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    ‘There’s no place like home’

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Town of Colony hosted Colony Day Saturday, Aug. 6. Colony Day is a celebration steeped in the town’s history, with...

    Colony seeking Town Clerk; Community Center Caretaker

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Town of Colony has posted two part-time jobs that have been the subjects of recent discussion by the Town Council:...

    Colony Carpenter’s Cabinet grab-and-go to offer grab-and-go meals starting Wednesday, June...

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Colony office of Carpenter’s Cabinet will start its summer feeding program on Wednesday, June 2 and running through Aug. 11,...

    Colony mayor files ethics complaint against council member

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    COLONY, Ala. - Colony Mayor Curtis Johnson, at the conclusion of the Town’s regular council meeting Tuesday, informed Councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem Ethel...

    Celebrating our history: Colony will hold Black History Month celebration Feb....

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Town of Colony will celebrate Black History Month Saturday, Feb. 27 by creating a temporary community history museum at the...

    Colony council talks fire, emergency response in community

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council’s Tuesday meeting became an informal referendum on the community’s volunteer fire service, with officials and audience members...

    Colony Town Council accomplishes business amid continuing controversy

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council on Tuesday evening managed to pass three resolutions related to Town business, despite ongoing controversy between council...

    Frustrations expressed at Colony Town Council meeting

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    COLONY, Ala. - Despite meeting for close to three hours Tuesday night, the Colony Town Council adjourned without completing any official business. Mayor Curtis...

    Colony council infighting and community concerns on the table

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council on Tuesday evening cranked up its pre-meeting work session around 5 p.m. and did not finish its...

    Colony council divided amid legal challenges to town clerk position

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    COLONY, Ala. - Colony’s Town Council met Tuesday evening before a packed house at town hall, with council members and others bracing for a...

    Colony gives tablets to students in community tutoring program

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    COLONY, Ala. - On Thursday, Ethel Alexander- coordinator of Colony’s recently established tutoring program and the town’s newly appointed mayor pro tem- along with...

    Colony Town Council holds organizational meeting in absence of new mayor

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    COLONY, Ala. - Colony’s new administration has gotten off to a rocky start, even before its officials were sworn in for the new term,...

    Colony bids farewell to Mayor Leeth

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Colony Town Council on Tuesday evening said its official good-bye to outgoing Mayor Donnis Leeth. Town hall was filled with...

    Parents helping parents: Colony offers support for students, families struggling with...

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    COLONY, Ala. - Colony Councilwoman Ethel Alexander on Tuesday evening told the town council and guests about a new program she and several mothers...

    Colony creates local historical society, expands access to accounts for roads

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council on Tuesday evening voted to extend to the Finance Committee chairman (currently Councilman Melvin Hammond, retiring, and...

    Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth: ‘I’ve come out of resignment’

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    COLONY, Ala. - Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth, after an explosive end to Tuesday evening’s town council meeting in which he announced his resignation, contacted...

    Colony mayor: ‘I resign’

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    LATEST: https://www.cullmantribune.com/2020/08/12/colony-mayor-donnis-leeth-ive-come-out-of-resignment/ COLONY, Ala. - Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth on Tuesday evening said, "I resign" after he adjourned a contentious meeting of the Colony Town...

    Colony issues certificates of election; mayoral seat only race on ballot

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Town of Colony on Tuesday issued certificates of election for its entire town council, since no candidate- incumbent or otherwise-...

    Colony receives $39K in CARES Act funding for COVID-19 response

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

    Hanceville’s Mayor Nail visits Colony Town Council; council notes June 23,...

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    COLONY, Ala. - As the Colony Town council gathered for its pre-meeting work session Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Donnis Leeth welcomed Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail...

    Colony Town Council moves forward on road repairs

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council on Tuesday evening voted to contract MC Paving, LLC of Hanceville to patch and repair damaged portions...

    Colony: Complete the 2020 Census, you might win a 50-inch TV!

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    COLONY, ALA. - Colony residents: your town government wants you to complete your 2020 Census, and the town council might give you a television...

    All hats in the ring: Colony mayor, council members announce re-election...

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    COLONY, Ala. - During their regular meeting Tuesday evening, Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth and all four members of the Colony Town Council declared their...

    Colony town government takes census personally

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    COLONY, Ala. - Colony’s rates of response to the 2020 Census have been among the lowest in Cullman County, and the town’s government wants...

    Colony Town Council pushing for census participation, new service contracts

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council did not hold a formal meeting Tuesday, but still had two big items on the agenda for...

    Colony mayor, council talk need for census responses, summer plans

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    COLONY, Ala. - Colony’s Town Council had no official items on its agenda and did not hold a formal meeting Tuesday, but did hold...

    Colony sets tentative date for Colony Day this August, talks big...

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    COLONY, Ala. - Colony’s town government on Saturday met with a group of interested locals and representatives of neighboring communities to talk about plans...

    Colony welcomes Kitchens, Marchman; citizens encouraged to vote in local races

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    CORRECTION- 2-26-20 at 7 p.m. In the article “Colony welcomes Kitchens, Marchman; citizens encouraged to vote in local races,” published Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, it...

    Colony talks debt repayment, summer food program

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council on Tuesday evening shared that it is restructuring payments on its two outstanding debts in order to...

    Once in a generation ‘Colony Day’ in the works

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    COLONY, Ala. - On Saturday afternoon, Colony Town Council members held their first planning meeting for what could be the town’s largest community celebration...

    Colony to repair Educational Complex roof; free potatoes this Saturday

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council on Tuesday evening received an estimate on long-needed repairs to the town’s Educational Complex roof, but could...

    Colony talks finances, recent rental controversy

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council on Tuesday evening was pleased to share that its outstanding debt to Compass Bank for a 2012...

    Colony passes budget before debate over facility use

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council on Tuesday evening passed its 2020 budget, retroactive to the beginning of the fiscal year in October....

    Colony Carpenter’s Cabinet still going strong

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council on Tuesday got a visit from Chris Warnick, founder of the Carpenter’s Cabinet food pantry ministry, which...

    Colony’s Dollar General open for business

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    COLONY, Ala. - Dollar General quietly opened the doors of its newest Cullman County location Thursday morning, along Alabama Highway 91 just across Interstate...

    Colony talks road projects, fuel tax funds

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council on Tuesday night approved the creation of bank accounts to receive funds from the new state gasoline...

    Colony unhappy with tax service after state levies fine for missing...

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council on Tuesday evening returned to the tax issues that were the topic of a special called meeting...

    Colony mayor: ‘The library will not be closed’

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    COLONY, Ala. - Eleven days after the Colony Town Council voted not to renew a contract with the  North Central Alabama Regional Council of...

    Dollar General breaks ground near Colony

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    Updated 6-26-19 at 10:58 a.m. COLONY, Ala. - Colony’s Tuesday evening town council meeting was fairly uneventful, but it gave The Tribune a chance to...

    ‘How far we’ve come’: Colony summer camp takes fearless approach to...

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    COLONY, Ala.  - More than once Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth has strapped a long harvesting sack over his shoulder to show kids how to...

    Colony readying for summer programs

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    COLONY, Ala. - On Tuesday evening, the Colony Town Council talked about plans for what’s shaping up to be an eventful summer for the...

    Colony unveils 5 Alabama Bicentennial murals

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    COLONY, Ala. - The Town of Colony held a special Alabama Bicentennial celebration Saturday, unveiling five murals depicting the community’s history, churches and people....

    Colony readies for Alabama 200 Bicentennial celebration this Saturday

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    Councilwoman Ethel Alexander, Mayor Donnis Leeth and Councilman Samuel Ashford show a little preview of the mural project to be unveiled Saturday. (W.C. Mann...

    Colony storm shelter ready for use; history, heritage programs planned

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    Colony Councilman Sam Ashford takes visitors on a tour of the town’s newly-completed community storm shelter Tuesday evening. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune) COLONY,...

    Colony unveils plan for high-tech summer youth enrichment program

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    Colony’s week-long Summer Enrichment Program begins on June 3 at the Tom Bevill Library at the Colony Educational Complex. (Tribune file photo) COLONY - The...

    Colony polling location moving, gym closing

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    Colony Educational Complex (Tribune file photo) COLONY - At its meeting Tuesday evening, the Colony Town Council announced that the community’s polling place is changing....

    Colony recognized by Morehouse School of Medicine for community garden

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    Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth displays the award presented to Colony by Morehouse School of Medicine for the development of the town’s community garden. (W.C....

    Colony to get long sought-after Dollar General

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    Left to right: Councilman Curtis Johnson, Mayor Donnis Leeth, Councilman Samuel Ashford and Councilman Melvin Hammond (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune) COLONY - On...

    Colony tornado shelter installed; plans for Dollar General moving forward

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    A crew installed the shelter behind Colony Town Hall Thursday morning. (Photo courtesy Patricia Ponder/Colony Town Hall) COLONY - On Thursday morning, Colony’s town government...

    Colony ready to enroll food pantry recipients; volunteers needed

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    Colony’s Educational Complex will house the Carpenter’s Cabinet food pantry and will host volunteer training this Saturday. (Tribune file photo) COLONY - On Sunday, the...

    Colony preparing to open food pantry, volunteer training planned; fundraisers for...

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    Council members Ethel Alexander and James Ashford model T-shirts being sold to raise funds for area senior programs. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune) COLONY...

    Colony welcomes new council member, talks food pantry

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

    Colony council looks to future development for the town

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    The Colony Town Council on Tuesday evening discussed plans for town development. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune) COLONY - On Tuesday evening, the Colony Town...

    Colony awards bid for community storm shelter

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    Cullman County Economic Development Director Cherrie Haney explains terms of the storm shelter bids to the Colony Town Council. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune) COLONY...

    Colony raffling handmade quilt for senior center

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    Photo courtesy of the Town of Colony COLONY - On Saturday, Sept. 1, the Town of Colony will raffle a handmade king size quilt to...

    Summer fun

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    Kids in Colony’s summer enrichment program met Smokey Bear on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy Patricia Ponder/Colony Town Hall) COLONY - On Wednesday, kids enrolled in Colony’s...

    Colony votes to establish a Carpenter’s Cabinet food pantry

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    The Colony Town Council welcomed representatives from Quality of Life Health Services and Carpenter’s Cabinet to its meeting Tuesday evening. (W.C. Mann for The...

    Colony removes long-absent member, nails down summer plans, recognizes Mayor Donnis...

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    Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth displays the certificate he received for completing the Satcher Health Leadership Institute’s Healthy Communities Initiative Program at the Morehouse School...

    Colony steps back from removal of councilman, moves forward on storm...

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    Library Aide Brenda Johnson has replaced Town Clerk Patricia Ponder as Colony town librarian, and the library’s hours have changed. The library is pictured...

    Colony pursues storm shelter, prepares for summer enrichment program

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    At its meeting Tuesday evening, the Colony Town Council heard about plans for its second Summer Enrichment Program and took the next step toward...

    Colony talks summer programs, storm shelter, finances

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    The Colony Town Council met on Tuesday night. / W.C. Mann COLONY - At its regular meeting Tuesday evening, the Colony Town Council heard about...

    Colony council swears in 2 new members

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    L-R: Colony Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Curtis Johnson, Mayor Donnis Leeth and new council members Mary Parker and Samuel Ashford.  / Photo courtesy...

    Colony fills 2 vacant council seats; announces ‘Celebration of Colony’ event

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    Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth, right, seen here at the Cullman Regional State of the Hospital Luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 / W.C. Mann COLONY...

    Good Samaritan Health Clinic enrolling uninsured patients in Colony this Saturday

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    COLONY - On Saturday, Jan. 13, representatives from the Good Samaritan Health Clinic will be at Colony Town Hall from 10 a.m. until noon...

    Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth talks hometown and new job

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    Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth, right, with Colony Councilwoman Ethel Alexander, in July / W.C. Mann COLONY - The town government of Colony has faced some...

    Colony Mayor Leeth attends international mayoral conference in Detroit

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    Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth, left, seen here with Colony Town Councilman Curtis Johnson, right, in a Tribune file photo from March 2017 COLONY - Colony...

    Colony fills vacant council seat; good news on summer food program

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    New Colony Councilwoman Ethel Alexander, with Mayor Donnis Leeth / W.C. Mann COLONY - The biggest order of business on the table at Colony’s town...

    Vacated Colony council seat remains open

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    COLONY - The Colony Town Council is still trying to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Myra Twitty in early May.  At...

    Colony summer kids’ program going strong; efforts to fill empty council...

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    Last week, students got to construct an electronic circuit to power a light. / Patricia Ponder COLONY - The latest Colony Town Council meeting included...

    Colony hosting fashion show to benefit senior center

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    Ms. Barbara Ward will be one of the models for the show/ Ethel Alexander COLONY - The Town of Colony is hosting a fashion show...

    Colony hosting veterans’ breakfast Saturday, planning summer feeding program and more...

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    COLONY - The Colony Town Council met this week, and the big topics of discussion were the town’s Memorial Day celebration and slate of...

    Colony Town Council bids farewell to councilwoman Myra Twitty

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    Councilwoman Myra Twitty (center) poses for her last photo as a member of the Colony Town Council with Clerk Patricia Ponder, Curtis Johnson, Mayor...

    Colony plans summer food program for community youth

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    COLONY - During its regular meeting Tuesday evening, the Colony Town Council approved a summer food program for community youth ages 18 and younger. The...

    Colony council signs off on Smith Lake evacuation plan, prepares for...

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    COLONY - Colony welcomed Director Phyllis Little of the Cullman County Emergency Management Agency (CEMA), and officially signed off on the agency's emergency evacuation...

    Colony gathers to celebrate Black History Month, town

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    Event Mistress of Ceremonies, Ms. Ethel Alexander COLONY - Citizens of Colony and others gathered in the town’s Educational Complex Friday night, packing its auditorium...

    Colony Council visited by First Source for Women, finalizes plans for...

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    Mayor Donnis Leeth and FSW Director Catherine Bethell   COLONY - The Colony Town Council held its regular meeting Tuesday evening, with Mayor Donnis Leeth...

    Colony to host National Weather Service storm spotter class

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    COLONY - On Thursday, March 2, the Town of Colony will host a storm spotter class presented by the Huntsville office of the National...

    Colony to host Black History Month celebration

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    Colony Town Council members are (front) Julian Fields, (center) Jamelle Dimbo, (back, l-r) Mayor Donnis Leeth, Tam Malcolm, Myra Twitty and Curtis Johnson. COLONY -...

    Town of Colony receives vehicle from Cullman County Sheriff’s Office

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    L-R: CCSO Major Matt Hogue, Councilwoman Margaret Jamelle Dimbo and CCSO Chief Deputy Brett Holmes COLONY - The Town of Colony has a new ride....

    Catching up with Colony

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    Photo taken Dec. 13: Colony Town Council members are (front) Julian Fields, (center) Jamelle Dimbo, (back, l-r) Mayor Donnis Leeth, Tam Malcolm, Myra Twitty...

    Colony to open community game room and gym for Christmas holidays

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    The newly upgraded game room in the Colony Educational Complex, seen in this photo from August, will be open for area children over the...

    Colony Town Council now complete

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    The Colony Town Council members are (front) Julian Fields, (center) Jamelle Dimbo, (back, l-r) Mayor Donnis Leeth, Tam Malcolm, Myra Twitty and Curtis Johnson. COLONY...

    Colony Town Council meets, works toward filling empty seats and improving...

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    COLONY - The Colony Town Council met Tuesday evening at Colony Town Hall.  Present were Mayor Donnis Leeth, Clerk Patricia Ponder and all current...

    Town of Colony swears in council and new mayor

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    Town of Colony Councilwoman Margaret Jamelle Dimbo, Mayor Donnis Leeth, Councilwoman Myra Twitty and Councilman Curtis Johnson were sworn in to office on Monday,...

    Town of Colony: “We want our Educational Complex to be a...

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    COLONY - Colony Town Clerk Patricia Ponder grew up working alongside those who lived in Colony.           “I really didn’t see any color. It wasn’t until...

    Changes, but no election, in Colony

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    COLONY - The Town of Colony will see plenty of changes in its local government this month, but there will be no election.           There are...

    Colony provides school supplies for 28 children

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    COLONY – Colony concluded its annual summer program with a back-to-school event. The event capped off a summer program that gave 28 registered students all...

    Gaylon Ponder to speak at Colony Educational Complex; back-to-school kickoff to...

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    Photo: Children enjoying the summer program this year at the Colony Educational Complex. COLONY - According to Colony Town Clerk Patricia Ponder, Gaylon Ponder, owner of...

    Colony kids visit Space & Rocket Center as part of summer...

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    COLONY - Last week, 20 of the 26 children participating in this year’s summer program at Colony’s Educational Complex visited Huntsville’s U.S. Space &...

    Colony summer program makes educational complex community hub

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    I’d like for everyone to know about this camp, about the educational complex here in Colony. Since there is no longer a school here...

    Colony Town Council notes- July 12

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    COLONY – The Colony Town Council held a regularly scheduled meeting tonight, with council members Dorothy Graves, Alex Twitty, Jamelle Dimbo and Mayor Vernon...