Arrests and incidents reported Dec. 21, 2020
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Dec. 21, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
ADPH: Moderna COVID-19 vaccine expected in Alabama today
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) said Monday it expected doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will arrive at some...
I-65 pursuit ends in Morgan County
DECATUR, Ala. - At approximately 5:19 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, a pursuit began when an ALEA Trooper attempted to stop a 2004 Toyota Avalon...
Cullman’s Smith, Hanceville’s Campbell, Crane Hill’s Wright earn honors
Cullman’s Katelyn Smith named to Troy Provost’s List
Matt Clower
TROY, Ala. - Troy University is pleased to announce students who have been named to the...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Dec. 20
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 24 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Obituary: Cathy Jones
A graveside service for Cathy Jones, 69, of Hanceville will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 at New Prospect Cemetery with...
Obituary: Herbert “Herb” Johnson
Herbert “Herb” Johnson passed away at the age of 95 Saturday, Dec. 19. Herb was born March 15, 1925 in Cullman County, Alabama to...
Obituary: Nella Butler
Funeral services for Nella Butler, 93, of Cullman will be at noon Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel with interment in...
Obituary: Virginia Carolyn Shelton
Virginia Carolyn Shelton,79, of Hanceville, Alabama passed at Cullman Regional Medical Center Dec. 19, 2020. Carolyn was born Oct. 19, 1941 in Cullman, Alabama...
Obituary: Clara Christine Willingham
Funeral services for Clara Christine Willingham, 82, of Falkville will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel with...
City, County holiday hours, sanitation schedules
Cullman County offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24-25 in observance of the Christmas holiday. The offices will also be closed Thursday...
A Round of Applause for the Joy-Givers: Letters to Santa Claus
HOORAY FOR THE JOY-GIVERS! We always need more smiles, music and laughter. This fun series salutes those seriously unsolemn people, places and things that...
Files from Yesteryear: 1930, 1950
From the files of 1930:
Professor and Mrs. R.P. Johnston spent last weekend in Nashville with relatives.
The Cullman Baptist Association will meet, with Etha Baptist...
Funny Things from Yesterday: Happy Birthday, Don!
I thought for today I would honor a longtime good friend. He and I went through pharmacy school together. He stayed on the east...
LIST: Christmas church services
CULLMAN, Ala. - With less than a week left until Christmas, many churches are preparing worship services while keeping in mind the COVID-19 guidelines....
Obituary: Ronnie James Boyd
Ronnie James Boyd, 71, of Addison entered into rest Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 at Cullman Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Boyd was born April 9, 1949...
Obituary: Sarah Jeanette Sims
Funeral services for Sarah Jeanette Sims, 83, of Hanceville, Alabama will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel....
(Updated) Woman killed in Saturday morning wreck on Hwy. 157
Updated 12-20-20 at 3:15 p.m.
WEST POINT, Ala. - One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash along the 12000 block of Alabama Highway 157...
PREP BASKETBALL: West Point, Good Hope claim County Middle School Tournament titles
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – It was championship Saturday at Joe Shults Gymnasium as both the girls and boys Cullman County Middle School Basketball Tournaments came...
Christmas gifts with local flavor, part 2
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman’s local merchants are full of popular and unique Christmas gift ideas. Thursday, The Tribune stopped by a few more of...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Dec. 19
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 54 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
ADPH: Avoid gatherings during the holiday season; home is safer
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama continues to have significant community spread of COVID-19 that is not adequately mitigated, and the Alabama Department of Public Health...
Holiday decorating with backyard greenery
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – Deck the halls with boughs of holly—and pinecones, cotton bolls and magnolia seed pods. Backyard greenery can be combined to...
Cullman County farmer Ben Haynes wins state title for corn crop yield
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - Cullman County farmer Ben Haynes recently placed first in Alabama in the 2020 National Corn Growers Association yield contest. Ben’s...
Love thy neighbor
VINEMONT, Ala. - Vinemont residents began receiving holiday gift packages Friday afternoon to help them stay safe from COVID-19. Mayor Radginal Dodson and members...
Ivey’s study group says gambling could mean $700M, 19K new jobs for state
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey’s Study Group on Gambling Policy on Friday issued its report. In it, the group estimated the state could...
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders, Lady Raiders down Fairview at home
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- Good Hope looked to bounce back after a pair of losses to Cold Springs when Fairview Friday night and both...
Obituary: Earnest W.L. Heaton, Jr.
Graveside services for Earnest W.L. Heaton, Jr., 64, of Eva will be Dec. 21, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. at Lawrence Cove Cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral...
Obituary: Jimmy J.H. “Rattler” Maze
Jimmy J.H. “Rattler” Maze, 79, of Addison entered into rest Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 at Cullman Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Maze was born June 14,...
Obituary: Randall Keith Shelton
On Dec. 16, 2020, Heaven welcomed Randall Keith Shelton, 62, into his eternal reward. Randall was born April 7, 1958 to Jimmy Robert and...
Obituary: Kathaleen “Kitty” Ellis
Kathaleen “Kitty” Ellis, 83, of Crestview, Florida, formerly of Addison, entered into rest Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Dec. 18
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 74 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
ID board presents $20K to Good Hope for AGCOR project
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Jason Grimmett, chairman of the Cullman County Industrial Development Authority Board, on Friday presented Good Hope Mayor Jerry Bartlett a...
State’s Nov. unemployment rate drops to 4.4%; Cullman County’s tied for lowest at 2.4%
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Friday that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate is 4.4%, down from...
Bill Smith Buick GMC donates $2K to Bosom Buddies
The Cullman County Bosom Buddies Foundation gives a big thanks to Bill Smith Buick GMC for its recent donation of $2,000. This check was...
CHS maintaining hybrid schedule, planning exam make-ups for first week of 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School will use the first week back on campus in January 2021 as a chance for students who may...
Make the season brighter
CULLMAN, Ala. - Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church’s annual Angel Tree gift-giving project this year benefits 63 families in need and 137 children....
Merrill, 16 other secretaries of state support ‘robust funding of Election Assistance Commission’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A bipartisan group of 17 secretaries of state, led by Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill, on Thursday sent a...
Judson College needs $500K by Dec. 31 to avoid closing
MARION, Ala. - Citing financial difficulties resulting from declining enrollment, the recession of 2008 and this year’s COVID-19 pandemic, Judson College President W. Mark...
PREP BASKETBALL: Eagles beat Raiders at the buzzer in 2OT, Lady Eagles edge Good...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- Cold Springs traveled to take on Good Hope in Thursday night hoops action. Cold Springs looked to keep things going...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison splits area matchups with Falkville
ADDISON, Ala. -- Addison hosted the Falkville Blue Devils in a pair of varsity matchup between two area foes Thursday night. The Lady Devils won...
PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville holds off Holly Pond 50-45, Lady Broncos top Hanceville 64-50
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Holly Pond made the short trip to Lane Horton Gymnasium for a pair of varsity matchups with Hanceville Thursday night and...
Obituary: Mary O. Hughes
Funeral services for Mary O. Hughes, 89, of Hanceville will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Paul...
Obituary: Harlan Keith Stricklin
Funeral services for Harlan Keith Stricklin of Tuscaloosa, Alabama will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will...
Obituary: Edmund Holland
Edmund Holland, 86, of Cullman, Alabama passed away Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Edmund was born March 8, 1934 to James F. and Margaret McNamee...
Obituary: William Charles Roberson, Sr.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 at 10 a.m. for William Charles Roberson,...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Dec. 17
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 87 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Alabama infant mortality rate shows slight uptick in 2019
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) recently announced the 2019 infant mortality rate of 7.7 deaths per 1,000 live births....
Wallace State distributes holiday meals to students, Cullman Caring for Kids
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College recently distributed more than 100 holiday meals to students in partnership with the Wallace State Future Foundation and...
Arrests and incidents reported Dec. 17, 2020
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Dec. 17, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Cullman EC: New Ryan Creek substation now online
CULLMAN, Ala. - Construction is complete and Cullman Electric Cooperative’s 17th substation is now providing electricity to co-op members. The new Ryan Creek substation...
Co-op customers near Berlin readying for Sprout Fiber Internet
CULLMAN, Ala. - Sprout Fiber Internet service from the Cullman Electric Cooperative will soon be available in the Berlin area. Cullman Electric Cooperative Manager...
‘I’m extremely humbled and honored’
"I would like thank God for blessing me with the opportunity and ability to serve this great nation for the past 16-plus years in...
Sacred Heart 5th grader Caroline McBride named national handwriting champion
CULLMAN, Ala. - Sacred Heart Elementary School recently became home to five state handwriting champions, including Caroline McBride, who went on to be named...
Obituary: Otis Craig White
Funeral service for Otis Craig White will be Saturday, Dec. 19. 2020, at 10 a.m. at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home. Visitation will be from...
Obituary: Marisa Goodwin McIntosh
Funeral services for Marisa Goodwin McIntosh, 35, of Cullman will be at noon, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel with interment...
Obituary: Ruby Jean Johnson
Private family funeral services for Ruby Jean Johnson, 82, of Cullman will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 at Cullman Funeral Home...
Obituary: Nelson Ragsdale
Memorial services for Nelson Ragsdale, 84, of Cullman will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 at Bellview Heights Baptist Church.
Cullman Funeral Home...
Obituary: Tommy Dean Walker
Tommy Dean Walker, 80, of Addison entered into rest Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 in Yuma, Arizona.
Tommy was born March 26, 1940 in Danville, Alabama....
Obituary: Frederic Harry Wallwork
A small memorial service for Frederic Harry Wallwork, 84, of Holly Pond, who passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, will be held at Mt....
Obituary: Billy Wayne Patrick
Billy Wayne Patrick, son of Forrest Lonzo Patrick and Mary Ruth Patrick of Cullman, Alabama, passed away surrounded by his loving family Sunday, Dec....
Cullman City School Board – Dec. 15 meeting notes
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Board of Education met Tuesday evening for its last meeting of 2020. The meeting started with a recognition of...
‘Come and enjoy a bit of Christmas spirit’
HOLLY POND, Ala. - As part of its annual Christmas celebration, the Town of Holly Pond lit up Governors Park the week after Thanksgiving....
PREP FOOTBALL: 2020 Class 2A, All-Region 5 Team announced
This year’s Class 2A, Region 5 All-Region Team has been voted on by the region coaches and released this afternoon. Several players from both...
Vinemont council seeking to fill place 3
VINEMONT, Ala. – The Vinemont Town Council met for its regularly scheduled December meeting Tuesday night, its first meeting since Councilman and former Mayor...
Dr. Jim Wright receives Childhaven, national awards
CULLMAN, Ala. - At the annual Christmas Banquet at Childhaven, Executive Director Emeritus Dr. Jim Wright was presented with two awards.
Each year Childhaven presents...
Good Hope’s Bartlett named ‘Hometown Hero’ by students
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Good Hope Elementary School fifth graders recently completed the Super Citizen Program. The program normally concludes with a celebration and...
Christmas gifts with local flavor
CULLMAN, Ala. - Christmas is almost here and last-minute shoppers are out and about or online looking for the perfect gifts for family and...
Commission awards installation contract for New Canaan shelter; Human Trafficking Awareness Month proclaimed
CULLMAN, Ala. - New Canaan will soon see progress in the long-awaited installation of its community storm shelter. The Cullman County Commission on Tuesday...
Obituary: Dorothy (“Dot”) Rickles
On Dec. 14, 2020, Dorothy (“Dot”) Rickles, 89, of Baileyton passed away at her residence.
Dot was born in Cullman County in 1933 to Stella...
Obituary: Deborah Denise Dyer
Funeral services for Deborah Denise Dyer, 62, of Cullman will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with...
Obituary: Jamie Stoddard
Jamie Stoddard, 4/28/1971 – 12/13/2020
In grief and heartache, we are shaken to our core. Jamie Stoddard you are truly loved and deeply blessed, and...
Obituary: Sarah Frances Harbison
Funeral services for Sarah Frances Harbison, 88, of Cullman will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel with...
Obituary: Cecil Coy Smith
Cecil Coy Smith, 77, of Arley entered into rest Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 at UAB Hospital.
Coy was born March 29, 1943 in Arley, Alabama. ...
Legislators, ALFA present $215K for Cullman ag center
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County’s state legislative delegation delivered some holiday cheer to the Cullman County Commission Tuesday evening in the form of a...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Dec. 15
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 55 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Cullman City Schools giving all full-time employees $500 bonus
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools will be rewarding every full-time employee with $500 in extraordinary compensation — effectively a “bonus” — next week,...
Cullman Regional COVID-19 update: Dec. 15
In a virtual press conference Tuesday morning, Cullman Regional Chief Medical Officer Dr. William Smith said the hospital is currently treating 61 COVID-19 patients,...
Cullman City Schools names 2020 Teachers of the Year
CULLMAN, Ala. - It’s been a different type of year for educators, but through all the challenges 2020 had on tap, teachers have persevered...
Cullman Regional administers 1st COVID-19 vaccine
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Regional administered its first COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 8:43 a.m. to critical care nurse Donna Snow, RN.
“In following...
4 Alabama properties added to National Register of Historic Places
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Historical Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, is pleased to announce that four Alabama properties have been added to...
Good Hope moves closer to amended mobile home ordinance
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - The Good Hope City Council on Monday night had a first reading of an amendment to Zoning Ordinance No. 009-2019,...
Cullman City Council commends Dr. Scott Warner for COVID response
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Council on Monday evening finished out its calendar year by presenting Dr. Scott Warner a resolution of commendation...
Obituary: Gearldine Fanning
Mrs. Gearldine Fanning, 78, of Hanceville peacefully passed away Friday evening, Dec. 11, 2020 at her residence.
She was born April 28, 1942 in Cullman...
Obituary: Amy Madison
Amy Madison, 62, of Arley passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.
Amy was born March 6, 1958...
Obituary: Linda Jean Thompson
Funeral services for Linda Jean Thompson, 74, of Hanceville will be at noon Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel with interment...
Obituary: James Orville Farley
Funeral services for James Orville Farley, 84, of Cullman will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel with...
Obituary: Charles Matthew Morris, Jr.
On Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, Charles Matthew Morris, Jr., loving husband and father of two, passed away.
He is survived by his adoring wife of...
Obituary: Jerry James Cone
Funeral services for Jerry James Cone, 75, of Cullman will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 at Temple Baptist Church with interment...
Obituary: Betty Mae Hudson
Betty Mae Hudson, 85, of Cullman, Alabama passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. Betty was born May 12, 1935 to Willie Maude Barnett McCain...
Obituary: Anthony “Tony” Lewis Williams
Funeral services for Anthony “Tony” Lewis Williams, 62, of Cullman, who passed away Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, will be held at Moss Service Funeral...
Obituary: Judy Faye Wilmoth
Judy Faye Wilmoth, 70, of Arley entered into rest Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Judy was born Dec....
Cullman County Schools going remote Jan. 6-15, limiting sports spectators Dec. 15-Jan. 15
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County is seeing an increased number of COVID-19 cases. As of Dec. 14, Cullman County continues to be in the...
Cullman County COVID-19 update: Dec. 14
CULLMAN, Ala. – According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Cullman County added 26 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last...
Cullman Regional receives 1st shipment of COVID-19 vaccine
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Regional received the facility’s first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Monday morning. The hospital plans to administer the first...
Arrests and incidents reported Dec. 14, 2020
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Dec. 14, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
3 Alabama sites to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Monday, additional shipments to be delivered...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Now that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the...
St. Paul’s cancels New Year’s Eve fundraiser
CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Paul's Lutheran School traditionally holds two large fundraisers each year- the New Year's Eve fundraiser and the Alumni & Friends...
State ABC Board reinstitutes ‘to-go’ alcohol sales until Jan. 4
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC Board) on Monday unanimously authorized its on-premise licensees to sell alcohol “to-go” until Jan....
Last-minute Christmas gifts for outdoors enthusiasts
David Rainer, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Buying Christmas gifts for those who love the outdoors can be a daunting task simply because...
APLICATIONS
Cullman area preparing for potential flooding
At a municipal maintenance facility in Hanceville on Monday, Hanceville firefighter Nathan Morgan, along with other workers and volunteers, filled trailer loads of sand...
