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CULLMAN, Ala. - As many residents around Cullman County worry about internet access for their children's online school work, the Cullman County Public Library...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Hanceville City Council on Thursday evening discussed the postponements of several events, heard reports from the police and fire departments,...

Updated 8-15-20 at 6:15 p.m. Editor's note: On Saturday, Michael Sapp contacted The Tribune to say that he is the sole proprietor of My Cullman...

CULLMAN, Ala. – When it comes to needing some “wind therapy,” sometimes you can only afford a day ride, which is sometimes all you...

WEST POINT, Ala. - This Saturday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m., students, teachers and employees of West Point Schools are invited to attend a...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Aug. 14, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

BAILEYTON, Ala.- As the Aug. 25, 2020 Municipal Election approaches, The Tribune is holding Q&A sessions between candidates. In Baileyton, voters will be choosing their...

DODGE CITY, Ala. – As the Aug. 25, 2020 Municipal Election approaches, The Tribune is holding Q&A sessions between candidates. In Dodge City, voters will be...

CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Bernard Preparatory School recently completed its final preparations for the 2020-21 academic year.  In order to respond to the changes...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM), the joint venture between automakers Mazda Motor Corp. and Toyota...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has identified a preferred route for a new transmission line that would provide for growing electrical...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Animal Shelter’s Donna Ruttkay let us know that our latest canine friend Champ was adopted! There’s plenty of...

MONTGOMERY, Ala.  – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday awarded $26 million of the Coronavirus Relief Fund for the Alabama Agriculture Stabilization Program- for farmers,...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Aug. 13, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

Updated 8-13-20 at 2:30 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman's movie theater, the AMC Marktplatz 10, is set to reopen Thursday, Aug. 27, according to the...

HOLLY POND, Ala. - Students who need to do classwork online and don’t have reliable internet at home will have a place to do...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s Diesel Technology program is unveiling a new Diesel by Distance online option beginning with the Fall 2020 semester. Diesel by...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Aug. 12, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) on July 31 opened bids for its project to widen Alabama Highway 157 through Cullman’s...

 HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The 2020 North Alabama BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics competition scheduled for this fall has been postponed because of...

COLONY, Ala. - Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth, after an explosive end to Tuesday evening’s town council meeting in which he announced his resignation, contacted...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Engineer Bryan Cheatwood at Tuesday’s meeting of the Cullman County Commission presented the County’s Annual Transportation Plan for FY...

SOUTH VINEMONT, Ala. - The South Vinemont Town Council on Tuesday night voted to dedicate the pavilion at the town’s sports complex to the...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Saint Bernard Preparatory School in Cullman, Alabama is looking forward to the return of most students to campus for in-person classes...

WEST POINT, Ala. - Lee Henry, coach of the perennial powerhouse scholars’ bowl teams of West Point High School and Middle School, was not...

LATEST: https://www.cullmantribune.com/2020/08/12/colony-mayor-donnis-leeth-ive-come-out-of-resignment/ COLONY, Ala. - Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth on Tuesday evening said, "I resign" after he adjourned a contentious meeting of the Colony Town...

VINEMONT, Ala. - Nine people were arrested Monday by the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Community Response Team (CRT) for various drug-related crimes. The...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board on Tuesday announced a revised start date for the 2020-21 school year. Instead of Aug. 19,...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is partnering with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) to assist in collecting unsolicited...

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

HOLLY POND, Ala. - As Holly Pond Mayor Bill Oliver prepares for his retirement, Councilwoman Carla Hart is getting ready to take on the...

Updated 8-11-20 at 7:25 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Councilman Johnny Cook announced at Monday’s city council meeting that the city’s recycling service is...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Despite the spread of coronavirus putting sports at all levels and seemingly everything else around the world in jeopardy, there will be a...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Council on Monday evening adopted a transportation improvement plan for fiscal year 2021 based on anticipated funding from...

GOOD HOPE, Ala. - The Good Hope City Council at its meeting Monday night expressed thanks to area parents and students for making it...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Two local college students were among a group of 100 who earned $1,000 scholarships through the competitive Alfa Foundation Scholarship Program. Cullman...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) recently released its “Back to School Toolkit,” a guidebook for school systems statewide to...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Aug. 10, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

WINSTON COUNTY, Ala. - An Arley man was killed Monday in a boating accident on Smith Lake in Winston County.   According to Alabama Law Enforcement...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Presiding Judge Gregory Nicholas, after announcing last week that jury trials would resume the week of Sept. 14 with...

CULLMAN, Ala. - An oasis is defined as something that provides refuge, relief or pleasant contrast. Local artist Ben Johnson South (Bendigo) is currently...

MONTGOMERY, Ala.— The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and Alabama Counts! — in partnership with the Business Council of Alabama (BCA),...

Oh, let me tell you this before I start my story for this week. I talked with my first cousin Peggy several days ago...

From the Files of 1932: Inez and Bertie Young spent Saturday night with their sister, Mrs. H.J. Mize. Attending the quilting at Mrs. Henry Mobley’s on...

CULLMAN, Ala. ­– Sportsman Lake Park welcomed vintage and classic Pontiacs, Oaklands and GMCs Saturday morning for the 33rd Annual All Pontiac Show, thanks...

SOUTH VINEMONT, Ala. - As the Aug. 25, 2020 Municipal Election approaches, The Tribune is holding Q&A sessions between candidates. In South Vinemont, one race...

SOUTH VINEMONT, Ala. - As the Aug. 25, 2020 Municipal Election approaches, The Tribune is holding Q&A sessions between candidates. In South Vinemont, one race...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Courts announced Friday that, starting in September, jury trials will resume with new procedures in place to decrease the...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Police Department (CPD) on Friday morning recognized three of its officers for their years of service to the city....

CULLMAN, Ala. – This election season in the city of Cullman, there are numerous challengers vying for city council, mayoral and school board seats....

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) notes that a memo issued Thursday by the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA)...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Urgent high-impact COVID-19 research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is catching its second breath, thanks to the generosity of...

SOUTH VINEMONT, Ala. - As the Aug. 25, 2020 Municipal Election approaches, The Tribune is holding Q&A sessions between candidates. In South Vinemont, voters will...

CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Paul’s Lutheran School will be offering the traditional five-day school week starting Aug. 19. Students will be attending school on...

Recently, The Tribune set out to explore all of the many beautiful parks within Cullman County. We’ll visit one each week. CULLMAN, Ala. - To...

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

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday awarded $100 million of the Coronavirus Relief Fund to support two grant programs of up to...

HOLLY POND, Ala. - With a long career of coaching and education behind him, and after serving one term as Holly Pond's mayor, “Coach”...

CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City School Board held a special-called board meeting Friday morning to briefly go over some personnel moves. After approving the minutes...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Litter continues to be an issue along Alabama roadways, and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has launched an anti-litter campaign...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s library’s computer labs are the perfect spot for students and local citizens to complete the 2020 United...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Sportsman Lake Park will be filled with classic cars from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 8, thanks to the Pontiac...

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

Updated 8-6-20 at 6:38 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. - Alabama State Bar President Robert G. Methvin on Thursday appointed Cullman lawyer Champ Crocker to the Bar’s...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) on Thursday released the official count for initial unemployment claims filed during the week of...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Since mid-March, the Cullman County Center for the Developmentally Disabled (CCCDD)’s Margaret Jean Jones Center has not been able to operate...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The UAB football game at Miami, which was originally scheduled for September 17, has been changed to Thursday, September 10, the two universities announced Thursday. The date change comes...

GOOD HOPE, Ala. - The City of Good Hope will host its annual Back-to-School Bash this Thursday with the necessary changes required to maintain...

CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman County Public Library System (CCPLS) has wrapped up this year’s Summer Learning Program, “Imagine Your Story,” and Assistant Director...

Updated 8-13-20 at 4:40 p.m. Ryan Henry Yarbrough was denied parole. Updated 8-11-20 at 10:41 p.m. Nathan Winston Stephens was denied parole. CULLMAN, Ala. - Two inmates with...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced she has awarded $100,000 to “improve infrastructure, increase safety and pave the way for 30...

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

WALKER COUNTY, Ala. - A Cullman County man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Walker County Tuesday. Alabama State Troopers said Dane Marshal Doss,...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), in cooperation with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), the Alabama Department of...

HOLLY POND, Ala. - As the Aug. 25, 2020 Municipal Election approaches, The Tribune is holding Q&A sessions between candidates. In Holly Pond, the only...

BAILEYTON, Ala. - The Baileyton Town Council met Monday night for the last time before the upcoming Aug. 25 Municipal Election. All candidates, including...

HOLLY POND, Ala. - After three years under Evan Curtis, the Holly Pond Bronco Band welcomed a new director to the team just in...

ARLEY, Ala. - Albert Brent Harbison, who served as the mayor of Arley from 1972-1984, passed away Monday, Aug. 3. Below is Harbison's full...

HOLLY POND, Ala. - Holly Pond Mayor Bill Oliver on Monday night offered two proposals to the town council that will increase the number...

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

BIRMINGHAM – The UAB Department of Athletics will be operating UAB Football games at Legion Field to accommodate fans with social distancing measures in place this fall. Football...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week charging a Birmingham man with fraud on customers of the U.S. Postal...

CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Paul’s Lutheran School at its alumni dinner on Saturday evening presented retired teacher and longtime school/church organist Fred Heinze its...

FAIRVIEW, Ala. - The Fairview Town Council on Monday evening swore in Councilwoman Julie Grimes,  filling the seat left vacant back in late 2019...

CULLMAN, Ala. - At a recent Cullman County Commission meeting, a fence at the intersection of County Road 1486 and County Road 1422 was...

HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Imari Martin was recognized over the weekend as the 2020 Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) Community College Athlete of the Year, marking the...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Aug. 3, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Celebrating more than 200 students who faced unexpected challenges as they completed their studies, the Wallace State Department of Nursing Education held two virtual pinning ceremonies Thursday for graduates of the program.   Program Chair...

Updated 8-4-20 at 2:56 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. – This election season in the city of Cullman, there are numerous challengers vying for city council, mayoral...

BREMEN, Ala. – The inaugural Smith Lake Idol came to a close Saturday evening with Josh Wade taking first place and the $1,000 cash...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Wizard-loving Harry Potter fans gathered safely outside the Cullman County Public Library main branch Friday evening for a celebration of Harry...

Occasionally, I will hear of a good story that has happened to someone. Some of the ones I like best are told by grandparents...

From the Files of 1908: The county teachers institute was held at Joppa with County Superintendent D.V. Smith presiding. Cullman has secured the county high school,...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) is warning Alabamians receiving unemployment compensation to be wary of fraud and to protect their...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Instead of picking one of his many Alabama or blood donor T-shirts, John Brindley decided on a nice blue shirt for...

CULLMAN, Ala. - There’s been a lot of talk about the back-to-school plans for Cullman City Schools and Cullman County Schools, but Cullman County...

CULLMAN, Ala. - With many people making and wearing reusable face masks, it's important to make sure that these masks are properly cleaned and...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Alpha Chi Tau chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has earned a 2020 national Hallmark...

Recently, The Tribune set out to explore all of the many beautiful parks within Cullman County. We’ll visit one each week. SOUTH VINEMONT, Ala. -...

BREMEN, Ala. – The inaugural Smith Lake Idol will come to a close Saturday night when the Top 3 hit the stage in the...