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State of the State: taxes, prisons and budget reform top topics
Sen. Paul Bussman, R-Cullman, speaks at Friday's State of the State community luncheon
CULLMAN - Cullman County’s legislative delegation spoke to a packed house Friday...
Annual Arbor Day tree sale approaching
In addition to promoting the planting of trees and shrubs for beauty and wildlife, our goal with the Cullman Forestry Planning Committee is to...
New homesteaders group aims to ‘reconnect and reskill’
Lee McBride demonstrates how to tap a tree for its sugary sap, which is excellent for making syrup. Before modern methods made tapping trees...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: Teachers
In writing an article for another paper I recently came across the story of a fourth-grader who initiated a fundraiser for a new animal...
Sweet Potato Drop happening at the Agriplex Saturday
Volunteers at the last Sweet Potato Drop in May 2016
CULLMAN - When people work together there is almost nothing they can’t accomplish. That is...
Local family talks benefits of homeschooling, allowing children to choose the way they learn
Shiloh Walker, who describes herself as an introvert, loves her garden, reading and the personalized education that being homeschooled affords her.
CULLMAN - In the...
Festival of the Cranes event in Decatur Jan. 14-15
“This is the second year that this relatively new festival will offer two full days of activities at Wheeler Refuge and events taking place...
Artist profile: W.C. “Music” Man(n)
W.C. "Craig" Mann plays his dulcimer at the Cullman County Museum
When you stop to consider that Craig Mann has performed on 38 musical instruments,...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: Love is all you need
Adel and E.H. Mize, who were from Cullman, on their wedding day - Feb. 1, 1942 (photo contributed by family)
The Bible mentions the word...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: Cooking with holiday leftovers
Cooking with leftovers can be as easy as popping something into the microwave or it can be a new adventure in creating with what...
Heads up, private collectors! “American Pickers” filming in north Alabama
Mike Wolfe, Danielle Colby Cushman and Frank Fritz
If these faces look familiar, you must be a fan of the History Channel's “American Pickers." The...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: Clever clutter cover-ups
Now that the holidays are almost over, some of us are already dismantling our decorations. It feels kinda good to see the normal room...
Countdown to Christmas: Decorating with food
Decorating with food is fun and although some vegetables can become very complicated, others like the ones I’m about to show you, are relatively...
Countdown to Christmas: Homemade ornaments and gift tags
If you love making Christmas memories with your kids, here is a great way to have fun with them while making ornaments to put...
Countdown to Christmas: Gift wrapping ideas
I love plain brown wrapping paper, or plain white, because you can dress them up so cleverly that they look like artwork or arrangements...
Vintage West owner pairs with HGTV’s Chip and Joanna Gaines
HGTV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines on either side of Vintage West owner, Teresa Daniel, who has incorporated the couple’s line, Magnolia Home, into...
Countdown to Christmas: Make-ahead appetizers
Here is a list of recipes that are tried and true, they’ve stood the test of time and people never seem to tire of...
Combatting area homelessness: Daystar House
The Cullman community has been fantastic about helping us to provide these services. We couldn’t do this without their support.”
Brenda Thomas, co-director of Daystar...
Countdown to Christmas: American-made stocking stuffers
If you are looking for American-made products this year, here are some ideas that might help you fill those stockings!
The New York Times dubbed zkano founder...
Countdown to Christmas: making your home smell festive
Over the next few days leading up to Christmas, Tribune columnist Loretta Gillespie will be sharing Christmas tips with our readers. They will include...
Behind the scenes: Share Club of Cullman
Beautiful Christmas décor on this year’s Christmas Tour of Homes
CULLMAN - This time of year, there is a lot of hustle and bustle, the...
Countdown to Christmas: Fresh greenery wreaths with spending a dime
Over the next several days leading up to Christmas, Tribune columnist Loretta Gillespie will be sharing Christmas tips with our readers. They will include...
Countdown to Christmas: Great gifts for not a lot of money: salt candles
Over the next several days leading up to Christmas, Tribune columnist Loretta Gillespie will be sharing Christmas tips with our readers. They will include...
Artist profile: Cullman native Kassie Wilson
NASHVILLE - Kassie Wilson is busy these days. She just returned to Nashville from a trip to Canada.
"We were performing in Canada this weekend...
Countdown to Christmas: How to make awesome Brussels sprouts
Over the next several days leading up to Christmas, Tribune columnist Loretta Gillespie will be sharing Christmas tips with our readers. They will include...
Drew Green named chairman of Cullman’s Alabama Bicentennial Committee
Last week the Cullman Alabama Bicentennial Committee met for the first time to discuss the upcoming state bicentennial. The state is branding it “ALABAMA...
Tom Drake: Farm boy, wrestler, lawyer, politician and father- a pictorial history of one...
Before he became a prominent political figure in Alabama, Tom Drake/ aka “The Cullman Comet,” was a headliner in the wrestling profession and is...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: Savers of strings and other things
I spent all day yesterday in my attic. Hunching over to avoid the gabled beams, I labored for hours packing away Halloween and Thanksgiving/fall...
Happy 86th birthday to one of Cullman’s finest: Tom Drake
Then Alabama Gov. "Big Jim" Folsom and Tom Drake, right
The Cullman Tribune would like to take this opportunity to wish a very Happy Birthday...
Take a Christmas Tour of Homes 2016 on Sunday, Dec. 4
CULLMAN - This year’s Share Club Christmas Tour of Homes promises to be filled with wonderful ideas that you can take home and incorporate...
Final bids for Brooks’ Place Parade of Trees silent auction Dec. 1
CULLMAN - The Brooks’ Place annual Christmas Parade of Trees silent auction will take final bids on Dec. 1. Auction winners will be announced...
Update: Local man remains in UAB Burn Unit following Vinemont fire
Keith Chumley and his daughter, Brittany Hamm
VINEMONT - For Brittany Hamm, daughter of Vinemont house fire victim, Keith Chumley, Thanksgiving was bittersweet. She spent...
How-To: Making a rag garland (contest time!)
Using a mixture of colors and textures gives your garland a depth and richness.
Rag garlands have become all the rage lately. They are easy...
Tips for your leftover Thanksgiving feast
All the work and preparation that goes into shopping, baking, roasting and cleaning up after your Thanksgiving meal results in leftovers. What to do...
St. John’s 2016 Grover Reeves’ Community Thanksgiving Day Meal today at 11 a.m.
CULLMAN - More than 100 volunteers and approximately 30 drivers will serve 80 turkeys, gallons of dressing, vats of cranberry sauce and mountains of...
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 23: The day is here!
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 23:
So, Thanksgiving Eve has finally arrived, our Countdown Corner has taken you through steps to ensure that you have the...
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 22: Ice candles
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 22:
Ice candles are perhaps the most fun of all the things we’ve done leading up to Thanksgiving!
They are amazingly beautiful,...
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday sales
You’ll discover everything from unique furniture pieces to fine linens and accessories for the home at Vintage West Home. “We are very proud to...
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 21: Housework
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 21:
Ok, so far we have had fun cooking, decorating and getting crafty for Thanksgiving…now we gotta go to work, sigh…
So,...
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 20: Recipes that really work, part 2
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 20:
Turkey thawing ALERT!!!! If your turkey is 10 pounds or less, or if you have a frozen turkey breast, take...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: Turkey platter obsession
I’m not sure just what started it, but more than likely it was just like any other collection, you just find something that speaks...
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 19: Recipes that really work, part 1
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 19:
Ever tried a recipe that looked really good in a book or magazine, and it was a total disappointment? Well,...
Agriplex reception honors Jim Boyd and Dr. Tom “Big Doc” Williamson
Left to right: Jim Boyd, Dr. Tom "Big Doc" Williamson and Jim Boyd's brother, Burell Boyd
CULLMAN - You could almost feel the tangible emotions...
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 18: For those who do not cook
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 18:
For those of you who don't cook, here is a great way to contribute to your office Thanksgiving party.
The Countdown...
Steve and Lisa Lake: 2016 Farm Family
Left to right bottom row: Audrey Kate Oldacre, Steve, Kiah, Lisa, & Bryn Lake; Left to right top row: Ethan Lake, Todd & Emily...
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 17: Tools of the trade
I found this wonderful microplane (sometimes referred to as a mandolin) at Bennett's Home Store a couple of years ago. It quickly became one...
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 16: Welcoming your guests
Known as both Osage oranges and common horse apples, these lime green beauties fall from the tree just around Thanksgiving and make wonderful decorations....
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 15: Freezing desserts for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 15
By making your cakes, pies and cookies ahead of time you can save literally hours of work. Most cakes freeze...
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 14: Painting your Halloween pumpkins for Thanksgiving
Use your newly gilded pumpkin with rustic or shabby chic decorations, or as a formal centerpiece.
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 14
If you bought pumpkins and...
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 13: Gathering centerpiece materials
Look for grasses and twisted twigs for your arrangements.
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 13:
Little things add up when preparing for holiday dinners. There is so...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: How to grow healthy, happy succulents
Succulents require little care, and they reward you with beautiful foliage and occasional blooms.
The popularity of succulents has exploded over the past couple of...
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 12: Setting the Thanksgiving table
Give your centerpiece a lift with a small stump, adding dried flowers, leaves or small pumpkins to hide any uneven spots. This gives your...
Thanksgiving Countdown Corner Nov. 11: Do-ahead list
Countdown Corner
If you have ever waited until the last minute to do your Thanksgiving shopping, you know the strain that comes when you put...
Profile: Flourish of Cullman
For Cullman’s handicapped citizens, there is now a new and exciting organization to make interviewing, getting a job and keeping it much easier and...
Guardian of Cullman’s history, Elaine Fuller
“We were honored to induct Elaine into the Alabama Tourism Hall of Fame in August,” said state tourism director Lee Sentell. “She has been...
Options for women fighting to survive
Wendy Jones, left, and Chelsea Lanier both won makeovers from Options.
Judy Watts loves making people feel better. She is a proud cancer survivor...
Elaine Willingham on taking third place at Ms. Senior America
Pictured: (l-r) Elaine Willingham, her daughter Anna Lanier and husband Dan Willingham
CULLMAN - It was certainly an event to remember for Elaine Willingham. As...
Wedding on a budget
With minutes to spare before time for the big moment, Beth glances back over her shoulder at her daughter, Alicia, who strikes a dramatic...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: Winter care and feeding of houseplants
This time of year is transitional for people and plants. When it’s time for us to get out warm sweaters and scarves, it’s also...
Cullman’s Betty Leeth Haynes named 2016 Honorary Ms. Senior America
Edwina Chappel, left, and Betty Leeth Haynes, who traveled together to Atlantic City for this year’s Ms. Senior America pageant
For the past 19 years...
The haunting of 201 Main Ave. continues
Image: “This picture is of my grandfather, Charles Otis York, his brother Horatio York, sister Clara York and Horatio's future wife Eva Otte. The...
Farm City Tour 2016 set for this Thursday
CULLMAN - This year’s Farm City Tour takes place on Thursday, Oct. 27. The group will meet at the Civic Center, where the tour...
Popcorn and leather: Mary Ashley Rohrscheib, rodeo queen
Four years ago a friend approached 15-year-old Mary Ashley Rohrscheib with an idea that changed her life. The friend suggested that they sign up...
Elaine Willingham excited for Atlantic City
Left to right: Dan Willingham (husband), Elaine Willingham, Jason Willingham (son), Anna Lanier (daughter), Clara Lanier (granddaughter), David Lanier (son-in-law), Violet Lanier (granddaughter)
Not pictured:...
Discussing a “Southern family saga”
Former Welti native, Charlotte Thomas March, will be one of 10 authors at this year's annual Moulton Reading in the Garden on Oct. 18.
When...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: Why didn’t someone tell me?
Why didn’t someone tell me that it was going to be like this? Getting old, I mean. When I was younger I thought my...
Brody’s dad (Jason Simpson)
Photo: Today, people on the street are more apt to recognize Brody before they realize that his father, Jason Simpson, is the Chief Meteorologist...
Honorary Warrior Tyler Branon makes play of a lifetime
Photo: “Tyler's dream of running a touchdown is about to come true,” said his cousin, West Point varsity football player Hunter Persall. But what...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: Red-eye gravy
There are two things that I had to struggle to learn how to make. For one thing, my grandmother never used recipes, just a...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: Propagating garden and house plants
It’s been a long time a’ comin’ but fall is finally beginning to show up in the early mornings, the leaves have changed to...
Mums arrive Thursday at Festhalle
Note: Photo shows Watson's Greenhouse mums from 2013. The mums you'll see at Festhalle won't be in full bloom yet, but the photo shows...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: rumor has it
Remember the game we all played in elementary school called, “Telephone?” I’m not sure why, since it had nothing to do with a telephone...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: Things Southern women say
If you are one of Facebook’s gazillion users, you’ve probably seen the videos that start out with some pretty, well-dressed women walking across a...
West Elementary opening new Outdoor Classroom
Photo: The group on Sunday, Sept. 11 who broke ground on the new Outdoor Classroom
CULLMAN - Were you that child who learned tactically? You...
North Alabama man plays critical part in disarming nuclear weapon
Photos: Earl T. Smith/1956; Smith, originally from Hatton, now lives in Talladega, Alabama.
You know it’s going to be bad when the phone rings around...
September 11- have you forgotten?
New York City Firefighter Tony James cries during a funeral service for New York Fire Department Chaplain Rev. Mychal Judge, Sept. 15, 2001. Judge...
2nd Annual Caring for Cullman Concert set for Sept. 19
CULLMAN - Christian music, country and Broadway fans will be delighted to know that local artists, Eric Bennett and Paige Harbison, will be performing...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: People are complicated…
Does it break your heart that Khloe Kardashian sold her house for a mere $5.49 million? Or that her net worth of $20 million...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: if granny had a leaf blower
The leaves are just starting to turn orange on my sugar maples, and some are already falling. It makes me think of my Granny....
Birds of a feather
PELHAM - Ever hear the haunting call of an owl on a dark night? That could be a barn owl, or maybe what your...
Foxgloves & Fireflies: grandmothers
Photo: "This is my daughter, Eva "Sassy." She was about 5-6 years old in this photo. She loves to play in the mud!” LeeAnn...
Get to know the Cullman County Master Gardeners Association
CULLMAN - Many of you may have noticed the garden on First Avenue Southeast, between Sixth and Seventh Streets, in Cullman. That garden was...
Farm Y’all goes off without a hitch
CULLMAN - Children petting animals, adults pushing strollers with dozing babies, folks visiting, or just sitting on benches doing a little people watching, vendors...
Canning with Jan Gillespie
CULLMAN - Growing, harvesting and preserving your own food can be rewarding on many levels. For starters, it gives you more control over what...
Special needs cheerleading squad raising funds to compete
Photo: Alivia is 13 years old and loves to dance and cheer. She has been cheering for nine years. This is her third year...
Extension Office’s sleek new Mobile Kitchen to debut at Farm Y’all
Photo: Extension Service Agent Assistant, Raydonna Sims, who will be demonstrating the art of making and preserving apple butter at the Farm Y'All Festival,...
How-to: drying and preserving hydrangea blooms
CULLMAN - One of the most beautiful blooming plants in our zone is the oakleaf hydrangea (h.quercifolia). Native to this area, the oakleaf hydrangea...
Chocolate milk
If you have ever seen a movie or a documentary about people shooting heroin into their arms, you’ve seen that dazed look come over...
Coach Pat Dye: From the arena to the arboretum
NOTASULGA - You might remember Coach Pat Dye from his days as Auburn’s tough as nails head football coach, or you might know him...
Farm to Fork: what it is and why you should be excited about it!
Photo: The Lake farm is a family business. Here the men look over their cattle operation with the upcoming generation of Lake farmers. The...
Thank goodness for farmers
Perhaps you had milk with your cereal this morning; if so, you can thank a farmer. Or maybe, if you buttered your whole wheat...
Chef Randall Baldwin will headline this year’s Farm to Fork Dinner
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...
First day of school
They say that one of the strongest memory triggers is the sense of smell. That must be true because whenever I smell chalk or...
Park-like setting on Smith Lake
SMITH LAKE - Ah! Summertime and the livin’ is easy, well, technically we’d probably all like to live that way, but for some, lazy...
