Cullman Today, Monday, Sept. 28

0:01 Good morning, Cullman. Thank you for tuning in to Cullman Today. I'm your

0:13 host, Crystal Corley, and today is Monday, September 28th. We have a lot to

0:17 look at in our local news today, including the 43rd annual Cullman County Band Exhibition, the start of October

0:24 Fest season with the Burgermeister Ball, and a big milestone for the link of

0:28 Cullman County. All this plus sports, weather, and more. But for now, let's dive into the top stories happening in

0:34 Cullman today. The 43rd annual Cullman County Band Exhibition was held Saturday evening at

0:44 Oliver Woodard Stadium at Cullman High School, where local students showcased their musical talents.

0:54 Heat.

1:13 Heat. >>

1:37 >> What is up [cheering] Nine area marching bands took the field.

1:50 Cullman Middle School, Cold Springs, Vinemont, Holly Pond, Good Hope, West Point, Hanceville, Fairview, and Cullman

1:59 High School. The full broadcast of all the performances is available on the Cullman

2:05 Tribune's Facebook and YouTube pages. Next up, October Fest season is officially underway in Cullman.

2:14 Hi, I'm Joey our I'm the president of the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce and

2:18 this is our fourth annual Burgermeister Balls. So, the Burger Meister Ball is the

2:24 kickoff to the October Fest season and the chamber is honored to get to have

2:27 this kickoff at this event. Uh we have a great German dinner that all steak

2:31 provides and um it's just wonderful. It's so good. Um and then we have we uh

2:36 put the medallion on the new Burger Meister. So Edward Bel this evening will

2:40 have the medallion of the Burgermeister and this will kick off his reign over

2:43 the next I guess about week and a half of of fun and October Fest activities.

2:48 Nathan Anderson's here tonight too and he's going to let everybody know all the

2:51 fun that uh Cullman City Park and Wreck has for us all coming up here in this

2:55 October Fest week. >> The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Burgermeister ball

3:01 Thursday evening at the Abbey Buyer venue at St. Bernard with German food, music, games, and dancing. The big

3:09 moment of the night was the passing of the medallion to this year's Burgermeister, Edgar Ber Vel, who will

3:15 serve as the chief ambassador for Cullman's Oktoberfest. Octoberfest runs Thursday, October 1st through Sunday, October 4th at Park. And

3:25 to finish out our top stories, the link of Cullman County is celebrating a major

3:30 milestone. The link officially celebrated its accredation and membership in the Alabama Network of

3:37 Family Resource Centers on Friday. It is now Alabama's 28th Family Resource Center. Executive Director Melissa Betts

3:46 says the model lets the link look at a family's whole situation from food and

3:50 housing to jobs, parenting, and recovery and help them move from crisis towards long-term stability. The link has served

3:59 Cullman County since 2013 and it has a new slogan to mark the milestone where

4:06 neighbors become family. Learn more at linkingcolleman.org. Now that we have the top stories out of

4:14 the way, we are going to take a quick break, but returning with sports.

4:22 >> >> Hello and welcome back. Now it's time to

4:42 find out what's going on in the world of sports. And we start with Friday Night

4:46 Football. Addison stayed perfect blanking Oakman 43 and 0 at the AG Hicks Stadium. The Bulldogs scored 29 points

4:54 in the third quarter alone and are now 6-0 with with four shutouts this season.

5:00 Cold Springs is also unbeaten after a 28 to8 win at Holly Pond. Ethan Day scored

5:06 twice for the Eagles who improved to 5-0. Good Hope broke open a tied game with 34

5:12 unanswered points to beat West Point 52 to 26. Parker Johnson scored five touchdowns for the Raiders who have now

5:19 won four straight. and Vinemont built a 24 to nothing halftime lead and held off

5:26 Appalachin 24-4 on the road. The Eagles improved to 4-2 at Wall State. The flag football team's

5:35 winning streak is now 34 games. Emma Kyle threw 11 touchdown passes Sunday as

5:40 the Lady Lions beat Calhoun 31 to0 and Enterprise State 46-6 to improve to 8

5:47 and 0. In cross county, Cold Springs swept the class 1A to 2A team titles at Saturday's

5:54 Katsu Hills Invitational. The Lady Eagles took the top five spots led by Ree Suedeki and Logan Perdu won the boys

6:02 individual title. And at the Twilight Meet in Huntsville, Cullman Christian Cullman Christian's Chason Hampton broke his own school's

6:11 two-mile record, finishing 10th in 11 minutes 56 seconds. And finally, Cullman County youth

6:18 football reached the halfway point of the season with several teams splitting games across the Fireplug, Wiiwei, and

6:25 Pee-Wee divisions. Cold Springs and Fairview split their two games while Cullman took two of three from Holly

6:32 Pond. Vinemont won two of three against West Point and Good Hope took two of

6:38 three from Addison. Week six begins Saturday, October 3rd with Vinemont at Cullman, Hansville at

6:46 Holly Pond, and Cold Springs at West Point at 9:00 a.m. Good Hope visits

6:51 Fairview at 400 p.m. West Point and Holly Pond will also play their week 5

6:56 makeup games Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. And that covers sports for today. Make sure

7:01 to check out the Cullman Tribune each day for the latest in sports coverage

7:05 from across the area. We will be back after this message.

7:28 >> >> Hello and welcome back to Cullman Today.

7:42 Now it's time to speed things up with a news rundown. Four stories in under four

7:47 minutes. First up, need help with a utility bill? The Community Action Partners of North

7:56 Alabama is holding a utility assistance walk-in day today. The Cullman County Office at 107 2nd Avenue Northeast is

8:03 open from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It is first come, first serve while funding

8:08 lasts, so be sure to bring all of your required documents. Depending on eligibility, CAPNA may also be able to

8:16 pay a deposit for a new utility account or an old bill that's keeping you from

8:20 getting service in your name. If you have any questions, call 2563557843. Next, fall has officially arrived at 4D

8:31 Farms. The farm opened for the season Saturday and runs through November 1st. New this year is the Happy Highland

8:38 Coaster. It's a family roller coaster. And your all-time favorites are back, including the corn maze, pumpkin patch,

8:45 tubing slide, and the jumping pillows. The farm is at 7066 County Road 703. Get

8:52 hours and tickets at 40familyfarm.com. Bestselling author Shelby Vanpelt visited Wallace State Community College

9:00 Thursday. Her debut novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures, became a New York Times bestseller and was adapted into a

9:08 Netflix film earlier this year. Vanpelt told the crowd the book started as a

9:13 classw writing exercise and that two sentences of encouragement from her instructor changed her life.

9:21 Eight women have been announced as contestants for the 2026 Miss Senior Cullman County and Miss Super Senior

9:28 Cullman pageantss. Competing for Miss Senior Cullman County are Angie Carter, Carol Klene, Belinda

9:36 Bagwell, Nancy Moore, and Debbie Roberts. Bonnie Sawer, Diane Johnson, and Becky Busy will compete for the Miss Super

9:46 Senior Cullman title. The pageant will be held Saturday, November 7th at 2 p.m.

9:51 at the Fairview High School Auditorium. Now for a quick break before we look at

9:56 our weather ahead and pay our respects for those we've lost in our community.

10:00 We'll be right back after the break. >>

10:28 >> Welcome back. Let's take a moment to

10:44 pause and remember a member of our community. Robert Keith Pucket, 69, passed

10:54 away Friday, September 25th. Burial will be at Macedonia Cemetery. No other services are planned at this time, and

11:01 our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones. Now, let's take a look at today's

11:10 weather forecast. Today will be sunny with a high near 82. Calm winds becoming north around 5

11:20 milesPH in the afternoon. And tonight, clear and cool with a low around 53 and

11:25 a calm wind. Tomorrow will be sunny with a high near 85, followed by clear skies

11:31 and a low around 57 tomorrow night. And that wraps up this Monday edition of

11:39 Cullman Today. Thank you for sharing your morning with us and be sure to

11:42 follow us on social media and visit colemantribune.com throughout the day for the latest from across Cullman

11:48 County. We'll be back tomorrow morning at 6:30. But until then, I'm Crystal Corley and this is Cullman Today. Have a

11:55 great day, Cullman.