WEST POINT - A potential victory turned into a heartbreaking defeat for the West Point Warriors in the season opener Friday evening with the Hamilton Aggies.
Hamilton weathered the storm after giving up a 90-yard touchdown run to the Warriors' Cameron Moore in the third quarter. The Aggies held the Warriors on downs early in the fourth period, then took...
Photo: Frank Calvert, right, and his wife, Virgie Calvert.
CULLMAN - While this headline may seem similar to a previous one about local man, Frank Calvert, it is even bigger news. Calvert was just named the American Trucking Associations (ATA) National Driver of the Year. Calvert, a Cullman native, has been driving a truck for 60 years, and was voted...
CULLMAN - Groups like Ghostbusters: Werewolf Division travel around the state of Alabama, attending charity events and raising money for various causes while also sharing their love of Ghostbusters, the popular film franchise.
Ghostbusters has its own special subculture of organizations and groups. Ghostbusters: Werewolf Division is one of those groups.
“Our division got its start back in late May 2013;...
HANCEVILLE - The 57-member Hanceville High School marching band will be traveling throughout the northern part of the state during the 2016-2017 school year. Highlighting its Motown Magic theme, the band will be entering and hosting marching competitions, testing their skillfulness and fluidity.
Travel and entry fees in competitions can be expensive and the costs add up quickly. With the...
CULLMAN - Cullman City Police Department investigators on Thursday executed two search warrants in relation to a month-long undercover drug investigation led by Officers Chris Thomason and Justin Craft. The officers arrested Mohammed Hizam Nasser Ali, 24, and charged him with unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
The first search warrant was executed at Cullman Village Apartments located on Ward...
CULLMAN - Cullman City School Board candidates participated in a public forum last night at Cullman High School. The Cullman City Education Association (CCEA) hosted the event, which was sponsored by the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce and The Cullman Times.
For the first hour, the candidates discussed issues one-on-one with constituents and potential voters.
Julie Fillinger, candidate for place five,...
UPDATED Aug. 19 at 4:58 p.m.:
The president of American Proteins, Mark Ham, has just given us this statement:
"On Wednesday, August 17, 2016, the Company’s Hanceville facility experienced a spill from its sulfuric acid tank. The Company promptly notified the appropriate agencies and has been working closely with them in addressing this spill. The spilled sulfuric acid was contained; however,...
Photo shows Good Hope High School's 2016 football team, coaches and cheerleaders.
BLOUNTSVILLE - It was a really sloppy game tonight between Good Hope and Susan Moore. They combined for 10 turnovers. But the Raiders made enough big plays in the game to defeat the Bulldogs 19-12.
"If there was one word to describe this game, it was sloppy." Good...
Photo shows West Point High School's 2016 football team, coaches and cheerleaders.
CULLMAN - Here at The Cullman Tribune/CullmanSense we have been hard at work to bring you, our readers, the best possible information on this year’s high school football season. We have given you team profiles, schedules and an inside, in-depth look at some of the top teams that...
They have learned how to download apps, so we have been learning how to go on YouTube to watch videos, learning to Facetime, searching for places on Google Earth and playing all sorts of games.”
Sharon Ellis
HANCEVILLE – Big things going on at Brookdale Hanceville these days. Not only are they participating in all the wonderful activities the assisted living...
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Building Department is reporting that it has received numerous complaints about election campaign signs this year.
"We try to be lenient in our enforcement of the sign ordinance during elections, as long as the signs do not create a traffic hazard or public nuisance," said a statement from the department.
Fall festivals, the fair and fall...
CULLMAN - Get ready to get your glow on at the 2016 EvaBank Midnight Run on Friday, Aug. 19 at 11:59 p.m. The race will start at the Cullman Civic Center and follow a course through the streets of Cullman at midnight.
The 2016 Midnight Run will be a black-light themed race, with color stations strategically placed along the course...
Photo: The Lake farm is a family business. Here the men look over their cattle operation with the upcoming generation of Lake farmers. The importance of farming as a profession cannot be stressed enough. Without farmers, none of us could survive.
CULLMAN - Each year about this time you start seeing articles or signs about the Farm to Fork Dinner...
CULLMAN - A 5-vehicle traffic incident occurred earlier this morning on Highway 157 near the intersection of Childhaven Road. The southbound lanes were closed for some time, as the scene was being cleared and sand spread on the roadway. There were injuries, but no fatalities.
According to Cullman City Police Officer Joey Duncan, a brown Chevy Silverado was diving too...
CULLMAN - Cullman City Police Department narcotics investigators Justin Craft and Chris Thomason on Monday arrested Keith Alan Thomas, 55, of Eva for trafficking methamphetamine.
The arrest stemmed from a prior undercover operation in which Thomas was in possession of approximately 2 ounces of methamphetamine.
Craft and Thomason ask that anyone who would like to provide drug related information please...
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 I got married, moved away from Alabama, that I realized the prejudice that went on. I had never experienced it; we were all friends just working together when I was growing up.”
Ponder’s life has led...
GARDEN CITY - The Town of Garden City held its regular monthly council meeting this week.
In old business, three properties were discussed, two labeled as nuisance properties and sent to district court.
An ordinance for the Kerby property was issued stating the property owners needed to clean up due to complaints from the community. Nothing has been done, so the...
Photo: Vicki Miller, a fifth-grade science teacher at West Elementary School, was recognized by the board as one of three Alabama finalists for the Presidential Award of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
CULLMAN - Cullman Mayor Max Townson and members of the city council presented the Cullman City School Board Tuesday night a check for $25,000 to assist with...
Photo: Dee Vazquez, from left, helps Georgette Centelo and her grandfather Lawrence Roberts after they tried to recover their belongings from a family mobile home in Central, north of Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (David Grunfeld/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
Updated August 22, 11 a.m.
The truck at the Cullman Police Department is full and cannot receive any more...
For couples who are struggling with why God would not let them have children, we think the better question to ask is what children has God already prepared for you to have? Be open to what God wants to do in your life and trust in Him and His provision for those who love Him.”
Josh Pendergrass
DODGE CITY - Pastor...
Eunice McCafferty, 92, entered into rest August 16, 2016.
Complete obituary and arrangements will be announced at a later time.
Nichols Funeral Home directing.
Monday evening 8/15/2016, Pearlie Kendrick of Double Springs left this life to join her family in the Kingdom of Heaven.
She was born in Double Springs, Alabama June 20, 1934 to Tom & Bessie Overton. Sisters, Sleetie, Lola, Mildred & future brother Jim all lived in a household filled with love. Life was not always easy though. After 2 bouts...
A memorial service for Virginia Barnes, 92, will be held Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Moss Service Funeral Home from 4 p.m.
Visitation will be held Thursday, August 18, 2016 from 2:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
Moss Service Funeral Home directing.
CULLMAN - Last week, Logan’s Roadhouse Inc. officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced it would be closing 18 underperforming restaurants. The company has now released the list of affected locations, now at 21, and the Cullman store is not on it.
Roadhouse Holding Inc., the chain's parent company, is 97% owned by a New York-based private equity firm....
Wallace State’s volleyball team: Pictured are, front row, from left, August Newberry, Jamie Pittman, Alicia Charles, Cierra Davis, Kelsea Bivins, McCall Morrow, MaKenzie Bearden and Tara Miller; back row, from left, manager Savannah Beard, Abby Borden, Kati Thomas, Caroline Gann, coach Randy Daniel, Kaylee Maddox, Jessica Lucio, Macy Smith, Emily Wilson and Hillary Henderson.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s volleyball team...
MONTGOMERY - Gov. Robert Bentley has announced a $400,000 grant to establish a loan fund focusing on small businesses in Appalachian Alabama.
The grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) will be used in a joint effort by Pathway Lending of Nashville and the Alabama Small Business Development Center Network to create a Community Development Financial Institution loan program available...
Photo: 2016 Holly Pond Broncos varsity football team, coaches and cheerleaders
Cullman Bearcats @ Hartselle Tigers
J.P. Cain Stadium - Hartselle 7 p.m.
SERIES: Tied 45-45-4
LAST MEETING: Hartselle won 14-13 @ Cullman in 2015
First time since the 1966 season the Bearcats and Tigers clash on opening night. The 95th meeting between the two rivals. Bearcats have never won at Hartselle (0-8) under...
JONES CHAPEL - A house fire early this morning at 159 County Road 1089 in the Jones Chapel community has tragically left one person dead and three others hospitalized with injuries.
Martha McBrayer, 45, of Jones Chapel was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick.
First responders from Jones Chapel, Battleground, Sardis and West Point...
Each company has different needs and we tailor our services to meet those needs.”
Christy Boyles
CULLMAN –There is a new company in town that offers many different tax and bookkeeping services. Boyles Tax and Bookkeeping, located at 2024 Main Ave. SW, Ste. B in Cullman, offers tax preparation and planning for businesses, nonprofits, estates and trusts and individuals. They also...
Funeral service for James M. ‘Buddy’ Thompson, 58, of Cullman will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Steve Rodgers officiating with interment in Berlin Cemetery.
Cullman Funeral Home, 461 U.S. Hwy. 278 East, is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Thompson passed away Monday, August 15, 2016 at Cullman Regional Medical Center. He...
Funeral services for J. Harold Norris, 90, will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 17, 2016 from 12 noon until 2 p.m. at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home. Interment at Flint Creek.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Harold Norris passed away on August...
Band is an experience, it is also a socialization thing; there’s nothing quite like band, you know what I mean?”
Micah Simpson, Seed-Harvest Music Academy
CULLMAN – Seed-Harvest Music Academy made an exciting announcement recently. They will be starting a new homeschool band beginning this September. The Cullman Homeschool Band will be made up of students ages 8 to 18 and...
CULLMAN - The City of Cullman will begin a paving project at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16.
The first job will begin at the intersection of Second Avenue and 13th Street Northeast and continue south.
The second job will begin at the intersection of Third Avenue and Fourth Street Southeast and continue south.
Multiple sections of downtown streets are scheduled...
BAILEYTON - Word spread like wildfire on social media this morning and had local parents understandably shaken after an area school was put on lockdown.
Early this morning, Parkside Elementary received a threatening phone call from an "out of the area" phone number.
The school was locked down by the school staff and the School Resource Deputy on-site. The Cullman County...
FAIRVIEW - “A lot of people aren’t here today because it’s not a good political move to be here.” That boldly honest statement from Cullman County Commissioner Garry Marchman came around the middle of this weekend’s tax discussion, sometimes debate, at Fairview High School.
Organizer and community activist Ron Stone has been making the rounds all summer at municipal city...
CULLMAN - Aaron Sparks, who has been working in the Cullman City Schools central office coordinating Turning Point and In-School Suspension (ISS), will now be based out of the high school and will be the CHS Assistant Principal on staff coordinating Turning Point and ISS placement, along with school safety, transportation and technology.
Sparks is entering his 17th year as...
Photo: 2016 Cold Springs High School football team, cheerleaders and coaches
CULLMAN - We are less than a week away from the kickoff of the 2016 high school football season. It is the only time during the year where each and every team is on level footing and each and every team has its eyes locked on their respective state...
Photo: 2016 West Point Lady Warriors varsity volleyball team
CULLMAN - A lot of changes will be seen when the 2016 local high school volleyball season gets started on Aug. 25.
Defending county champion Good Hope has a new leader for the first time in 39 years. Samantha Bryson has taken over the Lady Raiders after Rosemary Brown retired following a...
Robert Talmadge Wilbanks, 87, passed away August 13. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, August 17 at the Cullman City Cemetery, beginning at 10 a.m. Moss Service Funeral Home directing.
Photo shows current West Point Town Council. Front row, Frankie Jones, Mayor Kenneth Kilgo and Alton Bailey. Back row, Darion Daniels, Gerald Schaefer and Mike Barnett
WEST POINT - The Town of West Point will not hold a municipal election on Tuesday, Aug. 23 like much of the rest of Cullman County, but there will be some changes on the...
From the Files of 1902
Albert Shell is recovering from an illness.
Beautiful kitchen cabinets - $6.00 at Drehers’. Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Allred, Junior, of Birmingham are visiting relatives at Fontella.
J.S. Jones, Frank Bridges, Joe Little and John Lee, of Trimble were in the city on Tuesday.
Professor C.W. Speegle will go to Jasper on business on Saturday.
J.L. Hagler is the...
Photo: Tom Hendrix
This group of Indians were walked from right here (Florence) to the Indian Nation, which is what we call Oklahoma today; around 850 miles from here.”
Tom Hendrix
FLORENCE – Family stories have been handed down to the next generation for many, many years. Those stories are what keep a family’s history alive and going strong. They help...
CULLMAN - While the varsity football teams have been on the practice field for almost two weeks, so have the youth programs across Cullman County.
Since the end of last season, changes have been witnessed with the addition of the Good Hope Outlaws, giving the Good Hope community two teams to have in the 10-team county youth league.
The Raiders have...
CULLMAN – An early morning traffic incident on Interstate 65 South near exit 308 has left one person dead and three others injured, one critically, confirmed Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick.
Quitman Clarke, 18, of Mobile was pronounced dead at the scene.
"The call came in around 4:40 a.m. this morning," said Cullman City Police Officer Jeff Mize. "A woman at the Chevron station by exit 308...
Memorial services for Gerald L. Entrekin, 72, of Cullman were held Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 4 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Hanceville; Rev. Paul Campbell officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the church.
A graveside service will be held on Sunday, August 14 at 3 p.m. at Mountain...
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ellen Weeks, 88 of the Center Point Community, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, August 14 at Holly Pond Funeral Home Chapel. Interment following in Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery.
She was born in Fayette, AL to John Duckett and Etta Pannell Duckett in 1928. Mrs. Weeks passed away on August 11, 2016.
She is preceded...
Mr. Arthur Wayne Rich of Falkville Alabama passed away on August 12, 2016 at his residence at the age of 66. He was born on April 30, 1950 in Gadsden Alabama to Arthur Jack and Maudelle Woods Rich. He loved to fish and hunt and he had several hobbies.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at...
Evelyn Louise Nelson, 82, passed away August 12. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Nichols Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
CULLMAN - Local educator Cherrelle Fancher’s business is expanding, both space- and service-wise. Fancher Education and Tutoring Services recently moved into a larger space that will function as a full-on educational center. This is in addition to the launch of Fancher’s new extended day program, E2, or (E)xtended (E)ducation in Cullman.
“This is the most perfect space I could have...
This event is a way the community can come together to help make sure every child has a great start with the right tools. Every child deserves that.”
Mary Hovater
CULLMAN – Depot Park was hopping on Saturday afternoon, as the new event, Bearcat GROWLS, took place. There was live music by the band Avenue G, a bouncy house for the...
We take in donations of all kinds here; clothing, furniture, whatever. Everything we get, we give back to the community for free. We never charge for anything.”
Rachel Bryant
CULLMAN – Local nonprofit Karma in Cullman held their monthly canned food yard sale over the weekend, where shoppers were encouraged to either bring 10 nonperishable food items or make a $5...
Photo: Chef Randall Baldwin of Dyron's Lowcountry Restaurant in Mountain Brook offers his thoughts on the importance of eating fresh, whole foods. The Chef will be preparing the Farm to Fork dinner using only Cullman grown foods. (Photo courtesy of the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce)
CULLMAN - Chef Randall Baldwin, of Dyron’s Lowcountry Restaurant in Mountain Brook, will be...
CULLMAN - The Cullman County School Board began the 2016-17 school year with its first meeting Thursday night, a day after students returned to the classroom, ending summer vacation.
The board heard the first public hearing of the new session of the school budget, presented by Cullman County Schools Chief School Financial Officer Ed Roberson.
Contracts and salary changes were approved...
We are going fully immersive this year. Participants will have the opportunity to watch a 40-minute film about a mission, and then ride in the plane and ‘conduct’ that mission.”
Col. Ken Brown
CULLMAN – It was a celebratory atmosphere at the Cullman VFW post on Saturday, as Col. Ken Brown announced the continued growth of Cullman’s annual Veterans Day celebration,...
DODGE CITY - Dodge City held its monthly town council meeting this week and discussed an upcoming event for the town’s first responders.
On Friday, Sept. 9 the American Red Cross is inviting everyone to join them as they honor the Dodge City first responders by holding an appreciation blood drive. Their goal is to collect 25 units of blood,...
ARLEY - Since 2013, the Meek Tigers have made a steady climb in being victorious on the gridiron.
From three wins in 2013, the Tigers raised the bar and got five victories in 2014. The progress continued in 2015 with a 7-4 record, just falling a point short to Decatur Heritage in the first round of the AHSAA Class 1A...
I want to thank my council and the people of Baileyton for supporting me over the last eight years as mayor.”
Johnny Dyar
BAILEYTON – Baileyton Mayor Johnny Dyar is seeking his third term in the upcoming municipal election. Dyar served on the Baileyton Town Council from 2004-2008 and was elected mayor in 2008. He has been Baileyton’s mayor ever since.
“I...
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Commission came together on Tuesday morning for a regularly-scheduled meeting.
First up was a public hearing for resident Edith Bullard Thompson and resolution 2016-25 – Vacation of a portion of County Road 97 in which the commission considered a request from Thompson for the vacating of a portion of County Road 97. County Engineer John...
CULLMAN - The third Friday night celebration of the summer, the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce and Cullman City Parks and Recreation’s 2nd Fridays Cullman got off to its usual start with shoppers perusing the goods at the Farmer’s Market, kids hopping around in the bounce houses and adults inspecting antique cars with envy.
Merchants along the Warehouse District stayed...
BATTLEGROUND - The Freedom Fridays program at Camp Liberty was set to begin tonight, Aug. 12, but had to be postponed due to technical difficulties.
“I sincerely regret to announce that Freedom Friday will be postponed this evening due to technical difficulties,” said Joseph Land of Camp Liberty. “A replacement bulb for a projector was ordered in for delivery today....
CULLMAN - The driver of a four-door silver Cadillac sedan driving westbound on Highway 157 careened off the road and into the woods earlier this evening.
The car hydroplaned in the westbound lane, drove over the median, skidded over another puddle, crossed the eastbound lane, left the road and entered the trees lining the highway.
The man was unscathed and assisting...
Cullman Farmer's Market – Festhalle- Starts at 7 a.m.
Fresh, local produce, breads and meats, along with plants and crafts. The Farmer's Market is now open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. through October. Located at 209 First Ave. NE.
Hanceville Farmer's Market- Starts at 7 a.m.
The Hanceville Farmer's Market has locally-grown fruits, vegetables and meats, as well...
CULLMAN - Will Raney, a 2016 graduate of Cullman High School, was recently named a National Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar by The College Board.
As noted by the College Board, a National AP Scholar Certificate is awarded to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on...
Photo: Don Morgan, left, receives the BCA Distinguished Leader Award.
POINT CLEAR, Ala. - The Business Council of Alabama’s board of directors at the Governmental Affairs Conference on Aug. 5 honored long-serving BCA board member and Cullman businessman Don Morgan with the BCA Distinguished Leader Award his for tireless advocacy in support of business and the BCA that was created...
HANCEVILLE - About 100 Cullman area residents gathered on the 12th floor of the James C. Bailey Center at Wallace State Community College to be formally introduced to WaLLi, a new program for local citizens 50 and older.
WaLLi is the Wallace State Lifelong Learning Institute and is a revamped version of the Continuing Education department’s Lifelong Learning program, which...
CULLMAN - School bells are ringing and another banner year has begun at Saint Bernard Prep School. A newly renovated library and classroom building, as well an updated science and math building, greeted 216 students as they arrived on campus on Sunday, Aug. 8.
Students were excited to reunite with their classmates and welcome students enrolling at the school for...
CULLMAN – At Cullman City Hall on Friday morning, Nancy Hudson, executive director of Alabama Operation Lifesaver, addressed members of the press and department heads of the City of Cullman.
According to the organization, Operation Lifesaver is a nonprofit international public education program that was started in 1972 to end collisions, deaths and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings and on...
HANCEVILLE - The Hanceville City Council held a regular meeting on Thursday evening at Hanceville City Hall with all council members present.
Councilman Doug Batemon opened the meeting with prayer after the mayor called the meeting to order.
Hanceville City Council, Place 1 candidate Sharon Porter introduced herself during the meeting and provided her resume to stake her claim for her...
I would like to see some businesses come into the community so more people can have a local job.”
Bill McElroy
BAILEYTON – Baileyton’s Bill McElroy has announced he will seek the position of mayor of Baileyton in the upcoming municipal election. McElroy served on the Baileyton Town Council from 2008-2012. He ran for mayor in 2012 but lost the election...
Photo from July 2016
COLONY – The Colony Town Council held a regular council meeting this week.
Mayor Vernon Fields was not in attendance. The council members present were Alexander Twitty acting as mayor pro tempore, Margaret Dimbo, Crystal Wilson and Dorothy Graves.
Resolutions were presented for each of the four candidates running for election. Everyone running is unopposed. As Alabama law...
HANCEVILLE - Former Wallace State cheerleader Stefany Pate is the new coach of the college’s varsity squad.
Pate, 27, who has worked for Wallace State since Feb. 2014, took reins of the program earlier this summer after long-time leader Rob Metcalf retired from coaching. Metcalf is still an English and speech instructor on campus.
Metcalf led the Wallace State Cheerleaders for...
Photo shows current Vinemont Mayor J.D. Marcum in Jan. 2016.
VINEMONT - In the latest meeting of the South Vinemont Town Council, things progressed normally, with one exception.
A change in the leadership was announced and will take place during the fall with Councilman Radginal Dodson to become mayor and Mayor J.D. Marcum to take Dodson's position on the council.
The...
Photo: Deborah Hoover, center, director of the Wallace State Community College Department of Nursing Education, presented several students with the Nightingale Award during the recent pinning ceremony. Pictured from left are, Practical Nursing graduates Eric Rodriguez of Cullman, Sara Green Murphree of Oneonta, Hoover, Associate Degree Nursing students Tabitha McCoy of Hayden, and Shannon Nichols of Vinemont.
HANCEVILLE - Around...
Photo: l-r, Kevin Binkowski, Chris Branham and Susan Martin Hauk
CULLMAN - The Cullman City School Board, Place 2 race has three Cullman residents vying for the position left available by Brenda Howell’s decision to not seek reelection. Kevin Binkowski, Chris Branham and Susan Martin Hauk each feels he/she is the best candidate to fill the open seat in the...
Photo: Left, Barry Willingham, club president; right, Charles McBrayer, retired club president
CULLMAN - Recently the Cullman Lions were designated as Lions District 34-A Club of the Year for 2015 - 2016. District 34 - A is comprised of Lions Clubs in the top third of the state of Alabama and has approximately 55 clubs. Being awarded this honor is...
HANCEVILLE - The faculty of the Wallace State Community College Department of Nursing Education gathered on Tuesday, Aug. 9 in celebration of a successful year that was topped off by the program’s achievement of earning the National League for Nursing’s prestigious designation as a Center of Excellence in Nursing EducationTM for 2016-2020. The college is one of only 15...
UPDATE: Aug. 11: The fall session of the Sheriff's Citizen's Academy is now full. Those who wish to participate can apply again in the spring.
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is now taking applications for the fall edition of its popular Citizen’s Academy. The academy is a nine-week course and is free to the public; however, there...
COLONY - Donna Shanklin, a regional extension agent with the Alabama Cooperative Extension Program, will be leading the Rite Bite Cooking School, focused on nutrition, diet and health at the Colony Educational Complex beginning in August.
The six-session class, which will be every Wednesday from 2-3 p.m. starting on Aug. 17, will focus on topics such as: sweeteners, portion control,...
HANCEVILLE - The Class of 2016 for the Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program at Wallace State Community College started with 42 students and ended with the same number as they walked across the stage recently to receive their pin and diploma.
“This cohort is very special because they are graduating in the 50th anniversary year of Wallace State Community College,”...
CULLMAN - Local businessman Lee Powell is running for Cullman City School Board, Place 3.
Powell, a former educator, says he has been surrounded by education professionals his entire life.
“With my mother, father, grandmother and aunt all having taught for over 30 years and my wife and sister-in-law currently serving in education, I don’t have educational theories. I feel that...
HOLLY POND - Wayne White, the antiques dealer planning on opening a physical location for his traveling business at the old post office in Holly Pond, said Tuesday morning that the opening of his store is something that is “probably not going to happen.”
White’s interest in the town’s old post office, which had fallen into disuse, prompted a special...
CULLMAN - The family of missing woman Jordan Lee Wilson received an outpouring of support this past weekend from more than 40 volunteers who traveled from throughout the country to join several off-duty Cullman County Sheriff’s Office deputies in their efforts to find Wilson.
The volunteers, brought together by Community United Efforts (CUE) Center for Missing Persons, traveled along with...
GOOD HOPE - A regular Good Hope City Council meeting was held on Monday night at Good Hope City Hall. Visitors included State Rep. Corey Harbison, R- Good Hope and his wife.
Councilmen John Harris, Maxie Jones and Taft Dillashaw all expressed that the City’s Back-to-School Bash was a great success this year.
In Place 3 (Sewage), Councilwoman Susan Eller told...
CULLMAN - We reported last week that Logan’s Roadhouse Inc. was said to be close to filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to a news release from the Nashville-based chain, the company officially filed on Monday, and will be closing 18 underperforming restaurants.
The statement said, in part, "The company will be closing 18 underperforming restaurants as part of the overall...
HOLLY POND – On Monday night Holly Pond’s Town Council held a special meeting to cover a topic that wasn’t able to be discussed at their last meeting, due to the meeting being cut short.
The topic was settling on an agreement with local antique dealer Wayne White and the price of rent for his new shop.
The counterproposal that...
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Council met on Monday night for a regular meeting with all council members present, and the council welcomed six new firefighters to Cullman Fire Rescue and four new police officers to the Cullman City Police Department.
Mayor Max A. Townson and Councilman Clint Hollingsworth, along with Fire Chief Ed Reinhardt, congratulated Landry Hall, Caleb Terry,...
COLONY - The Town of Colony will see plenty of changes in its local government this month, but there will be no election.
There are three candidates for the five positions on the town council, all of whom are running for different positions and are running unopposed. As for mayor, that race is unopposed as well, but the slot will...
CULLMAN - Seventeen-year-old Dae Spradlin will be heading to New York City this fall to participate in Fashion Week.
Spradlin is originally from Graysville (a suburb of Birmingham), and although she and her family moved to Cullman just less than five years ago, the Cullman community has had a big impact on her.
“The people of Cullman have been very welcoming...
FAIRVIEW – Citizens of Cullman County are invited to an open tax discussion on Saturday, Aug. 13 in the Fairview High School auditorium. The purpose of the meeting, according to organizer Ron Stone, is to talk about “how our taxes can be used and distributed on a fair and equal basis.” All elected officials and community leaders are invited...
GOOD HOPE - Another change in the athletic department at Good Hope High School has taken place.
Girls’ basketball coach Michael Oldacre submitted his resignation Aug. 1, nine days before the new school session is scheduled to begin.
Oldacre took over coaching the Lady Raiders in 2000 and created a series of successes with 316 victories, three Cullman County championships and...
Photo: Gov. Robert Bentley practices with the Wallace State virtual welding machine during the Winston County Works Open House.
HANCEVILLE – Celebrating a project that will provide workforce training to approximately 250 students over the next year, Wallace State Community College held an open house and ribbon cutting for its Winston County Works initiative at the Winston County Technical Center...
CULLMAN - Congress has appropriated $120 million to supplement and expand the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). Each jurisdiction’s award is based on the jurisdiction’s total number of unemployed as compared to the total number of unemployed in all qualifying jurisdictions.
Cullman’s total award amount is $30,984, and according to Executive Director of Victim Services of Cullman, Donna Jacobs,...
CULLMAN – Hundreds of runners gathered at Sportsman Lake Park Saturday night to participate in the third annual Rock and Glow 5K.
The event is not an intense running competition. Rather, it is an opportunity for those who want to wear a lot of glow sticks, have fun, and enjoy a local park, while also encouraging a healthy and active...
Overall it’s been a good summer and a pretty good year all around.”
Harold Barnard
CULLMAN - The 2016 Carmike Cinemas Summer Kid Series came to an end this week. The 10-week series offered a little something special for kids of all ages to enjoy over the summer break from school. The best part about the Summer Kid Series was the...
Photo: George Hoenig on the right with his son-in-law, Bob Mize, on the left.
CULLMAN - George Hoenig was born in Grossumstadt, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany (although he would later say he was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) on May 24, 1845. He left Germany between 1845 and 1850, and grew up in Milwaukee.
As a young man he joined the 26th Wisconsin...
From the Files of 1905
There was not more than a third of a crop of strawberries this year.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. A.F. Stinson was climbing a tree, caught a live telephone wire and was unable to turn loose. Neighbors soon rescued him without injury.
Mr. S.P. Daniel, of Holly Pond, is ill.
Mrs. H. Arnold and children, of...
This is such a huge blessing and it couldn't have come at a better time; we are down to one car again and we have decided to get Lexie a better wheelchair.”
Amanda Kilgo
CULLMAN - David, The Giant Slayer Ministries held a benefit service for Hanceville teen Lexie York on Saturday at Redemption Assembly of God Church. The service included...
CULLMAN - Three more Saturdays. That, ladies and gentlemen, is how close we are to the start of the 2016 college football season. With pigskin play just around the corner, let’s take a look around the SEC.
TOP 25 (Coaches Poll)
#1 Alabama Crimson Tide
Sitting atop the 2016 pre-season coaches poll are the defending National Champions, the Alabama Crimson Tide, and...
Photo: Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview, presents Nathan Kilgo, band director and Jonathan Watwood, band booster president with a $2,000 check from the State of Alabama for new uniforms.
All of us parents were in tears today as Rep. Randall Shedd presented the band a check for $2,000 toward our uniforms. It came straight from the State of Alabama House of...
FAIRVIEW - Saturday was like a family reunion for the Fairview football program. The Aggies conducted their media day on the practice field with the youth program, middle school and varsity all involved in the festivities.
Fairview concluded the first week of fall practice with a scrimmage that included game officials and a chain crew measuring each play from the...
