Tag: Local
Veteran Memorial: Pfc. William Anthony “Shoo-Fly” Schaufler
William Schaufler was born January 1, 1916 in Cullman. His parents were Albert and Loretta M. Schaufler. He earned the nickname “Shoo-Fly” while working...
Veteran Memorial: Pfc. Aubrey Glenn Adams
Aubrey Adams was born November 15, 1931 in Cullman County. His parents were Grant Washington and Eula Mae (Bonds) Adams. Adams volunteered for the...
Files from yesteryear: From the files of 1950:
Funeral services were held on Friday, at Hopewell for Mrs. Ruby Dial McNeal, who died in Birmingham, on November 16.
Reverend J. Gilbert Speake conducted...
Cullman County Youth Football Semifinals scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. -- The 2021 Cullman County Youth Football playoffs kicked off Saturday morning at Cullman High School. Six games were on the card for the...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Wallace State’s cross country teams win 4th consecutive ACCC...
OXFORD, Ala. – Wallace State’s cross country teams are Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) champions for the fourth consecutive season.
Wallace State’s fourth-ranked women had the top...
Cullman Police Department Trunk or Treat has unbelievable success
CULLMAN, Ala. - The 42,000 pieces of candy that the Cullman Police Department purchased for their annual Trunk or Treat event on Wednesday night...
PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies wrap up regular season with 57-16 win at...
HOLLY POND, Ala. – After hammering Sardis last week, the Fairview Aggies made the quick trip over to Holly Pond to take on their...
PREP FOOTBALL: Hanceville finishes season with 24-6 win over Elkmont
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – After falling to Section on the road last week, Hanceville returned to Ray Talley Stadium Friday night to cap off the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont downs Cold Springs 30-6 in regular season finale
VINEMONT, Ala. – After defeating Holly Pond last week, the Vinemont Eagles returned home to square off against another county rival Friday night and...
PREP FOOTBALL: Deaver scores on final play to lift Meek over...
ARLEY, Ala. – The Meek Tigers returned to their home field Friday night to wrap up the regular season against Sumiton Christian and it...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab hammers Boaz 45-14 on the road in regular...
BOAZ, Ala. – After shutting out Springville at home last week, the Arabian Knights hit the road Friday night for a wet, rainy matchup...
Arrests and incidents reported October 29, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported October 29, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Storytime continues at the Cullman County Public Library
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Public Library hosts Storytime each Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. and this week, Ms. Suhana was in attendance...
Veteran Memorial: MSGT Kelton Speegle
Kelton Speegle was born July 18, 1927 in Cullman County and lived in the Trimble and Crane Hill communities. His parents were Urban and...
North Alabama Agriplex hosts some preschool pumpkin fun at the Guy...
HOLLY POND, Ala. - The Cullman Agriplex hosted their Preschool Pumpkins program Tuesday morning at the Holly Pond Guy Hunt Library. The kids in...
PREP FOOTBALL: Warriors cap off season with 69-20 win at Curry
JASPER, Ala. – The West Point Warriors made the trip to Curry High School Thursday night to take on the Yellow Jackets in their...
District Attorney Wilson Blaylock announces bid for re-election
Cullman, Ala. – On Tuesday, Republican Wilson Blaylock announced he will be seeking re-election as District Attorney for Cullman County.
“I am proud of (the)...
Arrests and incidents reported October 28, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported October 28, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Veteran Memorial: Pvt. Joseph Bernard Fromhold
Joseph Bernard Fromhold was born August 9, 1932 in Cullman. He was a graduate of St. Bernard and was just 17 when he joined...
WSCC ATHLETICS: As postseason looms for No. 13 Wallace State, program...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Wallace State’s volleyball program has achieved a laundry list of accomplishments during the past 15 seasons.
The Lions have won 14 consecutive...
Arrests and incidents reported October 27, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported October 27, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Lady Raiders fall to No. 1 Montgomery Academy at...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Good Hope Lady Raiders were back on the court at the Birmingham Crossplex Wednesday to continue their postseason at this...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Addison sweeps Orange Beach to capture 13th state title...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Addison was back at Bill Harris Arena Wednesday morning to compete for a state championship for the 14th consecutive season and...
Public Cemetery of Cullman Board of Trustees President Richard T. Buettner...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Richard T. Buettner recently retired from serving for the past 33 years as President/Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the...
Arrests and incidents reported October 26, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported October 26, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
PREP FOOTBALL: 8 local teams wrapping up regular season Friday night
CULLMAN, Ala. – The final week of this year’s regular season is upon, and some local squads are preparing for their final games of...
SPORTS COLUMN: A calm week 8 of college football turns chaotic
A Calm Week Turns Chaotic. In a week that gave us no ranked vs ranked matchups it seemed this would would be a cake walk,...
Multiple meth arrests over the weekend
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office made multiple arrests over the weekend specifically involving methamphetamine.
On Thursday, October 21, around 3:00 a.m.,...
Arrests and incidents reported October 25, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported October 25, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Veteran Memorial: Glenn Mason West
Glenn Mason West was born April 26, 1922 in Cullman County Alabama. In October 1943, at the age of 20, West enlisted in the...
Cullman County Youth Football Week 9 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. - The final Saturday of the youth football regular season featured some huge games that helped determine which teams will clinch a...
Oral rabies vaccine is being distributed in 18 Alabama counties including...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is announcing that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently distributing oral...
Files from yesteryear: from the files of 1930:
The bodies of two Cullman County soldiers arrived home, Emory McConnell and Ulyses Yeager.
Mr. Jessie Smith is erecting a cotton gin at Simcoe.
W.C. Waldrop...
‘He is an amazing young man’
HOLLY POND, Ala. - Luke Haynes always dreamed of having a job and being able to help people. Five years ago, when Flourish of...
Cullman Community Theatre announces their 2022 production
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Community Theatre (CCT) has made its first formal announcement of the 2022 season, stating, “We are so excited to...
PREP FOOTBALL: Oneonta pulls away late to top Good Hope 37-19
ONEONTA, Ala. – Good Hope made the trip to Oneonta for a massive region showdown with the Redskins Friday night and found themselves in...
PREP FOOTBALL: Hanceville drops road game at Section 24-14
SECTION, Ala. – Hanceville hit the road to take on Section Friday night and after building an early lead, the Lions were able to...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs falls at Lamar County 39-0
VERNON, Ala. – The Cold Springs Eagles were back on the road for another regional matchup Friday night but unfortunately for Eagles fans, the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison drops season finale to Sulligent 21-7
ADDISON, Ala. -- Addison hosted region foe Sulligent, in a winner take all affair to see who would claim the region's last playoff spot. Sulligent...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont races past Holly Pond 41-6
VINEMONT, Ala. -- The Vinemont Eagles hosted their cross country rivals the Holly Pond Broncos in their region finale Friday night and the Eagles...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek pulls away to top Berry 28-7
ARLEY, Ala. – The Meek Tigers looked to finish out region play strong as they hosted the Berry Wildcats in their final region game...
PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview handles Sardis at home 56-14
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- On a chilly October night, Fairview wasted no time putting the Sardis Lions away. Behind Fairview’s star backfield the Aggies won...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cullman drops region game at Muscle Shoals 42-7
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – After collecting a big region win over Athens at Oliver Woodard Stadium last week, the ‘Cats were back on the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab shuts out Springville 27-0
ARAB, Ala. – After enjoying a bye week last week, the Arabian Knights were back in action on their home field Friday night and...
PREP FOOTBALL: West Point falls to Guntersville at home 48-6
WEST POINT, Ala. – The West Point Warriors returned home Friday night after last week’s road trip to Douglas to square off against another...
Arrests and incidents reported October 22, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported October 22, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
WSCC ATHLETICS: No. 17 volleyball wins 14th straight ACCC regular-season championship;...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Wallace State’s 17th-ranked volleyball team clinched the program’s 14th consecutive Alabama Community College Conference regular-season championship on Wednesday night with a road sweep...
Veterans Park in Hanceville to host 5th Annual Civitan Tinsel Trail
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The 5th Annual Civitan Tinsel Trail will be held in Veterans Park in Hanceville from Nov. 19 – Jan. 2, 2022....
MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Fairview topples Vinemont 24-6 to win county championship
VINEMONT, Ala. – Fairview made the trip to Vinemont to take on the top-seeded Eagles in this year’s Cullman County Championship Game and after...
Arrests and incidents reported October 21, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported October 21, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Cold Springs Eagles, Lady Eagles win County Championships;...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Championship was held in Fairview earlier today and the Cold Springs Eagles put on an impressive display...
UAB accepts invitation to join the American Athletic Conference
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Alabama at Birmingham will join the American Athletic Conference, as momentum and success continue to build across UAB and...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Addison advances to state tournament; Cullman, Arab fall at...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Three local squads were in Huntsville for this year’s North Super Regional Volleyball Tournament Wednesday and one of them is advancing...
Arrests and incidents reported October 20, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported October 20, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
St. Paul’s Lutheran School to host “Fall Flea Market” Sat. November...
CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Paul’s Lutheran School is excited to announce another installment of their Fall Flea Market on Saturday, November 20th. A variety...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope’s Malin lands on North All-Star Roster
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – This year’s North-South All-Star Football Rosters have been announced and Good Hope Quarterback Tanner Malin was among the stars on the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams preparing for region finales this week
CULLMAN, Ala. – This year’s regular season is coming to a close and the playoff picture is becoming a little clearer with each passing...
An in-depth guide to local fall fun
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - Fall is finally here and with it are many fun seasonal events! From craft shows to fall festivals, there are...
Arrests and incidents reported October 19, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported October 19, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Giant bear sighting in Berlin means a merry Christmas is coming!
BERLIN, Ala. - The Berlin Volunteer Fire Department has come up with a novel idea to help some families in need this Christmas: a...
Cullman County Economic Development’s Bradley Williams and Matt Kinsland on how...
CULLMAN, Ala. - When Cullman County Commission Chairman Jeff “Clem” Clemons took office almost one year ago, his main area of focus was Cullman...
Pet of the Week: Enjoy autumn with Greta!
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman County Animal Shelter’s Donna Ruttkay shares the Cullman Tribune Pet of the Week:
Greta is a 2.5-year-old Shepherd/Heeler mix. She...
Maresh goes on trial in 2018 murder of Daniel Osborn
CULLMAN, Ala. - Andrew Maresh, 21, of Falkville, began his trial following jury selection on Monday in the 2018 death of Daniel Ray Osborn...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs JV routs Curry 42-0 to complete perfect...
BREMEN, Ala. -- The Cold Springs Eagles looked to make history on Monday night when they hosted the Curry Yellow Jackets and behind a huge night...
Hartselle Health Park Urgent Care now open
HARTSELLE, Ala. - Cullman Regional has opened a new Urgent Care Center at Hartselle Health Park, providing the community new and much needed healthcare...
Arrests and incidents reported October 18, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported October 18, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
October 2021 events you won’t want to miss
CULLMAN, Ala. - This October, there are loads of activities for friends and family of all ages throughout Cullman. As most know, October ushers...
Veteran Memorial: Herman Newton Yates
Herman Newton Yates was born March 12, 1924 in Cullman, County. His parents, Thomas Newton and Rosie C. Yates, resided at Route 8 in...
Local author to debut second book at Hanceville festival
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Hanceville Public Library has announced local writer Greg Burden will feature his second book at the 30th Annual Mud Creek Marching Festival. The book is titled “Hanceville,...
Files from Yesteryear: From the Files of 1930:
The Good Hope 4-H Club met January 20 at the school. Mrs. Rounds called the meeting to order. A demonstration was given on making...
Veteran Memorial: Milford Gay Wiggins
Milford Gay Wiggins was born September 25, 1923 in Cullman County. His parents were Arnold Henry and Flossie Minerva Wiggins and they resided in...
Downtown Hanceville hosting Project Rebound pop-up shop circuit event
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Local entrepreneurs are getting an opportunity to showcase their wares in downtown Hanceville.
The Decatur-Morgan Entrepreneurial Center is hosting a pop-up shop...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek falls at Pickens County 22-6
REFORM, Ala. – After hammering Lynn on the road 46-15 last week, the Meek Tigers were back on the road for another region contest...
PREP FOOTBALL: West Point drops region game at Douglas 34-14
DOUGLAS, Ala. – After downing Sardis at home last week, the West Point Warriors hit the road Friday night for another regional battle against...
PREP FOOTBALL: Hanceville drops region matchup to Ashville 42-0
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Hanceville Bulldogs returned to Ray Talley Stadium for another regional matchup Friday night, and they were there to take on...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison downs Hamilton at home 22-21
ADDISON, Ala. -- Addison hosted the Hamilton Aggies for Homecoming at lovely A.G. Hicks stadium on Friday night and the crowd was treated to a very...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs falls to Winston County at home 34-7
BREMEN, Ala. -- The Cold Springs Eagles were back home for a region game against Winston County Friday night but unfortunately for Eagles fans,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope tops Dora in 15-14 thriller
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders hosted a massive region game against the Dora Bulldogs Friday night and were able to make...
PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview blows past Brewer 55-14
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- Often a game has a star that really sticks out and for Fairview tonight it was nearly the entire team. Multiple...
PREP FOOTBALL: Holly Pond drops region game to Susan Moore 26-18
HOLLY POND, Ala. -- The Susan Moore Bulldogs traveled to Holly Pond to face the Broncos Friday night and the weather was perfect for...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont falls at Oakman 28-6
OAKMAN, Ala. – After topping Susan Moore in a shootout on the road last week, Vinemont was back on the road Friday night to...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats smother Athens at home 10-3
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Bearcats returned home to Oliver Woodard Stadium for the final time in the regular season and put together a...
Arrests and incidents reported October 15, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported October 15, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Man arrested for sexual abuse of Cullman child
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday arrested a Louisiana man for sexual abuse of a child under 12.
Dewitt Cecil Bobbit,...
Multiple local people arrested on drug charges over last week
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office announced multiple arrests involving methamphetamine over the last few days.
Sheriff Matt Gentry said he’s continually proud...
Arrests and incidents reported October 14, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported September 14, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Senior Day makes a return to the 2021 Cullman County Fair
CULLMAN, Ala. - Senior Fair Day 2021 was back Wednesday after being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. The Coca-Cola Theater was full...
Four-hour training exercise planned at Cullman Regional Airport Thursday morning
VINEMONT, Ala. - Beginning promptly at 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning, the Cullman Regional Airport will conduct a full-scale exercise which is limited to a 4-hour...
Arrests and incidents reported October 13, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported October 13, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Multiple units involved in high-speed chase
MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. - According to a statement from the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office, a CCSO Deputy attempted to make a traffic stop in...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams fighting for playoff position in week 8
CULLMAN, Ala. – With the 2021 AHSAA State Playoffs right around the corner, each game remaining on the schedule becomes more important with each...
Crane Hill man arrested for burglary and assault
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic violence call after a local man broke into a nearby residence...
Good Hope City Council approves WSCC endowed scholarship fund
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Good Hope’s City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting at Good Hope City Hall Tuesday night and covered a light...
Arrests and incidents reported October 12, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported October 12, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Pet of the Week: Have some fall fun with Libby!
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman County Animal Shelter’s Donna Ruttkay shares the Cullman Tribune Pet of the Week:
Libby is a 1-year-old terrier mix. She...
Cullman County Youth Football week 7 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. -- With only two weeks remaining in the regular season, the games keep getting bigger and bigger for some local teams that...
Plant Bus makes first-time visit to Cullman
CULLMAN, Ala. – After rescheduling due to rain, Houseplant Collective finally able set up their Plant Bus at Dreher’s Cocktail Bar and Restaurant Saturday...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Good Hope sweeps Fairview in final regular season match
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- Fairview traveled to take on Good Hope in Thursday afternoon volleyball action. In their final regular season match, the Lady Raiders got all...
Cullman Regional’s Annual Trunk or Treat event cancelled
Cullman, Ala. — Cullman Regional’s 2021 Trunk or Treat event is cancelled.
Cullman Regional appreciates the community’s support throughout the pandemic and looks forward to...
Arrests and incidents reported October 11, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported October 11, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
