Supporting local growers
CULLMAN, Ala. – The COVID-19 pandemic has had an economic impact on many industries this spring. Cullman’s Festhalle Farmers’ Market is open, supporting local...
History under our feet
CULLMAN, Ala. - A City of Cullman construction crew working on the improvement project on First Avenue Southeast uncovered a small patch of the...
Alabama’s April unemployment rate is 12.9%; Cullman County’s rate is 11.7%
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted April unemployment rate is 12.9%, up...
Obituary: Timothy Shawn Riggs
Private graveside services for Timothy Shawn Riggs, 52, of Cullman will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Bell Springs Cemetery with...
Memorial Day: ‘He was my best buddy, old Dwaine was’
Dwaine McGriff and David Golden were just young boys when they became friends. Both sons of Cullman County sharecroppers and students at East Point...
Bringing out the Best: Rumors Deli feeds patients at Good Samaritan...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Rumors Deli paid a flavorful visit to Good Samaritan Health Clinic Thursday, delivering 100 meals for the clinic staff to give...
AHSAA schools may begin summer activities June 1
MONTGOMERY, Ala.
– Alabama High School Athletic Association member schools may re-open June 1,
in accordance with Alabama State Department of Education Superintendent Dr.
Eric Massey’s directive...
Arrests and incidents reported May 21, 2020
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 21, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Ivey loosens restrictions on entertainment venues, athletics, schools, day cares, camps
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday presented the State’s amended Safer at Home Order, which will go into effect Friday, May...
2 charged after assault, burglary at campground
CULLMAN, Ala. - Two people are being held in the Cullman County Detention Center without bond after being charged with first-degree burglary. Authorities say...
United Way of Cullman County celebrates 2019-20 campaign with online party
CULLMAN, Ala. - United Way of Cullman County (UWCC) on Wednesday went online for a virtual celebration of its 2019-20 campaign. After a livestream...
Bulldogs Country Cook’n closed for good
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Hanceville’s Bulldogs Country Cook’n will not be reopening its doors after closing in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the...
A different kind of spring
CULLMAN, Ala. - When most people think about challenges to face when planning a wedding, they'll think about budgeting, reservations and schedule conflicts before...
Obituary: Sister Brigid Mary Clarke, O.S.B.
Sister Brigid Mary Clarke, O.S.B., a Benedictine Sister of Sacred Heart Monastery in Cullman, AL died Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at the monastery at...
Obituary: William “Allen” Kretzschmar
Funeral services for William “Allen” Kretzschmar, 89, of Harvest, Alabama will be at noon Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Hanceville Funeral Home. Burial will...
Obituary: Jerome H. Thomas, Jr.
Jerome H. Thomas, Jr., 47, of Cullman died Tuesday, May 19, 2020.
He was preceded in death by his brother Dewayne Mark Thomas and grandparents...
License plates offer new avenue of support for Wallace State scholarship...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Alumni and supporters of Wallace State Community College have a new way to support the college’s scholarship efforts by choosing the new Wallace State...
PREP BASKETBALL: Tim Bellmon named Lady Bulldogs head coach
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – After
spending last season as an assistant on the sidelines with the Lady Bulldogs,
former Wallace State assistant coach Tim Bellmon is taking...
Preserving history: Garden City Elementary School
GARDEN CITY, Ala. - The Alabama Legislature recently passed bills which would authorize the Town of Garden City to take ownership of the Garden...
Arrests and incidents reported May 20, 2020
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 20, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...








































