Cullman County Fair in full swing through Saturday

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CULLMAN, Ala. - The 2020 Cullman County Fair is in full swing after the remnants of Hurricane Delta attempted to put a damper on...

Cullman council passes $93.8M budget; City employees get 2.6% raise

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CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Council on Monday evening passed a $93.8 million budget for fiscal year 2021, a 2.04% decrease from FY...

Doug Jones makes campaign stop in Cullman

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CULLMAN, Ala. - Incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama stopped in Cullman Monday afternoon to address a small crowd of local supporters outside the...

Obituary: Robert Francis Duffy

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Robert Francis Duffy was born in Brooklyn, NY June 18, 1936. He transitioned to Eternal Life Oct. 10, 2020 at home in Blountsville, AL. His...

Obituary: Verrell Lee

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Graveside services for Verrell Lee, 89, of Cullman were held Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 at Baldwin Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery. Cullman Heritage Funeral Home was in...

Obituary: Johnnie Lou Lancaster

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Johnnie Lou Lancaster, 59, of Double Springs passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. She was born May 25, 1961 in Hollywood, Florida. Johnnie is survived...

Obituary: Ronald Lonzo Hill

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Ronald Lonzo Hill, 73, of Double Springs passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020 at his residence in Double Springs. He was born in Double Springs,...

Obituary: Glennis Cremeans

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Glennis Cremeans, 71, passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020 at Huntsville Hospital. Services will be announced by Freeman Funeral Home, Chapmanville, WV. Glennis is survived by...

Arrests and incidents reported Oct. 12, 2020

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CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 12, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA =...

Co-op: Planned outage Oct. 17 for Winston Co., part of Cullman...

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  CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Electric Cooperative and the Tennessee Valley Authority have  scheduled a planned power outage that will impact a large portion of the co-op’s service  area in Winston County and parts of western Cullman County on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020.    The outage is scheduled to begin Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, at 6 a.m., and could last for up  to eight hours. All Cullman EC members served by the Addison and Helicon substations  will be without power during this time. Some of the communities and areas included in  this outage are Addison, Arley, Helicon, Sardis, Nesmith, Duncan Bridge, Houston, Piney  Grove, Corinth, Moreland, and a small section of Crane Hill including Sulpher Springs.    Members who will be affected by this planned power outage and have a current telephone  number listed on their Cullman EC account will receive a courtesy call this week, and an  additional reminder phone call prior to the event.    The outage is necessary for TVA to perform maintenance on its main transmission line  that delivers electricity to the Addison and Helicon substations. Cullman EC will use this  opportunity to perform maintenance inside the Addison substation as well.    Co-op staff has spent the past several weeks contacting local business and industrial  members that will be affected. TVA and Cullman EC apologize for any inconvenience  this outage may cause. 

Obituary: Jeff Davis “J.D.” Dickerson

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Jeff Davis “J.D.” Dickerson, 82, of Arley entered into rest Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020 at his home. J.D. was born Jan. 24, 1938. He attended Meek...

Obituary: Dale Waldrep

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Dale Waldrep of the Brooklyn community passed away Oct. 10, 2020 at the age of 69. He was born Aug. 6, 1951 in Cullman...

Obituary: Jaquelyn Estelle Thrasher

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On Oct. 10, 2020, Jacquelyn Estelle Thrasher (nee Vickers), beloved wife, sister, aunt, and teacher, was called home to our Lord. Jackie, as she was...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In support of Rick Neighbors for Congress

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Editor:            Almost 20 years ago we retired to the great state of Alabama. When the “dust” settled we began to pay attention to our local...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: It’s time for Alabama to do the...

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The time has come to paraphrase the lawyer Joseph Welch in the famous Joe McCarthy hearing and address Governor Kay Ivey instead: “Have you no...

A Round of Applause for the Joy Givers: Duchess Donuts

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HOORAY FOR THE JOY-GIVERS! We always need more smiles, music and laughter. This fun series salutes those seriously unsolemn people, places and things that...

Funny Things from Yesterday: My birthday

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We had a wonderful afternoon on October the 4th. The only thing that was wrong was that three of our family members were missing....

Files from Yesteryear: 1957

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From the Files of 1957: Friends and relatives who visited Aunt Lula Boyd and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Pike during last week were Mr. and...

Obituary: William Lavern Culver

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Funeral services for William Lavern Culver, 87, of Cullman will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel with...

Family of stabbing victim to state legislators: Change mandatory early release...

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CULLMAN, Ala. - The family of murder victim Herndon “Junior” Self is appealing to Alabama’s legislators to review and amend the law that freed...