Lions and Leos fix plates and load to-go boxes during the 2018 Fish and Ham Dinner. (Cullman Tribune file photo) CULLMAN, Ala.  - When 1970-71...

Dan York (Wallace State Community College) Editor's note: This story has been updated. Mr. York was born on March 14, 1950, not Feb. 14, 1950...

Engineer Neville Franks, left, was named the Firefighter of the Year for 2018. Firefighter Joel Sims was named Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) of the...

Jimmy Reeves has a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). The external components of the LVAD are kept in a vest that Reeves must wear...

Donna Trichler Meihls, 72 of Fairhope, passed away on Monday, Feb.18, 2019. Donna loved music and she was an avid reader; she loved biographies by...

Graveside services for Charles Lee Martin, 81, are Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 at 4 p.m. at Roswell Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Rick and...

Funeral service for Hilda O. Carr, 77, will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home; burial at...

Funeral services for Hugh Max Graves, 83, of Hanceville will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 at the Hanceville Funeral Home...

Keith Lamar Moore passed away on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 at the age of 81. Mr. Moore was a loving husband, father and grandfather....

Emily Bonita Rodgers of Cullman passed away Feb. 24, 2019 at the age of 44. She was born in Cullman June 6, 1974 to...

Nellie C. Whitman Garrison, 96, of Haleyville, entered into rest on Feb. 24, 2019 at Haleyville Health and Care Center with her loved ones...

Mr. Dan Burnham York of Cullman, Alabama passed away Feb. 25, 2019 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his father, Billy...

SOMERVILLE, Ala. - Baseball season began today for Fairview and the Aggies are off to a 1-0 start after topping Brewer on the road...

TRINITY, Ala. - The Lady Warriors opened up the 2019 season at East Lawrence Monday night and went home with a 6-1 victory. Carlie...

Elizabeth Hill (3) led the Lady Eagles with 16 points in their 52-36 win over G.W. Long Monday afternoon. (Martha Needham for The Cullman...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests and incidents reported on Feb. 25, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

A visit to the Wright Brothers Museum in Kitty Hawk is on the agenda for the June 2-9 trip to the Outer Banks and...

Pictured, left to right, are Amanda Hanners, Kris Thompson, Helen Allen, Mayor Woody Jacobs, Emily Corbett and Gary Cornelius. (City of Cullman) CULLMAN, Ala. –...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Students who will be taking the ACT in April have the opportunity to gets tips and study guides for the college...

Cullman County Human Trafficking Task Force Chairperson Kathy Wilson with husband Dale Wilson at the Rescue Innocence Project Gala Thursday evening in Birmingham (contributed) BIRMINGHAM,...

A Confederate Color Guard honored Kenneth Kilgo at his funeral service Sunday. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) WEST POINT, Ala. - West Point Mayor...

A huge field of local archery squads competed at this weekend's North Alabama Pre-Regional Warm-Up at Cullman High School. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman...

The Alabama honeysuckle border was inspired by an 18th century, Southern applique quilt. The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide...

Vinemont Elementary School students react after seeing how easily germs are spread. The activity was part of the SWELL program put on by Wallace...

Samuel McCord CULLMAN, Ala. - The Board of Directors of Merchants Bank of Alabama is pleased to announce the addition of Samuel McCord, vice president/loan...

Former Colony Mayor Earlene Johnson shared the story of Sojourner Truth and talked about why she is a member of the Democratic Party Saturday...

Warrant Officer Skip Griffin, left, with World War II veteran Henry Hardie Cornett, right, show the four medals Cornett was given Saturday night in...

Billie R. Lee, 86, of Addison passed away on Feb. 23, 2019 at her home. She was born on May 24, 1932 in Dandridge, TN....

Rudolph Scott Barton, 46, of Haleyville, entered into rest on Feb. 22, 2019 at North Alabama Medical Center surrounded by loving family. Mr. Barton was...

Jeweldean Parris, 88, of the Helicon community, went home to be with the Lord on Feb. 22, 2019. She was born on March 14, 1930...

Katherine Louise Hibbs was born May 30, 1928 to J.H. 'Hobb' and Eula Mae Adams ain Portersville, AL. She was preceded in death by...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (file photo courtesy of Governor's Office, Sydney A. Foster) MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a State of Emergency...

The St. Andrews United Methodist Church Youth’s Free Food Pantry is at the corner of Main Avenue and Sixth Street Southwest in Cullman. It...

Top row, left to right: Christian Davis Barnett, Lisa Diane Wise and Billy Leon Williams, Jr.; Bottom row, left to right: Ashley Denise Moore,...

The Five Below store in the Cullman Shopping Center is in the former Hancock Fabrics location. / MRP file photo from July 2017 CULLMAN, Ala....

Wallace State's Markise Davis (1) threads through the lane against Bevill State defenders. (Photo Courtesy of Russell Moore) HANCEVILLE, ALA. -- Wallace State’s men’s basketball team...

Ben Hollis rounds the bases after a home run in the top of the third of Cullman's 8-7 loss to Hillcrest. (Photo courtesy of...

The Lady Eagles and head coach Tammy West celebrate after defeating Red Bay in the Northwest Regional title game and advancing to the state...

Circuit Judge Gregory Nicholas, VFW Post 2214 Commander Will Harris and District Judge Rusty Turner are leading the drive to establish a Veterans Treatment...

Caleb Schmale (center) and Garrett Smith (right), along with Garrett Evans and Jonah Moss (not pictured), joined students from other systems signing with Wallace...

Funeral services for Janie Brossow, of Hanceville, will be 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 at the Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel. Family will receive...

Graveside services for Charles Henry Knighten, 79, of Gardendale, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 at Garden City Cemetery, Reverends...

Holly Pond Lions Club Beans ‘n Greens Supper- Saturday, Feb. 23 The Holly Pond Lions Club will host a Beans 'n Greens Supper at its...

4th Annual Cullman EMS 911 Chili Cook-Off-Saturday, Feb. 23 Cullman Regional’s Cullman EMS is hosting its fourth annual 911 Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, Feb. 23...

Cullman County Democrats Monthly Meeting- Saturday, Feb. 23 Please join us as we hold our February meeting at the Colony Educational Complex in honor of...

Peyton Colvard got the start and tossed four scoreless innings for Cullman in its 8-5 win at Fairhope on a foggy Friday night. (Photo...

Zeb Little (Cullman County Sheriff's Office) MONTOMERY, Ala. – Former Alabama Senate Majority Leader Zeb Little, 50, turned himself in Thursday in Cullman after...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests and incidents reported on Feb. 21, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

Feltus McGriff turns 90 during the month of February. Here he is with his bride of 70 years, Faye Nell McGriff, who turns 39...

Senior Brody Montgomery demonstrates welding at the Cullman Area Technology Academy Open House Thursday night. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune) VINEMONT, Ala. - Faculty,...

Liam Connan Hampton, 3 months, of Nauvoo, Alabama entered into rest on Feb. 20, 2019 at Walker Baptist Medical Center in Jasper, Alabama. Liam was...

Zeb Little (Cullman County Sheriff's Office) LATEST UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2019/02/22/updated-former-al-senate-majority-leader-zeb-little-allegedly-stole-more-25k Updated 2-22-19 at 1:51 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. - Former Alabama Senate Majority Leader Zeb Little, 50, turned himself...

Funeral services for Joe Yeager Brindley, 87, will be Saturday Feb. 23, 2019 at Moss Service Funeral Home in Cullman, Ala. A viewing begins...

Funeral services for Jerry Wayne Cheatham, 85, of Cullman are Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Cullman Funeral Home; Rev. Larry Brown...

Josh Timothy Pinkard, 37, of Aurora, Illinois, walked into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Feb. 15, 2019. Josh served the Lord...

Larry Eugene Wilkins, of Bremen, passed away Feb. 21, 2019 at the age of 61. He was born in Cullman May 9, 1957. He is...

Graveside services for Joyce McAnnally Casey, 79, of Decatur will be 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 at Garden City Cemetery. Hanceville Funeral Home...

Jettie A. Pope White, 88, passed away peacefully at The Hanceville Nursing & Rehab Center on Feb. 20, 2019, after an extended illness. Jettie...

Arbor Day Poster Contest winners pose for a photo with Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs and members of the Cullman Tree Commission, Alabama Forestry Commission...

Molly McKelvy (32) sprints past Anniston's Anna Garrett (10) during Fairview's loss to the Lady Bulldogs on Thursday. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) JACKSONVILLE....

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests and incidents reported on Feb. 21, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

Left to right: Art Rousseau, Alabama Community College Conference director of career and technical education; Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics; and Wallace State...

Photo courtesy Dance Alabama! WELTI, Ala. - The University of Alabama’s Dance Alabama! troupe will perform for students at Welti Elementary School on Friday, Feb....

A family photo of Josh Pinkard, his wife Terra and their three children (contributed) HOLLY POND, Ala. - Holly Pond native Josh Pinkard, a victim...

Members of area school fishing teams posed for pictures with pro fishermen and representatives of Major League Fishing, along with local officials, after Monday’s...

Photo courtesy of the Alabama Retail Association MONTGOMERY, Ala. – From Friday, Feb. 22, to Sunday, Feb. 24, Alabama will observe its eighth annual Severe Weather Preparedness...

Last week we focused on assessment and why that process is so important. Assessment informs a local church of the true condition of ministry....

This is the second in a series of five. In this article we focus on Courage. Perhaps a quote from the well-known exchange in...

This is the fifth in a series of five. Our focus today is tenacity. Caleb has long been one of my favorite biblical personages....

This is the fourth in a series of five. The average pastoral tenure is three-and-a-half to four years. True loyalty is developed over time...

Amanda “Mandy” Elizabeth Ingalls Warren Woolard lived a vibrant life for 89 years. She went to be with our Heavenly Father on Feb. 18,...

Funeral services for Greg Patterson, age 56, of Cullman, will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home...

Funeral services for Kenneth Denoy Kilgo, age 61, of Vinemont, will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at Ebenezer Baptist Church...

West Point Mayor Kenneth Kilgo (Cullman Tribune file photo) WEST POINT, Ala.- Visitation and funeral service details have been announced for West Point Mayor Kenneth...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests and incidents reported on Feb. 20, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

Clockwise from top left: Danny Ray Tucker, 51, of Crane Hill; Kristie Michelle Self, 42, of Bremen; Tonya Lynn Brock, 42, of Crane Hill;...

Left to right: Professional fishermen Jordan Lee, Matt Lee and Randy Howell at a press conference at Cullman City Hall Wednesday morning (Nick Griffin...

Seniors from Baileyton and Hanceville pose for a photo outside 50 Taters in Scottsboro Monday. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. -...

Cullman Middle School Principal Lane Hill is shown in June 2017. (Cullman Tribune file photo) CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board voted 3-2...

Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette with Fairview Elementary’s County and North Alabama District Hoop Shoot winners Oaklyn Gardner and Lincoln Wright.  (Photo courtesy Dr. T.J....

CULLMAN, Ala. - Below are the arrests and incidents reported on Feb. 19, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury;...

Cullman County Schools are on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 20. Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette said the decision was made because of the...

Vinemont Councilwoman Shirley Arnett and Mayor Radginal Dodson speak at Tuesday night's special-called meeting. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) VINEMONT, Ala. - The Town...

Dan York HANCEVILLE, Ala - Wallace State Community College and the Alabama Community College Conference honored Golf Coach Dan York on Monday for his long...

Elizabeth Hill (3) led the Lady Eagles with 23 points in their 54-36 win over Red Bay Tuesday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board voted 3-2 Tuesday night not to renew Cullman Middle School Principal Lane Hill's contract. Numerous...

This editorial ran in Linden, Alabama's The Democrat-Reporter on Feb. 14, 2019. (Courtesy of WVTM 13) MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Press Association Board of...

For a ticket price of $10, guests received hot, homemade chili, a grilled cheese sandwich and a drink, along with a handmade pottery bowl...

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – Fairview is back in the sweet 16 for the fourth time in five years but this year they had to travel...

West Point Councilman Frankie Jones and  Mayor Pro Tem Gerald Schafer at Monday night’s meeting o the West Point Town Council (Christy Perry for...

Ross Harrison, left, with Carol Berry, right (Brittany Howell for The Cullman Tribune) For this week’s Community with Carol, It was my pleasure to sit...

A family photo of Josh Pinkard, his wife Terra and their three children (contributed) CULLMAN, Ala. - Holly Pond native Josh Pinkard was one of...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Animal Shelter volunteer Donna Ruttkay passed along the good news that last week’s Cullman Tribune Pet of the Week,...

Wallace State's Men's Golf Team carded a 14-over 590 overall, opening the event with a 292 on Friday and closing with a 293 on Saturday....

West Point Mayor Kenneth Kilgo passed away on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 at the age of 61. (Cullman Tribune file photo) WEST POINT, Ala. -...

GOOD HOPE, Ala. - The Good Hope Raiders kicked off the 2019 baseball season at home against Cleveland Monday night and the Raiders fell...

At a municipal maintenance facility in Hanceville on Monday, Hanceville firefighter Nathan Morgan, along with other workers and volunteers, filled trailer loads of sand...

Jerry Mack Winkles, 66, of Addison, entered into rest on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. Complete obituary and arrangements will be announced by Nichols Funeral Home.

Laura Jean Allen, age 52, of Cullman, passed away on Feb. 17, 2019, at UAB Hospital. She was born April 30, 1966, to Herman...

Funeral services for Clifford Andrew Handley, Sr., 86, of Cullman, AL will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at Moss Service...