City of Hanceville searching for helicopter
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Hanceville City Council on Thursday approved Resolution no. 668 to begin the search for an inoperable Vietnam-era Bell UH-1 Iroquois...
Ivey announces more than $40M in road and bridge projects
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that more than $40 million in state transportation funding is being awarded to cities and...
COLUMN: Heartland Quilt Guild – more than meets the eye
As I drove to the January meeting of the Heartland Quilt Guild on Thursday night I knew what to expect - four or five...
Obituary: Carl Dean McCoy Weaver
Mrs. Carl Dean McCoy Weaver, age 85, of Cullman, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023.
Preceded in death by her husband, James David Weaver and her...
Obituary: Darrel ‘Doc’ Holcombe
Darrel ‘Doc’ Holcombe, 86, of Cullman, passed away Jan., 14 2023, at River City Nursing Home in Decatur, AL. He was born to George...
Obituary: Shelly Renea White
We are sad to announce the untimely death of Shelly Renea White, age 44, of Cullman, AL, who passed away on Friday, Jan. 13,...
Local students named to UWA President’s, Dean’s Lists
LIVINGSTON, Ala. -- The University of West Alabama has announced nearly 700 outstanding undergraduate students named to the President’s List and the Dean’s List...
Obituary: Larry Edwin Bishop
Larry Edwin Bishop, of Blountsville, Alabama, passed away on Jan. 12, 2023, at the age of 77. Mr. Bishop was born to William and...
Obituary: Annie Christine Bankston
Annie Christine Bankston, age 86, of Haleyville, Alabama, passed away Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at her residence.
Christine was born on Feb. 20, 1936 in...
PREP SPORTS: Looking back at some of the best games of...
CULLMAN, Ala. – 2022 has come and gone and it was another year packed with great games all over Cullman County. Here I list...
Local students named to JSU President’s, Dean’s Lists
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - Nearly 1,200 students were named to the President's List at Jacksonville State University for their outstanding academic performance in fall 2022....
State task force addressing human trafficking in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Human trafficking is the second largest criminal activity in the world and the fastest growing. Even though overall awareness in the...
VA: Free emergency health care for veterans in suicidal crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Starting Jan. 17, veterans in acute suicidal crisis will be able to go to any VA or non-VA health care facility...
Files from yesteryear: 1964
From the files of 1964
Mrs. Clemons Father Dies Here Sunday
Robert Woods Blair, age 62, father of Mrs. L.H. Clemmons, died at the Cullman Hospital,...
Hanceville awarded $650K for Hwy. 91 intersection improvements
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the City of Hanceville has been awarded $650,000 for improvements at the intersection of U.S....
COLUMN: You’ll shoot your eye out – or something worse!
It wasn’t a Red Ryder like the one in “A Christmas Story,” but there was a time in my young life when, like Ralphie,...
FCCLA County Pork Cook-off
CULLMAN, Ala. - On Jan.10, 2023, students from the various city and county schools met at the Alabama Farm Credit headquarters in Cullman for...
Blountsville man killed in crash
BLOUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A Blountsville man was killed in a single-vehicle crash at approximately 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, in Blount County.
Alabama State Troopers...
Cullman City Schools files charges against student who allegedly threatened administration
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman City Schools has filed criminal charges against a student who allegedly made verbal threats against school administration in October. The...
CHS to offer new workforce training in electrical, welding, plumbing, more
CULLMAN, Ala. - Starting next year, students at Cullman High School will be able to receive hands on training in several major trade programs...
