Ahead of session, Stadthagen hosts town hall in West Point
Rep. Scott Stadthagen, R-Hartselle, left, met with constituents Tuesday night in West Point. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
WEST POINT - Members of the community had an opportunity to discuss important issues, ask questions and voice concerns with Rep. Scott Stadthagen, R-Hartselle Tuesday night...
CAMPAIGN 2018: Q&A with Scott Stadthagen
Scott Stadthagen / Courtesy of Scott Stadthagen
CULLMAN - Scott Stadthagen is one of the Republicans hoping to fill the Alabama House of Representatives District 9 seat being vacated by Rep. Ed Henry, R-Hartselle. Stadthagen is a graduate of the University of West Alabama and...
Gudger, Brown, Harbison, Williams, Marchman victorious in primary
After a challenging primary campaign, incumbent Probate Judge Tammy Brown embraces her opponent Carol Berry, who came to the Civic Center to congratulate her. Brown won the primary with almost 57 percent of the vote. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - A wild primary...
Merrill: Absentee voting available for August municipal elections
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Secretary of State John H. Merrill on Monday announced he has officially extended the opportunity for anyone concerned about COVID-19 to apply for and cast an absentee ballot for the upcoming municipal elections scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020.
At the request...
Conservative evangelist Scott Dawson campaigns in Cullman
Conservative evangelist Scott Dawson is running for governor. /Andrew Cryer
CULLMAN - First-time candidate, author, evangelist and frequent guest on “The Rick and Bubba Show,” Scott Dawson, held a campaign event this week at Stone Bridge Farms. Dawson has his sights set on being Alabama’s...
Gudger buys lunch for community at Busy Bee
Senator-Elect Garlan Gudger, left, with The Busy Bee Café’s Kitty Spears at the restaurant on Thursday. Gudger bought lunch for the community. (Andrew Cryer for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Busy Bee Café may have never seen a lunch rush as packed as Thursday’s, thanks...
Cullman Co. Republican Party to welcome Tommy Battle, Nathaniel Ledbetter to Nov. 4 breakfast
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...
Cullman County Republican Women welcome chairman Kenneth Walker
Cullman County Commission Chairman Kenneth Walker speaks at the Cullman County Republican Women meeting this week. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - Cullman County Commission Chairman Kenneth Walker was the guest speaker this week at the Cullman County Republican Women’s January meeting. He...
Fields addresses local Democrats; strong words on Bussman, school shootings
James Fields talks to county Democrats about his campaign and various platform issues on Thursday night in Cullman. / W.C. Mann
Updated 3-9-18 at 11 a.m. with a response from Sen. Paul Bussman.
CULLMAN - On Thursday evening, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former state representative and minister...
Cullman’s Jason Sanders says he’ll challenge Sen. Doug Jones in 2020
Jason Sanders poses for a photo Tuesday night in Cullman. (Maggie Darnell for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - Cullman resident Jason Sanders at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Cullman County Republican Women spoke about his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Alabama...
Bussman talks current term, his hopes for next
Sen. Paul Bussman, R-Cullman is up for re-election this year. Bussman said his main accomplishments have been in economic development, infrastructure and education. If re-elected, he said his focus will be on education. / Tribune file photo
CULLMAN - As the 2018 campaign season gets...
43 days left to apply for Primary Runoff absentee ballot
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Ahead of the July 14 Primary Runoff Election, Secretary of State John Merrill reminds Alabama voters that there are 43 days left to apply for an absentee ballot.
In order to protect the safety and well-being of our voters, Merrill encourages those...
Cullman County Republicans host ADAI Commissioner John McMillan
Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republicans welcomed a handful of special guests to their monthly meeting over the weekend, including Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan and Representatives Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope and Randall Shedd,...
Emily Niezer Johnston announces candidacy for Cullman Circuit Court Judge, Place 2
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman attorney Emily Niezer Johnston this week announced that she is a candidate for Cullman County 32nd Judicial Circuit Court Judge, Place 2.
Johnston is a native of Cullman County and has practiced law in the county for the past 22 years....
Shedd weighs in on Ivey apology
FAIRVIEW, Ala. - Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview weighed in Friday morning about the apology Gov. Kay Ivey's issued Thursday.
Ivey's apology referenced a racist skit she took part in in 1967 while a student at Auburn University.
According to The Tribune’s media partner, WVTM-13 in Birmingham,...
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...
Merrill: Alabama’s system targeted by Russians in last election, proved safe
Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill talks to the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Citizens’ Academy Tuesday night about election processes. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - On Tuesday evening, while addressing the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Citizens’ Academy, Alabama Sec. of State...
Gudger, Stadthagen sworn in with political veterans
Shown left to right: Cullman County Commissioners Garry Marchman and Kerry Watson; Rep. Scott Stadthagen, R-Hartselle; Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview; Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope; Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman; District Judge Rusty Turner; and Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry (W.C. Mann for The Cullman...
Meet your legislators at August town hall meetings
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center’s Governmental Affairs Committee this month will host three community forums featuring Cullman’s local legislative delegation. Each meeting will feature a local state representative in his specific district alongside Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman.
The...
Town hall meeting Jan. 22 in Trimble with Harbison, Gentry, Marchman
Corey Harbison, Matt Gentry and Garry Marchman / Tribune file photos
TRIMBLE - A week into the 2018 legislative session in Montgomery, Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope will give local citizens an opportunity to get an update on what’s happening in Montgomery, and to let...
Alabama AG Strange seeks to replace Sessions in Senate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange says he will seek the U.S. Senate seat left open if incumbent Jeff Sessions is confirmed to be attorney general under president-elect Donald Trump.
Gov. Robert Bentley would appoint Sessions' interim replacement until there's an election...
CAMPAIGN 2018: Q&A with Justin Morrow
Justin Morrow / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - Last week, The Tribune caught up with Justin Morrow, one of the Republicans hoping to fill the Alabama House of Representatives District 9 seat being vacated by Rep. Ed Henry, R-Hartselle. Morrow is a Falkville native who attended...
Cullman County Republicans host AL State Treasurer, Young Boozer
Alabama State Treasurer, Young Boozer
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republicans held their monthly meeting Saturday morning, with guest speaker, Alabama State Treasurer Young Boozer. Boozer was first elected state treasurer in 2010, and ran unopposed in 2014 for another four-year term. Vice-Chair of the...
Gudger, Harbison field questions at Community Forum in Good Hope
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope and Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman came to Good Hope to meet with constituents and local officials Thursday night for a community forum sponsored by the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce.
Questions and comments from the crowd...
Aderholt challenger Lee Auman meets with Cullman area constituents
Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Lee Auman, speaks at a town hall meeting at the Cullman Civic Center Thursday evening. (Christy Perry for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Lee Auman, hosted a town hall meeting Thursday night...
ACOE hosts legislative education forum in Cullman
Sen. Paul Bussman and Reps. Corey Harbison and Randall Shedd await questions from ACOE representative Cathy Fine at a meeting on Thursday evening, Nov. 30, 2017, in Cullman. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - This week, representatives of the Alabama Conference of Educators (ACOE) visited Cullman...
ALGOP Steering Committee calls on Bentley to resign immediately
MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) Steering Committee, in a resolution passed today, called upon Gov. Robert Bentley to step down from his office.
The resolution states:
The ALGOP Steering Committee calls upon Governor Robert Bentley to immediately resign.
The ALGOP Steering Committee also passed the...
Bussman to Nail: Resign immediately
The picture that started the controversy / Facebook
UPDATE: Gov. Ivey responds.
CULLMAN - Alabama Sen. Paul Bussman, R-Cullman on Friday called on Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail to resign over the "inappropriate and disrespectful" comments Nail allegedly made about Gov. Kay Ivey on Facebook.
Bussman said in...
Aderholt issues statement on Sessions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama today released the following statement regarding allegations of improper meetings between then Sen. Jeff Sessions and Russian diplomats.
“The unsubstantiated allegations about Russian coordination are becoming almost like the ‘birther’ issue of the Democratic party,” said Robert...
State legislators visit West Point for community forum
WEST POINT, Ala. - Cullman area legislators Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman and Rep. Scott Stadthagen, R-Hartselle came to West Point Thursday night for the third in a series of community forums sponsored by the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce meant to bring elected officials...
Candidates qualify for local offices
CULLMAN, Ala. – A number of candidates have qualified to run in local elections in 2024. Candidates seeking nomination by a party primary had to submit their names by Nov. 10, 2023. Candidates not seeking a party nomination have until Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.
Due...
U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt visits Cullman, shares what’s ahead in Washington
Rep. Robert Aderholt, left, speaks to Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth at Wednesday's breakfast meeting.
CULLMAN - On Wednesday morning, political and business leaders from all over Cullman County met at the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce to hear U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama (Alabama’s 4th...
Trump to give keynote at ALGOP Summer Dinner
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) on Wednesday announced that Former President Donald Trump will be the keynote speaker at its 2023 ALGOP Summer Dinner in Montgomery on Aug. 4 as part of the ALGOP’s Summer Meeting.
“The Alabama Republican Party is delighted...
Rep. Bradley Byrne to speak at Wallace State Oct. 10
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Fairhope will speak at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville Thursday, Oct. 10 at 9 a.m. The event will be held in the Bailey Center auditorium. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m.
Byrne is serving his fourth term...
CAMPAIGN 2018: Hasting, Williams spar at Cullman GOP town hall meeting
Circuit court judge challenger Melvin Hasting (left) and incumbent Judge Martha Williams (right) had the liveliest exchanges of the evening at Thursday’s Cullman County Republican Party town hall forum, with Williams fending off repeated verbal attacks by Hasting and his supporters in the audience....
CAMPAIGN 2018: Q&A with James Bowling
James Bowling / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - James Bowling is another Republican hoping to fill the Alabama House of Representatives District 9 seat being vacated by Rep. Ed Henry, R-Hartselle. The Tribune sat down with Bowling last week. A graduate of Danville High School and...
Rep. Randall Shedd talks current legislative session
MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Legislative Session began on Feb. 7. Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview (Alabama House District 11, which includes portions of Blount, Cullman, Marshall and Morgan Counties), spoke about some of the issues legislators are dealing with this month.
Impeachment
On Tuesday Shedd and Rep....
Fields for governor, in his own words
CULLMAN - Former state representative, one-time lieutenant governor candidate, Methodist minister and the first African American to ever be elected to state office from Cullman County, Democrat James C. Fields, Jr. on Tuesday evening, before a fired-up crowd of supporters at Stone Bridge Farms...
Ivey calls for increased correctional staffing, 3 new prisons; Shedd responds
Gov. Kay Ivey (Cullman Tribune file photo)
MONTGOMERY - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday issued an op-ed entitled "An Alabama Solution to an Alabama Problem: Rebuilding the Alabama Corrections System." In it, she addressed the need for reform in the state's corrections system. In...
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks has harsh words for Democrats at area Republican breakfast
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks talks about the American economy.
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republican Party held its monthly breakfast meeting at the Cullman Elks Club Saturday morning, welcoming speakers from the Cullman County Commission, as well as the region’s state and federal legislative delegations. ...
2018 Alabama general election: candidates; pro-life constitutional amendment
CULLMAN - Major party candidate qualification for the 2018 Alabama general election opened on Jan. 8. After the first week, the candidates listed below are known to have qualified for candidacy in the election, or are known to be in the process of qualifying....
Cullman GOP welcomes Battle, Ledbetter to monthly meeting
Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, candidate for Alabama governor, speaks at the Cullman County Republicans meeting Saturday morning. / Nick Griffin
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republicans held their monthly meeting Saturday morning at the Cullman Elks Lodge, where they welcomed two special guests: Huntsville Mayor...
Cullman GOP votes to remove James Graves from executive committee
James Graves
CULLMAN – The Cullman County Republican Party announced Wednesday afternoon that its executive committee has voted to remove James Graves from its ranks. The move by the county GOP follows Graves’s arrest Wednesday morning. According to the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), Graves...
Colorful political columnist Steve Flowers visits Cullman Museum
Political columnist and Alabama Public Radio personality Steve Flowers speaks Sunday at the Cullman County Museum. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - On Sunday afternoon, political columnist and Alabama Public Radio personality Steve Flowers visited the Cullman County Museum to talk Alabama politics...
Shedd to community: I want your input
Rep. Randall Shedd speaks to an early-morning crowd at the Baileyton Senior Center on Saturday, July 15, 2017. / Andrew Cryer
BAILEYTON - Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview hosted a community meeting recently for his constituents in District 11. The gathering was hosted by the Town...
Cullman GOP welcomes Parker, Aderholt to monthly breakfast
Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Tom Parker, candidate for Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice, and U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, who is seeking reelection, were the special guests at Saturday’s Cullman County Republican breakfast. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republican...
Scott Stadthagen officially kicks off campaign for Alabama House District 9 seat
Left to right: Cullman Economic Development Agency Director Dale Greer, Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs, Scott Stadthagen and Cullman City Council President Garlan Gudger/ Andrew Cryer
HARTSELLE- Packing the Hartselle Farmer’s Market to near capacity this weekend, Scott Stadthagen officially kicked off his campaign to represent...
Leaders respond to Roy Moore allegations
Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks to guests at a Republican dinner in Cullman on July 28, 2017. / Tribune file photo
ALABAMA - Political leaders from around the state are responding this afternoon to the allegations that...
County GOP releases final list of qualified candidates
Southern Accents Architectural Antiques owner and Cullman City Council President Garlan Gudger, left, is challenging incumbent Alabama Sen. Paul Bussman in the upcoming primary election. / Southern Accents, Tribune file photo
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republican Party late Friday released the final list of...
Cullman Democrats draw big names at fall ball
From left, North-Central Alabama Young Democrats President Roger Duke; Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Madison; Alabama Democratic Party Voter File Manager Josh Robinson; and National Committeeman for the Alabama Young Democrats Josh Coleman at Friday night's Fall Ball in Cullman. / Photo courtesy...
Qualifying dates set by Cullman GOP
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republican Party has announced qualifying dates for the 2018 Republican primary election. Those interested in running for public office may qualify from Jan. 8, 2018 to Feb. 9, 2018.
Local GOP Chairman Waid Harbison said that if candidates do not...
Bussman weighs in on mental health care; strong words on state of Alabama education
Paul Bussman speaks at the Cullman County Republican breakfast in February 2017/ Andrew Cryer- Tribune File Photo
CULLMAN - Mental health care has been an issue in desperate need of attention for some time in Alabama. Funding has been declining, bed space has been decreasing;...
Cullman mayor reports in from Washington D.C. following meeting with Trump
CULLMAN - Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs was in Washington, D.C. today to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House.
"It was a honor to represent Cullman today as I met with President Donald Trump along with a small group of other mayors," said...
Congressman Aderholt in Cullman Jan. 18, will give D.C. update at Chamber
CULLMAN - U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, will be in Cullman on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce’s governmental affairs committee is hosting Aderholt for an update from Washington, D.C. The forum is free and open to the public.
The event will...
State candidate Pate headlines Cullman GOP meeting; change of election results venue
Saturday morning’s featured speaker was Rick Pate, who is running for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. / Nick Griffin
CULLMAN - It’s campaign season, which means the monthly Cullman County Republican Party breakfasts are even more popular than normal, and Saturday’s was no exception....
County Republicans to host U.S. Senate candidates Roy Moore and Mo Brooks
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, left, and Roy Moore, right, will be special guests of the Cullman County Republican Party at a dinner Friday night, July 28, 2017. Sen. Luther Strange has not confirmed his attendance. / Images courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives...
CAMPAIGN 2018: Cullman GOP hosts 1st in series of town hall meetings
Cullman County Commissioner Garry Marchman greets an attendee at Thursday night’s town hall meeting in Good Hope. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
GOOD HOPE - On Thursday evening, the Cullman County Republican Party held the first in a series of town hall meetings, this one...
Election qualification update
CULLMAN - Here’s an updated list of candidates who’ve qualified to run in the 2018 general election. The Tribune’s previous list included candidates who had not yet qualified, but who were reported as being in the process of qualifying. The list below contains only...
Gubernatorial hopefuls, others gather at Beat 8 Community Center
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...
Moore addresses Second Amendment, more at BamaCarry meeting
Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore / W.C. Mann
FAIRVIEW - On Tuesday evening, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore addressed the monthly meeting of the Cullman/Morgan County chapter of BamaCarry, a pro-Second Amendment gun rights organization. ...
Moore campaign: 12 women come forward to affirm Roy Moore’s character
MONTGOMERY – Wednesday night, the Judge Roy Moore Campaign for U.S. Senate released the statements of 12 women who it claims are coming forward as character witnesses for the embattled Moore. The statements were released following a news conference by Moore's attorney, Phillip L....
Cullman’s Gudger named vice chair of AL Senate’s Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Then Cullman City Council President Garlan Gudger passed the gavel to Dr. Jenny Folsom in August 2018. Now in the Alabama Senate, Gudger was named to a number of committees on Wednesday. (Cullman Tribune file photo)
MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Senate Committee on Assignments...
Cullman County Democrats host local sexual education activist
Tori Partridge
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Democrats met this week, with local sexual education reform activist, Tori Partridge, as their special guest speaker. Partridge spoke to those in attendance about her work in education reform and about the Alabama Alliance for Healthy Youth. After...
UPDATE: Gov. Ivey responds to Hanceville mayor’s comments
CULLMAN - As controversy swirls around today's news that Sen. Paul Bussman, R-Cullman this morning called for Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail's immediate resignation over comments Nail made about Gov. Kay Ivey, the governor issued the following response to The Tribune:
"I’ve spoken with Mayor Nail,...
ALGOP breaks record with Ron DeSantis dinner
HOOVER, Ala. - The Alabama Republican Party said it broke its record for the largest fundraising dinner in ALGOP history when it hosted Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at its annual Winter Dinner in Hoover last week. DeSantis shared his “Florida Blueprint" with attendees –...
Statement from Randall Shedd: Rural Alabama spoke loud and clear
In the race for U.S. Senate between Sen. Luther Strange and Judge Roy Moore, we saw a familiar trend - rural Alabama spoke loud and clear just as rural America spoke loud and clear in the 2016 presidential election.
Rural Alabama is tired of being...
Stadthagen announces town hall events
CULLMAN - Alabama Rep. Scott Stadthagen, R-Hartselle will host three town hall events across the 9th District in early February. All events are open to the public. Stadthagen said the events will give the people of the district the opportunity to ask questions, offer...
Cullman native challenging Robert Aderholt for US House seat
Cullman native Anthony Blackmon is challenging incumbent US Rep. Robert Aderholt for his seat in the US House of Representatives. / Photo Courtesy Anthony Blackmon for Congress / Facebook
BERLIN - A Cullman native who resides in the Berlin community has decided to throw his...
Final election numbers in as provisional ballots counted
CULLMAN - By state policy, staff at the Cullman County Probate Office counted provisional ballots on Tuesday, one week after the election, arriving at a final vote tally for the county.
Provisional ballots are cast by voters whose names are not on the roll at...
Kilpatrick, Murphree facing off Tuesday in only local seat up for grabs
Jeremy L. Kilpatrick (contributed), Gary Murphree (Tribune file photo)
CULLMAN COUNTY - Thanks in large part to Republican domination of local politics and a lack of candidates coming forward from the Democratic Party, all but one of the Cullman area’s available political seats were filled...
Gov. Bentley will resign, plead guilty to misdemeanor charges
MONTGOMERY, AL (WBRC) - Alabama's 53rd governor, Robert Julian Bentley, will resign from office amidst allegations he covered up an affair with an aide and will plead guilty to misdemeanor charges instead of felony charges in relation to those allegations.
Lt. Governor Kay Ellen Ivey will be...
AL SoS Allen speaks at Cullman County Republican Women meeting
CULLMAN, Ala. – Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen on Tuesday night spoke at the Cullman County Republican Women meeting. He said his primary objective was to get the message across about how important election integrity is to both the state of Alabama and...
Cullman Democrats not ‘not’ endorsing Doug Jones
Roger Duke, president of the North Central Alabama Young Democrats, addresses the local party Thursday evening. / Andrew Cryer
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Democrats, on the advice of Alabama Democratic Party Chair Nancy Worley, will not officially endorse a candidate for the upcoming special...
Gentry kicks off 2018 campaign in style
Sheriff Gentry addresses the crowd to kick off his re-election campaign on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at the Cullman Civic Center. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On Saturday, Republican Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry officially kicked off his 2018 re-election campaign with a community celebration...
AG candidate King files lawsuit against Alabama AG Marshall’s campaign
Troy King, left; Steve Marshall, right (Tribune file photos)
MONTGOMERY - Republican Alabama attorney general candidate Troy King on Wednesday morning filed a lawsuit against incumbent Alabama Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall’s campaign in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, according to King’s campaign.
The suit seeks...
Cullman County Republican Women welcome AL Supreme Court Associate Justice Tom Parker
Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Tom Parker speaks to the Cullman County Republican Women this week. (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republican Women (CCRW) welcomed Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Tom Parker to its meeting this week.
Parker, who won the...
What’s on deck for upcoming legislative session
CULLMAN COUNTY - Before the 2018 legislative session kicks off in Montgomery on Jan. 9, The Tribune caught up with area Representatives Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope and Randall Shedd, R-Fairview to talk about what citizens might expect to see coming out of Montgomery this...
Rep. Corey Harbison previews upcoming legislative session, says he doesn’t expect 3-cent gas tax to pass
CULLMAN - The Alabama House Republican Caucus met earlier this week to set an agenda for the upcoming legislative session. The group will release its official agenda in a few days, but Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope (House District 12) gave the Tribune a...
Ahead of special election, Cullman GOP chair weighs in on Roy Moore; Cullman Democrats issue statement
Democrat Doug Jones, left, and Republican Roy Moore, right, are running for the U.S. Senate seat once held by Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions. / Photos courtesy of Doug Jones for Senate, Judge Roy Moore for Senate, respectively.
CULLMAN - With the special U.S. Senate election...
Cullman GOP welcomes McCool, Kilpatrick
Chris McCool, left, and Jeremy Kilpatrick, right (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republicans’ monthly meeting was Saturday morning at the Cullman Elks Lodge. The members met for breakfast and to hear guest speaker, Chris McCool.
McCool currently serves as district...
ELECTION 2018: Stadthagen poised to win House District 9 seat after Democrat opponent withdraws
Republican candidate for Alabama House of Representatives District 9, Scott Stadthagen, speaks at his campaign kick-off rally in Hartselle in June 2017. (Tribune file photo)
MONTGOMERY - After Terrie Jones Savage withdrew from the race for Alabama House of Representatives District 9 last week, the...
Dems Night Out: Local Democrats plan to become more active in community
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Democrats recently held their monthly “Dems Night Out” event at Grumpy's Italian Grill, where they discussed what they describe as “activist fervor” growing among local Democrats. The group says they plan to take bold action.
Those present discussed various progressive...
Shedd appointed chair of new House Urban and Rural Development Standing Committee
Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview speaks at an event in Cullman earlier this year. / Andrew Cryer
MONTGOMERY - Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R - Monrovia on Monday announced that Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview will serve as chairman of the new House Standing Committee...
Local Democrats hosting State Rep. Patricia Todd tonight
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Democrats, alongside the North Central Alabama Young Democrats (NCAYD), are hosting their monthly meeting tonight, with special guest, Alabama State Rep. Patricia Todd, D-Birmingham. Todd represents District 54 in downtown Birmingham.
NCAYD will hold officer elections at 6 p.m., and...
Upcoming legislative session highlights
Cullman’s legislative delegation: Sen. Paul Bussman, R-Cullman; Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope; Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview; and Rep. Ed Henry, R-Hartselle / Tribune file photos, State of Alabama
CULLMAN - As Alabama’s Legislature gets ready to begin the 2018 session, The Tribune took a peek...
AL Sec. of State Merrill says all write-in votes in special election to be ID’d, documented
Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill, pictured in Cullman in April 2017 / Tribune file photo
MONTGOMERY - Pursuant to Act 2016-450, regarding the identification and recordation of write-in votes, Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill has determined that the individual write-in votes cast in...
Gov. Ivey comments on U.S. Senate primary runoff
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday released the following statement on the U.S. Senate primary runoff:
“One of my first acts as governor was to move the special election date so it was held in compliance with the law. Now the people have had...
South Vinemont council talks 4th of July
SOUTH VINEMONT, Ala. – The South Vinemont Town Council on Tuesday discussed the town’s Fourth of July event.
During its work session, the council mulled a request to increase the budget for the event from $1,500 to $4,000, which was later approved in the meeting....
Zeigler: Wording of Amendment 6 does not inform voters that impeachment would become harder
Image credit: Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser
MONTGOMERY – With two week to go before the election, State Auditor Jim Zeigler says the wording of Amendment 6 on the Nov. 8 ballot is “completely insufficient.”
“Voters cannot tell that it would make it almost impossible to impeach...
Kay Ivey sworn in as Alabama’s 54th governor
MONTGOMERY, AL (WBRC) - Alabama Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey was sworn in as the state's 54th governor on Monday, April 10, following the resignation of Robert Bentley.
Ivey was elected in 2010 after holding the office of state treasurer for two terms.
The Auburn University graduate becomes the...
Cullman Regional Airport receives $4.1M grant for apron reconstruction
Updated March 15, 2024, at 5:23 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman Regional Airport has received a congressional allocated grant in the amount of $4,177,000 for apron reconstruction. This funding is through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Grants-in-Aid for Airports program which was included in the...
Dinner conversation: Harbison, Watson, Marchman and Gentry host town hall
Cullman County Commissioner Garry Marchman speaks with a visitor at Monday night's town hall meeting in Trimble. / Nick Griffin
TRIMBLE - The Trimble Community Center was packed Monday night, and not just for the free pizza. Politically-minded residents turned out to hear from, and...
Shedd: new superintendent ‘the most important decision that will be made in Montgomery this year’
Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview, chairman of the House Urban and Rural Development Committee on Friday got Gov. Kay Ivey’s signature on a resolution calling on the Alabama State Board of Education to use every means at its disposal to hire the right superintendent. /...
U.S. Senate primary tomorrow: Get out and vote!
Alabama voters will head to the polls tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 15 to vote in the special election primary for the U.S. Senate. Top l-r: Democrat Doug Jones, Republican Roy Moore; Bottom, l-r: Incumbent Republican Sen. Luther Strange, Democrat Robert Kennedy, Jr. and Republican U.S....
Shedd, Harbison want to know what you think of Gov. Bentley
Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope and Rep. Randall Shedd, R- Fairview
CULLMAN - Members of Cullman's legislative delegation took to social media on Sunday to voice their concern over Gov. Robert Bentley's appointment of Attorney Gen. Luther Strange as U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions' replacement. Sessions...
Rave reviews for 2017 State of Our Communities event
Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail with Cullman City Councilwoman Jenny Folsom
CULLMAN - “The people were so warm and inviting,” said Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth. “Chamber Director Leah Bolin had everything set up so well, and the food was spectacular,” he said with a smile.
“This event...
Voter registration deadline is Monday, Oct. 22
MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Secretary of State's Office is reminding Alabamians of the upcoming deadline to register to vote in advance of the Nov. 6, 2018 General Election. Alabama voters will come together on November 6, 2018 to elect officials who will represent them at...
Run-off election today: Strange vs. Moore
FILE - This combination of 2017 file photos shows U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, left, and Sen. Luther Strange. Strange and Moore face off Tuesday, Sept. 26 in the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, Butch Dill, File) (Associated...
Candid discussion: state and local officials take part in lively town hall forum
L to R: County Commissioner Kerry Watson, Alabama House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter, Sheriff Matt Gentry, Rep. Randall Shedd, Rep. Corey Harbison, Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail, County Schools Superintendent Shane Barnette, County Commissioner Garry Marchman
HANCEVILLE - On a very busy day in Alabama politics,...
Primary opponents lining up behind Roy Moore
Roy Moore speaks Tuesday night after winning the Republican primary run-off election against Sen. Luther Strange. / Source: WBRC video
WASHINGTON D.C. - Republicans who campaigned against Roy Moore in the special election primary, sometimes bitterly, are now voicing support for the former Alabama Supreme...
