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JACKSONVILLE - More than 300 students received degrees at Jacksonville State University in summer 2018. Cullman-area graduates include: -Mary Benefield, of Holly Pond -Edward Bishop, of...

Left to right: Baileyton Town Clerk Patricia Gilbert, Mayor Johnny Dyar, Councilman Gene Sumner and Councilwoman Myra Martin (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) BAILEYTON...

Kristen Leigh Gullion (Jefferson County Jail) BIRMINGHAM - A Cullman woman, one of two people charged with capital murder in the deaths of an elderly Birmingham...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 11, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

John Patrick Parsons, left, and Justin Eugene Curington, right (Cullman County Sheriff's Office) CULLMAN - Two escaped Cullman County Detention Center inmates remain at large,...

Colony Town Council, left to right: Curtis Johnson, Melvin Hammond, Ethel Alexander, Samuel Ashford, Mayor Donnis Leeth and Clerk Patricia Ponder. One seat remains...

Neil Putman proudly shows off his new learner’s permit. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - Back in July, The Tribune sat down with...

CULLMAN - Cullman County Animal Shelter volunteer Donna Ruttkay introduces us to The Cullman Tribune’s Pet of the Week: Devotion is an approximately 1-year-old black...

Left to right: Alabama American Legion Commander Harry Christian, National Commander of the American Legion Brett Reistad and Cullman American Legion Post 4 Commander...

Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry speaks to Cullman County Commission members during a commission work session at the Cullman County Courthouse Tuesday morning. (Hayden...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 10, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

Dylan, Brittney and Mason Daugherty shortly before Brittney passed away in July 2018 (courtesy of the family) HANCEVILLE - A memorial ride for Brittney Daugherty...

Fairview Mayor Keith Henry speaks to town council members during Monday night’s meeting. (Hayden Hyatt for The Cullman Tribune) FAIRVIEW – The Fairview Town Council...

Mayor Woody Jacobs, right, listens as City Attorney Roy Williams explains Amendment 722 funding for Cullman's Technology Village. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN...

Naval Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Chris Lynn walks along the West Colonnade, which connects the West Wing to the Residence and is often seen as...

Cub Scout Pack 213 is having its first big pack meeting tonight at Cullman First United Methodist Church at 6 p.m. Member Coordinator Lesley Hyde...

CULLMAN - Cullman’s Gravel Ridge Farms is recalling its cage free large eggs due to a potential contamination of Salmonella: “The recall was initiated...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 6-9, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

WellStone Behavioral Health COO Chris Van Dyke speaks about the Stepping Up Initiative at the June 12, 2018 Cullman County Commission meeting. (W.C. Mann...

Bama Blu-Grace performs during the second annual Bernard Blues and BBQ Arts, Crafts and Music Festival on Sunday. (Hayden Hyatt for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN...

Lee McClellan (Cullman Police Department) CULLMAN - The Cullman Police Department's Crime Suppression Unit on Thursday, Sept. 6, arrested Lee Zane McClellan, 27, of Cullman....

MONTGOMERY - ALABAMA 200 is pleased to announce fall 2018 Alabama Bicentennial Commission community grants for qualifying communities. These funding opportunities are available to...

Karma in Cullman Founder Rachel Bryant, right, a suicide attempt survivor, embraces her daughter Jade as the DJ plays “Jesus, Take the Wheel” Saturday...

Props for the “The Haunt at Camp Liberty” haunted trail at Camp Liberty. (Hayden Hyatt for The Cullman Tribune) BATTLEGROUND – Battleground’s Camp Liberty has...

BIRMINGHAM - Six people remain hospitalized at UAB Hospital following a bus crash in Winston County on Friday. According to a statement from UAB on...

The Cullman County Detention Center (Wendy Sack for The Cullman Tribune) BIRMINGHAM - On Tuesday, Sept. 4, U.S. Federal District Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala issued...

At this weekend’s Bernard Blues and BBQ Festival, the Johnsonville Big Taste Grill (pictured is Johnsonville grillmaster Jay Wetzel) will be used to cook up...

Cook Ministries Director Karen Cook and suicide attempt survivor Korey Burris, the special guest speaker at Friday evening’s leadership prayer event at the Cullman...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 6, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

CULLMAN - The second annual Bernard Blues and BBQ Arts, Crafts and Music Festival is set for this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 8-9,...

The Pylant Family, Southern gospel music group, performs at Heritage Park Thursday. (Hayden Hyatt for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN – Lots of folks came out...

Connie Sandlin, the interior designer/gardener who owns Cullman’s popular, garden-oriented design shop, The Blue Eyed Rabbit, will speak to the Cullman Master Gardeners on...

Charter Communications Director, Government Affairs, Taylor Vice (left), presents a check for $3,000 to the Cullman County Commission on Aging during the “A Healthy...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 4-5, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

Wallace State’s Jimmy Hodges (second row, left) and Austin Monk (second row, right) recently completed the ACWED program hosted by the Alabama Community College...

Participants in last year’s walk placed photos of lost loved ones on a memory board by the Depot Park fountain.  The board will be...

Arby’s is asking for winter items such as sleeping bags, tents, blankets, coats, boots, socks, gloves and other cold weather accessories. Personal hygiene items...

Representatives of AGCOR, the Cullman County Commission, Cullman city government, ADECA, and Cullman city and county economic development agencies prepare to throw the first...

Left to right: Pastor Josh Hogland, Curt Fortner, Zane Robertson, Cindy Alverson, Joe Alverson, Eliza Fortner in front. (Courtesy of Becki Fortner) BERLIN – Mission Grove...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 4, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

The artist Daniel Moore in his New Life Art Gallery in Hoover (Photo by Jerry Siegel) HANCEVILLE - The Evelyn Burrow Museum is proud to...

Holly Pond Mayor Bill Oliver speaks to community members during the Holly Pond Town Council meeting Tuesday night. (Hayden Hyatt for The Cullman Tribune) HOLLY...

Ty Parker with the Arab Knight, his new school’s mascot. (Photo courtesy Ty Parker) ARAB - Over the Labor Day weekend, The Tribune caught up...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 30 - Sept. 3, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury;...

Brandon Osborne led multiple law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase on Monday, ending when he crashed into a utility pole in Hanceville. (Photo...

The Bethsadia Volunteer Fire Department has nine board slots open for a one-year term. If you or someone you know is interested in serving...

Chris McCool, left, and Jeremy Kilpatrick, right (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republicans’ monthly meeting was Saturday morning at...

Tony Leonardi, former organizer of the Sweet Tater Festival, stands by his truck, a staple of the festival, during the 22nd annual Sweet Tater...

Suicide attempt survivor, speaker and founder of the online support group “Suicide Prevention and God’s Helpers” Korey Burris (contributed) CULLMAN - September is Suicide Prevention...

The Fairview High School Aggie Band marches in Monday's Fairview Lions Club Labor Day Parade. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) FAIRVIEW - The Fairview...

CULLMAN - A suspect being pursued by the Falkville Police crashed on U.S. Highway 31 in Hanceville, according to Cullman Police Chief Kenny Culpepper. "There...

Updated 9-2-18 at 8:24 p.m. CULLMAN - A pit bull mix dog attacked a 3-year-old girl at a home in Fairview Sunday. The girl was...

Nancy Horton leads a group in prayer over food before they deliver it to the school. (Photo courtesy of Hanceville Knapsacks for Kids) HANCEVILLE -...

Exhibits like these from local school FFA chapters are a staple of the Cullman County Fair. (Tribune file photo) CULLMAN - The smells of cotton...

John Tillman (second from left), a former principal of Cullman High School, is presented with an honorary diploma during the 10th annual Distinguished Alumni...

Fairview Elementary students, faculty and staff gather together, showing off their new T-shirts, at the school Friday morning. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) FAIRVIEW...

Robert Williams, regional vice president for Central Network Retail Group, which owns Marvin's, cuts a piece of lumber to mark the grand re-opening of...

Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Timmy Puckett, center, with his daughter Kinlee Puckett, left and wife Kim Puckett, right (Christy Perry for The Cullman...

CULLMAN - Vandalism inside a Cullman Electric Cooperative substation on Friday caused thousands of dollars in damage and resulted in more than 3,000 co-op...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 30, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

Cullman Regional Home Health and Hospice opened in its new location on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2018. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - Cullman...

MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Department of Transportation urges motorists to drive safely as the Labor Day holiday and college football games are expected to...

MARSHALL, Mo.- Missouri Valley College, located in Marshall, Missouri, had 27 summer graduates. Among them was Benjamin Wilson, of Holly Pond. Wilson earned a...

The 2017 Fairview Lions Club Labor Day parade makes its way through Fairview. (Tribune file photo) FAIRVIEW - The Fairview Lions Club is holding its...

Kimberly Pearson (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) CULLMAN - Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies and investigators on Tuesday arrested a Cullman woman for second-degree arson. Kimberly...

Dalton Brown (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) HANCEVILLE - Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) investigators on Monday arrested a Hanceville man on one charge of second-degree...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 27-29, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

HANCEVILLE - This Saturday, Sept. 1, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament near Hanceville will host a pilgrimage day for the celebration of...

Marlee Phares displays her letter, accompanied by a few Welti classmates, left to right: Pyper Turner, Lillian Horton, Aeron Pierce, Leighton McGriff and Aiden...

CULLMAN - Property owners older than 65 may qualify for extra savings on their property taxes. It is now time for annual registration for...

World War II veteran John Parker with daughter Nancy Bates. Parker is celebrating his 100th birthday on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. (W.C. Mann for...

Business owners Eric Parker (former candidate for Cullman County Commission chairman), holding scissors, and his wife Jennifer Parker, to his left, cut the ribbons...

Left to right: Ricardo Mitchell, Jr., Dwayne Wilson, Clinton Jones, Jr. and Jennifer Kelk (Cullman Police Department) CULLMAN - On Tuesday, good old-fashioned boots-on-the-ground police...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 28, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

CULLMAN - Cullman County Animal Shelter volunteer Donna Ruttkay introduces us to The Cullman Tribune’s Pet of the Week: Wrigley is a 1-year-old rottweiler mix....

The Walter Dollar General opened quietly Monday morning. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune) WALTER - Some might think that quiet little Walter is the...

Jack St. John (Courtesy of www.gsa.gov) WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced the appointment of Jack St. John as general...

Ben Harrison (right), general manager of Cullman Regional Airport, speaks to Cullman County Commission members about a bid for reconstruction at the airport. (Hayden...

Hymnal pages were salvaged from the blaze by firefighters. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN COUNTY - “God is still good!” the Warrior Creek...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 27, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

Good Hope Mayor Jerry Bartlett (third from left), presents a $15,000 check to Good Hope Fire & Rescue Assistant Chief Jamie Garmon (fourth from...

Three residents of the Heritage Village subdivision wait to address the Cullman City Council Monday night. (W.C. for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - On Monday...

Gov. Kay Ivey and Topre America President Hideo Shimizu cut the ribbon on Topre’s new building, and celebrated the company’s newly-announced $80 million expansion...

Rev. John Bussman of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church gets soaked at the church’s fifth annual Wild Game Cookout Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. (Christy Perry...

Firefighters stand outside Walgreens in south Cullman Sunday night after six people were taken to Cullman Regional for what was believed at the time...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 23-26, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

Firefighters stand outside Walgreens in south Cullman Sunday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) LATEST UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/08/27/update-no-hydrogen-cyanide-south-cullman-walgreens-freon-blame-sunday-night CULLMAN - The Walgreens at 1700 Second Ave....

Lance Self is the founder and CEO and CTO of Zero RPM. HANCEVILLE – Lance Self, founder and CEO of Cullman-based Zero RPM, has earned...

Political columnist and Alabama Public Radio personality Steve Flowers speaks Sunday at the Cullman County Museum. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - On...

Firefighters stand outside Walgreens in south Cullman Sunday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) LATEST UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/08/27/update-no-hydrogen-cyanide-south-cullman-walgreens-freon-blame-sunday-night CULLMAN - The Walgreens at 1700 Second Ave....

CULLMAN - Cullman Wee Swap Upscale Childrenʼs Consignment’s Fall 2018 Sale will take place Monday, Aug. 27 through Saturday, Sept. 1 in Building 1...

Cullman Police Officer John Anderson (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - Cullman’s American Legion Post 4 recently awarded its Police Officer of the...

The Cullman High School Class of 1993 is getting together for its 25th reunion the weekend of Oct. 5. On Friday, Oct. 5, the class...

A two-vehicle crash snarled traffic in Holly Pond Friday night. Five people were injured. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune) HOLLY POND - Five people were...

Robin Dill demonstrates how volunteers can help patients paint, even if they can’t hold a paintbrush. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - Grace...

Welti Elementary faculty (Photo courtesy Gina Marie Webb) CULLMAN - Niche.com, an online rating group described by Forbes Magazine as a kind of “Yelp” for...

West Point’s theater department performed Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” in the spring. Shown left to right: Wardrobe (Jamie Myers), Cogsworth (Brendan Williamson), Chip...

CULLMAN - Cullman Regional Hospice and its fundraising arm, Hospice of Cullman County, Inc. are partnering with Masquerade Fundraising on Thursday, Sept. 13 from...

The Hanceville City Council on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune) HANCEVILLE - On Thursday evening, the Hanceville City Council worked...

The da Vinci Xi Surgical System, left to right: the da Vinci Xi robot, vision cart and surgeon’s console Cullman Regional needs the community’s help...