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Playground funded in part by Cullman contributions complete in Frankweiler
FRANKWEILER, GERMANY - The Frankweiler office of the Palatine Forest Association (PWV Frankweiler) in Germany has released new photos of a recently-completed playground funded...
Cullman to host ‘Friends of Cullman’ from Frankweiler in the spring
The Friends of Cullman group / Photo courtesy Sigrid Rong/Friends of Cullman
FRANKWEILER, GERMANY - The Friends of Cullman, counterpart to Cullman’s Friends of Frankweiler,...
County DHR celebrates record number of adoptions in 2017
Amy Smith, Cullman County DHR director, said, “It is our position at Cullman County DHR that NO child should be deemed unadoptable, and that...
Cullman Farm-City: Stan and Suzanne Wood named 2018 Farm Family of the Year
Stan and Suzanne Wood receive the Farm Family of the Year award. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - At its annual banquet Thursday evening, the Cullman...
Rumors jumps biggest hurdle with approval of site plan
Mayor Woody Jacobs and City Building Director Rick Fulmer chat with architect Frank Fagg and Rumors owner Annette Harris before the planning commission meeting....
More than 1,000 attend sheriff’s church safety class
Chief Deputy Brett Holmes, left, speaks to an attendee after Tuesday night's Cullman County Sheriff's Office church safety class at Temple Baptist Church. /...
Historic sites in Colony marked with Bicentennial signs
The Reverend Kiki Terry and members of the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church are pictured with their Alabama 200 Bicentennial sign. / Photo courtesy...
Operation Christmas Child collection week kicks off with ceremony at Northbrook Baptist
Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs and project volunteers prepare to cut the ribbon. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On Monday morning, representatives of three area churches,...
Cullman council approves more annexations; stage set for downtown Christmas celebration
CULLMAN - At its regular meeting Monday evening, the Cullman City Council continued its recent trend of multiple property annexations. After annexing more than...
Drugs in Cullman County: what’s happening and what can be done about it
CULLMAN - As part of an ongoing series on the national drug crisis and how it affects the Cullman area, The Tribune is asking...
Make a joyful noise
Cullman County Schools Superintendent and Cornerstone Church of the Nazarene Executive Board Chairman Shane Barnette hung out with the choir, and even housed several...
Developer, Marine veteran Roy Drinkard receives key to the city
Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry, Roy Drinkard and Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs at Friday evening’s event where Drinkard received a key to the city...
VETERANS DAY: Holly Pond honors veterans with reception, service of celebration
A drama team put on a shadow play honoring the veterans./ W.C. Mann
HOLLY POND - On Thursday morning, Holly Pond’s elementary, middle and high...
Alabama Retail Assoc. tour kicks off Christmas in Cullman
Kids play in “snow” from one of two machines Shane Quick hopes will turn the Warehouse District into a winter wonderland for shoppers. /...
‘I pray that our beautiful star-spangled banner never ceases to wave’
Honored WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran and keynote speaker Julian Campbell with his wife of 69 years, Marie Campbell / W.C. Mann
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The spirit of giving: Merchants Bank presents checks to local nonprofits
Local nonprofit representatives, who were not told the amounts they were receiving beforehand, react when their checks are revealed. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On...
Opioid crisis: national public health leaders offer advice to local communities
BALTIMORE - At “America’s Opioid Epidemic: From Evidence to Impact,” a national summit conference at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health...
As Alabama marks 200 years, some parts celebrating 300
Reenactors in Wetumpka, on Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Alabama Historical Commission’s celebration of the 300th anniversary of the establishment of Ft. Toulouse by...
Circus comes to town: more ‘whys’ than ‘wows’
Nosey the Elephant carries kids on rides in a pen on Main Avenue last weekend. / CAAWA
CULLMAN - This past weekend, a strange sight...
Planning Commission: Rumors Deli hits roadblock; Royal Technologies gets go-ahead
Frank Fagg, of F & O Architects, and Rumors Deli’s Annette Harris address the Cullman City Planning Commission Monday evening. / W.C. Mann
Updated 11-8-17...
Shelly and Rosie the turtles take up residence at Welti Elementary
One of the two newest additions to the Welti Elementary School Outdoor Classroom / W.C. Mann
WELTI - Welti Elementary School recently expanded its outdoor...
Welti, Holly Pond holding annual fundraising chicken dinners this weekend
CULLMAN COUNTY - It’s a bad time to be a chicken in east Cullman County this weekend, as the Holly Pond High School Bronco...
Heroes: dinner honors local veterans; America’s newest Medal of Honor recipient opens up about...
Guest of honor, U.S. Army Capt. Gary Michael “Mike” Rose, right, shares a moment with another veteran at Friday night's Heroes Dinner in Cullman....
Colony Mayor Leeth attends international mayoral conference in Detroit
Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth, left, seen here with Colony Town Councilman Curtis Johnson, right, in a Tribune file photo from March 2017
COLONY - Colony...
Good morning, Vietnam! Cullman Veterans Day Celebration this Saturday
Flights will be available Saturday on a Bell UH-1 “Huey” helicopter. / Photo courtesy vietnamhelicopters.org
CULLMAN - This Saturday, Nov. 4, Cullman will honor its...
Feet on Wall Street: Fillinger Foot Clinic opens in new location
Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs, left, and Dr. Eric Fillinger, right, speak at the opening of the Fillinger Foot Clinic, which moved to a new...
The ‘yellow brick road’ to recovery
For their Halloween afternoon group therapy meeting, Lisa Burgess, Grace Potter and Angela Shadden of The Bridge youth addiction recovery center traveled to Oz...
Hopewell Baptist celebrates 175 years
Mayor Kenneth Nail, accompanied by daughter Haana, delivered a proclamation from the City of Hanceville for Hopewell Baptist Church’s 175th anniversary. / W.C. Mann
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Hometown health care: new Hanceville clinic open for business
Sabrina and Kenneth Nail, center, cut the ribbon to officially open Hanceville Primary Healthcare on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - On...
Ohio man indicted for reckless murder in deaths of Cold Springs student Rhianna Busbee...
CULLMAN - A Dayton, Ohio man was extradited to Cullman on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 to face six charges stemming from his alleged role...
Annual Fall Fest in downtown Hanceville
The Tin Man from “The Wizard of Oz” was spotted handing out treats at this year’s Hanceville Fall Fest. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - On...
Good Hope receives Alabama 200 signs
Alabama 200” signs are popping up all over: at Good Hope Baptist Church, with church members, Good Hope Mayor Jerry Bartlett, Rep. Corey Harbison,...
Cold rain can’t dampen enthusiasm at Parkside Pumpkin Run
Noah Haynes was the first-place overall finisher, with a time of 19:08. / W.C. Mann
BAILEYTON - When it’s cold and windy, and the rain...
Downtown merchants share vision for Hanceville
Shawn Bennett addresses the Hanceville City Council and meeting attendees. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - On Thursday evening, the Hanceville City Council welcomed Shawn Bennett...
Police, sheriff’s office will accept unused prescription meds Saturday
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) and Cullman Police Department (CPD) are participating in "National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day" tomorrow, Saturday, Oct....
68 graduate from sheriff’s Citizens’ Academy
Lt. Jeff Clemons and Lt. Rex Sorrow pose for a photo at the graduation ceremony for the latest class from the Cullman County Sheriff's...
3 suicides in 25 hours: Cullman’s 2017 total more than 25
Participants attached photos of lost loved ones to a memorial placard by the Depot Park fountain during Karma in Cullman’s Suicide Awareness Walk in...
Royal Technologies announces 165K-sq-ft expansion, up to 50 new jobs
Even as local dignitaries gathered for the groundbreaking, construction crews were already at work behind them. / W.C. Mann
We’re enthusiastic about the future; not...
The Crossing: ministering in the face of need
L-R: Sheila Parker, Director Melissa Hudson, Jan Saylor, Linda Hawkins and Dianna Schmuck. / Photo courtesy Melissa Hudson
CULLMAN - Since 2011, Melissa Hudson has...
Citizens’ Academy graduation tonight; U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town to speak
CULLMAN - The latest class of the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Citizens’ Academy will graduate on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at Temple Baptist Church (30...
Gubernatorial hopefuls, others gather at Beat 8 Community Center
Democrat James Fields, left, and Republican John McMillan, right, are two of several candidates running for the office of Alabama governor. / W.C. Mann
BREMEN...
Back to the farm
CULLMAN - In spite of a full slate of area competition from events like the Mud Creek Arts and Crafts Festival, Pilot Club Rummage...
Inside the smaller 2018 City budget
CULLMAN - The City of Cullman’s 2017-18 (fiscal year 2018) budget is substantially smaller than last year’s. The Tribune took a look to see...
Signs of the (bygone) times
Drew Green, left, delivers an “Alabama 200” sign to the Little School House in Garden City.
CULLMAN - As part of the Alabama 200 Bicentennial...
First Source for Women celebrates 10th anniversary, raises $75K at annual banquet
Updated 10-20-2017 11:09 a.m.
Dove Award-winning Christian comedian Mike Williams had audience members in stitches, and still challenged them to a deeper commitment to First...
ADECA head in Cullman: stresses importance of broadband, upcoming census
ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell, left, shares a laugh with Wallace State Vice President Dr. Tomesa Smith, center, and Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail, right, on...
Peinhardt Farm Day this Saturday
Dr. Bill Peinhardt at the Dingler Cabin in the farm’s east pasture / W.C. Mann
We’re really blessed, because we’ll have as many as 200...
Mmmm, good: Rumors honored as Retailer of the Year; Owners still quiet about move
Annette Harris accepts the Alabama’s 2017 Silver Retailer of the Year award this week. / Photo courtesy of the Alabama Retail Association
Editor's Note: The...
Farm-City Week set for Nov. 17-23; committee announces events
Mayors Tim Eskew (Garden City), Donnis Leeth (Colony) and Johnny Dyar (Baileyton) display the Farm City proclamation Wednesday morning at Top of the Town....
West Point High 1 of 5 AL schools named A+ College Ready Schools of...
The number of AP classes at WPHS has increased almost nine times since 2014. / Amanda Yearwood
WEST POINT - In September, West Point High...
Cullman Kiwanis host Federal Reserve officer
Leslie McClure describes the functions of the Federal Reserve at a meeting of the Cullman Kiwanis Club on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. / W.C....
Garden City talks hours, fire department responsibilities and nuisance properties
GARDEN CITY - At its meeting Monday evening, the Garden City Town Council voted to extend the town hall schedule from four days per...
Citizens’ Academy: Online crimes, protecting the innocent and combating drugs
Investigator Ryan Hogeland explains CCSO dive team operations and equipment. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - The latest session of the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO)...
Catholic faithful mark 100th anniversary of Fatima miracle with Rosary event in Hanceville
Catholic faithful gathered in the gazebo of Hanceville’s Hamby Park to pray the Rosary. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - On Saturday afternoon, a small group...
Holly Pond Vintage Market showcases local businesses, crafts
HOLLY POND - On Saturday, the Town of Holly Pond hosted its first Vintage Market craft and antique show in Memorial Park. More than...
Cullman takes part in global human trafficking campaign
Participants walked with ribbons over their mouths to represent the silence that makes trafficking such a hard problem to confront./W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - Human trafficking...
Come in: Mae’s Food Hall officially open for business
Mae’s Food Hall is located in the Warehouse District in downtown Cullman. / Heather Mann
CULLMAN - It’s been open for about a week, but...
Hanceville firefighters make special delivery
HANCEVILLE - Thursday was a less-than-usual day for three of Hanceville’s firefighters, as they were called on to make a special delivery in town. ...
Sheriff’s office announces 2017 rodeo
Sheriff Gentry with the Reese family / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - This week, the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office made its first major announcement about the...
Cullman chosen by University of Alabama as site of new ‘Technology Village’
Community leaders pose for a photograph in front of the Technology Village after Wednesday’s announcement./ W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - Cullman is serious about fostering new...
Brad Meeks indicted for reckless murder for wreck that killed CHS student Curtis Wilson
CULLMAN - Bradford Neal Meeks, the man who has been at the center of the investigation into the fatal car crash that claimed the...
CCTV-55 switching hands from CHS to CP&R
The Cullman High School Broadcast Network (Bearcat News Network,some members seen here) will still contribute programming of school events to CCTV-55 and will continue...
Cullman council approves massive collection of annexations, honors police and students, moves forward with...
CPD patrol officer Brandon Patterson with his wife Candace, daughter Katie, and Chief Culpepper / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On Monday evening, the Cullman City...
Tractor Supply to join Planet Fitness in old K-Mart building
Tractor Supply will occupy the east end, where Kmart’s garden department was located. The center section (space at far right of photo) will house...
Closer look at 2018 county school budget
CULLMAN - The new Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) 2018 budget includes fun technological gadgetry, but also pushes for improvements in infrastructure and...
Oktoberfest wraps early due to Hurricane Nate; full Saturday and week packed with tours
Kids enjoy giant dominoes at Saturday's Oktoberfest. / Nick Griffin
CULLMAN - Oktoberfest festivities were to wrap up on Sunday, but Hurricane Nate had other...
From the ashes of Simcoe Worship Center: Kingdom Life Church
Pastor Heath Tinker in Kingdom Life Church’s almost-finished sanctuary / W.C. Mann
We’re closer than we’ve ever been, and our goal is to impact this...
County employees getting 3.14% pay increase; sheriff’s office getting more
Sheriff Matt Gentry speaks at a press conference earlier this year. / Tribune File Photo
CULLMAN - Last week, the Cullman County Commission passed a...
‘The keg is tapped!’ Cullman’s Oktoberfest is underway
Burgermeister John Dean and “Col. Cullman,” Larry Rowlette, keep tradition alive with the tapping of the root beer "keg," before moving on the to...
Holly Pond council passes 2018 budget, including $10K for schools
Good Samaritan Health Clinic’s Jolanda Hutson explains the clinic’s mission as she requests the council’s support. / W.C. Mann
HOLLY POND - This week, the...
Planet Fitness coming to Cullman in early 2018
CULLMAN - On Tuesday, a day after the Cullman City Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for the use of the old K-Mart...
“To know Him and to make Him known”: Good Hope Baptist Church marks 175...
The Good Hope Baptist Church congregation celebrated the church’s 175th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. / W.C. Mann
GOOD HOPE - On Sunday morning,...
Local author publishes first children’s book
“Daisy the Nice Dragon” was written by Hallie Christensen and illustrated by Cristal Baldwin. / Photo courtesy Hallie Christensen
CULLMAN - Vinemont native and Cullman...
Cullman Shooting Sports aims for October opening
Cullman Shooting Sports Facility Manager Doug Long demonstrates the wireless target movement and retrieval system. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - As Cullman Shooting Sports draws...
Special teams: sheriff’s office plays VIP team in 3rd annual exhibition game
CULLMAN - On Saturday morning Sheriff Matt Gentry and his deputies from the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office found themselves caught in an overwhelming incident...
Cullman Mental Health Authority to merge with Huntsville’s WellStone Behavioral Health Oct. 1
Cullman Area Mental Health Authority’s Executive Director Chris Van Dyke will be the chief operating officer of WellStone Behavioral Health.
CULLMAN - Cullman Area Mental...
Pence visits Redstone Arsenal
Vice President Mike Pence stops in Bldg. 4619 to take a group selfie with members of the SLS team, using Systems Engineer Heather Haney’s...
County commission OKs 2018 budget; includes payout to County retirees and pay plan for...
CULLMAN - During a busy session Thursday morning, the Cullman County Commission approved its fiscal year 2018 budget. The budget totaled $54.2 million, with...
Commission on Aging opens senior center in Fairview
Local seniors join in to cut the ribbon on the new Fairview Senior Center. / CCCOA
FAIRVIEW - The Cullman County Commission on Aging (CCCOA)...
A reader asks: Why do all of the Dumpsters in the county belong to...
VINEMONT - A while back, The Tribune got a question from a contractor and asbestos removal specialist who ran into trouble when he called...
Hanceville First UMC raises funds, through music, for disaster relief
Hanceville High School Band Director Steven Porter (seated) and the Dog Pound Players / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - Recent events in this part of the...
Primary opponents lining up behind Roy Moore
Roy Moore speaks Tuesday night after winning the Republican primary run-off election against Sen. Luther Strange. / Source: WBRC video
WASHINGTON D.C. - Republicans who...
A bridge to hope
L-R: Lisa Burgess, Program Manager Grace Potter, Angela Shadden / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - Tucked away in an inconspicuous corner of Cullman is a little...
63rd annual Cullman County Fair underway
CULLMAN - The 63rd annual Cullman County Fair got underway Thursday afternoon with the raising of the Cullman Lions Club’s new 12 -by-18-foot American...
Fields for governor, in his own words
CULLMAN - Former state representative, one-time lieutenant governor candidate, Methodist minister and the first African American to ever be elected to state office from...
Bicyclists find sack of kittens abandoned near Good Hope
Holly Hirsbrunner, Rita Kelley and Dixie Bergquist with the kittens shortly after they were found Saturday morning. Photo by David Hudson
GOOD HOPE - On...
Smooth operators: CPD explains new ‘no-beard’ policy
CULLMAN - Back in August, a Cullman Police officer posted a survey on social media, with the permission of the department, asking how folks...
For a good cause
Triumphant Quartet / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - The Good Samaritan Clinic held its third annual Caring for Cullman Concert this week at Cullman High School,...
Tools of last resort: citizens’ academy on the firing range
Sheriff Matt Gentry talks about the use of firearms by law enforcement officers as instructor Sgt. David Nunn gets ready to bring students to...
All in the family: WWII and Korean War veteran’s car goes to local veteran...
CULLMAN - After the passing of local WWII and Korean War veteran Robert F. Palfrey, Sr., his family decided to do a little good...
Poultry & Egg Association honors Danny Farr, awards funds to schools and organizations
2017 Poultry & Egg Association Hall of Fame inductee Danny Farr, with wife Geraldine Farr and family / W.C Mann
CULLMAN - On Saturday evening,...
1 week later: how Cullman area residents answered the call at the Gov. Guy...
DODGE CITY - It all began late in the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 9, with a single social media post asking for a little...
Hanceville passes 2018 budget, grants 5 percent raise to City employees
The Hanceville City Council, in a marathon session, approved the City’s 2018 budget Thursday evening. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - In a session that lasted...
Friends of Frankweiler donate to German playground to honor Margot Tanner
Adults and kids volunteered to work on the new playground. Volunteers and local contributions have reduced the cost of the project by an estimated...
Cullman County Fair Parade this Saturday
CULLMAN - It’s fair parade time again! The Cullman County Fair Parade is this Saturday, Sept. 16 at 2 p.m.
This year’s parade will follow...
Good Hope to honor veterans with banners around town
Banners (like the one pictured) honoring Good Hope veterans will be placed around the city during holidays such as Memorial Day and Veterans Day....
Frank discussion about mental health care funding with Chris Van Dyke
CULLMAN - Elected officials have recently appeared to be taking a concerned interest in the mental health crisis that has stricken Alabama. As suicides...
Goat Island rakes in the awards at state competition
Goat Island earned two bronze medals, one gold and placed second among all beers in the competition. / Photo courtesy Goat Island Brewing
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Opinion: My ride along: on the road with area law enforcement
Through the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Citizens’ Academy (CA) program, I found myself on the road recently with one of the department’s night...
Rhythm of the Fall: area marching bands, part 4
Dual Drum Majors Layla Finley and Jeremiah Wilson / William Johnson
BREMEN - In our final installment of “Rhythm of the Fall,” we drop in...
