Tag: News
PALS committee accepting nomination for the 2021 Beautification Awards
The Cullman County People Against A Littered State committee is busy making plans to recognize the efforts of the many businesses that work hard...
School officials address local industry needs for skilled workers
CULLMAN, Ala. - Bright and early Friday morning, representatives from more than 20 local industries met with educational leaders to discuss ways of bringing...
Arrests and incidents reported May 10, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 6-9, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Driver indicted, arrested in deadly 2020 Cullman crash
CULLMAN, Ala. - Angelica Denise Ruffin, 38, of Huntsville, a driver involved in a deadly crash at the intersection of U.S. Highway 278 and...
Palomino RV Resort to open new aqua park Memorial Day...
CULLMAN, Ala. - As residents prepare for summer to kick off, the Palomino RV Resort at Burrow-Hamilton Farm plans to unveil a new way...
$3.6M awarded for broadband expansion projects in Cullman Co.
CULLMAN, Ala. – Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman on Friday released the following statement regarding three grants awarded by the Alabama Department of Economic and...
Alabama faith leaders call on Gov. Ivey to expand Medicaid
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Nearly 300 Alabama faith leaders released a joint letter Thursday calling on Gov. Kay Ivey to expand Medicaid coverage immediately for...
Arrests and incidents reported May 7, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 7, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Hanceville City Council discusses construction that will begin soon on new...
HANCEVILLE, Ala.- A new bid for the construction of the new Hanceville Senior Center was approved by the Hanceville City Council Thursday evening. The...
Chamber seeking nominations for Citizen of the Year award
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the 2021-2022 Emma Marie Eddleman Citizenship Award to he presented at...
CCBOE votes to sell Section 16 property
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) on Thursday voted to sell the board's property on Smith Lake to R&D Lake Properties,...
Arrests and incidents reported May 6, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 6, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Cullman Area Technology Academy celebrates its teachers
SOUTH VINEMONT, Ala. - Principal Billy Troutman of the Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA) took time during National Teacher Appreciation Week to recognize his...
Mayor proclaims ‘Mental Health Awareness Month’ in Cullman
CULLMAN, Ala. - On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs proclaimed the month of May 2021 “Mental Health Awareness Month” in the...
RNR Search and Rescue in need of donations
CULLMAN, Ala. - RNR Search and Rescue, a recently-formed S&R team that serves Cullman and surrounding counties, is in need of donations and volunteers. For...
Gov. Ivey announces grant to improve access road in city of...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. —Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $350,000 grant for the city of Cullman improve public safety and alleviate traffic hazards.
The funds from...
Baileyton Town Council member Dewayne Sumner continues to recover from accident;...
BAILEYTON, Ala.- The Baileyton Town Council was short one council member Monday night as council member Dewayne Sumner continues to recover at home from...
Arrests and incidents reported May 5, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 5, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Fairview Town Council hears request for noise ordinance
FAIRVIEW, Ala. - The Fairview Town Council on Monday evening heard from local resident Paula Brock, who asked the council to consider enacting a...
Holly Pond town council votes to surplus two properties, discusses sewer...
HOLLY POND, Ala. - During their meeting Monday evening, members of the Holly Pond town council voted to surplus two properties that no longer had...
‘A community arts event unlike any you’ve ever attended’: Cullman playwright...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Mother's Day 2021 will be the online debut of a new "community arts event" from the mind of Cullman-based playwright Ben...
Food that touches the soul
HANCEVILLE, Ala.- “Food that touches the soul.” That’s how the owner of Merriweather’s Soul Food describes what you can expect at their new restaurant...
Arrests and incidents reported May 3, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 4, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
St. Bernard Prep Drama presents ‘The Murder Mystery at the Murder...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Saint Bernard Prep Drama Department returns to the stage after the 2020 shutdown with the one-act play “The Murder Mystery...
CCCDC awards over $80,000 in grants to local fire departments and...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Recipients of the most recent grants from the Cullman County Community Development Commission gathered Monday morning to receive the funds for...
Baileyton Town Council holds first meeting in new Town Hall
BAILEYTON, Ala.- On what would be Rolfe Burks’ 117th birthday, the Baileyton Town Council were able to conduct their first council meeting in the new...
Arrests and incidents reported April 29 through May 2, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 29 through May 2, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand...
Governor Ivey announces COVID-19 Public Health Order and State of Emergency...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that Alabama’s COVID-19 public health order will end Monday, May 31, 2021, and the state...
With goals met, NASA to push envelope with Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
HOUSTON, Texas – Now that NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has accomplished the goal of achieving powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on the Red...
New license allows hunting of feral swine, coyotes at night
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - With Gov. Kay Ivey’s signature this week, new legislation will provide hunters in Alabama with another opportunity to harvest two specific...
Alexis Williams, Murl Sims named Wallace State’s All-Alabama Academic Team Scholars...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State students Alexis Williams and Murl Sims are Wallace State Community College’s 2021 All-Alabama Academic Team Scholars.
Both Williams and Sims...
Arrests and incidents reported April 30, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 30, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Senate passes largest General Fund Budget in Alabama history
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate today passed the largest General Fund Budget in the state’s history. Chairman Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), Senators Greg Reed (R-Jasper) and Clay...
TVA asks for comments on proposed transmission project in Jones Chapel
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Tennessee Valley Authority will hold a virtual information session on proposed transmission system improvements to prepare for growth and increase...
Strawberry Festival returns tomorrow! Miss Strawberry Festival Pageant tonight
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Strawberry Festival, one of the city’s oldest celebrations, returns tomorrow after a year of COVID shutdowns, with a promise...
Arrests and incidents reported April 29, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 29, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Bandits blown out in Good Hope
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - The Good Hope Sizzlin’ Seniors participated in a couple of spirited games of bean bag baseball Tuesday after enjoying a...
Arrests and incidents reported April 28, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 28, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Cullman City Council: Dinner on First returning in May
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Council on Monday evening approved a special event request from Christy Turner of Cullman City Parks, Recreation and...
Colony Town Clerk Ponder out after council vote
COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council meeting on Tuesday evening was brought to an unusual moment of silence as Councilwoman Ethel Alexander brought...
Arrests and incidents reported April 27, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 27, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
National Weather Service unveils webpage commemorating April 27, 2011 severe weather...
BIRMINGHAM and HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The National Weather Service (NWS) has launched a website to commemorate the April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak across Alabama....
Arrests and incidents reported April 22-25, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 22-25, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
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Ivey proclaims April 27 Day of Remembrance
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - On April 27, 2011, a series of long-track tornadoes ripped through the state of Alabama in three waves across 35 of...
Curt’s Closet prepares to reopen in new location
CULLMAN, Ala. - When Ashley Wilson opened Curt’s Closet, a boutique-style clothing and accessory ministry for children and families in need, she did not...
Arrests and incidents reported April 23, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 23, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
UPDATE: Joppa couple identified in deadly I-65 collision
DODGE CITY, Ala. - Friday afternoon, the identities of a couple killed in a traffic collision on I-65 Thursday evening were released by Cullman...
Terracotta pipes cause snag in Hanceville
HANCEVILLE, Ala.- The Hanceville City Council Thursday approved just over $6,000 in expenses due to an unforeseen issue Public Works encountered on Commercial Street....
Several fatalities following multiple wrecks on I-65 near Dodge City, Good...
DODGE CITY, Ala. - Thursday evening Jeremy Kilpatrick, Cullman County Coroner, confirmed three fatalities occurred in two separate collisions in the northbound lanes of...
Miss Alabama USA visits Cullman County Economic Development
CULLMAN, Ala. - On Thursday, April 22, Miss Alabama USA Alexandria Flanigan, a native of Cullman, visited with Cullman County Industrial Development Authority members...
Arrests and incidents reported April 22, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 22, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
After more than ten years, Harmony School returns to the ball...
LOGAN, Ala. - Saturday, April 17 saw the first opening day at Harmony School's ball field in more than ten years. Crowds flocked to...
Stephanie Lawson is named new director of Commission on Aging
CULLMAN, Ala. - Stephanie Lawson was introduced by Chairman Jeff Clemons Tuesday evening as the new Commission on Aging director. Lawson comes to the...
Arrests and incidents reported April 21, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 21, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Arrests and incidents reported April 20, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 20, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Cullman area legislators Stadthagen, Gudger commended by Republican Party for conservative...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Cullman area legislators State Sen. Garlan Gudger and State Rep. Scott Stadthagen last week received the Alabama Republican Party’s Chairman’s Commendation...
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter succeeds in historic first flight
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Monday, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. The...
Arrests and incidents reported April 16, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 16, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Governor awards grants to aid victims in north Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a total of $214,500 to four agencies in north Alabama to continue providing services to domestic...
Cullman 911 system receives updates
CULLMAN, Ala. - Thanks to a $150,000 grant recently received through the Cullman County E-911 Board, the City of Cullman’s emergency dispatch center has...
City of Cullman receives clean 2020 financial audit
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Council President Jenny Folsom announced at Monday’s council meeting that the city’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 financial audit is...
Cullman Regional relocates COVID-19 vaccine clinic to Urgent Care Center on...
CULLMAN, Ala. – As the demand for COVID-19 vaccines is starting to decrease, Cullman Regional is relocating its vaccine clinic to the Cullman Regional...
Arrests and incidents reported April 15, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 15, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
South Vinemont Town Council passes resolution to adopt mitigation plan; approves...
SOUTH VINEMONT, Ala.- The South Vinemont Town Council met Tuesday evening for their April meeting. The council approved several items on the agenda by...
Rep. Corey Harbison speaks on the recently filed HB622 bill
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope on Tuesday afternoon filed HB622, a bill that, if passed, would allow Cullman County voters to...
Camp Liberty to host the American Hero Music Festival this month
CULLMAN, Ala. - On April 24, the American Hero Music Festival will kick off a series of concerts at Camp Liberty in Battleground. The...
Alabama providers asked to pause administering Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Out of an abundance of caution, the Alabama Department of Public Health has asked all health care providers in the state...
Colony Town Council nears budget completion, names library board
COLONY, Ala. - In a meeting with so little conflict that it netted words of congratulations from residents in attendance, the Colony Town Council...
Arrests and incidents reported April 13, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 13, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Wallace State Jazz Band presenting Big Band Dance April 16
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — The Wallace State Jazz Band is proud to announce the return of its Big Band Dance Friday, April 16 at the...
Cullman County Sheriff opposes elements of new pistol permit law, calls...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Recently-passed Alabama House Bill 308 (HB308), the Alabama Uniform Concealed Carry Permit Act, makes changes to the way pistol permits are...
Cullman City Council clears way for major expansion of aquatic center...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Council Monday evening paved the way for new development and expansion on the city’s southwest side with a...
Good Hope City Council: Stash House Properties to open phase one...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Stash House Properties LLC is one step closer to opening their bar and grille at the former Cotton Gin. Owners...
Chase ends with motorcycle crash; no injuries reported
FAIRVIEW, Ala. - Sunday evening, Alabama State Troopers and Cullman County Sheriff’s Office worked together to stop a fleeing driver in the Fairview area.
“On...
Office of Mayor Woody Jacobs Mayor Proclaims Community College Month
CULLMAN, Ala. - On Monday, April 12, 2021, Mayor Woody Jacobs officially proclaimed the month of April 2021 Community College Month in the City...
LTCV helping to keep Cullman County clean
CULLMAN, Ala. – Litter Trash Clean-up Volunteers (LTCV), a new group focused on cleaning up local areas in order to beautify the region, was...
Wallace State awarded National Science Foundation Grant
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) grant aimed at increasing the number of women...
USDA Launches Feral Swine Control Program
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. - Free-ranging populations of feral swine—also known as feral hogs, wild boar or wild pigs—can now be found throughout most of...
Dodge City Town Council approves road projects, challenges local business over...
DODGE CITY, Ala. - The Dodge City Town Council Thursday evening awarded a contract to M. C. Paving of Hanceville to perform repairs, and...
Gov. Ivey: Economic development report card shows $4.8 billion in new...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, economic development activity across Alabama in 2020 generated close to $5 billion in...
Arrests and incidents reported April 9, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 9, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Hanceville City Council approves plan to repair damage to Styles Street...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Hanceville City Council approved the plan Thursday night to fix the Styles Street Bridge that is currently closed and will...
Cullman Regional to open first health park in Alabama
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Regional announced plans to open the first of their planned “health parks.” This is a new concept that combines multiple...
West Point High School presents “Shrek the Musical” this weekend; live...
WEST POINT, Ala. - West Point High School (WPHS) joins the ranks of those bringing live arts and entertainment back to the stage with...
Harmony School receives funding for new early learning program
CULLMAN, Ala. - On March 23, Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education announced grants to fund pre-K through third...
Order of the state health officer suspending certain public gatherings due...
WHEREAS Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been detected in Alabama;
WHEREAS the appearance of COVID-19 in the State poses the potential of widespread exposure to...
B.A.S.S. Reschedules College Tournament Amid Flooding
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Heavy spring rains across central Alabama have caused water levels to soar, prompting B.A.S.S. and officials with local hosts at the Cullman...
Arrests and incidents reported April 7, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 7, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Watch next Space Station crew launch live on NASA TV, NASA...
HOUSTON, Texas – Three space travelers, including NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, are poised to launch Friday, April 9, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...
Arrests and incidents reported April 6, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported April 6, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
New Baileyton Town Hall close to opening; tornado siren in need...
BAILEYTON, Ala.- Baileyton mayor Windell Calloway said Monday night that he hopes the new Baileyton Town Hall will be ready in time for April’s...
Holly Pond Council approves senior center plan
HOLLY POND, Ala. - The Holly Pond Town Council on Monday evening approved the design for the community’s new senior center that will be...
Judson College board of trustees vote to move forward
Marion, Ala. – Since 1838, Judson College has equipped young women for life and leadership for the good of others and to the glory...
Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Nelly, Ashley McBryde, Jordan Davis,...
CULLMAN, AL. - What’s billed as the “The South’s biggest party”, Rock the South announced Monday morning what the concert promoters are calling “an...
NASA TV to air first US commercial crew port relocation on...
HOUSTON, TX. - NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts aboard the International Space Station will mark another first for commercial spaceflight Monday, April 5, when the four astronauts...
Wallace State Dance presenting ‘Futures’ April 7
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College’s Allegro Dance Theatre will present its spring showcase “Futures” Wednesday, April 7 at 6 p.m. in the...
ADECA director visits Cullman County, assesses flood damage
CULLMAN, Ala. - Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) Director Kenneth Boswell visited Cullman County Thursday to view progress on current projects....
Arrests and incidents reported March 31, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported March 31, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Services held for 4-year-old Maggie Kathryn Grant
CULLMAN, Ala. - Maggie Kathryn Grant, 4, of West Point passed away Friday, March 26 after a courageous battle with acute myeloid leukemia. A...
Jersey Mike’s to donate all March 31 proceeds to the Make-A-Wish...
CULLMAN, Ala. – March is the Month of Giving and this Wednesday, March 31, Cullman’s Jersey Mike’s Subs will be donating 100% of the...
