North Alabama Quartet Convention coming to Cullman
The Living Faith Quartet is the host group for the inaugural North Alabama Quartet Convention, which will take place Jan. 18-19, 2019 at Temple Baptist Church in Cullman. (Lisa Jones Photography)
CULLMAN - On Jan. 18-19, 2019, Living Faith Ministries of Cullman will host the...
Strange New Year’s traditions from around the world
New Year’s Day is here, and people from all over the world are celebrating its arrival by doing some pretty strange things. While people here in Alabama might chow down on black-eyed peas, collard greens and ham hocks, others are doing their own thing,...
Files from Yesteryear: 1930
From the Files of 1930:
Larkin Yates has left for school at Jacksonville.
Lee Holmes was killed in an automobile accident. He was buried in Enon Cemetery. Lee is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holmes. Many friends extended their sympathy.
Miss Tsianina Speegle, of Trimble,...
New Year’s wit and wisdom from 2018’s Tribune Tastemakers
2018 Tribune Tastemakers: top row, left to right: Jock Leonard, Christine Chamblee Nishimura, Jenna Nelson Culpepper and Will Justice Drake; middle row, left to right: Concetta Lovoy Kreps, Jarrod Smitherman, Maria Richter Schultz and Adrian Scott; bottom row, left to right: Cindy Phillips, Laci...
Community Profile: Meet Cloyce Talmadge Drake (part 3)
A prayer card given to Cloyce Talmadge Drake by Gen. George S. Patton; Drake at the Brandin’ Iron Thanksgiving lunch with Josh Speakman; Drake’s infantry division (contributed, Tribune file photo, contributed)
Find parts one and two at www.cullmantribune.com/keyword/cloyce-talmadge-drake
On Dec. 18, 1944, the day after Cloyce...
UNA Honor Orchestra Festival Jan. 11-12
FLORENCE - The University of North Alabama Department of Music will host the UNA Honor Orchestra Festival, Jan. 11 and 12, 2019. This event, in its fifth year, will bring together 80-100 talented musicians from the Southeast, including string students from Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi and...
Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament holds Christmas Open House
Guests enjoy a wagon ride at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament Christmas Open House on Saturday. (Heather Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
HANCEVILLE - As a way to celebrate 19 years in Hanceville and to reach out to the community, the Shrine of...
Peinhardt Homesteaders moving to new day; first meeting Jan. 5
CULLMAN - Peinhardt Farm’s heritage and traditional skills group, Peinhardt Homesteaders, will start the new year on a new day. From Sunday afternoons, the group will now meet on the first Saturday morning of each month, starting at 9 a.m. on Jan. 5.
Homesteaders’ Director...
Community Profile: Meet Cloyce Talmadge Drake (part 2)
Cloyce Talmadge Drake in Belgium (contributed)
Read part one at https://bit.ly/2LqcHl8 or in the Saturday, Dec. 15 print issue of The Cullman Tribune.
Company I, 320th Infantry, 35th Infantry Division landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy France on July 6, 1944. They would travel just a...
Last-minute gift ideas from 2018’s Tribune Tastemakers
2018 Tribune Tastemakers (contributed)
In his creative weekly series, “10 Things from a Tribune Tastemaker,” local author, artist and all-around entertaining and eccentric (not to mention classy!) Southern gentleman Ben Johnson South introduced Cullman Tribune readers to some creative thinkers and doers in the Cullman...
Evelyn Burrow Museum revved up for new exhibition
Left to right: Blue Corvette, by Cheryl Kelley; Indian Summer, by A.D. Cook; A Good Day for a Ride, by Allan Gorman
HANCEVILLE - The artistry and design of automobiles and motorcycles will be on display at The Evelyn Burrow Museum at Wallace State Community...
Community Profile: Meet Cloyce Talmadge Drake (part 1)
Cullman County’s Cloyce Talmadge Drake; the Indian motorcycle Drake drove to Ft. Rucker (contributed)
It was Jan. 7, 1943 when 19-year-old Cloyce Talmadge Drake was inducted into the United States Army. Having been drafted, he arrived at Ft. Benning, Georgia and couldn’t possibly have envisioned...
Files from Yesteryear: 1905, 1935 and 1955
From the files of 1905:
Mark S. Chance is visiting friends in Georgia.
John Burden, of Baileyton, was in the city today.
Willie Griffin is attending the summer formal at Falkville.
Professor A.B. Murphree, who has been teaching at Flint, is again at home.
Charles Deppe and C.C. Whaley...
10 Things from a Tribune Tastemaker: Pat Sharpton
Pat Sharpton, 2019 president of the Cullman County Master Gardeners, encourages everyone to consider joining the program. (contributed)
In this creative weekly series, local author, artist and all-around entertaining and eccentric (not to mention classy!) Southern gentleman Ben Johnson South introduces Cullman Tribune readers to...
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ a perfect 10
Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures / www.intothespiderverse.movie
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is brought to you by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creators behind “The Lego Movie” and “21 Jump Street,” and stars Shameik Moore as Miles Morales. This film serves as an origin story...
10 Things from a Tribune Tastemaker: Kathryn Callaway Jones
Kathryn Callaway Jones (contributed)
In this creative weekly series, local author, artist and all-around entertaining and eccentric (not to mention classy!) Southern gentleman Ben Johnson South introduces Cullman Tribune readers to the creative thinkers and doers in the Cullman community.
“10 Things from a Tribune Tastemaker”
This...
CHS Theatre presents ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’: 2nd show tonight at 7
The dread pirate Black Stache (Graffin Shaddrix) attempts to recruit Peter (Atticus Phillips) to join his crew. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - On Friday, Cullman High School Theatre (CHST) premiered its award-winning production of “Peter and the Starcatcher,” the story of a...
Vinemont History Day offers students glimpse of the past
Brian Lacy, of the Cullman Electric Cooperative, speaks to students at Friday’s Vinemont History Day at Vinemont Elementary School. (courtesy Kim Brown)
VINEMONT - In its eighth year, Vinemont Elementary School’s History Day was expanded this year, thanks to the state’s Bicentennial, the Alabama 200,...
‘What Christmas is really about’: Don and Lynelle Wilbanks say their light display, in its 43rd year, is a ‘visual representation of the extraordinary birth of Jesus’
For 43 years, Don and Lynelle Wilbanks have created a beautiful Christmas light display as a gift for the community. The display features a large star shining down from 75 feet up (left) onto the creek below. Nearby are Joseph, Mary and Baby Jesus....
Fairview students use Christmas program to give back to community
Fairview Elementary School’s second-grade class performed its Christmas program, “Christmas Shoes,” on Tuesday, collecting almost 500 pairs of shoes for those in need. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
FAIRVIEW - Fairview Elementary School second graders on Tuesday performed their “Christmas Shoes” music program in...
10 Things from a Tribune Tastemaker: Laci Dellaccio Schuman
Laci Dellaccio Schuman; Laci Dellaccio Schuman in her store, Southern Eats - Meals to Go (contributed)
In this creative weekly series, local author, artist and all-around entertaining and eccentric (not to mention classy!) Southern gentleman Ben Johnson South introduces Cullman Tribune readers to the creative...
10 Things from a Tribune Tastemaker: Cindy Phillips
Cindy Phillips; Phillips does a handstand on a polished stone surface at the Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery; Phillips practicing yoga (contributed)
In this creative weekly series, local author, artist and all-around entertaining and eccentric (not to mention...
Files from Yesteryear: 1955
From the files of 1955:
Verle Hill and Miss Carolyn Braphy, of Buffalo, New York were married on December 17th. The wedding took place at Ridge Crest Baptist Church, in Syracuse, New York. They spent their honeymoon in Alabama, visiting his parents, the M.A. Hills.
Corporal...
Wallace State Christmas Spectacular set for Dec. 6
Backed up by the Wallace State Jazz Band, Santa Claus and the Wallace State singers perform during the 2016 Christmas Spectacular. The 2018 Christmas Spectacular will be held on Thursday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m., in the Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre. Admission is free...
Woofing for the weekend: Area businesses ‘employing’ family dogs to bring charm to work
Auggie, at Book & Barrel Outfitters, is the Warehouse District’s official cat herder.
CULLMAN - You may have a noticed a wonderful trend happening throughout our local business community. Many business owners are bringing their pets to work. Good Hope Pharmacy and Book & Barrel...
Thanksgiving Service held at St. Bernard Prep
Front row (l-r): Sr. Mary Vernon Gentle, RSM, Nazareth House, Birmingham; Abbot Cletus Meagher, OSB, Deacon Peter Nassetta, Sacred Heart Church; and Deacon Tim Vaughn, St. Elizabeth Anne Seton Church, Gardendale. Second row (l-r): Fr. Joel Martin, OSB, Rev. Patrick Cullen, Nazareth House, Cathedral...
FBC of Fairview: ‘We see this as a way of showing God’s ways’
Members of First Baptist Church of Fairview prepare meals at the church’s community Thanksgiving meal. (Maggie Darnell for The Cullman Tribune)
FAIRVIEW - First Baptist Church of Fairview held its sixth annual Free Community Thanksgiving Meal and Coat Giveaway recently.
Pastor David Chambers shared, “God has...
Files from Yesteryear: 1918, 1938 and 1955
From the Files of 1918:
A destructive fire on Monday morning, on First Avenue East, in the People’s Drugstore, spread to Will and Otto Richter, W.P. Ward, Fred Schneider, Mrs. Whittaker and G.W. Handley, who sustained heavy losses. Doctors W.J. Cottingham, Lute Hays...
10 Things from a Tribune Tastemaker: Adrian Scott
Adrian Scott; a graphic design created by Adrian Scott (contributed)
In this creative weekly series, local author, artist and all-around entertaining and eccentric (not to mention classy!) Southern gentleman Ben Johnson South introduces Cullman Tribune readers to the creative thinkers and doers in the Cullman...
3 area churches accepting Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes through Monday morning
Volunteers at the Northbrook Baptist Church drop-off point have received more than 1,800 boxes and hope for more than double that number by Monday. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child shoebox ministry is once again in full...
Community Profile: Cullman WWII vet, 105, reflects on his life
Lew and Hilda Paden; Lew Paden during his military service (contributed by family)
World War II veteran Lew Paden recently celebrated his 105th birthday. He was born outside of Tulsa Oklahoma in October of 1913. His parents were farmers of German-Dutch descent. He grew up...
Community Profile: ‘My one great accomplishment in life was marrying her’
On Jan. 22, 2017, an EF3 tornado ripped through Albany, Georgia toppling a large tree onto attorney Jimmie Davis’ home. Davis had a tough decision to make. Move to Cullman with his daughter, Carol, or rebuild. He chose to retire at the age of...
‘Come Home to Vinemont’: school prepares to celebrate community history
Former Vinemont Principal Dr. Jane Teeter talks about community history during last year’s school event. (Photo courtesy Jacqueline Hill)
VINEMONT - Over two days this December, Vinemont Elementary School (VES) will hold its eighth annual celebration of the history and heritage of the Vinemont community. ...
Free Master Class in ballet offered at Wallace State Nov. 17
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College is holding a Master Class in ballet this autumn to offer young people, their teachers, and parents an insight into the new WSCC dance program.
The Master Class, which will focus on “French Ballet Technique & Style,” will be...
Files from Yesteryear: 1938
From the Files of 1938:
Cullman events of 61 years ago are given.
Cullman of 1877, contrast to present day condition as noted in today’s W.A.P.I. Broadcast.
In examining the files of The Alabama Tribune, published by G.H. Parker and G.A. Prinz, which later became the Cullman...
10 Things from a Tribune Tastemaker: Maria Richter Shultz
Maria Richter Shultz (contributed)
In this creative weekly series, local author, artist and all-around entertaining and eccentric (not to mention classy!) Southern gentleman Ben Johnson South introduces Cullman Tribune readers to the creative thinkers and doers in the Cullman community.
“10 Things from a Tribune Tastemaker”
This...
Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week Nov. 12-19
Image courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse
CULLMAN - This month, sites in the Cullman area will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child's National Collection Week, Nov. 12-19.
Cullman families, churches and groups are busy transforming empty shoeboxes...
St. Paul’s youth hold inaugural Harvest Walk
Children from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church pose in front of Cullman’s Little Pantry, where they left three wagonloads of canned goods. (contributed)
CULLMAN - Recently, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church held its inaugural “Harvest Walk,” where members of the church and their children walked three packed...
Master Gardeners to host Autumn planting demo Thursday, Nov. 8
This butterfly photo by Cullman County Master Gardener Ellen Hall was selected for the popular, national magazine, Birds and Blooms, for publication in September 2018.
CULLMAN - Come join this beautiful, orange butterfly (Gulf Fritillary) in the purple asters (aster x frikartii) at the Cullman...
Cullman High Theatre wins big at district Trumbauer
Cullman High School Theatre brought home Best in Show honors, among many others, from last weekend’s Trumbauer Festival in Florence. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Jane Skinner)
FLORENCE - On Saturday, Cullman High School’s Theatre Department had a huge day at the Alabama Conference of Theatre’s...
10 Things from a Tribune Tastemaker: Jarrod Smitherman
Left: Jarrod Smitherman in his woodworking shop (contributed); right: Smitherman's turned wood artistry on razor and shaving brush (contributed)
In this creative weekly series, local author, artist and all-around entertaining and eccentric (not to mention classy!) Southern gentleman Ben Johnson South introduces Cullman Tribune readers...
Ghosts come to life at downtown library storytelling event
Dr. Alan Brown, member of the Road Scholars Speakers Bureau for the Alabama Humanities Foundation, presented “Ghost Stories from Alabama College Campuses” at the Halloween day edition of the Cullman County Library’s Fall Brown Bag Lecture Series. (Maggie Darnell for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN -...
Closing performance of ‘Mary Poppins’ signals new era in local theater
The sensory-friendly format allowed families more freedom. During the intermission, some folks even broke out the toys, including East Elementary Principal David Wiggins (in stripes). (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
HANCEVILLE - On Sunday afternoon, Wallace State Theatre gave the last performance in a...
Be prepared to be impacted by ‘Nightmare on Old 69’
Attendees gather outside Church 212's "Nightmare on Old 69" Friday evening (Maggie Darnell for The Cullman Tribune)
“We want people to think,” Church 212 Pastor Chris Harrison said Friday to a crowd of participants at “Nightmare on Old 69,” the church’s Halloween event put on...
10 Things from a Tribune Tastemaker: Concetta Lovoy Kreps
Left: Concetta Lovoy Kreps, at the Cullman County Museum, holds a "crazy quilt" coverlet owned by the J.P. Young family in 1866 in the Cullman area (Ben Johnson South); right: An illustration of a design by Cullman fashion designer Charles Kleibacker that Kreps said...
‘Mary Poppins’ takes off at Wallace State
Mary Poppins (Samantha Drake) watches over the Banks family (L-R): Winifred (Cheyenne Teeling, George (Justin Weygand), Michael (Domenico Brunetti) and Jane (McCoy Cleghorn) (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
At a glance
“Mary Poppins” in the Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre on the Wallace State campus
Admission is...
Catching up with First Source for Women
The Mobile Unit, front and center at First Source’s fundraising banquet, has become a big, very visible part of the organization’s outreach efforts.
HANCEVILLE - First Source for Women (FSW), the faith-based, pro-life pregnancy and parenting support service headquartered in Hanceville, is growing by leaps...
Community Note: Happy 100th birthday, Mrs. Wynell Ray Lee!
When The Tribune stopped by to wish her a happy birthday Tuesday, Wynell was proudly wearing a hot pink T-shirt that read “Look Who’s 100- Wynell.” Wynell turns 100 today, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
Updated 10-24-18 2:53 p.m.
The Cullman...
10 Things from a Tribune Tastemaker: Will Justice Drake
Poet Will Justice Drake (Photo by Mayce Hodges)
In this creative new weekly series, local author, artist and all-around entertaining and eccentric (not to mention classy!) Southern gentleman Ben Johnson South introduces Cullman Tribune readers to the creative thinkers and doers in the Cullman community.
“10...
2-day 2018 Alabama Gourd Show starts Friday morning in Cullman
2018 Alabama Gourd Show: October 19 & 20, 2018 (Friday and Saturday)
Theme: “Gourds Under The Sea”
Location: Cullman Civic Center, 510 Fifth Ave. SW, Cullman, AL 35055
Admission: FREE
Show hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days
We invite you to the Alabama Gourd Show. You are...
Friends of Frankweiler sponsoring student for WSCC Singers’ 2019 European tour
On Sunday, Friends of Frankweiler President Steven Sides presented a $1,600 check to Tiffany Richter, director of the Wallace State Singers, to sponsor one of her students on the group’s European tour in 2019, including a stop in John Cullman's hometown of Frankweiler. The...
Hanceville High hosts 27th Annual Mud Creek Marching Festival
Band members react during the awards ceremony at Saturday's Mud Creek Marching Festival in Hanceville. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
HANCEVILLE - The 27th Annual Mud Creek Marching Festival was held Saturday at Hanceville High School’s Ray Talley Stadium. Bands throughout Alabama travelled to...
Files from Yesteryear: 1955
From the Files of 1955:
Saluting – Finis Saint John was born in Cullman, attended the public schools and the Cullman County High School, Marion Institute, Howard College and the University of Alabama Law School, graduating in 1931. He is the son of the late...
10 Things from a Tribune Tastemaker: Jenna Nelson Culpepper
Clockwise from left: Jenna Nelson Culpepper and her husband, Will Culpepper (courtesy photo); Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (Howell Conant/Paramount); Neil deGrasse Tyson (www.haydenplanetarium.org)
In this creative new weekly series, local author, artist and all-around entertaining and eccentric (not to mention classy!) Southern gentleman...
Sensory-friendly ‘Mary Poppins’ to take flight
Technical Director Noah Carpenter and Show Director Lauren Salerno are planning what may be north Alabama’s first sensory-friendly theater performance in this year’s production of “Mary Poppins” at Wallace State. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
HANCEVILLE - On Oct. 25-28, the Wallace State Community...
COMMUNITY PROFILE: Meet Mrs. Wynell Ray Lee, who will be 100 on Oct. 24
Mrs. Wynell Ray Lee (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
On Oct. 24, Mrs. Wynell Ray Lee will celebrate her 100th birthday! She still lives at home next door to her childhood home and has many fond memories of her years growing up in the...
Battleground’s Daniel White’s melons break records…again
Daniel White, of Battleground, poses with "Don," his 288-lb., state-record-setting watermelon. (Photo courtesy of Daniel White)
Battleground resident Daniel White’s melons are breaking records- again. One of this year’s crop weighed in as the new state champion, a whopping 288 pounds, at the 2018 Pumpkin...
Battleground’s Daniel White’s melons break records…again
Daniel White, of Battleground, poses with "Don," his 288-lb., state-record-setting watermelon. (Photo courtesy of Daniel White)
Battleground resident Daniel White’s melons are breaking records- again. One of this year’s crop weighed in as the new state champion, a whopping 288 pounds, at the 2018 Pumpkin...
10 Things from a Tribune Tastemaker: Christine Chamblee Nishimura
Clockwise from left: Christine Chamblee Nishimura (412 Public House); the Bunny Melon cocktail, created by Christine Chamblee Nishimura of 412 Public House (Christine Chamblee Nishimura); Patrick Dempsey as “McDreamy,” Dr. Derek Shepherd, on “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC.com)
In this creative new weekly series, local author, artist...
Files from Yesteryear: 1955
From the files of 1955:
James Ernest Owen, 55, was killed instantly on Friday morning, while working on a forty foot electric pole on Route Ten, Cullman.
He fell from the pole, some thirty or forty feet, when 7,200 volts of electricity went through his body....
MOVIE REVIEW: Hardy saves lackluster ‘Venom’; 6/10
“Venom” is directed by Reuben Fleischer and stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom. This is the latest edition in the modern wave of comic book genre films, but unlike some of the ones that have come before it, “Venom” is seemingly two movies sharing...
St. Bernard Prep holds Senior Dedication Mass
Front row (l-r): Kim Gao, Mya Agnello, Adrian Smith, Abbot Cletus Meagher, Samantha Silva_Elliot Deep, Phoebe Coccia and Gin Zheng; second row (l-r): Fr. Linus Kluscarits, Chenyan Shi, Gracie Loyd, Christine Lauwerth, Andie Zatarain, Brenda Avila, Emma Pierce, Jacinta Tona and Abigail Curtis; back...
Files from Yesteryear: 1938
From the Files of 1938:
Mrs. John Traughber, age 45, of Cullman, Route Six, died on June 3rd. Mrs. Traughber, with her husband, were managers of the South Park Tourist Camp.
The funeral services were conducted from Moss-Scheuing Funeral Home Chapel, on June 4th and interment...
10 Things from a Tribune Tastemaker: Jock Leonard
Clockwise from left: Jock and Teresa Leonard (Jock Leonard); conference table at Leonard Design made from a tornado-felled tree, milled by Southern Accents; metal base fabricated by Apel Steel (Jock Leonard) Frank Lloyd Wright’s Rosenbaum House in Florence, Alabama (wrightinalabama.com)
In this creative new weekly...
Community Profile: Meet Ethel “Deannie” Mosley Geiger
Ethel “Deannie” Mosley Geiger (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
Ethel “Deannie” Mosley Geiger was born in 1932 in a town 30 miles east of Jackson, Mississippi. The family farm was in a town named Jones, Mississippi where the family grew vegetables, cotton and raised...
Bring on the bands! 35th annual Cullman County Band Exhibition this Saturday night
The Cullman High School Band practices its halftime show this week. (Maggie Darnell for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - “It’s Band Exhibition week!” Cullman High School Director of Bands Christopher Smith excitedly shouted to the Bearcat marching band at one of its rehearsals this week....
Bring on the bands! 35th annual Cullman County Band Exhibition this Saturday night
The Cullman High School Band practices its halftime show this week. (Maggie Darnell for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - “It’s Band Exhibition week!” Cullman High School Director of Bands Christopher Smith excitedly shouted to the Bearcat marching band at one of its rehearsals this week....
Benefactors Day celebrated at St. Bernard
Left to right: Deacon Tim Vaughn, Most Rev. John M. Quinn, D.D., Most Rev. Robert J. Baker, S.T.D. and Abbot Cletus Meagher, OSB
CULLMAN - The monks of St. Bernard Abbey and their guests assembled on the 127th anniversary of the Abbey’s founding to celebrate their...
‘Nightmare on Old 69’ to depict real-life horrors of drug addiction
GOOD HOPE - Many groups put on horror houses in the days and weeks leading up to Halloween, but Church 212 has decided this year to get really frightening by depicting the real-life horror of drug addiction based on the experiences of actual victims...
‘Love Letters in a Box’: Book looks inside long-distance romance in 1900s-Cullman
This collection of old letters chronicles the communication between Francis Resch and Emma Schwaiger. Photo courtesy E.W. Boening
CULLMAN – In 2011, during a Memorial Day weekend visit to friends in Cullman, E.W. Boening was shown a box containing a few photographs and a remarkable...
Files from Yesteryear: 1930 and 1936
From the files of 1930:
Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Calloway are in Georgia at the bedside of Mrs. Calloway’s mother, Mrs. Crutchfield, who is ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Whatley announce the birth of a little daughter.
Charles Bilgere died, in Birmingham, on Friday morning and funeral...
The Essence of Autumn on display at The Evelyn Burrow Museum
The Evelyn Burrow Museum at Wallace State is hosting The Essence of Autumn, a photography exhibit featuring the work of regional photographers. The exhibition is in the Exhibit Hall of the Burrow Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, which is open during regular...
Cornerstone Church partners with Good Samaritan
Rev. Joe McNulty of Cornerstone Church (left) presents a check to Good Samaritan Executive Director Jolanda Hutson (right), accompanied by Clinic Administrator Cindy Barnett and Nurse Practitioner Stephanie Barnett (center, left and right). (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - On Tuesday, Cullman’s Cornerstone...
Community Profile: Meet Edna Calvert Graves, 103 years young
Edna Calvert Graves (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
It was winter of 1919 in the new log house. So new, the house had not been sealed. Edna Calvert Graves was only 3 years old that winter when the snowstorm came and the snow began...
ArtsKids! returns to Wallace State
Area students participate in the SingKids! session of ArtsKids! at Wallace State sing during the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony in December 2017.
HANCEVILLE - The Wallace State Community College Fine and Performing Arts program is beginning the second year of its ArtsKids! Program, adding an...
Daniel Moore Exhibit opens at Evelyn Burrow Museum
Artist Daniel Moore meets a fan during Tuesday night’s opening reception for the Daniel Moore Exhibit at the Evelyn Burrow Museum (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
HANCEVILLE - The Evelyn Burrow Museum on the campus of Wallace State Community College opened its newest exhibit...
Camp Liberty plans military-themed haunt
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 something special planned for the Halloween season: "a full-immersion, military-themed haunted trail experience," running Fridays and Saturdays from Sept. 21...
COMMUNITY PROFILE: Meet Sarah McCravy Mann
Sarah McCravy Mann (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - Young Sarah McCravy Mann was the oldest of five children and grew up on the family’s farm off Battleground Road in west Cullman County. Her daddy taught her how to plant the watermelon and...
Mission Grove Baptist opens food shelf in Berlin
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 Baptist Church was excited to open up its new food shelf earlier this week and according to Pastor Josh Hogland,...
Daniel Moore exhibition opens Sept. 11 at Evelyn Burrow Museum; reception with Moore at 6 p.m.
The artist Daniel Moore in his New Life Art Gallery in Hoover (Photo by Jerry Siegel)
HANCEVILLE - The Evelyn Burrow Museum is proud to announce an upcoming exhibition featuring the artwork of renowned sports artist Daniel A. Moore, just in time for football season....
Meet the Golden Dixie Chicks
Front left to right: Helen Cary, Valerie Cadle, Hazel Heinze, Becky Hudson; back row: Jeanette Buettner and Lois Dunkle; not pictured: Doris Dake (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - Ms. Helen Cary of Cullman turned 77 on Aug. 27. Cary, who has recently...
Ty Parker talks about move to Arab
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 with former West Point and Good Hope director of bands and many other creative things, Ty Parker, who is now...
5th annual Divino Niño Festival this Saturday at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament
HANCEVILLE - This Saturday, Sept. 1, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament near Hanceville will host a pilgrimage day for the celebration of the Feast of the Divine Child Jesus, or El Divino Niño, a hugely popular festival among Latin America Catholics. The...
Wild game, and games, at annual St. Paul’s cookout
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 for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - The fifth annual St. Paul’s Wild Game Cookout was held Saturday afternoon and evening. Members...
Community Spotlight: Mary Ellen Jones
Mary Ellen Jones (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
It was the early 1930s when the Dust Bowl devastated Oklahoma and caused once hopeful farmers to seek new opportunities for their families. Mary Ellen McAfee was just 5 years old when her parents moved to...
West Point’s musical theater program continues under new directors
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 (Parker Lawrence), Mrs. Potts (Kim Harbison) and Lumiere (Micah Coucke) get ready for dinner. (Tribune file photo)
WEST POINT - West...
Father Bernard Denson, O.S.B., ordained to the priesthood
L-R: Deacon Rhodes Bolster, Bishop Robert Baker, Father Bernard Denson, Abbot Cletus Meagher, Deacon Justin Ward
CULLMAN - On Saturday, July 21, the monastic community of St. Bernard Abbey was joined by the sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery; monks of St. Benedict’s Abbey (Atchison, Kansas),...
WSCC Theatre: ‘Mary Poppins’ auditions Aug. 27 for kids ages 9-14
“Mary Poppins” (Walt Disney Pictures/Photofest)
HANCEVILLE - The Wallace State Community College Theatre program will host auditions for the roles of Jane and Michael Banks for its upcoming production of “Mary Poppins.” Auditions for children ages 9 to 14 will be held on Monday, Aug....
Cullman Community Theatre returns with ‘The Music Man’
Tyler Skinner (as Harold Hill) and Sarah Jane Skinner (as Marian Paroo), center, during Saturday’s matinee performance of the Cullman Community Theatre’s production of “The Music Man”
CULLMAN - After a hiatus of many years, the Cullman Community Theatre (CCT) returned to town Saturday with...
Cullman’s Friends of Frankweiler hear from students about recent trip to Germany
Cullman’s Lexie Marks, left, and Kevin Killen, right, recently visited Germany as ambassadors for Cullman’s Friends of Frankweiler. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - On Sunday afternoon at the Cullman County Museum, Cullman’s Friends of Frankweiler heard from Alexis “Lexie” Marks and Kevin Killen,...
3 St. Bernard Abbey monks profess solemn vows
Br. Dominic Lee, Abbot Cletus Meagher, Br. Pachomius Alvarado, and Br. Paschal Pautler
CULLMAN - It was a grand celebration at St. Bernard Abbey on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018 as three monks made their Profession of Solemn Monastic Vows in the Abbey Church: Br. Dominic...
Churches come together for prayer walk at Hanceville schools
After praying at the flagpole in front of the high school and middle school, participants walk toward the elementary school in back. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
HANCEVILLE - Early Sunday evening, members of Hanceville’s First Baptist Church, First Methodist Church and Bethlehem East Baptist...
Bikers visit schools across county to promote prayer, Pledge of Allegiance
Alabama Sons of Liberty Riders President Joe Alverson and his granddaughter kneel beside one of the signs they placed during Saturday’s Cullman County God and Country Ride. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - Several schools in Cullman County got a visit from the Alabama...
Saturday’s Cullman County ‘God and Country Ride’ to advocate for prayer in schools
CULLMAN – Saturday will be a big day for the Alabama Sons of Liberty as they, alongside the Christian Motorcycle Association, will be traveling on the Cullman County God and Country Ride to all Cullman County Schools. The caravan is making its way to...
Goat Island Brewing Co. benefit for Haleigh Moore and her fight against cancer
CULLMAN — A fundraiser was held over the weekend at Goat Island Brewing Co. to benefit Haleigh Moore and her fight against cancer. Moore has been battling a rare form of cancer known as MPNST (malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor), and treatments have been...
Cullman Middle School band camp builds music and marching skills
CULLMAN – Members of the Cullman Middle School (CMS) band met Wednesday for their third day of band camp. The band is preparing for its performances during the upcoming middle school football season.
CMS Band Director Linda Bean said her band does something a lot...
Local officials meet with British MP David Duguid during stop in Cullman
CULLMAN – Mr. David Duguid, of the Scottish Conservative Party and a Member of British Parliament (MP) for Banff and Buchan since June 2017, recently visited Cullman with U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt. Mr. Duguid is a participant in the 41st Annual British-American Parliamentary Group...
World of imagination
BAILEYTON, Ala. - Kids will be headed back to school in less than two weeks, and at Parkside School in Baileyton, the students will see some exciting new features. Parkside Principal Richard Orr and his faculty and staff have been busy creating a colorful...
COOLFEST draws crowd downtown
Local farmers sold fresh, Cullman-grown produce on Thursday at COOLFEST. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - On a warm Thursday afternoon, Cullmanites came downtown for the North Alabama Agriplex’s first COOLFEST. Folks shopped for locally-grown produce from area farmers and handmade goods from local...
COOLFEST starts Thursday afternoon in downtown Cullman
Old-time musician Craig Mann enjoying some cool-of-the-evening front porch time at a festival in Eufaula earlier this year. (courtesy photo)
CULLMAN - COOLFEST is almost here, and you just have to remember 412: be around 412 Public House, located at 412 Second Ave. SE in...
