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2016 April Morning Blend
Chamber of Commerce staff will welcome members and visitors to Karma's Coffee House every month to discuss the hottest topics in business and share tips, ideas and viewpoints. Wednesday, April 20 at 8 a.m. Registration is...
WEST POINT - A regular West Point Town Council meeting was held on Monday night, and the biggest topics of the night were the new fire station and storm shelter, as well as the Alabama Highway 157 turn lane project.
Coming soon to the old Doris Diner location on Highway 157 are the new West Point Volunteer Fire Department station...
CULLMAN - Senior night for the Cullman High softball team was a great one on Tuesday after the Lady Bearcats rolled by the Hartselle Lady Tigers 12-0.
The Lady Bearcats broke the game open with an impressive fifth inning, scoring 11 runs on nine hits. The game ended when Claire Jenkins, one of four Cullman seniors, ripped a pitch over...
CULLMAN - U.S. News and World Report has released its annual ranking of public high schools, and in the state of Alabama, Cullman High School came in at 18th and was awarded a silver medal based on state assessment performance, graduation rates and college preparedness. Nationally, CHS ranked 1,839th.
The Best High Schools rankings, featuring top-performing schools at the national...
reposting from March 26
CULLMAN - On Saturday, April 23 at 11 a.m., local cyclist Charles Coggins is asking that the community join him in a ride around the trail which encircles the water at Sportsman Lake Park.
“We’re meeting at pavilion 10,” said friend of Coggins and fellow cyclist Paul Levering. “This is going to be a celebration of Charles...
CULLMAN - Monday night was senior night as well as kid’s night and the Cullman Bearcats looked to keep the momentum rolling from their thrilling extra-inning victory over Hartselle to take the Area 16 championship. But the Senators of Sparkman had different plans as they pounded Cullman pitching and took the single game matchup 8-3.
Andrew Stemple got the offense...
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Chick-fil-A Spirit Night to Support Brooks’ Place
Don't forget about SPIRIT NIGHT tomorrow night from 4-8 p.m. at Chick-fil-A! Make sure you mention Brooks' Place when you order so that a portion of your purchase will be donated to us!!Thank...
CULLMAN - Senior Bradi Ruehl had her best performance on the golf course of the 2016 season Monday. Ruehl shot a 7-over par 79 to lead the Cullman Lady Bearcats to the top in the Cullman pre-sectional invitational at Terri Pines Country Club.
Ruehl stood in a class by herself with the 79. But her performance inspired Bailee Ponder and...
Photo shows last year’s Torch Run participants.
CULLMAN - On Tuesday, May 3, the seventh annual Cullman County Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics will take off from the Cullman County Courthouse at 9 a.m., with officers from the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office and the Cullman Police Department racing their way toward Cullman High School’s Oliver Woodard Stadium, where...
With an attendance of over 100, we hope this will become an annual event to allow readers to interact directly with creative writers in our community.”
Sharon Townson, library director
CULLMAN - On Tuesday, April 12, the Cullman County Public Library hosted a Meet and Greet the Author Event in honor of National Library Week. It was the perfect opportunity to...
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West Point Town Council Meeting
Monday, April 18 at 6 p.m. at West Point Town Hall
Garden City Town Council Meeting
Monday, April 18 at 6 p.m. at Garden City Town Hall
Bosom Buddies Support Group
Monday, April 18 from 6-8 p.m. at CRMC...
I loved working with the kids from CDC, I absolutely loved it!”
McKenzie Smith, ninth-grader at Good Hope High
HANCEVILLE - On Saturday, April 16, the Good Hope High School Band and students from the Cullman County Child Development Center took the stage together and performed “A Night at the Movies,” a Disney-themed spring concert at Wallace State Community College. The...
GOOD HOPE - A busy day of softball for the West Point Lady Warriors began Saturday at 8 a.m. in the Good Hope Invitational. It ended for the 2016 Cullman County champions at 11:25 p.m. with a 6-0 loss in the title game to Carbon Hill.
West Point would play five games on Saturday for its assignment in the event...
HUNTSVILLE - The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that Interstate 65 will be reduced to one lane in each direction at Exit 310 (Alabama 157) in Cullman County from about 6 p.m. Sunday, April 17, to 6 a.m. Monday, April 18, weather-permitting.
The inside northbound and inside southbound lanes will be closed. Expect delays and plan accordingly.
Good Hope Contracting...
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2016 Bloomin’ Festival Arts & Crafts Fair
Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The 32nd Annual Bloomin' Festival Arts and Crafts Fair to be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17, 2016. St. Bernard has been recognized by...
We’re going to have a good variety this year and I am very proud of that. We are going to be very versatile this year.”
Ann Moore, market manager
CULLMAN – The Cullman Farmers Market – Festhalle enjoyed its first day of the season on Saturday, April 16. The weather cooperated and the sun shone brightly as people visited Festhalle and...
Photo: Volunteers prepare for last year’s Harvest to Home fundraiser at the Agriplex.
CULLMAN - On Saturday, April 30, the North Alabama Agriplex will host its second annual Harvest to Home Fundraiser event starting at 6 p.m.
The event will be held at the Heritage Center at 1714 Tally Ho St., in the Poultry and Egg Association Pavilion.
The goal of the...
The singers and the jazz band are a more select group of students; they go through a tryout process just to get into the group. Both of those are kind of what we call flagship ensembles; they are the ones who are always out in the public sight representing the college, so we maybe hold their standards a little...
CULLMAN - On Saturday, June 10, Cullman’s Sons of Confederate Veterans chapter, Thomas Jefferson Denney Camp 1442, will host the Yellowhammer Classic Golf Tournament at TP Country Club. The charity tournament will benefit Children’s of Alabama and Cullman Caring for Kids.
The event, scheduled to start at 8 a.m., is being organized by Mike Eddy.
Although this is the first event...
GOOD HOPE - A dramatic finish completed the first day of the Good Hope Softball Invitational Friday evening.
MaKailey Speegle dropped a bunt just fair down the third baseline near home plate with Jami Stinson sliding past the tag to give Good Hope a 4-3 thrilling win over Cold Springs.
The tournament had to be altered due to rain in the...
HARTSELLE - The math was simple for the Cullman Bearcats Friday afternoon, April 15, as they strode into Ruben Sims Field, the home of their long standing rivals, the Hartselle Tigers. Win the first game, claim the Area 15 title and start defense of their 2015 6A State Championship while Hartselle takes the number two seed...or lose and Hartselle...
HANCEVILLE - As healthcare professionals working in an area nursing and rehab facility, Debbie Hamilton and Christy St. John weren’t sure how a lecture on human trafficking would relate to their work. The pair attended the Wallace State Alumni Association’s Alumni Connection event for Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy professionals in the area, where along with a lecture on...
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Good Hope High School and Cullman County Child Development Center Band Concert
On Saturday, April 16, the bands from GHHS and the CDC will join together to perform a Disney-themed spring show. The performances will be at 5 p.m. and...
CULLMAN - On Friday, April 15, Mayor Max A. Townson proclaimed May 6, 2016, “Relay for Life Day” and May 1-6, 2016, “Paint the Town Purple Days” in the City of Cullman to help raise awareness of the upcoming Cullman Relay for Life event and the American Cancer Society’s ongoing fight against cancer.
Relay for Life began in May 1985...
CULLMAN - On Friday, April 15, Cullman Mayor Max A. Townson officially proclaimed the week of April 24-30, 2016 Parental Alienation Prevention Week and April 25, 2016 as “Bubbles of Love” Day in the City of Cullman.
Parental alienation is the term used to describe any number of behaviors and attitudes on the part of one parent that are designed...
Seen in photo, from left to right: Brenda Carter, Civitan Club; Abi Long, 1st Place Sr. High Winner and 3rd Place District Contest and Mayor Kenneth Nail.
HANCEVILLE - The Hanceville City Council gathered for a regular meeting on Thursday night, and the spotlight was on the winners of the Hanceville Civitan Club’s essay contest.
After all housekeeping items were taken...
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Woodland Village Yard Sale
Thursday, April 14, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Friday, April 15, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., weather-permitting, in the front parking lot of the facility. The Activities Committee will begin taking donations on Wednesday, April 13 and will take...
CULLMAN - Life in the 21st century is hectic. 40-plus-hour work weeks followed up by chauffeuring kids to ball practice and the daily homework battle leave parents exhausted, frazzled and willing to make fast food dinner choices for their families even though Mom and Dad would prefer to provide a healthier, home cooked meal. But, who has time for...
HUNTSVILLE - The victims of today's fatal accident on I-65 near Priceville, both employees of the Alabama Department of Transportation, have been identified. ALDOT employee Jacob Smith, 35, of Athens, was pronounced dead at the scene. Kenneth Hopper, 63, of Hartselle, is at a local hospital.
Seth Burkett, ALDOT's North Region information specialist, this afternoon issued the following statement:
The entire...
CULLMAN - On Saturday, April 30, starting at 6 p.m., the Busy Bee Café will hold what has become an annual celebration of its reopening back in 2012 after being destroyed by the tornadoes of April 2011.
For the fourth annual event, the local dive will start the evening off with a burger-eating contest.
“We celebrate the reopening every year,” said...
HUNTSVILLE - Two employees of the Alabama Department of Transportation were injured — one fatally — in a motor vehicle crash this morning in a work zone on Interstate 65 near the Tennessee River Bridge north of Priceville.
The crash remains under investigation by state troopers.
Out of respect for the families, ALDOT is not releasing the identities of the employees...
There was a lot of automation and some neat robots. It’s like a big kid’s Lego kit and makes me want to get in there and start playing with everything.”
Andy Hatch, Shaw Industries.
CULLMAN - On Tuesday, April 12, 100 participants from the 2016 National Arc Welding Conference visited Topre Corporation and Yutaka Technologies in Cullman. The conference is an...
Each week, we're going to share a little tidbit from the Tribune's archives. It may not be "important" news, but we think it's interesting to see what was "news" at different points in history. And who knows? Maybe someone from your family will show up!
From the Files of 1955: A Collection of Community Items
Earnest Swann has gone back to...
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Woodland Village Yard Sale
Thursday, April 14, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Friday, April 15, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., weather-permitting, in the front parking lot of the facility. The Activities Committee will begin taking donations on Wednesday, April 13 and will take...
CULLMAN - Making adjustments after one of their top golfers was home with the flu, the Fairview Aggies kept the Good Hope Raiders at bay to win another Cullman County High School golf championship.
Fairview lost senior Hunter Whitehead for the final round Wednesday after he developed flu-like symptoms Tuesday. Whitehead was coming off a good first round with an...
Photo: Good Hope City Council members present a check to Good Hope High School Coach Alan Scott for new athletic building for Good Hope High School. From left to right: Susan Eller, Matthew Glover, Good Hope Mayor Jerry Bartlett, Maxie Jones, Coach Alan Scott and John Harris.
GOOD HOPE - The Good Hope City Council met Monday night for a...
HUNTSVILLE - The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that Interstate 65 will be reduced to one lane in each direction at Exit 310 (Alabama 157) in Cullman County from about 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, to 6 a.m. Thursday, April 14, weather-permitting.
Weather-permitting, lane closures may also be in place from 6 p.m. Thursday, April 14, to 6 a.m....
CULLMAN - On Wednesday, April 13, investigators with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) made arrests in the case of the vandalism that occurred at Sportsman Lake Park over the weekend. Arrested were Zachary Douglas Ballenger, 19, of Baileyton, Matthew Joseph Boroughs, 22, of Cullman, Zachary Charles Perkins, 22, of Cullman and Phillip Michael Skelton, 19, of Cullman for...
CULLMAN - It was a beautiful day for soccer as the Cullman Bearcats welcomed the John Carroll Catholic Cavaliers to the pitch at Oliver Woodard Stadium. As the game got underway, it didn’t take long for Cullman to show why they are the number one ranked team in Class 6A.
Cole Gerding got the Cats on the board at the...
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Remembering the 13 Children Who Died from Child Abuse and Neglect Last Year in Alabama
The thirteen children whose names we know will be honored on Wednesday, April 13 from noon-1 p.m. with a prayer walk and balloon release. The...
CULLMAN - Something normal took place for the Fairview Aggies in the first round of the Cullman County High School Golf Tournament Tuesday at Terri Pines Country Club. They’re winning.
Fairview is on top of the leaderboard with a comfortable 31-stroke advantage over Good Hope after 18 holes. The final round will shift from Terri Pines to Cross Creek Golf...
CULLMAN - Incumbent Kenneth Walker was re-elected Cullman County Commission Chairman tonight, a fete not accomplished since 1981. Walker defeated challenger Darrell Hicks, former Commissioner, Place 1, by a margin of 28 percent. With 50 of 51 precincts reporting, Walker claimed a whopping 64 percent to Hicks' 36 percent. But while the margin of victory was impressive, voter turnout...
CULLMAN - Vandals have once again targeted Sportsman Lake Park. On Monday, the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the park, where multiple incidences of vandalism were reported.
Several areas at the park were hit with paintballs, and suspects were seen in and around the public restrooms on motorcycles.
“There were paintballs shot in several different places in the park, in...
Photo: Five percent of the children in our community are abused and/or neglected. If you see something, say something. Call 9-1-1. Call the Department of Human Resources at 256-737-5300. Call Cullman Caring for Kids at 256-739-1111. Say something.
CULLMAN - Every ten seconds in the United States a child is abused or neglected. In the time it took the average...
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April 12 Runoff Election
Runoff election between Darrell Hicks and incumbent Kenneth Walker for Cullman County Commission Chairman. Polls are open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Colony Town Council Meeting (Pending confirmation. May be postponed due to election.)
Tuesday, April 12, Colony Town...
MONTGOMERY - The East Elementary ‘Cats were at it again Thursday as they ran roughshod over their competition, claiming the elementary division title at the 2016 NASP Alabama State Championship Archery Tournament in Montgomery. EES took down the elementary division, defeating 14 other schools to capture the top prize. The team shot exceptionally well, dropping their closest competitor by...
CULLMAN - On April 11, Cullman City Police Department narcotics investigators arrested Jessica Lane Nichols, 32, of Water Valley on U.S. Highway 278 West near Interstate 65.
Nichols was arrested for two counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance for selling methamphetamine.
Nichols is being held at the Cullman County Detention Center on a $60,000 bond.
The CPD asks that If...
CULLMAN - On April 6, Cullman City Police Department Narcotics investigators arrested Charles Burge, 37, of Albertville for unlawful distribution of a controlled substance for selling methamphetamine.
Burge was arrested at a hotel in Double Springs, Alabama (Winston County) and transported back to Cullman County. At the time of the arrest, Burge also had an outstanding warrant in Albertville for...
CULLMAN - This Tuesday, April 12, Cullman voters will go to the polls to elect the next Cullman County Commission Chairman. Incumbent Kenneth Walker and his challenger, Darrell Hicks, fended off Eric L. Parker in the March 1 primary, but neither had a big enough percentage to claim victory. The runoff on Tuesday will determine the winner, as there...
BERLIN - The community of Berlin took the first step toward incorporation on Saturday, when an open house was held at the Berlin Community Center from 2-7 p.m. Residents were invited to drop in to get information and, if they live in the initial incorporation area, sign the petition for incorporation. The first signature on the petition expires in...
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Cullman City Council Meeting
Monday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in the City Hall Auditorium
Good Hope City Council Meeting
Monday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Good Hope City Hall
CP&R Community Classes- Painting
Oil Painting and Acrylics - Mondays from 6:30 -...
Today we are finding a cure for cancer, we are fighting cancer and we have a lot of different programs to offer, too.”
Haley Marecle
CULLMAN - On Saturday, April 9, Werner’s Trading Company hosted the 11th Annual Colton’s Cookout for a Cure to benefit the Colton Evans’ Cteam for Relay For Life. The event featured BBQ, chips, deep-fried hot dogs...
Well I am excited that God has given me the ability to be doing my first 5K EVER! I am 50 pounds lighter than I was at Christmas. It's been 15 weeks and I am not turning back!”
Stephanie Usher
CULLMAN – On Saturday, April 9, Sportsman Lake hosted the Color Me Cullman 5K. Although the weather was a little chilly, lots...
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Democrats welcomed U.S. Senate candidate Ron Crumpton to their monthly meeting on Saturday morning at the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce. Opting to forgo usual business, the group gave the podium to Crumpton, who will meet incumbent Republican Sen. Richard Shelby in the November election, for the duration of the meeting.
Speaking under the theme...
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FREE Smoke Alarm Installations for Cullman City and County Residents
April 7, 3-7 p.m.; April 8, 3-7 p.m.; April 9, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; and April 10, 1-6 p.m.
The Cullman American Red Cross, Commission on Aging and the United Way of...
I am in awe over the talent from tonight's show at CHS. If you haven't seen ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ you need to go! Amazing talent!”
Amy Roberts Handley
CULLMAN – On Friday and Saturday, April 8-9, the Cullman High School theater and choral departments presented Disney’s Broadway musical “Beauty and the Beast.” The production was a huge success and drew standing ovations at...
WEST POINT - The West Point Lady Warriors got their first taste of victory Friday night.
An offside call took a goal off the board for the Haleyville Lady Lions and West Point made the Lady Lions pay for their error two minutes later.
A goal from Mallory Campbell off an assist by Bridget Morales was delivered by the Lady Warriors....
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Sacred Heart Church Relay For Life BBQ Potato Supper
Sacred Heart Church will be hosting a Relay for Life BBQ potato supper, Saturday, April 9 from 5- 8 p.m. Plates will be $8 for adults and $5 for children.
Berlin Community...
HANCEVILLE - If you walk into the Burrow Center for the Fine and Performing Arts these days, there’s a good chance you’re going to hear the Wallace State Jazz Band practicing for its upcoming Big Band Ballroom Dance. Strains of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller filter through the building each morning as the band rehearses...
Photo: Wallace State sophomore Julia Dailey was the winning pitcher in Game 2 against Calhoun on Thursday night.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State softball continued to roll through conference play Thursday night, sweeping a doubleheader against Calhoun at Bobby McCracken Stadium.
The Lady Lions overcame a 5-0 deficit in the opener, scoring seven unanswered runs for a 7-5 victory, and sophomore Julia...
HANCEVILLE - On Thursday, April 7, agents with the Cullman County Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET), along with Cullman County Sheriff’s Office investigators, patrol deputies and K-9 units arrested Stacy Lee Tubbs, 41, of Hanceville, a registered sex offender, Savannah Michelle Carroll, 28, of Hanceville and Angela Roberts Griffey, 40, of Hanceville, for unlawful possession of a controlled substance and...
Updated 04/08/16 - 8:40 p.m.
Cullman County coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick has released the names of the two deceased individuals, located in a wooded area on Friday afternoon.
Mother and son Neysa Wood,49, a white female and Daniel Wood, 28, a white male were both from Cullman, according to Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick said that it "appears to be suicide but an autopsy is going...
It feels awesome to be able to help the band that I love. These kids are awesome, they’re not like us back in the ‘80s; they are actually polite and not as rebellious as we were!”
Mike Hays, owner of Mad Dog Mike’s Famous Bar B Que
CULLMAN – On Thursday, April 7, the Cullman High School Bearcat Band’s drumline held...
Photo: Damon Calvert, center, recently became the second Wallace State men’s tennis recruit to sign a letter of intent. Calvert is a 2014 West Point High graduate. He is joined by his parents Shannon, far left, and Brian Calvert.
HANCEVILLE - Damon Calvert was perfectly content pursuing a computer science degree at Wallace State. That was until a leisurely tennis...
CULLMAN - Cullman got a lift when needed at the plate by second baseman Sierra Easterwood in the third inning of Thursday's softball battle with Corner.
Easterwood took a Sydney Watson pitch over the left field fence for a solo home run that put the Lady Bearcats in front. Cullman would claim a 9-1 triumph thanks to the solo blast...
Everyone has abilities they can use.”
Ty Parker, Good Hope High School band director
GOOD HOPE - Ty Parker, band director at Good Hope High School, wants Cullman County Schools to involve the Cullman County Child Development Center more, so he is taking the first step to make that happen.
On Saturday, April 16, the bands from GHHS and the CDC will...
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50 Yesterday and Today: A Musical Birthday Celebration for Wallace State
As part of Wallace State Community College’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, the Wallace State Singers will present a special concert commemorating the last five decades. 50 Yesterday and Today: A...
Photo: Cullman City Schools Secondary Teacher of the Year, Cullman High School's Jackie Donaldson, with her daughter.
HANCEVILLE - Tonight, April 7, the 2016 State of the Schools Address was given at Wallace State Community College. Superintendent Susan Patterson of Cullman City Schools and Superintendent Shane Barnette of Cullman County Schools, along with Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics,...
FAIRVIEW - Here is a look back at the Cullman County High School Softball Tournament prior to Wednesday's Championship Title game.
West Point 14, Cold Springs 9 (championship)
West Point fought back from an 8-3 deficit in the sixth, scoring eight runs on two outs with four hits, three walks and capitalizing on three Cold Springs errors.
Hope Shedd belted a triple...
HUNTSVILLE - The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that all lanes of U.S. Highway 278 are now open following completion of the first phase of geotechnical repairs to correct a slide west of the bridge over Kugler Creek in Cullman County.
Geostabilization International was the primary contractor on the project, which included excavation of the upper slope and construction...
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month and we know that part of stopping child abuse is feeding hungry people, feeding the children.”
Nancy Bryant
Photo: Members of Cullman Caring for Kids, Cullman Savings Bank and Hopper’s Family Market and Pharmacy pose in front of all the food that was gathered at Wednesday’s grocery sweep in Fairview.
FAIRVIEW – On Wednesday, April 6,...
FAIRVIEW - Never showing a sign of panic, the West Point Lady Warriors’ incredible run through the loser's bracket of the Cullman County Softball Tournament ended Wednesday afternoon in a victorious celebration.
West Point toppled Cold Springs 9-3 to take home the championship for the third straight year.
It was a determined effort by the Lady Warriors after Cold Springs posted...
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50 Yesterday and Today: A Musical Birthday Celebration for Wallace State
As part of Wallace State Community College’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, the Wallace State Singers will present a special concert commemorating the last five decades. 50 Yesterday and Today: A...
BERLIN - The community of Berlin is taking the first steps toward incorporation. This Saturday, April 9, there will be an open house at the Berlin Community Center from 2-7 p.m. Residents are encouraged to attend to get information and, most importantly, sign the petition for incorporation.
Community member Patrick Bates has taken a lead role in driving the incorporation...
BAILEYTON - A regular Baileyton Town Council meeting was held on Monday night, April 4, at Baileyton Town Hall. The biggest topics for the night were new and expanding area businesses and honoring a Baileyton native who was killed in action in Vietnam in 1967.
After the usual housekeeping items such as roll call and approval of last month’s meeting...
Photo: Kenneth Walker, in his office, taking a call from Mitch Smith Chevy for his truck bed business.
CULLMAN - Cullman County Commission Chairman Kenneth Walker is a busy man. With his position as an elected official working for the people of Cullman, he has a full-time job. When his three businesses outside of the chairman position are added to...
Photo: Wallace State sophomore Olivia Royal (14) is obstructed by Southern Union shortstop Carly Alderman as Royal attempts a steal in the second game of their doubleheader on Tuesday night.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s softball team swept Southern Union at Bobby McCracken Stadium on Tuesday night, winning 10-2 in five innings and 6-1, as the Lady Lions improved to 11-0...
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Morton Buildings, Inc. Construction Recruitment Fair
April 5, 2-7 p.m. and April 6, 7 -11 a.m. at the Cullman Chamber of Commerce. Construction framer positions are now open in Hanceville. Stop by our Recruitment Fair to meet our representatives and...
CULLMAN - The City of Cullman Planning Commission met in the Lucille N. Galin Auditorium at Cullman City Hall on Monday evening with a brief agenda and expedited meeting. After the meeting was called to order and March’s minutes were approved, business progressed to the public hearings of two short-form subdivisions.
The first hearing dealt with land located at Burrow...
CULLMAN - Cullman City Parks and Recreation will host the annual Strawberry Festival on Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, at Depot Park and Festhalle in downtown Cullman.
The Strawberry Festival has gone through several iterations and the host of the event has changed hands many times over the years, but the 2016 version is the second year for...
CULLMAN - April 4 marked Opening Day for Major League Baseball, and for some very special local athletes, it marked Opening Day of the Miracle League at the Field of Miracles.
“It has been around since 2007 when the Field of Miracles complex was opened to the public,” said Cullman City Parks and Recreation Marketing, Programs and Event Director, Waid...
HANCEVILLE - As part of Wallace State Community College’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, the Wallace State Singers will present a special concert commemorating the last five decades. 50 Yesterday and Today: A Musical Birthday Celebration for Wallace State, will be held April 7-9 in the Recital Hall of the Burrow Center for Fine and Performing Arts. Shows will be at...
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Morton Buildings, Inc. Construction Recruitment Fair
April 5, 2-7 p.m. and April 6, 7 -11 a.m. at the Cullman Chamber of Commerce. Construction framer positions are now open in Hanceville. Stop by our Recruitment Fair to meet our representatives and...
CULLMAN - On Saturday, May 14 at 8 a.m., Stony Lonesome OHV Park will host its second annual 5K Mud Run.
The event started last year, under current Park Manager Tyler Lindsey, and he wants to continue to grow the event.
“It was Sara Teichmiller’s (Cullman County Parks and Recreation Marketing) idea to have this 5K,” Lindsey said. “We had a...
CULLMAN - Everything seemed to go the way Cullman senior Luke Wilson wanted at the 20th Annual Bert McGriff/Cullman High Invitational at Terri Pines Country Club Monday.
Wilson has been consistent in his senior season, but took it a step higher against very good competition. The Bearcat fired a 2-under par 70, getting past Athens' Reid Baggett to win the...
CULLMAN - The Cullman Tribune is the oldest continuously published weekly newspaper in Alabama. It is also Cullman County’s oldest business. Its pages have covered both the good and the bad news around this area since January 1, 1874 – three years before Cullman County was even created! Yes, the old newspaper publication could tell some pretty interesting tales....
CULLMAN - On April 1, CullmanSense officially acquired The Cullman Tribune, Alabama’s oldest continuously published weekly newspaper. CullmanSense publishers Noah Galilee and Dustin Isom purchased the Tribune from Delton Blalock, the Tribune’s owner and publisher for the last 26 years.
Today’s issue, April 4, 2016, is CullmanSense’s first under the banner of The Cullman Tribune.
Those of us who grew up...
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City of Cullman Planning Commission Meeting
Monday, April 4 at 5:30 p.m. at Cullman City Hall
Baileyton Town Council Meeting
Monday, April 4 at 6 p.m. at Baileyton Town Hall
Holly Pond Town Council Meeting
Monday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at Holly Pond...
CULLMAN - On Monday, April 4, Spring Miracle League Baseball will begin another season of giving those with disabilities the opportunity to play a sport.
Miracle League Baseball is managed by the Cullman City Parks and Recreation Department and has been “around for about, well, I want to say about six years,” said the league’s coordinator Paul Downs, night manager...
We are proud of the station we have been able to build that will last well into the future.”
Baileyton Volunteer Fire Department Chief Zachary McGee
BAILEYTON - If you think the city of Cullman has a monopoly on state-of-the-art fire departments, you are sorely mistaken. Just a quick 15-mile drive north on Highway 69 and you will find the home...
CULLMAN – The Cullman County Public Library is hosting a Meet and Greet the Author event on Tuesday, April 12, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in honor of National Library Week. The event is free and a great opportunity for the community to get to know local writers and hear their stories.
Writers at the event include:
Sharon Schuler Kreps, author of “Jokers...
Dancing for a Cause 2016 was a hit. Thank you to our sponsors, contestants and volunteers. What a fun evening!”
Keri Payne, The Factory Dance Productions co-owner
CULLMAN - On Saturday night, April 2, the inaugural Dancing for a Cause charity event took place at the Cullman High School auditorium. The event was hosted by The Factory Dance Productions and was...
Photo: Wallace State shortstop Johnny Sklopan loads up to record an out at first in the Lions’ game against Snead State.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State baseball continues its weekend series against Snead State in Boaz on Sunday after splitting a doubleheader against the Parsons at James C. Bailey Stadium on Friday night.
Wallace State sophomore ace Garrett Suchey went 6 1/3...
COLD SPRINGS - Cranford Stricklin Stadium on the campus of Cold Springs High School is a difficult venue during the springtime for the opposition.
The place is the home of the Cold Springs track and field program and trying to take a team title from the Eagles is as difficult as playing a football game at Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium, basketball...
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Sunday Brunch Buffet at Terri Pines Country Club
Sunday Brunch Buffet at TP Country Club from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Call 256-739-0738 for more information.
AA Meetings
The Cullman Downtown Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 1519 St. Joseph St. NW. Every...
Photo shows Guardians of the Ribbon Lower Alabama Chapter members with (l-r) Cullman County Commissioner, Place 1, Kerry Watson; Cullman County Commission Chairman Kenneth Walker; Cullman County Bosom Buddies Foundation Founder Mary Dyer and City of Cullman Mayor Max A. Townson.
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Bosom Buddies Foundation’s Colors of Cancer Day, Saturday, April 2, was a booming...
CULLMAN - On Saturday, April 30, the Cullman County Rescue Squad will hold a car show at the Cullman County Fairgrounds. The squad hopes to make the show an annual event
Registration will start at 8:30 a.m., and the event itself will be going by 9 a.m., according to Secretary Treasurer of the Rescue Squad, Miranda Weaver. The judges will...
Walk for Autism Cullman
Fun Day and Walk for Autism at Heritage Park. Food, Fun, Inflatables, Games, Resource Fair, Free Health Screenings provided by Cullman Regional Medical Center.
Registration opens at 10 a.m.; Walk begins at 11 a.m.
St. Paul’s Lutheran School Annual Rummage Sale
In the St. Paul's Gym; Friday 6 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m. - 1 p.m.; 510...
CULLMAN - Phase one repair work on U.S. Highway 278 West at New Bridge/Kugler Creek is now complete, pending inspection and removal of traffic control, according to the Alabama Department of Transportation. The shoulder closure is still in place.
“All work on the phase one repair contract (excavation and construction of soil nail retaining wall on upper slope) is complete....
CULLMAN - Cullman City Primary School (CCPS) will be celebrating its 20th anniversary next week with fun-filled events scheduled for the facility and students to honor the exciting commemoration.
With its current enrollment of approximately 510 primary students and 100 head start students, CCPS provides the solid foundation of quality education that is the hallmark of the Cullman City School...
