BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town will recognize the service and sacrifice of federal, state, and...

FAIRVIEW, Ala. - In a lightning-swift one-day operation, local artist Bethany Kerr gave a facelift to the west wall of Fairview landmark eatery Pizza...

Larry James Swearingen, 56, of Cullman died Sunday, May 10, 2020. He was preceded in death by his father John Terry Swearingen. Larry is survived by...

Carolyn Wynell “Hale” Cranford, 80, entered into Heaven Sunday morning to be with the Lord. Carolyn was born in Newman, GA (Coweta County) and raised...

Robin Cindy “Bonnie” Brown passed away May 10, 2020 at Cullman Regional Medical Center.  She was born August 8, 1965 to Curtis Frank and...

Graveside services for Wanda Faye Frazier, 80, of Cullman will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Cullman Heritage Cemetery with Seth...

Eddy Dean Stephens, 65, of Blountsville went to be with his Heavenly Father May 9, 2020. He was born in Blountsville, Oct. 18, 1954...

Margaret Marie Wallace, 74, of Double Springs entered into rest Sunday, May 10, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Margaret was born...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Southern Eats, Meals to Go Owner Laci Schuman had a not-so-pleasant surprise when an employee opened up her business this morning....

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 11, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Cullman celebrated its first congregational Mass this past Sunday, utilizing all safety precautions as deemed by the...

With COVID-19 shutting down schools, businesses and seemingly everything else across the country, both movies and sports are experiencing an unprecedented hiatus. This is as good...

Gordon Dennis "Billy" Pigg, Sr., passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 in Addison, Alabama. Billy was born April 28, 1930 in Winston County, Alabama to...

Mark Wilson, M.D., health officer, Jefferson County Department of Health Ray L. Watts, M.D., president, University of Alabama at Birmingham As parts of Alabama’s safer-at-home...

From the Files of 1933: Mrs. J.E. Pierce and son, Leroy of Cullman, spent the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Nesmith, at...

Most folks as old as I am can remember when houses had a front porch and a back porch. If you had a house...

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - Jacksonville State graduated its largest class in university history - 895 graduates - in spring 2020. Due to COVID-19, commencement has...

Mary Charlene Koehler, of Vinemont, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 at the age of 77. She was born July 11, 1942 to Gustav...

Mary Tillman Clark, of Cullman passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 at the age of 85. She was born Sept. 23, 1934 in Simcoe,...

Graveside services for Dell Minor, 86, of Hanceville, Alabama will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Duck River Cemetery in Walter, Alabama....

Thomas (Tom) Winston Kean was born in Karnak, Illinois July 6, 1939 to Joseph Lamen and Sadie Adeline Wilson Kean.  He was the grandson...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Senate on Friday passed two local bills that would increase the Cullman County Commission from three members to five...

May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. If you remember my piece from last year or know me outside of my profession, you know I’ve...

This is a difficult day for all of us. New unemployment numbers released this morning, some of the worst in our nation’s history, paint...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cheers and congratulations could be heard over the back parking lot of Cullman High School Friday afternoon as members of the...

Community colleges in Alabama and across the nation have responded quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic, making contributions to enhance capabilities of emergency responders and...

Updated 5-9-20 at 3:17 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. – Amy Carter on Friday announced her candidacy for Cullman City School Board, Place 5. All seats on...

Obie Cleveland Thompson, 91, of Sardis entered into rest Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at his home. Mr. Thompson was born Jan. 17, 1929 in Cullman...

A private graveside service for Arnice Nell Melton, 73, of Hanceville will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Hopewell Cemetery, Minister...

Graveside services for Lamar Wayne Wilkinson, 72, of Cullman are Monday, May 11, 2020 at 1 p.m. at Mt. Olive at Providence Cemetery. Mr. Wlkinson...

Curtis Dewayne Hopper, of Cullman passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020 at the age of 59. He was born May 26, 1960 to William...

Patricia Diane Shelton, 75, of Cullman passed away at her residence Thursday, May 7, 2020. Diane was born to Richard and Drexal Martin Clifton Dec....

CULLMAN, Ala. - Smith Lake Park Campground and other parks around the state of Alabama remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parks, including campgrounds,...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson on Friday afternoon said Cullman High School will have an in-person graduation ceremony May...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Two weeks ago, the Cullman Economic Development Agency (CEDA) announced it would be creating a website that would compile the operating...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday reopened 2020 Census field offices in Alabama while continuing to follow all current health and...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Schools has set graduation dates for all its 2020 seniors. Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette said high school graduation ceremonies...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 8, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced the rollout of the next phase of her Safer at Home Order, “Proceeding with...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Today, Gov. Kay Ivey announced that beginning Monday, May 11, 2020, the COVID-19 Safer at Home Order will be amended by opening other...

HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State’s Cheerleading tryouts for the 2020-2021 season will be submitted virtually for the first time. Video submissions should be sent to coach...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Although the original graduation ceremony has been postponed to July 31, the faculty and staff at Wallace State Community College wanted...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced new supplemental emergency proclamations aimed at protecting health care providers and businesses during the COVID-19...

It has been 75 years since the end of World War II. Today, May 8, we celebrate V.E. or Victory in Europe Day, the...

HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State Community College hosted its first drive-thru graduation celebration on Thursday morning, recognizing its 2020 graduating class by distributing tassels...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Local chain Frios Gourmet Pops recently introduced a new healthier pop option: no sugar-added pops. Cullman Franchise Co-Owner Kristy Keiffer said...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board has approved spring sports’ alignments for the upcoming 2020-21 and 2021-21 classification period. The action was...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Rumors Deli cranked up in time for early lunch Thursday, but the doors to the dining room that had opened to...

Dana Leigh Rainwater died May 6, 2020. She was born Sept. 29, 1961 in Cullman, Alabama. Her parents, Neil Ed Rainwater and Jean Hite Rainwater,...

Douglas Gene Schwan, Sr., 72, of Vinemont, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at his residence. He was born Aug. 10, 1947 to Carlton...

Private graveside services for Barbara Gail Story, 77, of Cullman will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Cullman Memory Gardens. Cullman Heritage...

Graveside services for Tony Ray King, 59, of Decatur will be on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at East Lawrence Memorial Gardens with Denny Bowling...

Cleo Elizabeth Lott McLeroy, 90, of Cullman died on May 6, 2020 with members of her family present. Her family held a private graveside...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Council President Jenny Folsom on Thursday said the council will not set public hearings on large rezoning requests until...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Almost a year has passed since a June 6, 2019 spill at the Tyson Farms/River Valley Ingredients rendering plant near Hanceville...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 7, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

MONTGOMERY, Ala.  – As of May 6, there are 64 days left to apply for an absentee ballot application for the July 14 Primary...

On March 18, Joseph Meyers was sitting at his home in Maine and the news regarding COVID-19 was getting worse and worse. In a...

Carla Aileen Moore Ray, 68, of Haleyville entered into rest Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at North Alabama Medical Center in Florence. Carla was born Dec....

Private graveside services for Gary Beck Leipert, 71, of Cullman will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 8, 2020 at Welti Cemetery; Pastor Royce...

Lloyd Edwin Morris, of Cullman, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at home. He was 97. Mr. Morris was born Jan. 3, 1923 in...

CULLMAN, Ala. - After a month and a half of business limited to a drive-through window, and thinking of fellow restaurateurs who do not...

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. - Neighborhoods and social media are buzzing with hype as citizens are concerned about “murder hornets.” Alabama Cooperative Extension System professionals...

CULLMAN, Ala. - A Crane Hill man is behind bars without bond after allegedly burglarizing a residence and fleeing from Cullman County Sheriff’s Office...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 6, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School senior Ayuka Shichinohe recently won second place in the painting category in the 2020 4th Congressional District Art...

Private graveside services for Annie Ivorene McBrayer, 87, of Cullman will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Neighborhood Baptist Cemetery, Rev....

James R. Whitman, 85, of Haleyville entered into rest Monday, May 4, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. James was born May...

Teddy Gene Ragsdale, 64, of Logan entered into rest Monday, May 4, 2020 at CRMC. Teddy was born Sept. 8, 1955 in Cullman. He enjoyed...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Southern Business & Development Magazine (SB&D) in its Winter 2020 issue named the Cullman Economic Development Agency (CEDA) among the state’s...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Since 2005, the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) has hosted the Capitol Showcase, a consumer art show at the Alabama's...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College is celebrating National Nurses Week and National Nurses Day, honoring the thousands of alumni who have passed through its doors. National Nurses Day on...

CULLMAN, Ala. – After several standout years on the baseball field with the Cullman Bearcats, the Wallace State Lions and the Alabama Crimson Tide, Kolby Robinson...

BERLIN, Ala. - At a special-called meeting Monday evening, the Berlin Town Council gathered to discuss the upcoming opening of the new town hall...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 5, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

HOLLY POND, Ala. – The Holly Pond Town Council on Monday evening heard from local resident Bo Johnson about a speeding concern on Pond...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Two Hanceville residents were arrested on drug charges Saturday following a traffic stop along U.S. Highway 31 South in Hanceville. Cullman...

CULLMAN, Ala - The City of Cullman Planning Commission on Monday evening voted to recommend that the Cullman City Council rezone 40 acres east...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Regional will get a special treat Tuesday, when a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from the Alabama Air National Guard's 117th Air...

BAILEYTON, Ala. - The Baileyton Town Council met Monday night for the first time since early March. The meeting was held at the town’s...

Graveside services and interment for Roy Gene Green, 78, will be Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 2 p.m. at New Hope North Baptist Church...

John David Griggs, 83, answered the call of his heavenly Father May 2, 2020. David left behind a loving and devoted wife of almost 63...

Debora Jane "Willow Swann" Maxwell, 60, of Baileyton passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Cullman Regional. She was born March 22, 1960 in...

A beautiful soul left this world Saturday, May 2, 2020 and left it a better place for having been in it. Angie Lee Drake...

A private service for Violet Marie Willingham, 89, of Cullman will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the Church of Christ...

Graveside services for Ann Guthrie Cook, 64, of Falkville, Alabama will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday May 6, 2020 at Bangor Cemetery in Hayden, Alabama....

Vadie Laudell Davis Cockrell, 91, of Double Springs entered into rest May 2, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Cockrell was...

Stanley Boothman Cagle, 73, of Hanceville passed away Monday, May 4, 2020 at his residence. He was born Wednesday, July 24, 1946 to Fred...

HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State tennis sophomore Sebastian Arce has been named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) NJCAA 1st-team All-American for men’s singles. Arce, a native...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry on Monday announced that the lobbies of the Cullman County Sheriff's Office and Cullman County Detention...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Revenue Office on Monday morning opened a tent outside the Cullman County Courthouse in an effort to begin...

MONTGOMERY, Ala.  – Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Monday that ADOL has disbursed more than $503 million in COVID-19 related...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The U.S. Small Business Association on Sunday released data from round two of the Paycheck Protection Program. The data shows in...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 4, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Fifteen Wallace State Community College students have been chosen to serve as Wallace State Ambassadors for the 2020-2021 academic year to serve as representatives...

Updated 5-3-20 at 10 p.m. CRANE HILL, Ala. - Emergency responders on Sunday night recovered the body of a drowning victim from a pond at...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Following the United States Postal Service’s announcement of the suspension of some international mail, Secretary of State John H. Merrill confirmed...

While we are all experiencing a NEW way of life during this pandemic, I have experienced and seen a lot of good during this...

As we honor our war dead this Memorial Day, please remember the extraordinary price Vietnam veterans have paid. If you have never visited the Vietnam...

TROY, Ala. - Dax Houston of Cullman, AL, graduated from Troy University during Term 3 of the 2019/2020 academic year. Houston graduated with the bachelor...