Honorable Kim Chaney sworn in for fifth term as Cullman County District Judge
Honorable Kim Chaney straightens his tie as his children look on.
CULLMAN - On Friday afternoon, the Honorable Kim Chaney was sworn in for his...
Undercover operation leads to meth distribution arrest
CULLMAN - A local woman is behind bars after allegedly selling methamphetamine to undercover officers.
Cullman Police Sgt. Chris Thomason, Officer Trey Higginbotham and Officer...
2 arrested in Cullman for marijuana trafficking
Dylan Moody, left, and Nicolas Moody, right
CULLMAN - Two men were arrested Thursday in Cullman and charged with trafficking in marijuana. Nicholas Moody, 18,...
Convicted felon from Hoover arrested with drugs, firearms in Cullman
CULLMAN - A Hoover man is behind bars after attempting to trade a shotgun and drugs for a handgun with an undercover officer in...
Warrior man arrested after 3-week burglary spree in Cullman
CULLMAN - A rash of recent burglaries was solved after Cullman City Police Department investigators conducted an undercover operation.
Over the last three weeks, multiple...
Authorities thwart presumed stalker; high-speed chase ends in life-threatening injuries
CULLMAN COUNTY - Local authorities were involved in a multi-county vehicle pursuit early Friday morning, and it ended in the suspect allegedly wrecking his...
City of Cullman lifts water restrictions
CULLMAN - The City of Cullman today removed all water restrictions from city water customers. The move comes more than four months after restrictions...
New Eagle Scouts, leader recognized at awards dinner
Left to right: Guest speaker Bill McCartney, Chad White, Logan Buckelew, Addison Cofer, Aaron “Trey” Tews III, Zachary Clayton, Dallas Curtis and District Award...
Cullman Rotary Club members assist in making Cullman Police Department “safe exchange zone” a reality
Left to right: Perry Shields, Cullman Police Chief Kenny Culpepper and Mike Krassick
CULLMAN - Since the introduction of e-commerce and internet sales transactions, robberies,...
CCBOE after-school meal program picking up speed
Image credit: United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service
CULLMAN COUNTY - In January, the Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) implemented a...
Cullman County Spelling Bee rescheduled to Feb. 13
Some of this year's participants
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Spelling Bee, that was scheduled to take place on Feb. 27, has been moved up...
Community veterinarians offering discounted spay and neuter services in February
CULLMAN - Throughout the month of February, some veterinarians and animal clinics in Cullman County will be offering discounted on spay and neuter services.
This...
Cullman City Police Chief Kenny Culpepper addresses local mental healthcare and suicide
CULLMAN - As we reported last week, Cullman County has seen a frightening increase in the number of suicides in 2017 compared to last...
Remembering Nate: Parents of local suicide victim open up about the impact of loss
Nate Spicer was only 17 years old when he took his own life.
Note: The Tribune does not and will not solicit stories from families...
Jeff Sessions confirmed as attorney general
Jeff Sessions testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Source: AP Photo/Alex...
Chest Medicine of Cullman named Alpha-1 Foundation Clinical Resource Center Program
Left to right: Nurse Practitioner Kristy Keiffer, Dr. Scott Warner and Nurse Practitioner Glenda Cole
CULLMAN - Chest Medicine (CMED) of Cullman, founded by Dr....
Wallace State’s Applied Technologies Division hosting 2nd annual Signing Day Feb. 16
2016 Technical Signing Day
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State Community College’s Applied Technologies Division is hosting its second annual Career Technical Letter of Intent Signing Day...
Cullman City Parks and Rec collects awards at state parks and rec conference
CULLMAN – Cullman City Parks and Recreation was recognized recently at the Alabama Recreation and Parks Association’s state conference with two awards: Cullman Mayor...
Holly Pond water receives excellent report from ADEM
HOLLY POND - The Holly Pond Town Council had a packed agenda at this week’s meeting. After opening statements, financial report approval and the...
Wallace State’s Winston County Works program certifying students in CDL and welding classes
The current CDL class at the Winston County Works program includes, from left, Justin Rowe, Danny Crump and Roger Travis. They make up the...
Finances a priority at Fairview Town Council meeting
FAIRVIEW - Finances were the topic at hand for a large portion of Monday night’s town council meeting in Fairview. Council members were briefed...
Piano Recital Featuring UA School of Music Professor Dr. Kevin T. Chance
HANCEVILLE - Dr. Kevin T. Chance, assistant professor of piano and chair of the Gloria Narramore Moody Piano Area at the University of Alabama’s...
More residential lofts coming to downtown Cullman
CULLMAN - The City of Cullman Planning Commission met Monday evening, and with an abbreviated agenda, approved two conditional use requests for property rezoning,...
Voter registration hot topic at Feb. Cullman Co. Republican Party meeting with Sec. John Merrill
Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republicans held their monthly meeting over the weekend, welcoming special guest. Alabama Sec. of...
Flourish of Cullman hosting a night of food, fun and beer at Goat Island
CULLMAN - On Feb. 17, starting at 6 p.m. at Goat Island Brewing, Flourish of Cullman will hold its first fundraising event since organizing...
Feb. is National Heart Month: Cullman Regional to host seminar, give free heart disease screenings
CULLMAN - According to Cullman Regional, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Cullman County. February is National Heart Month, and the...
Sacred Heart Youth kick off Relay for Life fundraising campaign
CULLMAN - The youth of Sacred Heart Catholic Church have begun their second annual Relay for Life campaign. The group held a fundraiser over...
Three area middle schools qualify for state scholar’s bowl tournament
CULLMAN COUNTY - Cullman County will be well represented in upcoming scholastic competitions. Two area high schools, Holly Pond and Good Hope, qualified for...
Special guests have a ball at Holly Pond- West Point game
WEST POINT - West Point High School rolled out the welcome mat to members of the Cullman County Center for the Developmentally Disabled (CCCDD)...
Bonkers for bees!
CULLMAN - Ever play in a bed of clover when you were a child? If not, that might have been because the little blooms...
Focus on: Restoring Women Outreach
Director Summer Blalock and program graduate Betty Dunn
CULLMAN - Ever since its beginning in 2011, Restoring Women Outreach has been helping women recover from...
Sanctuary cities, ethics reform and mental healthcare: ambitious goals from Cullman’s legislative delegation
L-R: Rep. Corey Harbison, Rep. Randall Shedd and Sen. Paul Bussman
CULLMAN - Members of Cullman’s legislative delegation to Montgomery were among the special guest...
Circus comes to town
CULLMAN - To the delight of many, the Loomis Bros. Circus made its annual winter return to Cullman Friday night, with the 2017 “FUNtasticTour.”...
Severe weather tax holiday approaching; new alert system coming to Cullman
CULLMAN - Alabama will hold its sixth annual severe weather preparedness tax holiday, starting Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 at 12:01 a.m. and ending Sunday,...
Cullman Big Band Dance a swinging success
CULLMAN - On Friday evening, the Cullman Civic Center came alive with music and dance as hundreds of area youth and adults gathered for...
New, expansive search for Jordan Lee Wilson begins Saturday morning
Jordan Lee Wilson was last seen by family and friends on May 15, 2016.
BREMEN - Saturday morning, a group of approximately 40-45 people will...
Tomorrow at the Agriplex: Bunnies Galore!
Tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 4, the North Alabama Agriplex continues its Farm Kid's Club series. Tomorrow's class is "Bunnies Galore!" (Called "Hop to It!" on...
After months of turmoil, peace, as Bethsadia Volunteer Fire Department gets back to business
Kenneth Dees speaks with new Board Treasurer Butch Cupp and his wife after the meeting
BETHSADIA - The Bethsadia Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD) board held...
(Update) Cullman County man arrested in pair of Walker County bank robberies
From Ron Harris, Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle:
WALKER COUNTY - A Cullman County man has been arrested and charged with a pair of bank robberies...
Cullman County man arrested in pair of Walker County bank robberies
From our friends at the Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle
Arrest made in pair of bank robberies
A Cullman County man has been arrested and charged with...
Meet Copper, the newest member of CP&R
CULLMAN - You may have noticed a new, fuzzier than normal face around Cullman City Parks and Recreation (CP&R) lately. Turns out, there’s a...
“He was a genuine man.”
Reader Jeri Cadle Lee shared this photo with us, along with a note from her father, Jim Cadle, on the passing of Tom Drake...
Vinemont welcomes another new business: Vinemont Welding and Fabrication holds ribbon cutting
Owner Jeremy Harbison, center, cuts the ribbon at his new business, Vinemont Welding and Fabrication.
VINEMONT - Vinemont native Jeremy Harbison and his family have...
Remembering Tom Drake: Dec. 5, 1930 – Feb. 2, 2017
Updated to add service information:
Visitation will be Sunday, Feb. 5 from 1-3 p.m. at Vinemont Baptist Church.
Funeral Services will be on Sunday, Feb. 5...
Known drug dealer charged with trafficking meth
BERLIN - A man authorities refer to as a known drug dealer is behind bars, charged with trafficking methamphetamine.
Agents with the Cullman Narcotics Enforcement...
Cullman Co. sees frightening increase in suicides
CULLMAN COUNTY - The Cullman area is suffering an onslaught of a terrifying tragedy. According to Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick, the county...
Tools for life: Cullman Area Technology Academy opens doors to public
Junior Cold Springs student John Campbell practicing the art of welding.
If you come here, we're giving you tools. No matter where you want to...
SBI and state fire marshal leading investigation into Wednesday night’s fatal fire
CULLMAN - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation, along with the Alabama State Fire Marshal, are now leading the investigation...
UPDATED: Man who barricaded himself in home with gasoline confirmed deceased by CPD
Feb. 1, 2017 at 10:42 p.m. See updated article at: http://www.cullmansense.com/articles/2017/02/01/sbi-and-state-fire-marshal-leading-investigation-wednesday-nights-fatal-fire
UPDATED Feb. 1, 2017 at 6:38 p.m.
Sadly, CPD Chief Kenny Culpepper has confirmed that...
8 CHS athletes picked up on National Signing Day
Front row, left to right: McKensi Burks, Kaitlin Cook, Sierra Easterwood, Hunter Brannon, Caleb Lipsey, Meredith McPherson, Hannah Morton, Tiffani Schwaiger
Back row, left to...
Holly Pond and Good Hope scholar’s bowl teams heading to state
Holly Pond Scholar’s Bowl Team
CULLMAN COUNTY - Two Cullman County high schools will be sending teams to the Alabama Scholastic Competition Association's state small...
February is the month to love your library
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Public Library System will be granting amnesty during “Love My Library Month,” beginning Wednesday, Feb. 1 and ending Tuesday,...
Wallace State hosting program for women affected by cancer treatments
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College’s Salon and Spa Management program is now offering an outreach program through the American Cancer Society that helps...
Former Catoma Mart owners open The Tan Shack
Left to right: Real Estate Agent Sadie Black, Danny Freeman and Angela Freeman
CULLMAN - The Tan Shack is a new business in town. Located...
3 more trafficking arrests; 2 juveniles at the scene
Left to right: Johnny Clifton, Meghan Sansing and Scott Hagemore
CULLMAN COUNTY - Three people are behind bars facing drug trafficking charges after a search...
CHS’ annual Big Band Dance coming to Civic Center this Friday; dance to raise funds for new band uniforms
CULLMAN - This Friday, Feb. 3, Cullman High School (CHS) will host its 21st annual Big Band Dance at Cullman Civic Center from 7-9...
New trend helps women stay safe
CULLMAN - Bars and nightclubs around the country have been instituting a new procedure to help women who feel threatened by others who might...
3 arrested with meth on Hwy 278 near Holly Pond
Left to right: Katlyn Johnson, Corley Black and Samantha Bouldin
HOLLY POND - A traffic stop late last week on U.S. Highway 278 East near...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama to award grants to schools as part of its Be Healthy School Grant Program
BIRMINGHAM - In our commitment to help prevent childhood obesity, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama is proud to continue its Be Healthy...
Wallace State MLT program updates technology for students
Wallace State Medical Laboratory Technician students Steven Duncan of Fayette and Taylor Ellis of Guntersville count white blood cells during a class exercise. Each...
Chocolate-covered strawberries for Valentine’s Day
Cullman Primary Care's Relay For Life team is offering chocolate-covered strawberries for Valentine's Day. Choose between regular chocolate, white chocolate or a mix, $10...
Hanceville Fire Department begins course for volunteer firefighters
Instructor Ryan Whisenhunt, in red, explains CPR using an infant training mannequin.
HANCEVILLE - The Hanceville Fire Department (HFD) recently started a new class for...
Wallace State’s Adult Education program offering newly-created nontraditional high school diploma
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s Adult Education program has added a new alternative for students who didn’t complete their high school education.
The nontraditional high school...
Q&A with Dusty Baker, director of the Cullman County Commission on Aging
CULLMAN - Tribune reporter Andrew Cryer caught up with Cullman County Commission on Aging Director, Dusty Baker, to get an update on the commission's...
Cullman real estate market sees major sales growth
CULLMAN - According to the University of Alabama College of Commerce and Center for Real Estate’s recent report, the Cullman County real estate sales...
Wallace State’s Fine and Performing Arts program holds preview day for prospective students
This is what happens when you tell performing arts folks you want to take their picture! Mark Neal and department chair Ricky Burks with...
Hanceville Library names reading room in honor of Librarian Shirley Burden
Librarian Shirley Burden with Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail
HANCEVILLE - On Friday afternoon, the Hanceville Public Library dedicated its expanded reading room, naming it in...
I-65 traffic stop yields meth, handgun
CULLMAN - Cullman City Police Department (CPD) officers on Thursday arrested a man after a traffic stop on Interstate 65 led to the discovery...
Reports: Academy Sports + Outdoors coming to Cullman
Updated 1-27-17 4:32 p.m.
CULLMAN - Reports are circulating that Academy Sports + Outdoors is opening a store in Cullman. A job posting on the...
Hanceville traffic stop leads to meth trafficking arrests
Editor's Note: We have requested mugshots from the Hanceville PD and will post them when they are received.
HANCEVILLE - Two people were arrested in...
Hanceville council votes to pursue accreditation as an Alabama Community of Excellence; reports from fire and police
HANCEVILLE - The Hanceville City Council met Thursday evening, with Mayor Kenneth Nail and all council members present. During its session, the council voted...
Alabama Retired State Employees Association quarterly meeting
The Alabama Retired State Employees Association Cullman Chapter held its quarterly meeting Monday, Jan. 23, with 33 members attending. The guest speaker, Kerry Schlenker,...
Local champs prepare for Cullman County Spelling Bee
UPDATE: The Cullman County Spelling Bee has been rescheduled to Monday, Feb. 13.
West Point Elementary winner Hunter Graves and runner-up Charlie Ashley. Hunter will...
Hanging out at Goat Island Brewing
Tap Room bartender Hillary Brewer serves up a Thrill Hill Vanilla Porter
CULLMAN - Having been raised Southern Baptist in the buckle of the Bible...
Local SAR chapter speaks at CATA
Hal Thornton, a member of the Cullman Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), addresses Cullman Area JROTC Cadets Thursday at the...
2-car collision at Hwy. 91 and CR 783 injures 4
Updated 1-26-17 11:56 a.m.
HOLLY POND - A two-car collision at Alabama Highway 91 and County Road 783 early Thursday morning sent two people to...
State mortuary response team unveils new technology at training event in Cullman
Phong Ngo and Adam Grooms review 3D image data from the drone.
CULLMAN - The State Mortuary Operations Response Team (SMORT) held a training event...
Pilot Light awards certificate of appreciation to Roy Williams
Pictured (left to right): Pilot Light, Inc. Board of Directors- Peggy Day, secretary; Peggy Harris, chairman; Roy Williams, legal advisor and Renee Wright, vice...
Town of Colony receives vehicle from Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
L-R: CCSO Major Matt Hogue, Councilwoman Margaret Jamelle Dimbo and CCSO Chief Deputy Brett Holmes
COLONY - The Town of Colony has a new ride....
Cullman Regional announces new urgent care center
CULLMAN - Cullman Regional President/CEO James Clements on Wednesday announced that the hospital will break ground on a new urgent care center in March....
2 arrested, 2 believed to have fled the area following early morning pursuit
CULLMAN - Two Atlanta men are behind bars tonight after an attempted traffic stop led to an early-morning pursuit on I-65, ending in a...
Gov. Bentley awards grant for advocate to assist abuse victims in Cullman, Winston counties
MONTGOMERY - Victims of domestic violence in Cullman and Winston counties will have access to specialized care and assistance with the help of a...
Local government, business and education leaders celebrate Cullman area industry
Wallace State's Dean of Applied Technologies, Jimmy Hodges
CULLMAN - On Tuesday evening the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the Cullman County...
Good Hope receives excellent water report
GOOD HOPE - After the fun and games of the last meeting, which was on the night of the college football national championship, the...
UAB offering two Presidential Scholarships to WSCC grads
HANCEVILLE - The University of Alabama at Birmingham will offer two outstanding Wallace State Community College students a UAB Presidential Scholarship, which will cover...
County joins City in scaling back water restrictions; readies for special events
Cullman County Water Department Manager Randall Waldrep speaks with attendees after the meeting.
CULLMAN - Cullman County Water customers are now in the same boat...
City of Cullman wants your input on new website design
Editor's note: The following is a press release from the City of Cullman.
CULLMAN - The City of Cullman website, www.cullmanal.gov, will soon undergo a...
West Point man arrested with 113 grams of liquid meth
WEST POINT - A West Point man is behind bars on a $1 million bond after a search warrant executed by agents with the...
City scales back water restrictions to Phase I; Cullman “Tree City USA” for 29th year
CULLMAN - The City of Cullman is easing up on water restrictions. At Monday night’s city council meeting, Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs announced that...
WSCC 2017 Homecoming: Brooke Edwards crowned queen, basketball teams sweep Southern Union
Members of the 2017 Homecoming Court included: Alaysia Nicholson, of Brewton; Snezhana Tuttle, of Falkville; Brooke Edwards (queen) of Cullman; Brooke Sinyard, of Cullman...
Jan. 27 Preview Day to spotlight WSCC’s Fine & Performing Arts programs, scholarship opportunities
Nick Watford is featured during a performance of the Wallace State Jazz Band at Preview Day 2016 for the Fine and Performing Arts program...
St. Bernard recognizes senior athletes
Casey Guthery, center
CULLMAN - Saint Bernard senior athletes who participated in fall sports such as volleyball, cross country, bowling and basketball were honored during...
Local youth perform to raise money for Cullman Regional nursery and pediatric care
HANCEVILLE - Since the For Kids' Sake Variety Show debuted in 1993, the show has helped raise more than $100,000 for Cullman Regional’s nursery...
Good Hope woman arrested for trafficking
CULLMAN - A Good Hope woman was arrested Friday and charged with trafficking in illegal drugs and unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
Donna Marie...
Young performers hit the stage in “Treasure Island”
CULLMAN - On Saturday afternoon, selected children and teens from the Cullman area put on the first of two performances of "Treasure Island," a...
Get to know the Cullman County Child Development Center
Students' artwork lines the hallways at the Cullman County Child Development Center.
We're a school like any other school.”
CDC Principal Chris Chambers
CULLMAN - There are...
Missoula Children’s Theatre presents “Treasure Island” today at the civic center
The cast of “Treasure Island” rehearsing for Saturday’s performances
CULLMAN - If you’d like to expose your children to the performing arts, perhaps to give...
State of the State: taxes, prisons and budget reform top topics
Sen. Paul Bussman, R-Cullman, speaks at Friday's State of the State community luncheon
CULLMAN - Cullman County’s legislative delegation spoke to a packed house Friday...
CCBOE announces personnel changes
CULLMAN - At its January meeting Thursday, Jan. 19, the Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) approved a number of personnel changes without publishing...
AG Strange leads coalition calling on Trump to repeal broad expansion of definition of critical habitat for endangered species
MONTGOMERY - Attorney Gen. Luther Strange led a coalition of 14 states calling on the incoming Trump administration to immediately repeal two new rules...
