Senior Fishing Day held indoors due to storms
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Residents came together at the Hanceville Civic Center on Friday, May 22, for the annual Senior Fishing Day. The event, organized by the Cullman...
FAITH: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church to welcome Vicar Daniel Johnson
St. Paul’s recently announced:
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cullman will welcome Vicar Daniel Johnson and his wife, Cecily, to our church family through Concordia...
Alabama Softball heads to the Women’s College World Series for the...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – For the 16th time in program history, Alabama softball will be heading to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City after...
Files from Yesteryear: May 23, 1957
From the files of May 23, 1957
Buddy Poppy Parade To Be Saturday
The annual Buddy Poppy Day parade, sponsored by the VFW post, will be...
COLUMN: Two final days in amazing Madrid
Ready or not, we finally said adios to the South of Spain and the Costa del Sol. We headed back to Malaga where we...
Obituary: Paul Willard Cole
Paul Willard Cole, 89, of Hanceville passed away peacefully at home on May 20th, 2026.
He was born in Battleground on January 30th, 1937, to William Ransom...
Obituary: Harold Gregory Nail
Harold Gregory Nail, age 78 of Cullman, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at his residence. He was born August 4, 1947, Buford Edgar Nail...
Obituary: Margaret L. Shelton
Funeral service for Margaret L Pridmore. Shelton, 87, of Hanceville will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 26th, 2026, at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel with interment...
Obituary: Evelyn Naomi Hunt
Funeral Services for Evelyn Naomi McCombs Hunt, age 95 of Cullman, will be held at 12 p.m. on May 29, 2026, at East Side Baptist Church....
Alabama Extension honors memory of Master Gardener pioneer Mary Lou McNabb
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — In the spring of 1981, the first class of Alabama Extension Master Gardener intern volunteers started working toward their certification. Mary...
Friedrich, Calvert, Haynes, Stidham awarded Together We Grow Foundation scholarships
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Together We Grow Foundation, a nonprofit supported by Alabama Farm Credit, recently announced the awarding of 11 scholarships totaling $27,500 to students pursuing education and...
Cullman County Commission meeting notes: May 21
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Commission at its May 21 meeting approved a range of grants, infrastructure projects and resolutions.
The commissioners congratulated Cullman County Animal Control Officers Johnny Jarrett and Cooper Harris for graduating...
City school board approves bids for facility upgrades
CULLMAN, Ala. - At its regular meeting on May 19, the Cullman City School Board approved facility upgrade bids, changes to athletic services and personnel decisions.
One of the approved bids was from Singer H&R...
ALEA launches annual summer safety campaign ahead of Memorial Day travel
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - As Memorial Day weekend opens the summer travel season, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is launching its annual “101 Days of...
City of Cullman Zoning Board to revisit Brock Trace at next meeting
CULLMAN, Ala. - The City of Cullman Zoning Board of Adjustments met Tuesday, May 19, at Technology Village at 105 Clark St. NE. The meeting was called to order by Zach Lee at...
Cullman library system receives $500K in funding from state
Updated May 22, 2026, at 11:02 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Public Library System (CCPLS) recently received $500,000, delivered by Sen. Garlan Gudger,...
Wallace State receives grant to update disability-accessible CDL truck
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College announced May 19 that it received $10,500 from the Alabama Community College Systems in a rapid, special-request...
Wallace State celebrates Adult Education and Workforce graduates
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College recently celebrated the success of students who have earned their high school diplomas, certifications and industry-recognized credentials...
Grilled Cheese Festival postponed due to weather
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The 2026 Hanceville Grilled Cheese Festival has been postponed due to weather, organizers announced Friday. The festival was originally scheduled for...
Friday Afternoon Update
CLANTON – Friday, 1230 pm, May 22, 2026
Clusters of storms continue to occur early this afternoon from eastern Mississippi to central Alabama, with all...








































