March 20-26 is National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) celebrates and supports the annual National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW), along with...

Gentry on seniors: ‘They are truly the heartbeat of our community’

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CULLMAN, Ala. – This year marks the ninth year the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and Sheriff Matt Gentry have visited senior centers and...

Obituary: Mary Regina Bates

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Funeral service for Mary Regina Bates, age 68, of Vinemont, will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Cullman Heritage Funeral...

Obituary: Bobby Joe Nail

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Memorial service for Bobby Joe Nail, age 80, of Falkville, will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at The Kingdom Hall...

Obituary: Maurice Herman Drummond

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The funeral service for Maurice Herman Drummond will be 12 p.m., Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at the Cullman Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive...

Arrests and Incidents reported March 20, 2023

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CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported March 20, 2023. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.GJ = grand jury; FTA...

‘I love where I’m at now’; Restoring Women Outreach hosts inaugural...

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  CULLMAN, Ala. - Restoring Women Outreach (RWO) hosted its inaugural St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on March 17. The fundraiser was a sold-out, intimate event...

‘Know your talents and strengths, and play to them’; Cullman matriarchs...

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CULLMAN, Ala. – Matriarchs of Cullman gathered in the banquet room of the All Steak on March 16 to share stories, insight and wisdom....

‘It was a dream come true:’ Cullman’s Kacie Griffith talks cheer...

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CULLMAN, Ala. -- Former Cullman Bearcat Cheerleader Kacie Griffith graduated from Cullman High School in 2018 and her cheer career continued on the plains...

Wallace State Welding hosts North Alabama High School Welding Competition

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HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College’s Welding program welcomed nearly 100 high school students from 33 area schools to its first North Alabama...

WSCC Genealogy program helps writer research local family that influenced Minnie...

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HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Wallace State Community College Genealogy program recently aided a Nashville, Tennessee, writer researching Grand Ole Opry star Minnie Pearl and...

WSCC Allegro Dance Theatre to present Dance Showcase March 23

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HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College’s Allegro Dance Theatre will present its annual Spring Dance Showcase on Thursday, March 23 at 7 p.m....

Obituary: Charles Wayne McBrayer

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Memorial service for Charles Wayne McBrayer, age 73, of Cullman, will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at St. John's Evangelical...

Baileyton seniors grapple with loss of center

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BAILEYTON, Ala. – Senior citizens in Baileyton who meet weekly at the Baileyton Senior Center say the future of the center is in jeopardy...

‘You have to keep pushing yourself no matter how hard it...

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CULLMAN, Ala. -- Former Bearcat varsity Cheerleader Ashton Story graduated from Cullman High School in 2020 but her cheer career was far from over....

PREP BASKETBALL: Good Hope’s Maddox, Cold Springs’ Dickerson earn 1st team...

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Sports Writers Association released its All-State awards Sunday morning, and the list was packed with local names. Good Hope...

February 2023 health department scores

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CULLMAN, Ala. - Each month, food establishments are inspected by the Alabama Department of Health and graded on every aspect of the business.  Below are...

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Boys from Biloxi’ by John Grisham

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Set in 1960s Biloxi, Mississippi, a town on the gulf coast known as the “Poor Man’s Riviera,” this novel revolves around 12-year-old boys Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco,...

Files from yesteryear: 1898, 1937, 1957

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The first open cotton boll of the season that we have seen was brought in on August 17th, by James Trapp. Fire at early dawn...

COLUMN: Celebrating in the Wundergarten – Dear garden giant pretzels

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What Cullman needs now is love, sweet love…and a DEAR GARDEN. This would be a gathering place embracing things we hold dear: tradition plus...