This week in Cullman history (Jan. 17- 24)     At noon on Jan. 20, 1919, John W. Sparks was sworn in as the new sheriff of...

Students' artwork lines the hallways at the Cullman County Child Development Center.   We're a school like any other school.”  CDC Principal Chris Chambers   CULLMAN - There are...

The cast of “Treasure Island” rehearsing for Saturday’s performances CULLMAN - If you’d like to expose your children to the performing arts, perhaps to give...

BREMEN - It was a successful night for both the boys’ and girls’ squads of Cold Springs High School as they defended their home...

ADDISON - The Addison girls’ and boys’ teams looked to advance to the championship game tomorrow night against Winston County with wins over Meek....

FAIRVIEW - Balanced scoring in overtime enabled Fairview to defeat West Point 57-52 Friday night, taking second place in regular season play in Class...

The following is an opinion piece submitted to The Tribune by U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama. The opinions expressed are Aderholt's.   Our beliefs, our ideals...

Sen. Paul Bussman, R-Cullman, speaks at Friday's State of the State community luncheon CULLMAN - Cullman County’s legislative delegation spoke to a packed house Friday...

CULLMAN - At its January meeting Thursday, Jan. 19, the Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) approved a number of personnel changes without publishing...

MONTGOMERY - Attorney Gen. Luther Strange led a coalition of 14 states calling on the incoming Trump administration to immediately repeal two new rules...

Freshman Gabby Hill (14) dribbles up the court in Thursday’s game as Shelton State’s Cierra Johnson (2) defends.   HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s men’s basketball team...

HANCEVILLE - Among the state of Alabama’s top five largest community colleges based on enrollment, Wallace State Community College, with locations in Hanceville and...

Memorial services for Warner Harrison Jones, Sr., age 84 of Cullman, will be at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 4, 2017 in the Chapel...

Memorial service for Kevin Lynn Pace, age 45 of Vinemont, will be from 2 until 4 p.m. Saturday, January 21, 2017 at J &...

Earl Tinnerman Curtis, 62, passed away January 20, 2017. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Nichols Funeral Home directing.

Funeral services for Willie D. Everett Lee, age 73 of Hanceville, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 15th at Cullman Heritage Chapel; interment...

Funeral services for Kevin Dewayne Miller, age 37 of Eva, will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Cornerstone Revival Center with Greg Wilbanks officiating;...

Marla Daniels Corbell, age 49 of Huntsville, formerly of Haleyville, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at her residence. She was born December 27,...

Funeral services for Ocia Marie Banister, age 78 of Cullman, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2017 at Cullman Heritage Chapel with...

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate is 6.2 percent, up from...

Cold Springs cross country coach Claborn Campbell, left, with Cullman County Schools Superintendent Shane Barnette CULLMAN - On Thursday evening, the Cullman County Board of...

CULLMAN - It was Senior Night at St. Bernard as they hosted J.B. Pennington. They earned a split on the night, with the Lady...

HOLLY POND - In their last games before the Cullman County Basketball Tournament, the Holly Pond Broncos and Lady Broncos hot clocked the visiting...

MONTGOMERY - Attorney Gen. Luther Strange is inviting public and private schools throughout the state to submit applications for the 2016 school year Alabama...

CULLMAN - The Alabama House Republican Caucus met earlier this week to set an agenda for the upcoming legislative session.  The group will release...

HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College in Hanceville congratulates the 839 students named to the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Fall 2016...

Updated 1-19-17 at 2:50 p.m. CULLMAN - The man who was part of an officer-involved shooting in Cullman County last fall has been indicted for...

Once we get everything in place, it's going to meet the basic adapted physical education needs, hopefully, and sensory needs of students with severe...

Shane Barnette explains why he feels the state’s “report card” doesn’t tell the whole story.   When you measure a school or a school system, you've...

The Hankey family and Inflatable Frenzy staff VINEMONT - Brad Hankey is a self-described "big kid at heart."  He has his own collection of arcade...

Get ready for the beauty, laughter and excitement when “Alabama’s Favorite Circus,” Loomis Bros.Circus, makes their annual winter return to Cullman Feb. 3-5 with...

West Point High School Principal Heith Yearwood, left, with members of the 1987 West Point High School varsity basketball team / courtesy of West...

Rep. Robert Aderholt, left, speaks to Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth at Wednesday's breakfast meeting. CULLMAN - On Wednesday morning, political and business leaders from all...

Cullman County is in the Birmingham news market, but the Huntsville weather market. So what gives? CULLMAN - When you watch weather reports on the...

WEST POINT - The 1987 West Point boys’ and girls’ teams from 1987 were in the house Tuesday night and witnessed a thrilling varsity...

Sierra Easterwood CULLMAN - The Cullman Bearcats took on the Red Raiders of Decatur Tuesday night, and as most expected, the boys game started fast,...

VARSITY: Cold Springs 57, St, Bernard 49 Holly Pond 83, Fairview 58 Hanceville 38, Vinemont 16 Decatur 57, Cullman 48 Walker 80, West Point 76 (5 OT) GIRLS: Cold Springs 63,...

CULLMAN - Point guard Jesse Lee gave it an all-out effort with a career best 28 points in Cold Springs' 57-49 victory over St....

Mrs. Josephine Crabtree, age 89, of Quiton, AL passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family.  She was Born...

Marcia Dean Eskridge, 86 of Double Springs, entered into rest on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at ECM Hospital in Florence. Marcia was born on January...

Funeral service for JoAnn Phillips, 77, will be held Thursday, January 19, 2017 beginning at 2 p.m. at Moss Service Funeral Home. Visitation will...

Martha Carol McClain Hayes, 71 of Cullman, was received to Heaven Saturday, January 14th 2017. Martha was born September 22, 1945, daughter of the...

Myrtle Pauline Overton, 85, of Double Springs, entered into rest on January 15, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Overton was...

Ella Mae Hudson, 91, passed away January 14. Service information is unavailable at this time. Arrangements under the direction of Moss Service Funeral Home.

Mary Frances Bills Henderson, 74 of Arley, entered into rest on Saturday, January 14, 2017 in Shelby, Alabama. Mary was born on January 30, 1942...

CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office would like to make the citizens of Cullman County aware of the Nixle Alert System. You can sign...

CULLMAN - On Friday, Jan. 13, the Cullman Police Department began a warrant roundup that continued through Monday, Jan. 16. A total of 26...

Image shows an example of a Little Free Pantry, courtesy of The Little Free Pantry on Facebook. CULLMAN - The Little Free Pantry pilot project...

GARDEN CITY - Two of the five people accused of causing more than $5,000 in damages to Garden City’s River Park a year ago...

In addition to promoting the planting of trees and shrubs for beauty and wildlife, our goal with the Cullman Forestry Planning Committee is to...

CULLMAN - The City of Cullman moved forward Monday night with the annexation of a little more than 90 acres of land on the...

GOOD HOPE - Good Hope and West Point fans alike were treated to a pair of thrilling games Monday night as the Raiders and...

Cullman Elite Realty owners Amy Martinez, left, and Rita Fromhold, right, with Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs CULLMAN - Amy Martinez and Rita Fromhold have been...

Sen. Paul Bussman, R-Cullman speaks at last year's State of the State Community Luncheon. CULLMAN - On Friday, Jan. 20, the Cullman Area Chamber of...

CULLMAN - The victim in last Thursday night's stabbing at Dripping Springs Apartments in Cullman is still in the intensive care unit of Huntsville...

Pro-life and pro-choice activists converged on Brother Bryan Park in Birmingham on Saturday for the 2017 Birmingham March for Life. BIRMINGHAM - The Greater Birmingham...

The Wallace State-Oneonta welding facility features 10 state-of-the-art booths for its students. ONEONTA – Wallace State-Oneonta has its first welding classes underway. The 10-booth welding station...

Lee McBride demonstrates how to tap a tree for its sugary sap, which is excellent for making syrup. Before modern methods made tapping trees...

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange looks on as Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry addresses the Fall 2016 graduating class of the Cullman Sheriff's Citizens'...

Funeral service for Mildred Annie Watwood David, 81, of Addison will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel...

Funeral service for Shirley Ann Freeman, 73, will be held Monday, January 16, 2017 beginning at 1:00 pm at Moss Service Funeral Home. Visitation...

Mr. Howard Denney, age 83, of Holly Pond, passed away Saturday morning at his home. He was born in Cullman County to Comer Lemual...

Funeral services for Micheal Joseph “Joe Joe” Yeager, 31, of Hanceville will be Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Stonebridge Farms Chapel;...

Frank Allen Briscoe passed away January 13, 2017 at the age of 88. He was born June 17, 1928 to John William Briscoe and...

Abe Lee Edwards, 72, of Bear Creek, entered into rest on January 12, 2017 at Haleyville Health Care. Mr. Edwards was born on February 14,...

Funeral services for James Aron Price, 86, of Hanceville will be Saturday, January 14, 2017 at noon at Riverside Baptist Church; Doug Pitts, Wendell...

Funeral services for Ferrell Delaner Williams, age 79 of Crane Hill, will be Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Cullman Heritage Chapel...

Graveside services for Leldon M. “Willie” Sutton, age 93 of Cullman, will be at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday January 14, 2017 at Duck River...

Alice Florence Daniel, 84, passed away January 12. Service information is unavailable at this time. Arrangements under the direction of Moss Service Funeral Home.

From the Files of 1917: Mrs. Leigh Taliaferro returned to her home in Nashville, on Saturday, after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. G.S. Leeth. D.T....

CULLMAN - Before the county teams shift their focus to the Cullman County Basketball Tournament, there is plenty of play in the upcoming week. From...

CULLMAN - Cullman Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is hosting their second annual Cullman County Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, Feb. 25. The event, which pits teams...

CULLMAN - The Cullman County Commission and Cullman County Soil and Water Conservation District recently secured a grant to bring hay into the county...

CULLMAN - Last year, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama (BCBSAL) and its pharmacy benefits management entity Prime Therapeutics (PT) dropped CVS pharmacies...

On Jan. 12-13, 1982, Cullman was hit by a large snow storm. The storm began Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 12, and would dump nearly half...

CULLMAN - The Society of St. Andrew (SoSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing hunger and food waste, hosted a sweet potato drop at...

HANCEVILLE - Friday night's game between the Oakman Wildcats and the Hanceville Bulldogs was a high-scoring affair that had to be settled in overtime,...

In writing an article for another paper I recently came across the story of a fourth-grader who initiated a fundraiser for a new animal...

GOOD HOPE - No. 1 ranked Cordova showed Good Hope how superior they were Friday night in the first quarter of the Blue Devils'...

BIRMINGHAM - A rare grant opportunity is being extended to grassroots humanities organizations across the state, and Alabama Humanities Foundation is urging communities to...

CULLMAN - As the season is winding down and teams get ready for area and regional tournaments around the county, St. Bernard and Whitesburg...

CULLMAN - Are low-fat foods always better?  Will a low-sodium diet help my blood pressure or diabetes?  Will eggs raise my cholesterol?  Find out...

Roger Dale Hines CULLMAN - A man who was stabbed Thursday night in an altercation at Dripping Springs Apartments remains in the intensive care unit...

Former State Rep. James Fields, right, was a speaker at Thursday night's meeting. CULLMAN - On Thursday evening, the Cullman County Democrats held their monthly...

Updated 1-13-2017 at 4:25 p.m. According to Cullman City Police Capt. Becky Boyd, Young's condition has not changed. The knife used has been recovered. "The investigation...

Dublin HANCEVILLE — Area residents with a little Irish blood running through their veins or anyone who would like to visit the Emerald Isle may...

HANCEVILLE - Thursday's meeting of the Hanceville City Council was short, but saw some important decisions and ideas take shape. In the way of finances,...

DODGE CITY - It was a quiet night for the Dodge City Town Council Thursday.  After an invocation from Councilman Ervin Chumley, the council...

Joshua Hanners, left, and Dustin Boone, right HANCEVILLE - Two Cullman men were arrested in Hanceville this week after a routine traffic stop in which...

Rita Light, Carolyn Calvert and David Vines inside the Beat 8 Community Center. CULLMAN COUNTY - Southwest Cullman County has been a coal mining district...

Pictured L-R: Judge Kim Chaney (task force member), Kathy Wilson (task force chair), Blakely Hopper (task force secretary) and Mayor Jacobs CULLMAN -  On Wednesday,...

CULLMAN - St. Bernard quickly recovered from a sweep at the hands of Cold Springs by delivering a sweep of their own at home...

BREMEN - Eli Hamby showed poise in the final three minutes, getting eight of his game-high 17 points that helped the Cold Springs Eagles...

Volunteers at the last Sweet Potato Drop in May 2016 CULLMAN - When people work together there is almost nothing they can’t accomplish. That is...

Updated 1-13-17 12:05 p.m. http://www.cullmansense.com/articles/2017/01/13/victim-thursday-night-stabbing-idd Updated 1-12-17 at 9:18 p.m. According to Culpepper, the suspect has been identified as Roger Hines. Hines has been arrested and...

CULLMAN - On Tuesday, the Cullman County Commission voted to support a 3-cent per gallon gasoline tax to fund a $1.2 billion bond issue...

Updated 1-12-17 at 9:04 p.m. HANCEVILLE - A Hanceville man was killed in the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 12 when the motorcycle he...

Shiloh Walker, who describes herself as an introvert, loves her garden, reading and the personalized education that being homeschooled affords her. CULLMAN - In the...

Updated Jan. 12, 8:56 a.m. BERLIN - A two-car collision occurred at the intersection of U.S. Highway 278 East and Alabama Highway 157 this evening,...

Chairman Ronnie Barnes of the Cullman County High School Athletic Association talks particulars of the upcoming county tournament. HANCEVILLE - Going undefeated through the six-game...