PREP BASKETBALL: Bearcats handle Belgreen 57-45 in Thanksgiving Bash
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Cullman was on the hard wood bright and early at Tom Drake Coliseum Tuesday morning to take on their first opponent...
Berlin names new town clerk
Updated 11-26-19 2:18 p.m.
BERLIN, Ala. - The Berlin Town Council at a special-called meeting Monday night named a new town clerk. At its regular...
‘It’s a whole community effort’: Brandin’ Iron in West Point holds 4th annual Thanksgiving...
WEST POINT, Ala. - In 2018, the Brandin' Iron Steakhouse in West Point served free Thanksgiving meals to more than 850 veterans and their...
‘The Nutcracker: Clara’s Dream’ enchants sold-out crowds
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Wallace State Community College (WSCC) Dance program’s Allegro Dance Theatre helped usher in the holiday season this past weekend with...
PREP BASKETBALL: Broncos, Lady Broncos topple JB Pennington, Chilton County in Thanksgiving Tournament; Monday...
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Monday was the first day of the 63rd
annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament and the Lady Broncos were the local
highlight after...
Obituary: Dennis Ray Thompson
Dennis Ray Thompson was born Dec. 30, 1946 and passed away Nov. 22, 2019 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Obituary: Fr. Kevin Daniel McGrath
Fr. Kevin Daniel McGrath was born June 18, 1947 in Nashville, TN and passed away Nov. 23, 2019. Visitation will be Tuesday, Nov. 26...
Obituary: Joseph Alton England
Memorial services for Joseph Alton England, 65, of Falkville will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with...
Obituary: John Roscoe Cox
John Roscoe Cox, 77, of Cullman, passed away Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019. He was born Sept. 14, 1942 to James Franklin and Lenabell Ross...
Obituary: Frances R. Harrington
Funeral services for Frances R. Harrington, 86, of Hanceville, Alabama will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 at the Hanceville Funeral Home...
Cullman City Council considers proposed west side arts and entertainment district
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Council on Monday evening set a public hearing for Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 at 7 p.m. for an...
Good Hope talks Community Thanksgiving Meal, Christmas
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - The 11th annual Good Hope Community Thanksgiving Meal will take place this Wednesday at Good Hope High School. City employees,...
Band Boosters hold annual craft show
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Vinemont Band Booster Holiday Craft Show took place over the weekend attracting shoppers eager to get a jump on holiday...
Mississippi man killed in Cullman Co. wreck
BATTLEGROUND, Ala. - An early morning, two-vehicle crash in the Battleground community claimed the life of a man from Corinth, Mississippi.
The wreck happened at...
Arrests and incidents reported Nov. 25, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 25, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Ivey proclaims Nov. 30 Small Business Saturday
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a proclamation to formally declare Nov. 30, 2019 Small Business Saturday in the state of Alabama....
(Update) Coroner has located next of kin for man found in Good Hope
Updated 12-9-19 at 2:56 p.m.
"The next of kin for Mr. Campbell has been located," said Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick.
CULLMAN, Ala. - The...
Obituary: Laura Faye Cook
Mrs. Laura Faye Cook of Hanceville passed away Nov. 24, 2019 at the age of 76.
She was born Jan. 2, 1943 in Cullman to...
Obituary: David Joseph Sandlin
Funeral services for David Joseph Sandlin, 68, of Cullman, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 at Sacred Heart Church with Father...
Obituary: George William Jackson
George William Jackson, 64, of Addison entered into rest Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019 at Cullman Regional Medical Center.
George was born May 2, 1955.
Complete obituary...
Files from Yesteryear: 1956
From the Files of 1956:
Garden City News
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Chappell and daughter, Patty Ann, of Chicago, Illinois spent the weekend with Mr. and...
Funny Things from Yesterday: An unexpected squeeze
It was great to be dismissed from the Hanceville Nursing Home Sunday morning. If I had been able, I would have jumped up and...
67-County Alabama Garden Party: Clay County
The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...
67-County Alabama Garden Party: Cleburne County
The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...
(Update) Suspect in killing of Lowndes Co. sheriff captured
Updated 11-24-19 at 12:47 a.m.
LOWNDES COUNTY, Ala. - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has canceled the Blue Alert it issued Saturday night. It says...
Obituary: Valerie Denise Calvert
Valerie Denise Calvert, 52, of Hanceville, AL passed away Friday, Nov. 22, 2019 at Cullman Regional.
Funeral services will be Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 at...
Obituary: Brenda Kay Watson
Funeral services for Brenda Kay Watson, 74, of Hayden will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 at Hanceville Funeral Home, with Reverend...
PREP FOOTBALL: A look back at the 2019 season
CULLMAN, Ala.
-- The 2019 high school football season has come to an end and it saw a handful
of local teams make the postseason. Addison,...
Northbrook Baptist Church prepares to ship thousands of shoeboxes to Operation Christmas Child
CULLMAN, Ala. - On Thursday afternoon, The Tribune paid a visit to the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child (OCC) drop-off center at Northbrook Baptist...
‘We love building relationships with our patients’
BAILEYTON, Ala. – Baileyton Family Medicine celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday morning. The clinic, which offers “personal, one-on-one care,”...
Catch the Christmas spirit at Sportsman Lake Park
CULLMAN, Ala. - The annual Sportsman Lake Park Winter Wonderland kicked off Friday evening, following weeks of preparation by Cullman County Parks and Recreation...
Cullman prepares for trial run of Christkindlmarkt outdoor Christmas Market
CULLMAN, Ala. - It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas . . . in Germany! On Friday, Cullman’s record-setting (at least in the...
PREP BASKETBALL: Fairview sweeps East Lawrence at home
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- After
picking up a pair of wins last night at Vinemont, the Fairview Aggies went back
home to take on East Lawrence and...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bearcats, Lady Bearcats knock off Hanceville at home; Friday scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. – After
splitting a pair of matchups at Gardendale Thursday night, Cullman returned
home Friday to host the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs of Hanceville....
Cullman Florist’s Carla Fussell featured in The Retail Florist magazine
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman Florist Manager Carla Fussell was recently recognized in Teleflora’s national publication, The Retail Florist.
Fussell shared, “They called, and they were...
Obituary: James (Jim) Thomas Osborne
James (Jim) Thomas Osborne, 77, passed away Nov. 21, 2019.
Jim was born in Cullman, AL Aug. 18, 1942 to Wilburn and Charlotte (Basch) Osborne...
Obituary: Justin Craig Thomas
Justin Craig Thomas, 34, of Arley entered into rest Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019 at his residence.
Craig was born Dec. 14, 1984. He loved playing...
Obituary: Joan White
Funeral services for Joan White, 60, of Falkville will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home; interment in...
Obituary: Claud Day
Funeral services for Mr. Claud Day, 86, of Hanceville will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019 at the Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel....
Community leaders participate in ‘Fly-In’ in Washington, D.C.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Every year since 2000, the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce has organized the “Fly-In,” a trip to visit Cullman’s federal delegation...
Arrests and incidents reported Nov. 22, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 22, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Body found in Good Hope early Friday
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - The body of a middle-aged man was found early Friday morning in the 500 block of Moehring Road in Good...
Op-Ed: Support LOCAL shops and restaurants on Small Business Saturday
Governor Ivey has proclaimed Nov. 30, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, as Small Business Saturday in Alabama.
Small business really is the bedrock of Alabama’s economy....
Let’s Pretend Hospital hosts area 1st graders
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Hospitals are nothing to be scared of. That’s the message the Wallace State Department of Nursing’s Let’s Pretend Hospital aimed to...
Chamber announces Window Display Contest winners
The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas Window Display Contest took place Friday, Nov. 8, with representatives from neighboring counties serving as judges for...
Wiggins earns National Distinguished Principal award
CULLMAN, Ala. - The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) recently named East Elementary School Principal David Wiggins as the 2020 National Distinguished...
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders, Lady Raiders sweep Holly Pond at home
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- The
Good Hope Raiders hosted the Holly Pond Broncos in Thursday night hoops actions
and both Raider squads came out victorious. The...
PREP BASKETBALL: Fairview sweeps Vinemont on the road; Thursday scoring recap
VINEMONT, Ala. – After tipping off the 2019 season against Holly Pond earlier this week, Fairview made the short trip up to Vinemont for...
Ross and Judy York named 2020 Farm Family of the Year
Updated 11-22-19 at 8:22 a.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - A crowd of hundreds filled the Cullman Civic Center Thursday evening as the Cullman County Farm-City Committee...
Obituary: Willa Dean Horton
Willa Dean Horton, 75, of Cullman, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 at Cullman Regional Medical Center.
Ms. Horton was born Jan. 30, 1944 to...
Obituary: Anna Imogene Galin
Memorial services for Anna Imogene Galin, 91, of Arley will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 29, 2019 at Welti Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Cullman Heritage...
Obituary: Jason Edward Kimbril
Memorial services for Jason Edward Kimbril are incomplete and will be announced at a later date.
Mr. Kimbril passed away Nov. 20, 2019 at the...
Obituary: Amiel Edward Baker
Graveside services for Amiel Edward Baker, 90, of Hanceville will be at noon Saturday Nov. 23, 2019 at Damascus Baptist Cemetery, Rev. Steve Rodgers...
Wallace State athletics has 6 sophomores sign with 4-year programs
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College athletics has had six sophomores sign letters of intent with four-year programs over the past week.
Men’s basketball...
Salad products sold in AL and other states recalled due to possible E. coli...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Missa Bay, LLC, a Swedesboro, N.J. establishment, is recalling approximately 75,233 pounds of salad products that contain meat or poultry because the...
Wallace State Dental Hygiene celebrates 25th anniversary
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Wallace State Community College Dental Hygiene program marked its 25th anniversary during its annual Clinical Research Presentations earlier this month...
Arrests and incidents reported Nov. 21, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 21, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
LIST: Holiday events: Nov. 22-25
CULLMAN, Ala. - Here are some holiday events happening around the community through Monday. Know of one we're missing? Send it to news@cullmantribune.com.
Friday, Nov....
Hopewell Baptist hosts annual community Thanksgiving meal
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Hopewell Baptist Church opened its doors for a free Thanksgiving meal for the community Wednesday night. Church members prepared enough turkey...
Trip to Alaska among travel opportunities offered by Wallace State Alumni Association in 2020
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Trips planned by the Wallace State Community College Alumni Association in 2020 extend beyond the boundaries of the continental United States....
Become a ‘Friend’ of Cullman’s libraries
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - The Friends of the Public Libraries of Cullman County (FPLCC) is a group whose stated mission is “To provide services...
Obituary: Velma Louise Jacobs
Funeral services for Velma Louise Jacobs, 90, of Hanceville will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 at the Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel....
CATA Career Caravan visits middle schools to promote technical education
VINEMONT, Ala. - On Tuesday, students at West Point and Vinemont Middle Schools got visits from the Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA) Career Caravan,...
A look into our past: Found ledgers of J.A. Callaham, part 2
Read part 1 at www.cullmantribune.com/2019/11/16/a-look-into-our-past-found-ledgers-of-j-a-callaham.
Within the ledgers of Jared Alexander (J.A.) Callaham are many detailed lists and cherished words of wisdom. Besides being...
City moves Christmas in Cullman events to Saturday due to rain
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Parks, Recreation and Sports Tourism (CPRST) Acting Executive Director Christy Turner announced Wednesday afternoon that the City’s Christmas Parade and...
Chipotle Mexican Grill now open in SW Cullman
CULLMAN, Ala. – Chipotle Mexican Grill opened Wednesday in southwest Cullman. The restaurant is located in the newly renovated site of the old Bojangles’...
Wallace State’s women’s basketball cruises past No. 10 Jones County; WSCC men notch road...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State’s women’s basketball team upset 10th-ranked Jones County (Miss.) at Tom Drake Coliseum on Tuesday night, rolling to a 93-78...
Arrests and incidents reported Nov. 20, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 20, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
(Updated) Cullman awarded $450K, Hanceville $250K CDBG grants
Updated 11-20-19 at 1:32 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced $18.7 million in grants from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)...
Annual Vinemont Band Boosters Holiday Craft Show this Friday, Saturday
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Vinemont Band Boosters Holiday Craft Show is this Friday and Saturday at the Cullman Civic Center and will offer a...
PREP BASKETBALL: Aggies, Lady Aggies open season with home sweep of Holly Pond
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- Fairview
hosted Holly Pond in a county matchup on Tuesday night and the hosting Aggies
and Lady Aggies took both varsity games. The...
PREP BASKETBALL: West Point splits home varsity matchups with Good Hope; Tuesday scoring recap
WEST POINT, Ala. – Good
Hope made the trip up to West Point for a pair of varsity matchups Tuesday
night and split a couple of...
Honoring teachers past and present
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Education Retirees Association (CERA) gathered on Tuesday to celebrate Retired Teachers Day, as part of American Education Week. The...
Obituary: Janice Sue Wisener
Janice Sue Wisener of Cullman, Alabama passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2019.
She was born Aug. 28, 1963 to Amos and Maye Harvell.
She is preceded...
Chase ends in crash at Jones Chapel
JONES CHAPEL, Ala. - A vehicle chase instigated when a suspect failed to stop for a traffic violation ended in Jones Chapel Tuesday night....
Obituary: Glenn William Robinson
Memorial services for Glenn William Robinson are incomplete and will be announced at a later date.
Mr. Robinson passed away Nov. 16, 2019 at the...
Obituary: William Henry Hughey
William Henry Hughey, 63, of Cullman, passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2019 at his residence. He was born July 19, 1956 to Walter Hughey...
Obituary: Bobby Allen Curtis
Bobby Allen Curtis born Nov. 21, 1943 in Lawrence County, Alabama to Robert Allen and Virginia Miller Curtis. He died Nov. 17, 2019 in...
Obituary: Mary Moveline Higdon
Funeral services for Mary Moveline Higdon, 89, of Vinemont will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019 at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel, Rev....
Obituary: Bettysue Nall
Bettysue Nall, 89, a longtime resident of Cullman, AL passed away Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 after a two-year battle with cancer. Bett had been...
Wallace State’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society celebrates Most Outstanding Students within Applied Technologies...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society celebrated select Applied Technologies students on Tuesday morning, rewarding them as Most Outstanding Students...
Need a gift for a person that has everything or is just hard to...
Friends of the Public Libraries of Cullman County is excited to announce the Adopt-a-Bookshelf program. This fundraising campaign is a great opportunity to support...
Arrests and incidents reported Nov. 19, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 19, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Local woman dies following wreck on I-65
Updated 11-19-19 1:57 p.m.
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - A Cullman woman died following a wreck near mile marker 294 along Interstate 65 South Monday night. ...
Auburn’s Derrick Brown finalist for Pop Warner National College Football Award
Presented annually
to a college senior who excels both athletically and academically, and
has a proven track record in community
leadership
LANGHORNE, PA (November 19, 2019) – Pop
Warner...
Serving just to serve
BERLIN, Ala. - The Berlin Town Council at its regular monthly meeting Monday evening officially adopted a policy it has held in practice since...
Garden City approves one-time bonus, meets township deputy
GARDEN CITY, Ala. – The Garden City Town Council at its meeting Monday night approved a one-time $150 bonus for Town employees. It was...
‘Today, we are celebrating life’
CULLMAN, Ala. - The weather was cold and windy but the participants were fired up for this year’s Cullman Heart Walk Saturday at Depot...
Cullman County cleans up at annual PALS Governor’s Awards
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County was well represented in Montgomery last Wednesday at the Alabama People Against a Littered State (PALS) Governor's Awards Program...
Op-Ed: Better customer service by state agencies
This is a theme I’ve been promoting since I arrived in Montgomery.
I firmly believe in the Christian principle, “We are to serve, not be...
Join the next Master Gardener class
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Master Gardener program has been successful all across America and even in Canada. The first program was in King County...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs splits area, home opener with Southeastern; Monday scoring recap
BREMEN, Ala. – For
the first time this season, the defending 2A state champion Cold Springs Lady
Eagles were back on their home floor Monday night...
Obituary: Debbie Howard
Funeral services for Deborah "Debbie" Kay Howard of Hanceville are Thursday Nov. 21, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at Moss Funeral Home Chapel with Bro....
Obituary: Robert Franklin “Bill” Young
Mr. Robert Franklin "Bill" Young of Cullman passed away Nov. 18, 2019 at the age of 85.
He was born in Cullman May 22, 1934...
Obituary: Vickie Ann McHann
It is with great sadness that the family of Vickie Ann McHann, 60, of Cullman announces her passing on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019 at...
Obituary: Sarah Ruth Woods
Funeral services for Sarah Ruth Woods, 57, of Holly Pond will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home;...
Obituary: Judith Ann Witcher
Memorial services for Judith Ann Witcher will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, 2019 at the Cullman Funeral Home Chapel. Cullman Funeral Home...
Obituary: Loretta Ann Stone
Funeral services for Loretta Ann Stone will be announced at a later time. Loretta Ann Stone, 67, won her victory into Heaven after a...
Obituary: Virginia Mae Ruby
Virginia Mae Ruby, 68, passed away peacefully in her sleep following a short illness Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 in her home in Hackleburg, Alabama.
A celebration...
Arrests and incidents reported Nov. 18, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 18, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
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Arrests and Incidents reported Jan. 8, 2024
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Jan. 8, 2024. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.GJ = grand jury; FTA...
