Tag: News
Good Hope planning spooky good times for seniors, children
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - The City of Good Hope is busy preparing for two fun Halloween events that will be held at Good Hope...
Clements talks Cullman Regional growth at chamber luncheon
CULLMAN, Ala. - The last of this year’s Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce community luncheons took place Friday at East Side Baptist Church, with...
‘Celebrate Life’: First Source for Women holds annual banquet
CULLMAN, Ala. - First Source for Women (FSW) on
Thursday evening held its annual fundraising dinner, the “Celebrate Life”
banquet, at Loft 212 in Cullman, where...
Arrests and incidents reported Oct. 18, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 18, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Grace Place and director Bill Strandlund honored in Touchstone Energy 2019...
CULLMAN, Ala. - This week, Bill Strandlund, director of Grace Episcopal Church’s Grace Place ministry to victims of memory loss, placed fourth in the...
North Alabama Area Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities...
DECATUR, Ala. - Six local businesspeople and employees, along with three local employers, this month were honored at the North Alabama Area Committee on...
Alabama reaches record low 3.0% unemployment rate; Cullman County’s rate falls...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Department of Labor Sec. Fitzgerald Washington announced Friday that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate is 3.0%, a new...
Hanceville’s ‘Rowdy Bunch’ puts CCSO’s detective skills to the test
Updated 10-17-19 5:31 p.m.
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Rowdy Bunch at the Hanceville Senior Center had a little fun Thursday morning with Sheriff Matt Gentry...
LIST: Community Happenings: Oct. 17-20
Here are some events happening around the community from Thursday, Oct. 17 through Sunday, Oct. 20.
Thursday, Oct. 17
Hanceville Senior Center Cookout
10 a.m. at the...
Peinhardt Farm Day returns this Saturday, Oct. 19
CULLMAN, Ala. - This Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, the Peinhardt family will open Peinhardt Living History Farm will to the public for an educational...
Seniors sizzlin’ in Good Hope
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Things are heating up for the senior citizen community in Good Hope. A new program, Sizzlin’ Seniors, kicked off Tuesday...
Arrests and incidents reported Oct. 16, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 16, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Cullman Courts going to the dogs, again!
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Courthouse, official office of Brooksie the court dog, has welcomed a fresh new crop of canine companions to...
(Update) Cullman man charged in Tuesday night shooting
PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. - One person was injured and a Cullman man arrested following a shooting near the Pleasant Grove community Tuesday evening.
According to...
Farm-City Bus Tour hits the road
CULLMAN, Ala. - A packed charter bus provided by Wallace State Community College left Cullman Tuesday morning to embark on the 2019 Farm-City Tour...
Exclusive: Duck River Reservoir level to be lowered for inspection of...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Power Board, which oversees the Duck River Reservoir, is preparing to lower the water level--which is already down slightly...
Arrests and incidents reported Oct. 15, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported
Oct. 15, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure...
1 shot near Pleasant Grove community
LATEST UPDATE: https://www.cullmantribune.com/2019/10/16/update-cullman-man-charged-in-tuesday-night-shooting/
PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. - One person was injured and one detained by the Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) following a shooting near...
Mother Sara Tapia will face murder charges in deaths of sons,...
CULLMAN, Ala. – “You know, in law enforcement, there’s things you can prepare yourself for, and there’s things you can’t prepare yourself for, and...
Mind, body and coffee: new downtown Hanceville shop offers well-being for...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - During Hanceville’s Mud Creek Arts & Crafts Festival Saturday, Leah and Ace McCollins slipped in behind the line of street vendors...
CCCDC presents 7 checks to local organizations, schools
CULLMAN, Ala. – At its September meeting, the Cullman County Community Development Commission (CCCDC) approved nine grants, totaling more than $100,000. Seven local organizations and...
Cullman City Council gets earful about conditions on Katherine Street
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Council on Monday sat down before an audience, composed mainly of residents from Katherine Street Northwest on the...
Local students bring home ribbons from Youth Sheep Show during Alabama...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - For hundreds of youth across Alabama, fall fair season means one thing- it’s livestock show time.
That translates to family time for...
Arrests and incidents reported Oct. 14, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported
Oct. 14, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure...
LIST: Fall festivals & Halloween happenings
Updated 10-29-19 10:43 a.m.
Below is a list of fall/Halloween events happening around the community. Know of one we missed? Send your information to wendy@cullmantribune.com.
Cullman...
Inaugural Cullman County Fair Motorcycle Show a hit
CULLMAN, Ala. – The final day of the Cullman County Fair was Saturday, and inside the Coca-Cola Theatre, motorcycles were on display at the...
Hanceville downtown revival on display as festivals, new businesses bring crowds
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Cool fall weather (finally!) and well-established side-by-side festivals on Saturday brought crowds to downtown Hanceville for the eighth annual Mud Creek...
(Update) 2 children, ages 9 and 3, found murdered near Baileyton;...
Updated 10-12-19 at 6:30 p.m.
BAILEYTON, Ala. - Two children were found murdered at a residence along the 4000 block of County Road 1718 near...
Hanceville FFA wins inaugural Cullman County Fair Farm Olympics
CULLMAN, Ala. - A team from Hanceville High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) on Friday evening won the inaugural Cullman County Fair Farm...
Agriplex ‘Little Farmers’ pick cotton, meet chickens, butterflies
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cotton, chickens and monarch butterflies were the hot scoop Friday morning at the North Alabama Agriplex, where one of its programs,...
Siddalee Drake crowned 2019 Teen Miss Fair Princess
CULLMAN, Ala. – Twelve young girls participated in the 2019 Teen Miss Fair Princess Pageant Thursday night.
Siddalee Drake, 13, daughter of Jimmy Drake...
Isabella Grace Jones crowned 2019 Junior Miss Fair Princess
CULLMAN, Ala. - Fourteen young girls participated in the 2019 Cullman County Fair Junior Miss Fair Princess Pageant Thursday evening.
Isabella Grace Jones, 10, daughter...
Cullman man charged with transmitting obscene material to child
CULLMAN, Ala. - A Cullman man was arrested this week, charged with transmitting obscene material to a child.
Randall Kirk Means, 32, was arrested Monday,...
Cullman Regional to open Urgent Care Center, Imaging Center & Specialty...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Regional on Friday announced it will soon break ground on a new multi-use health care facility in Hartselle, Alabama. The...
‘The purest form of love’
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Since 2018, Victoria's Hope has served low-income families and disaster victims of Cullman County by offering assistance with clothing and household...
Hanceville 3rd grader launches ‘Safety First’ campaign
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Aistin Gable is a little boy with an enormous heart who enjoys helping others but shies away from the spotlight. The...
Arrests and incidents reported Oct. 11, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported
Oct. 11, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure...
‘I’m just very proud of these kids’
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Hanceville High School Leo Club hosted a blood drive at the school Thursday, seeing a huge response.
At midday, Leo Club...
U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne speaks at Wallace State
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College welcomed U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Alabama Thursday morning, the second of two meetings the college hosted in...
Cullman Regional hosts 2nd annual Think Pink Luncheon
CULLMAN, Ala. - Hanceville native Renee Quick shared her inspirational story of battling breast cancer as the keynote speaker at this year’s Think Pink...
Hanceville talks festivals, new local historical book
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Hanceville City Council had a short agenda Thursday night. With Mayor Kenneth Nail out of town and Mayor Pro-Tem Jim...
Inaugural Garden City Music Festival this Saturday
GARDEN CITY, Ala. – Garden City Park will be filled with music and festivities all day this Saturday, Oct. 12, when the inaugural Garden...
Arrests and incidents reported Oct. 10, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported
Oct. 10, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure...
High heat, minimal moisture hurt yields, bottom line
Zero. Zip. Zilch.
That’s how much rain Terry Wyatt’s 500-acre cotton crop received in September.
“Cotton likes hot weather, but you have to have some rain,”...
Spelling Bee repeat!
St. Bernard seventh grader Carter Daily took the Cullman County Fair Spelling Bee title for the second year Wednesday evening. A bee veteran, Daily...
U.S. Supreme Court decisions advance 6 Alabama capital sentences, 2 for...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions on Monday not to review several Alabama death penalty cases, including...
Cool (senior) kids hit the fair
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman area seniors took full advantage of the crisp fall weather as the fairgrounds opened Wednesday morning for Senior Day. They...
Arrests and incidents reported Oct. 9, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported
Oct. 9, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure...
Latest health department scores
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the latest health scores reported by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) for food establishments in Cullman County.
Establishment...
Cullman Power Board gives back to the community with Powerfest
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Power Board (CPB) on Tuesday showed appreciation to the community with its annual “Powerfest” event, providing a free meal...
Emilee Beth Harbison crowned 2019 Cullman County Fair Queen
CULLMAN, Ala. – Emilee Beth Harbison was crowned 2019 Cullman County Fair Queen in competition in the Coca-Cola Theatre at the Cullman County Fairgrounds...
Cullman Brewers Guild to host ‘Pints for Joe- An ALS Fundraiser’
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Brewers Guild will hold a special fundraiser Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 5-9 p.m. at Goat Island Brewing for the...
West Point native Eric Bennett wins national vocalist award
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - Southern Gospel group Triumphant Quartet, which has headlined the Good Samaritan Health Clinic fundraiser, the Caring for Cullman Concert, for several...
Arrests and incidents reported Oct. 8, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 8, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Lily Reese Harris crowned 2019 Little Miss Fair Princess
CULLMAN, Ala. – On Monday evening, with the Cullman County Fair underway, 27 girls participated in the 2019 Little Miss Fair Princess Pageant.
Lily Reese...
Local students bring home ribbons in Premier Exhibitor Contest, livestock shows during Alabama...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - For hundreds of youth across Alabama, fall fair season means one thing- it’s livestock show time.
That translates to family time for...
Cullman County switching to automated sanitation service
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Commission Tuesday morning announced the Cullman County Sanitation Department will begin using automated trucks next year.
The new program...
Holly Pond Council gets update on sewer, plans for 2020 Census
HOLLY POND, Ala. - The Holly Pond Town Council on Monday evening got an update on planned repairs and renovations to the town’s sewer...
Terry Shabel named new Good Hope councilman
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - A new council member was seated and billboard restrictions were eased Monday night at the Good Hope City Council meeting.
Terry...
Arrests and incidents reported Oct. 7, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 7, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Yip yip hooray! Dogs strut their stuff at county fair
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Tri-Green Arena at the Cullman County Fair was packed Sunday afternoon as dogs, along with their young handlers, took center...
Cullman City Council votes to surplus athletic field by Nesmith Park...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Council in a special called meeting Monday voted to surplus three small tracts of land which make up...
Fair Queen dreams: pageant set for Oct. 8
CULLMAN, Ala. - One contestant from each of Cullman County’s eight public high schools will vie for the coveted title of 2019 Miss Cullman...
(Bonus) Pet of the Week: Pay a visit to China Grove!
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Animal Shelter has a few extra canine friends right now, so volunteer Donna Ruttkay introduces a bonus Cullman...
(Updated) Body found in Smith Lake confirmed as Kelsey Starling, who...
Updated 10-5-19 at 11:48 p.m.
Statement from ALEA Marine Patrol Division/Northern District:
The body of Kelsey Starling, the missing passenger from a two-vessel crash July 4...
McCaffrey, Kruger, Willoughby, Lewis top male, female Oktoberfest 5K, 10K finishers
CULLMAN, Ala. - Area runners braved the heat Saturday morning for the 2019 Cullman Oktoberfest 5K and 10K runs. Below are the Top 10...
Cullman Regional Foundation ‘Tailgate and Celebrate’ to benefit Cullman EMS
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Regional Service Guild is excited to announce the Foundation’s Tailgate and Celebrate event, set for Saturday, Oct. 12 at...
King of the Kitchen! 12-year-old Matthew Howell tops adult field for...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Lions Club on Friday proclaimed Matthew Howell “King of the Kitchen” for the 2019 Cullman County Fair. Winning the...
Saturday in Cullman: Oktoberfest, County Fair, a haunting and more!
Cullman Oktoberfest Activities
7 a.m.-9 p.m. Farmers Market at the Festhalle
8 a.m. Oktoberfest 5K & 10K Run
8 a.m.-8 p.m. Arts & Crafts Show at Depot...
CCCDC presents $12K grant to North Alabama Agriplex
CULLMAN, Ala. - At its September meeting, the Cullman County Community Development Commission (CCCDC) approved nine grants, totaling more than $100,000. One recipient, the...
2nd annual Think Pink Luncheon set for Oct. 10th
CULLMAN, Ala. - Join Cullman Regional at the second annual Think Pink Women’s Health Luncheon Thursday, Oct. 10 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Top...
Arrests and incidents reported Oct. 4, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported
Oct. 4, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =
failure...
Labor of love: caring for strays at the Hanceville kennel
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - On a hot Wednesday afternoon, Hanceville City Clerk Tania Wilcox spent her lunch break visiting with and taking care of a...
Tiny Miss and Petite Miss Fair Princesses crowned
CULLMAN, Ala. - The 2019 Cullman County Fair pageants got underway Thursday evening, with the youngest of this year’s princesses taking to the stage...
Seniors beat the heat at Oktoberfest Senior Day
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Festhalle was the place to be Thursday as area seniors celebrated Oktoberfest. Despite the record-breaking heat, the venue was...
Annual West Fest rocks West Elementary campus
CULLMAN, Ala. – Despite busy activity elsewhere in Cullman with the Cullman County Fair opening and Oktoberfest well underway, West Elementary’s campus was bustling...
Arrests and incidents reported Oct. 3, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 3, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Students enjoy German history tours during Oktoberfest week
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Museum was busy Monday and Tuesday as the city prepared for the start of Oktoberfest Wednesday. As Cullman...
Oktoberfest 2019 underway; Good Hope’s Hanna Hancock named Miss Oktoberfest
CULLMAN, Ala. - Oktoberfest 2019 got underway Wednesday evening with the tapping of the kegs, transfer of the title of Burgermeister from 2018’s Ben...
Ivey visits Winston County to recognize its Alabama Bicentennial Schools
DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala. – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday visited Double Springs to recognize Winston County’s Bicentennial Schools: Haleyville City Schools, Winston County...
Alabama Extension offers drought resources
AUBURN, Ala. - Conditions in Alabama are hot and dry. Strings of days with record-breaking heat have made September 2019 one of the hottest...
Arrests and incidents reported Oct. 2, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 2, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
ADPH confirms state’s first death from vaping-associated illness
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has confirmed the state's first death from a vaping-associated injury. The deceased is an...
WFF holding CWD information meeting at Wallace State Oct. 22
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - This fall, the Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) is hosting a series of public meetings throughout the state...
Ivey urges Alabama citizens to obtain STAR ID before Oct. 1,...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Sec. Hal Taylor on Tuesday kicked off the countdown to a federal...
Oktoberfest 2019 opens today (full schedule inside)
CULLMAN, Ala. - After more than 35 years, Cullman’s Oktoberfest is still going strong. This year’s event, which officially kicks off tonight, promises to...
Jacobs proclaims October 2019 ‘Alpha Delta Kappa (ADK) Month’ in Cullman
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs on Monday officially proclaimed the month of October 2019 “Alpha Delta Kappa (ADK) Month” in the city...
Exclusive: ALDOT installs radar-based safety devices at Hwy. 278/CR 831 intersection,...
BETHEL COMMUNITY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of
Transportation (ALDOT) on Tuesday morning installed a new safety system at the
dangerous intersection of U.S. Highway 278...
Arrests and incidents reported Oct. 1, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Oct. 1, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Cullman County students attend Alfa Leadership Conference
COLUMBIANA, Ala. - Two days of learning at the Alfa Youth Leadership Conference should help launch a lifetime of leadership success for 119 ninth...
Sen. Doug Jones speaks in Hanceville
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama was on the campus of Wallace State Community College Monday evening to host a constituent town...
Cullman Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism bids farewell to Nathan Anderson
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism (CPRST) on Tuesday, Oct. 1 will bid a fond farewell to Nathan Anderson, the agency’s...
Cullman council adopts 2020 budget, says farewell to Nathan Anderson
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Council on Monday night said goodbye to Cullman Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism (CPRST) Executive Director Nathan Anderson...
Cullman Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism bids farewell to Nathan Anderson
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism (CPRST) on Tuesday, Oct. 1 will bid a fond farewell to Nathan Anderson, the agency’s...
Arrests and incidents reported Sept. 30, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Sept. 30, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Jacobs proclaims October ‘Domestic Violence Awareness Month’ in Cullman
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs on Monday officially proclaimed the month of October 2019 “Domestic Violence Awareness Month” in the city of...
Eva celebrates 30th Anniversary Eva Frontier Days
EVA, Ala. – The community of Eva was brought to a standstill Saturday with the 30th Anniversary Eva Frontier Days festival. Traders, food vendors,...
(Update) Suspect in Thursday night chase apprehended
CULLMAN, Ala. – The male suspect involved in Thursday night's lengthy high-speed chase through Cullman and down Interstate 65 was finally captured Sunday morning...
Cullman Parks, Recreation, & Sports Tourism accepts award for national accreditation
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Parks, Recreation &
Sports Tourism (CPRST) representatives, accompanied by numerous members of
Cullman’s city government, traveled to Baltimore, Maryland this week to...
(Update) 1 arrested, 1 on the run after high-speed chase
Updated 9/29/19 10:26 a.m.
LATEST: https://www.cullmantribune.com/2019/09/29/update-suspect-in-thursday-night-chase-apprehended/
CULLMAN, Ala. - A Bessemer woman was arrested and a man remains on the run following a lengthy high-speed chase...







































































































