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GARDEN CITY, Ala. – The Garden City Town Council on Monday evening promoted two Town employees and officially appointed its election officials for the...

WEST POINT, Ala. - The West Point Town Council on Monday night approved funding for paving around the storm shelter next to town hall....

Updated 7-21-20 at 11:10 a.m. Update from Sgt. Chad Pate with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Marine Patrol Division:   The search continues for missing boater,...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported July 20, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

SOUTH VINEMONT, Ala. - JoAnn Oakley on Monday announced her re-election bid for South Vinemont Town Council, place 1. The Municipal Election will take...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Secretary of State John H. Merrill on Monday announced he has officially extended the opportunity for anyone concerned about COVID-19 to...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Joyce Barnett on Sunday announced her candidacy for Hanceville City Council, place 1. The Municipal Election will take place Tuesday, Aug....

The coronavirus pandemic has made many aware of just how important planning for their eventual death and possible incapacity is. Not having a will...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Folks gathered at Depot Park Saturday night for “an evening of good music, food and love” at the LOVE TRAIN Unity...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Elks Lodge and Jack Aces Riding Club on Saturday teamed up for the fifth year to spread a little...

The 2020-2021 hunting season will bring big changes for white-tailed deer hunters in a few parts of Alabama with the creation of two new...

CULLMAN, Ala. - United Way of Cullman County (UWCC) kicked off its fourth annual “Stuff the Bus” school supply drive Friday, encouraging shoppers headed...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Mayor Woody Jacobs announced Friday that the city of Cullman has begun drawing water from the Duck River Reservoir to the...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Along County Road 721 in eastern Cullman County, you’ll find Bagwell Blueberry Farm. It’s a small farm owned by local couple...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The summer heat can be tough on everybody and that is especially true when it comes to our pets. The Tribune...

EVA, Ala. - Investigators with the Morgan County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) are searching for Joshua Adam Campbell, 32, of Cullman. The MCSO said in a...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry on Friday issued the following statement regarding Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's two-week mandatory mask ordinance, issued...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported July 17, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Friday that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted June unemployment rate is 7.5%, down...

CULLMAN, Ala.  – Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced she has awarded $2.9 million in grants to continue providing more Alabamians with access to...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Hanceville Principal Jimmy Collins is officially back on the job after briefly being put on administrative leave, according to Cullman County...

LATEST: https://www.cullmantribune.com/2020/07/20/search-continues-on-smith-lake-for-missing-boater-dustin-new/ Updated 7-17-20 at 11:32 a.m. CRANE HILL, Ala. - Authorities say the operator of a boat found capsized on Smith Lake near Trident Marina...

FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Fairview residents Mike and Amy Patton originally unveiled their plans for a new restaurant, Taco Granero, back in September 2019. The Tribune...

CRANE HILL, Ala. - Work has begun at the future home of Connie’s Cottages in Crane Hill, an affordable housing community being developed for...

CULLMAN, Ala. – The Friends of the Public Libraries of Cullman County (FPLCC) last month introduced a new family-friendly painted rock-hunting game, hosted by...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported July 16, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Alabama’s 15th Annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday starts at 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 17 and runs through Sunday, July 19 at...

COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council announced Tuesday that the State of Alabama has made $39,000 in federal grants available to the Town...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) and LifeSouth Community Blood Center held a joint blood and grocery drive Wednesday, offering sets of...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday hosted Dr. Deborah Birx, the coronavirus response coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force. The...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported July 15, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

GARDEN CITY, Ala. – Oscar Goodwin has announced his candidacy for Garden City Town Council, place 5. The Municipal Election will take place Tuesday,...

Updated 7-22-20 at 5:37 p.m. Abbott's parole was denied. Original- published July 15, 2020 MONTGOMERY, Ala. - William Cecil Abbott, 39, of Hanceville, who pleaded guilty in...

Updated 7-15-20 at 3:11 p.m. “I’m calling on everyone, everyone in our state, to practice personal responsibility and wear a mask. I continue to believe...

From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our focus and priority has been and continues to be on the health and safety of our...

CULLMAN, Ala. -  The long-awaited Republican Primary Runoff Election came to a close Tuesday night, and at the end, challenger Jeff “Clem” Clemons defeated...

CULLMAN, Ala. - R.E. Garrison Trucking, Inc. on Monday delivered 54,000 eggs, donated by Cal-Maine Foods, to the Food Bank of North Alabama. This...

BERLIN, Ala. - The Berlin Town Council Monday night announced its farmers’ market initiative to accept SNAP payments will begin Monday, July 20. SNAP participants...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported July 14, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

Updated 7-15-20 at 3:51 p.m. Mr. Johnson's next of kin has been located and notified. CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Coroner's Office is asking for...

CULLMAN, Ala. - This year's Caring for Cullman Concert, which was slated for the fall, has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Good Samaritan...

GOOD HOPE, Ala. - The Good Hope City Council at its meeting Monday night set a tentative date of July 30 for the City’s...

SOUTH VINEMONT, Ala. - Sonya Copeland on Monday announced her candidacy for South Vinemont Town Council, place 5. The Municipal Election will take place...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Tribune heard recently from readers who encountered a strange issue with the math on their mail-in vehicle tag renewals: according...

GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Bakery lovers, rejoice! After a little more than a year, local favorite, The Sunflour Bakery & Eatery, will officially reopen...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported July 13, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – ADOL is reminding all unemployment compensation claimants that Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), the additional $600 federal benefit granted by the...

GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Karma in Cullman got a boost Saturday as car and motorcycle enthusiasts came together at Adapris Pizza in Good Hope...

Welcome to “Naturally Alabama!”  For a while now I have desired to write a series of articles based on what I have encountered in...

Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Director Chuck Sykes wants to make sure dove hunters are not caught flat-footed this September when the season...

SIMCOE, Ala. - A fire that started around 10 a.m. Saturday damaged a hay barn on a farm northwest of Simcoe. Due to the...

Updated 7-14-20 at 10:04 a.m. CULLMAN, Ala. - One of Cullman’s most prominent and beloved businessmen, Bertis E. McGriff, passed away Saturday afternoon, July 11...

SIMCOE, Ala. - On Saturday afternoon, as firefighters from the Gold Ridge, Fairview, Berlin and Vinemont Providence fire departments battled a barn fire in...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Medical professionals continue to face the effects of COVID-19, especially in Alabama and parts of the Southeast, and the Cullman area’s...

CULLMAN, Ala. – At its June meeting, the Cullman County Community Development Commission (CCCDC) awarded a total of $217,500 in grants. CCCDC Chairman Champ...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Voters will head to the polls Tuesday, July 14 for the Republican Primary Runoff Election. Polls will be open from 7...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Back on Super Tuesday, Cullman County voters gave Jeff “Clem” Clemons 49.67% of the vote for chairman of the Cullman County...

DODGE CITY, Ala. – The Dodge City Town Council Thursday night voted to execute an agreement with the State to use allocated funds from...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Hanceville City Council had a lengthy discussion Thursday evening about the money the City can receive from the Coronavirus Relief...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town announced Friday that he will resign from the Department of Justice, effective Wednesday, July 15, 2020,...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported July 10, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Hanceville Police Department at Thursday’s Hanceville City Council meeting welcomed a new team member. Chief Bob Long introduced Rick Davis,...

CULLMAN, Ala. - “COVID-19 cases and deaths in Alabama continue to rise, but each of us has the power to reverse this alarming trend,”...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported July 9, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

SOUTH VINEMONT, Ala. - Vehicles lined up Wednesday morning at community centers, senior centers and town halls throughout Cullman County, as the weekly distribution...

Updated 7-9-20 at 3:30 p.m. HANCEVILLE, Ala. - A female inmate who escaped police custody in Hanceville Thursday was captured a short time later. Ashley Cheyenne...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated eight deaths during the 4th of July holiday period, from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Good Hope-based Saints Motorcycle Club visited the Field of Miracles Tuesday evening to present a check to Cullman Parks, Recreation...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the Revive Alabama grant program to support small businesses in Alabama that have been impacted...

CULLMAN, Ala. - With many people turning to outdoor exercise routines to stay in shape, The Tribune reached out to a local medical professional...

LATEST (JULY 14) : Coroner asking for help locating next of kin for crash victim https://www.cullmantribune.com/2020/07/14/coroner-asking-for-help-locating-next-of-kin-for-crash-victim/ Updated 7-9-20 at 10:57 a.m. CULLMAN, Ala. - A Huntsville man...

CULLMAN, Ala. - With summer settling in for the long, hot foreseeable future, many residents are taking to area lakes for some fun in...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill on Wednesday announced that the $2.2 million in CARES Act funding recently allocated to counties...

SOUTH VINEMONT, Ala. - Jerry C. Smith, Sr. on Wednesday announced his candidacy for South Vinemont Town Council, place 5. The Municipal Election will...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) on Tuesday evening held a citizens’ firearm safety class. The class is held regularly, but...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The AHSAA met online Tuesday with its Fall Sports and Football Coaches’ Committees for a conference with the AHSAA Medical Advisory Board Committee...

Updated 7-8-20 at 4:40 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported July 8, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The July 14 Primary Runoff Election is now less than a week away. The deadline to submit an absentee ballot application...

GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Greg Brown on Wednesday announced his re-election bid for Good Hope City Council, place 4. The Municipal Election will take...

CULLMAN, Ala - Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs and Cullman Economic Development Agency Director Dale Greer announced at Monday evening’s Cullman City Council meeting that...

HOLLY POND, Ala. - The Holly Pond Town Council on Monday evening took a few moments to recognize Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brandon...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) on Tuesday reported another confirmed COVID-19 death in Cullman County, bringing the total number...

CULLMAN, Ala. – This year’s C.A.S.T. for Kids Smith Lake Park event is set for Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 from 8 a.m.-noon. Space is...

BAILEYTON, Ala. - The Baileyton Town Council took the necessary steps Monday night to prepare for a likely increase in absentee voting in the...

WEST POINT, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Community Response Team (CRT) on Monday arrested Randall Lee Parris, 46, of West Point...

CULLMAN, Ala. - An abandoned house along Olive Street Southwest just east of Wal-Mart burned Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported. Cullman Fire Rescue Chief...

GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Maxie Jones on Tuesday announced he is seeking re-election to Good Hope City Council, place 2. The Municipal Election will...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday awarded $18.27 million of the Coronavirus Relief Fund to provide baseline testing for coronavirus and proactive...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported July 7, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Terry Shabel on Tuesday announced his candidacy for Good Hope City Council, place 1. The Municipal Election will take place...

CULLMAN, Ala. - A new hotel development and multiple projects at Cullman Regional Airport/Folsom Field received considerable attention at Monday evening’s Cullman City Council...

GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Visitors and residents of Good Hope were treated Saturday night to an Independence Day ceremony and fireworks show, hosted by...

HOLLY POND, Ala. – Lonesome Dove Cowboy Church (LDCC) hosted a 4th of July evening of fun Saturday, serving up homemade desserts, grilled corn,...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Jonathan Biggs, 56, of Dayton, Ohio, who was charged with two counts of reckless murder in the 2017 deaths of Tonya...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported July 6, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

SOUTH VINEMONT, Ala. - Sonya Mabry Adams on Monday announced her re-election bid for South Vinemont Town Council, place 2. The Municipal Election will...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday awarded $48 million of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEERF) to the Alabama State Department...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Despite concerns about COVID-19, the City of Cullman put on its 4th of July fireworks show at Heritage Park Saturday evening...

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. - Citizens Bank & Trust is pleased to announce the addition of Laura Kay Kappler-Roberts to its Board of Directors. Kappler-Roberts is president...

ARAB, Ala. - How do you make the difficult decision to cancel a festival? Something that the community embraced and made such a success...