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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
CCBOE approves facility upgrades, property transfers
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE), at a special called meeting March 25, approved multiple facility upgrades and set in...
Arrests and incidents reported March 29, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported March 29, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Cullman Regional Launches Online Appointment Scheduling for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics
Cullman, AL – Cullman Regional recently launched an online scheduling tool to allow community members to self-schedule themselves for the COVID-19 vaccine. Patients can...
‘The Peace Corps at Sixty’ to be topic of Alabama World...
TROY, UNIVERSITY, Ala. - Sue Miller, who has twice served with the Peace Corps, will discuss “The Peace Corps at Sixty” in a virtual...
Oak Mountain State Park suffers tornado damage
PELHAM, Ala. – Severe weather, including an apparent tornado, moved through northern Shelby County Thursday and caused damage at Oak Mountain State Park.
The park...
Arrests and incidents reported March 26, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported March 26, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Local truck driver helps save driver from car fire
It was early Sunday morning when James R. Smith Trucking driver Amir Ali saw a motorist waving her arms. What Ali did next was...
Mayor Woody Jacobs proclaims April Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Cullman
CULLMAN, Ala. - On Wednesday, March 24 2021, Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs officially proclaimed the month of April 2021 Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)...
Arrests and incidents reported March 25, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported March 25, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Gulf of Mexico Alliance announces new Gulf Star Program projects
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. – The Gulf of Mexico Alliance is pleased to share several new projects as part of its ongoing Gulf Star Program....
FEMA to reimburse families for funerals of loved ones who died...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Monday FEMA announced it is setting up a program to help reimburse families funeral costs of loved who died from...
CCBOE hosts ‘mental health first aid’ training event for local counselors
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) on Wednesday hosted a training event at Wallace State to familiarize local school counselors...
Potential outbreak of severe storms Thursday into early Friday
CLANTON, Ala. – The active spring severe weather pattern continues across the southeast U.S. The National Weather Service (NWS) has confirmed 24 tornadoes from last...
AG Marshall joins 13-state coalition in suit to stop Biden’s ban on new oil...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Attorney General Steve Marshall joined 12 other state attorneys general in filing suit Wednesday to block the Biden administration's ban on...
Arrests and incidents reported March 24, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported March 24, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Wallace State HIT program ranked among Top 50 in nation
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College’s Health Information Technology program has earned a position among the Top 50 Medical and Coding programs by...
West Point’s Walker Johnson earns $4K scholarship at Alabama Farmers Federation...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) proudly reported that West Point student and CCBOE Fast Track participant Walker Johnson earned...
Hanceville Elementary students assist FCCLA by collecting plastic lids for recycling
HANCEVILLE, Ala.- Students from Hanceville Elementary School gathered Tuesday afternoon to celebrate their efforts to help Hanceville High School’s Family, Career and Community Leaders...
Good Hope Sizzlin’ Seniors hold 1st meeting in a year
GOOD HOPE, Ala.- They’re back! The Sizzlin’ Seniors of Good Hope took a giant step toward a return to normalcy Tuesday as the group...
Colony residents express frustration as town council talks on opening gym,...
COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council on Tuesday evening argued over everything from the town’s annual budget to the contents of a previous...
CHS opens sensory lab for students
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School is becoming even more creative in finding new ways for students to engage and succeed, with the campus...
Arrests and incidents reported March 23, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported March 23, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Alabama Extension launches Crops Report Podcast
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala.—The Alabama Crops Report Podcast is where the research meets the row. When the armyworms move in or Southern rust conditions are...
Town of Baileyton presents checks to VFD, Parkside Outreach
BAILEYTON, Ala. - The Baileyton Volunteer Fire Department and Parkside Outreach received some help Saturday afternoon from the Town of Baileyton, with each receiving...
Cullman RV park to add recreational water feature
Water park will be largest of its kind in Alabama
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Council on Monday evening approved a bid from The...
Cullman City Council creates court diversion program
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Council on Monday evening passed an ordinance to establish a pretrial diversion program for Cullman’s municipal court. The...
New convenience store to be built in Good Hope
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - A new convenience store is coming to County Road 222 in Good Hope across from the Palomino RV Resort.
Mayor Jerry...
Arrests and incidents reported March 18-21, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported March 18-21, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
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NATIONAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL FACTS WEEK: Linking Students with Scientists and...
Montgomery, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) celebrates and supports the annual National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW®), along with...
10th annual Rock the South dates announced for August 13-14
CULLMAN, Ala. – Rock the South promoters announced Monday morning that the festival will return the weekend of August 13-14, 2021 after it was...
NASA, SpaceX sign joint spaceflight safety agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - NASA and SpaceX have signed a joint agreement to formalize both parties’ strong interest in the sharing of information to maintain...
Senate passes historic $7.6B Education Trust Fund budget
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed the $7.67 billion Education Trust Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2022, the largest education budget...
Escaped convicted murderer Leo Chavez apprehended
CULLMAN, Ala. - Early Friday evening, escaped Cullman County Detention Center inmate Leo Chavez- listed in Blount County court records as Leo Chavez-Santiago with...
Arrests and incidents reported March 19, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported March 19, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Survivor story: Noted human trafficking expert to offer training in Cullman...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Kathy Wilson, director of the Cullman County Human Trafficking Task Force, announced that Amy Joy, a human trafficking survivor who went...
Cullman Regional receives emergency CON approval for expansion project
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Health Care Authority of Cullman County/ Cullman Regional Board of Directors this week announced that they have received Emergency Alabama...
Four prisoners escape Cullman County Jail; convicted murderer at large
CULLMAN, Ala. - Early Tuesday evening, the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) reports, four inmates escaped from the Cullman County Detention Center by slipping...
Sen. Gudger talks about lottery vote, new bills
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - On Mar. 9, the Alabama State Senate considered a bill that would have opened the door for a citizens’ vote on...
‘It’s critical for folks not to let their guard down’
Cullman County facing severe weather threat from Wednesday morning through early Thursday
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - National Weather Service (NWS) Huntsville office Senior Meteorologist Andrew...
Cullman Electric Co-op ready to restore power
CULLMAN, Ala. – As residents prepare for yet another round of thunderstorms and high winds following Monday’s storms and Tuesday’s early morning flooding in...
Statement from Cullman County Schools following death of West Point High...
The West Point community as well as the entire Cullman County School System family is mourning the loss of Christopher Owens, a sophomore who...
Cullman Power Board ready to respond in case of outages
CULLMAN, Ala. - Those responsible for keeping the power on for the residents inside the city limits of Cullman have been preparing for possible...
Single motor vehicle collision claims life of 16-year-old driver
CRANE HILL, Ala. – A single motor vehicle collision along County Road 940 claimed the life of a 16-year-old male early Tuesday afternoon. According...
West Point council talks striping of CR 1141
WEST POINT, Ala.- West Point Mayor Gerald Schafer at Monday night’s council meeting reported that part of the striping on County Road 1141 has...
Berlin receives $100K grant for reconstruction of CR 1600, takes next...
BERLIN, Ala. - On Monday evening, Berlin Mayor Patrick Bates shared with his town council the news that local legislators have secured a $100,000...
Arrests and incidents reported March 15, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported March 15, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
ADMH’s Hamerdinger recipient of Boyce Williams Award
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Stephen (Steve) Hamerdinger, director, Office of Deaf Services (ODS), Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services of the Alabama Department...
St. Paul’s Spring Flea Market to feature local shops, one-of-a-kind finds
St. Paul’s Lutheran School will host a Spring Flea Market this Saturday, March 20. Vendors will be located inside the school gym and in...
State’s January unemployment rate is 4.3%, Cullman rate of 2.5% 3rd...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Monday that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January 2021 unemployment rate is 4.3%, down...
‘It is God that kept them safe’
CULLMAN, Ala.- The residents of Woodland Haus in Cullman lined Main Street outside of their facility Friday afternoon to celebrate 365 days of being...
Cullman County elementary and middle school students return to 5-day in-person...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County School Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette announced at the county school board meeting Thursday evening that Kindergarten through eighth-grade classes...
What’s up on Cherokee Avenue?
Reliance Worldwide’s $19M distribution center rising fast near southwest side industrial parks
CULLMAN, AL. – Local folks are asking, “What is that building rising up...
Arrests and incidents reported March 12, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported March 12, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Hanceville prepares for Irish Festival, clean-up week, yard sale weekend
HANCEVILLE, Ala.- The City of Hanceville at Thursday’s council meeting set the dates for this year’s free clean-up week and yard sale weekend. The...
