SEC Media Days: Overview of day 1
HOOVER - 2017 Southeastern Conference Media Days began Monday at the Wynfrey Hotel. The Arkansas Razorbacks, LSU Tigers and Tennessee Volunteers were in attendance...
Commission gets earful on special events district expansion; amendment heads to...
Downtown Merchants’ Association advisor Ron Pierce defends the expansion of the downtown special events district. The expansion will now go before the Cullman City...
Smith Lake WakeBattle this Saturday
CULLMAN - Looking for something adventurous to do this weekend? Check out the Smith Lake WakeBattle this Saturday. The event is sponsored by Russell...
News and notes from Monday’s SEC Media Days
HOOVER - Plenty of storylines came about from the first day of 2017 SEC Football Media Days on Monday, which included the head coaches...
2 Birmingham residents arrested in Cullman Co. for crack cocaine distribution
Deangelo Lewis, left, and Brittany Hill, right / Cullman Police Department
DODGE CITY - Cullman Police Department investigators on Sunday arrested two Birmingham residents on...
125th annual singing convention draws capacity crowd to courthouse
Music comes from all directions as the song leader directs from the center. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - Over the weekend, Cullman celebrated what has...
Files from Yesteryear: 1900, 1930 and 1950
From the Files of 1900:
Vick Clark is among the clerical force at the Racket Store.
Ed Daniel has opened a restaurant in the old Speegle...
SEC Media Days begin Monday
Alabama defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick (left) and TE Miller Forristall were in Cullman as part of the Jeremiah Castille Character Camp in June. Fitzpatrick...
Plant it: blue chalk sticks
This plant is a real eye-catcher. With blue plants a rarity in nature’s green-on-green palette, the blues and burgundies are always superstars.
This is especially...
Heartland Quilt Guild’s “Quilting in Cotton Country” July 14-15
This quilt will be given away at the show.
The Heartland Quilt Guild will sponsor a quilt show "Quilting in Cotton Country" Friday, July 14,...
James Fields: will he or won’t he?
Rev. Fields stopped by Jack’s to eat breakfast and talk shop, but spent much of his time receiving encouragement from supporters. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN...
Movie Review: ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
Official movie poster/ Marvel Studios
“Spider-Man: Homecoming,” directed by Jon Watts, is the latest addition to the Marvel cinematic universe. The fun flick stars Tom...
Fairview Town Council discusses rental prices and park improvements
FAIRVIEW - At this month’s meeting of Fairview's town council, there was much discussion about rental prices, possible improvements to the community park and...
Downtown and Warehouse District merchants gearing up for ‘Celebrate Cullman’
2nd Fridays events are a big draw downtown during the summer months. / Andrew Cryer
We’ve really got a vibrant downtown, and we don’t want...
CCBOE names AHSAA’s Wanda Gilliland first district-wide athletic director
Wanda Gilliland, who retired from the AHSAA in June, is set to be named the first-ever district-wide athletic director for Cullman County Schools. /...
Still on top: Cold Springs FFA String Band wins 2nd state...
The band with their prize banner after the competition / Brad Murray
BREMEN - Earlier this summer, students from around the state gathered in Montgomery...
ADPH warns of flesh-eating bacteria in AL waters
MONTGOMERY - Mobile County health officials have confirmed three cases of flesh-eating bacteria, or "vibrio vulnificus." WALA-TV reported that Barbara Gibbs with the Mobile...
Sheriff Gentry to citizens: Slow down
Lt. Erik Ryan performs a traffic stop Thursday on County Road 222. / CCSO
CULLMAN COUNTY - According to the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO)...
Cullman student wins scholarship from American Trim
Matthew Thompson / Contributed
CULLMAN - Cullman’s Matthew Thompson, son of Eddie Thompson, has won a scholarship from the Henry J. Hawk, Sr. Scholarship Program,...
Cullman’s Oakleigh White wins Alfa Foundation scholarship
Oakleigh White / Alfa
CULLMAN - Oakleigh White, a graduate of Cullman High School, received a $1,000 scholarship from the Alfa Foundation. White is a...