes Rodeo March 1-2
Three little cowboys look on at last year’s Stars and Stripes Rodeo. This year’s event will take place March 1-2. (Cullman Tribune file photo)
CULLMAN, Ala. - The 36th Annual Stars and Stripes Rodeo is returning to the Cullman County Agricultural Trade Center Friday and...
Obituary: Audrey Polk
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 at Jones and Son Chapel for Mrs. Audrey Polk, who passed from her earthly home on Feb. 23, 2019. She was born on Oct. 30,1927 in Perry County, MS to Thomas Richmond and...
Obituary: Danny Wayne Henderson
Danny Wayne Henderson, 62, was born on April 6, 1956 and entered into rest Feb. 27, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.
Complete obituary and announcements will be announced at a later time.
Nichols Funeral Home
Obituary: Gerald L. Greve
Gerald L. Greve, 89, of Cullman, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
Gerald Greve was the son of William and Mary Taynor Greve of North Plainfield, New Jersey.
After serving in the Army and in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict, he married...
Obituary: Opal Inez Smith
Funeral services for Mrs. Opal Inez Smith, 97, of Cullman are Friday, March 1, 2109 at 11 a.m. at Corinth West First Congregational Methodist Church, Rev. Randy Milligan officiating, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation on Thursday 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at...
Obituary: Jessie Thurston “Sonny” Hulsey, Sr.
Funeral services for Mr. Jessie Thurston “Sonny” Hulsey, Sr., 79, of Logan are Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Cullman Funeral Home, Rev. Tim Box and Rev. Paul Campbell officiating, with interment in Valley Springs Cemetery.
Cullman Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Hulsey passed away...
Obituary: Kenneth James Kretzschmar
Funeral services for Mr. Kenneth James Kretzschmar, 84, of Blountsville are 10 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2019 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Pastor John Bussman and Associate Pastor Christopher Clark officiating, with interment with military honors in Hopewell Cemetery. Visitation on Friday from 9...
Obituary: Richard “Rick” Albert Stewart
Richard “Rick” Albert Stewart, 65, passed away at his residence on Feb. 26, 2019. He was born Oct. 5, 1953 to Robert and Melrose Stewart. Mr. Stewart grew up in the Green Acres section of Birmingham, AL.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Stewart, son; Corey...
