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Brushy Pond Founders Day Celebration Saturday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
BREMEN - The Brushy Pond Founders Day Celebration will take place at the Brushy Pond Community Center, 2729 County Road 143, Bremen, AL 35033,...
Notes from May 24 special-called city school board meeting; lunch prices going up, personnel...
CULLMAN - The Cullman City School Board held a special-called meeting early Thursday morning. The top item on the agenda was an increase in...
Arrest report: May 23
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 23. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Local attorney Randy Hames indicted on multiple counts of human trafficking
Randy Hames is shown in a booking photo from earlier this year. (Cullman County Sheriff's Office)
CULLMAN - Local attorney Randy Allan Hames, 76, was...
EMA/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at Cullman City Hall adjusting hours of operation
CULLMAN - The Alabama EMA/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) which opened last week at Cullman City Hall will be adjusting its hours of operation...
Traffic stop leads to intent to distribute meth charge; suspect was out on bond...
David Reynolds (Cullman Police Department)
CULLMAN - A traffic stop on Tuesday resulted in a Cullman man being charged for multiple offenses, including intent to...
Arrest report: May 22
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 22. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
More details emerge in murder indictment of Cullman man
Jason Dewayne Crawford, left (photo courtesy of the Cullman County Sheriff's Office), was indicted last week for the murder of his wife, Tiffiney Joy...
Arrest report: May 21
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 21. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Grandmother of murder suspect now facing murder charge in Daniel Osborn case
Susan Smith, the grandmother of murder suspect Andrew Maresh, was arrested on March 28, 2018 for hindering prosecution in the case. Authorities say she...
Arrest report: May 18-20
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 18-20. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Local man indicted for murder of his wife
Jason Dewayne Crawford (Cullman County Sheriff's Office)
Updated 5-22-18 at 10:41 a.m.
CULLMAN - A Cullman County man has been indicted for the murder of his...
Milo’s awards grants to 5 Cullman organizations
Milo’s awarded grants to, clockwise from top left: Good Hope Primary School, The United Way of Cullman County, West Elementary School, Brooks’ Place and...
Logan man arrested for meth distribution
Jon Morton (Cullman Police Department)
LOGAN - A Logan man was arrested this week, charged with unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
The Cullman Police Department...
Arrest report: May 17
Updated 5-18-18 4:43 p.m.
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 17. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Alabama unemployment rate steady at 3.8%; Cullman County’s rate dips to 2.8%
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey’s office released the state’s April 2018 unemployment numbers Friday morning. According to the state, Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted April...
Pickup Tower debuts at Olive Street Wal-Mart
CULLMAN - A Pickup Tower has been installed at the Olive Street Wal-Mart on the south end of Cullman, according to a media release...
Arrest report: May 16
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 16. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Cullman’s Kayla Cobbs earns Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from USA
Kayla Leigh Cobbs (Photo courtesy of Cheri Cobbs)
MOBILE - Cullman’s Kayla Leigh Cobbs earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of...
Arrest report: May 15
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 15. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Arrest report: May 14
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 14. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
EMA/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center open now at Cullman City Hall
CULLMAN - An Alabama EMA/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is open now at Cullman City Hall. The DRC is for anyone with qualifying expenses...
2 years gone: Search continues for Jordan Wilson
Jordan Wilson’s son, Dylan Sandefur, 13, poses with a photo of his mom this month at Smith Lake, where Wilson was raised. Wilson has...
Arrest report: May 11-13
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 11-13. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
I-65 rehab project update: Exit 305 south to Blount County line
CULLMAN - The Interstate 65 rehabilitation project from south of Exit 305 to the Blount County line continues. Work will be ongoing Sunday through...
EMA/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center to open in Cullman Monday
CULLMAN - An Alabama EMA/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will open in Cullman Monday morning, May 14 at Cullman City Hall. It is one...
Arrest report: May 10
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 10. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Arrest report: May 9
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 9. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Cullman High no. 18 in state in 2018 ‘U.S. News & World Report Best...
CULLMAN - U.S. News & World Report on Wednesday released its annual Best High Schools rankings. Among Alabama high schools, Cullman High School came...
Second Century League presents donations to DHR, The Link and Brooks’ Place
Child Advocacy Center of Cullman (Brooks’ Place) receives a donation from Cullman’s Second Century League: left to right: Kay Shabel, SCL; Mimi Weir, SCL;...
Arrest report: May 8
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 8. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Arrest report: May 7
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 7. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Cullman’s Myles McLeroy named Most Outstanding Freshman in UA’s Computer-Based Honors Program
Myles McLeroy, left, with Darren Evans-Young, freshman instructor of the University of Alabama’s Computer-Based Honors Program (Courtesy of McLeroy family)
TUSCALOOSA - Myles McLeroy, of...
Garlan Gudger, Sr. passes away at home
Garlan Gudger, Sr., second from right, with, left to right, daughters Joy Barker and Jill Howell, wife Dot and son Garlan Gudger, Jr. (Photo...
Arrest report: May 4-6
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 4-6. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
State Champion!
West Point High School’s Hunter Appling won the gold in the 5A boys’ 110-meter hurdles at the AHSAA State Track and Field 4A-7A Championship...
Rock N Roll Sushi coming to Cullman
CULLMAN - Rock N Roll Sushi is coming to Cullman. A Facebook page for the new location popped up late Friday night, with the...
Cullman Regional reports security breach of former vendor FastHealth
CULLMAN - Cullman Regional on Friday reported a security breach of former vendor, FastHealth. The hospital reported the incident via social media in a...
State champ!
Cullman High School’s Caroline Hollingsworth won the gold in the 6A girls’ high jump at the AHSAA State Track and Field 4A-7A Championship in...
2 victims remain hospitalized following early Thursday morning shooting
CULLMAN - Two men were involved in a shooting on the southwest side of the city of Cullman in the early morning hours of...
Arrest report: May 3
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 3. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Cullman woman charged with 4 counts of distribution for selling meth
Teresa Glenn (Cullman Police Department)
CULLMAN - The Cullman Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit (CSU) on Wednesday arrested Teresa Hill Glenn, 61, of Cullman for...
Cullman Democrats, Republicans hosting meetings Saturday
CULLMAN - Both the Cullman County Republican Party and the Cullman County Democrats will host candidates Saturday. Here’s where you can see them.
Saturday, May...
Cullman Police ID victims in overnight shooting
CULLMAN - Cullman Police late Thursday afternoon identified the two men involved in a shooting around 1:15 a.m. Thursday morning on the city's southwest...
Arrest report: May 2
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 2. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Overnight shooting in Cullman sends 2 to hospital
LATEST UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/05/03/cullman-police-id-victims-overnight-shooting
Updated 5-3-18 at 10 a.m.
CULLMAN - A shooting overnight in the city of Cullman resulted in two people being transported to Huntsville...
AL Attorney Gen. Marshall 1 of 7 AGs filing lawsuit to end DACA program
Alabama Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall / Image source: WVTM 13
MONTGOMERY – Alabama Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall on Wednesday joined a coalition of seven attorneys...
Arrest report: May 1
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for May 1. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Small blaze contained at Warehouse Discount Groceries on Hwy. 157
CULLMAN - A 9-1-1 call reporting smoke coming from an air conditioner unit on top of Warehouse Discount Groceries on Alabama Highway 157 in...
Arrest report: April 30
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 30. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Arab man dies after single-vehicle crash in Cullman County
CULLMAN COUNTY - An Arab man died as a result of a single-vehicle crash Monday evening in Cullman County.
According to Alabama State Troopers, Boyd...
Arrest report: April 27-29
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 27-29. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Truck rolls over man at Hwys. 31 & 278; victim airlifted to area hospital
Updated 4-30-18 1:45 p.m.
CULLMAN - An elderly man was airlifted to an area hospital following an incident at the intersection of US Highway 278...
Child victim in Sunday camper fire ID’d
SIMCOE - The child who died in a camper fire in Simcoe Sunday morning has been identified by Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick...
Carroll Acres Park ribbon cutting May 1; first 50 people get free hotdogs
New playground equipment at Carroll Acres Park (Cullman Parks and Recreation)
CULLMAN - Cullman Parks and Recreation will be unveiling its newest development, a brand...
Coroner confirms 3-year-old’s death in Sunday morning camper fire
SIMCOE - A 3-year-old child was killed this morning in a camper fire in the community of Simcoe. The incident occurred on County Road...
Arrest report: April 26
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 26. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
UPDATED: CVS on Cherokee robbed; CPD asking for public’s help
Updated 4-27-18 4:58 p.m.
CULLMAN - The CVS Pharmacy at 1906 Cherokee Ave. SW in Cullman was robbed Thursday night, and the Cullman Police Department...
Arrest report: April 25
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 25. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
WSCC student released from hospital following small plane crash near Holly Pond
stock image
HOLLY POND - The Wallace State student who was involved in a plane crash early Wednesday evening near Holly Pond has been released...
Arrest report: April 24
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 24. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Arrest report: April 23
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 23. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Search warrant leads to 4 meth trafficking arrests
Left to right: Damian Blair, Robert Brock, Steven Moore and David Reynolds (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
WHITE CITY - Four men were arrested for trafficking...
Arrest report: April 20-22
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 20-22. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Cullman woman ID’d as victim in Sunday wreck on US 278 W
Updated 4-22-18 10:20 p.m.
CULLMAN COUNTY - A Cullman woman has been identified as the victim in Sunday afternoon's head-on collision on US Highway 278...
1 dead in wreck on US 278 W
LATEST UPDATE: Victim ID'd; http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/04/22/cullman-woman-idd-victim-sunday-wreck-us-278-w
CULLMAN COUNTY - Authorities are on the scene of a two-vehicle wreck that has claimed one life. The head-on collision...
Pair arrested in Cullman for trafficking methamphetamine
Henry Sellman, III, left; Rebecca Prater, upper right (Cullman Police Department)
CULLMAN - The Cullman Police Department's Crime Suppression Unit arrested and charged two people...
Arrest report: April 19
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 19. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Alabama unemployment rate up slightly to 3.8%; Cullman’s rate dips to 3.2%
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor released the state’s latest unemployment numbers Friday morning. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted March 2018 unemployment rate is...
Weekend fun: 7 events to enjoy
CULLMAN - Here is a handful of fun events going on this weekend.
What: Wallace State Jazz Band Big Band Ballroom Dance
When: Friday, 7 p.m.
Where:...
Arrest report: April 18
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 18. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Fire Chief Edward Reinhardt reflects on 40 years of service
Cullman Fire Rescue Chief Edward Reinhardt stayed long enough to see the completion of Fire Station 3 off Alabama Highway 157 and see his...
Arrest report: April 17
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 17. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Vinemont woman charged after meth, syringes found in home with 3 small children
Angela Simpers (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
VINEMONT - A Vinemont woman was arrested Tuesday and charged with three counts of chemical endangerment of a child...
CCSO hosting 2-part Citizens’ Firearm Safety Class, April 23 and 28
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is hosting a two-part Citizens’ Firearm Safety Class. The classroom portion will be held on Monday,...
Expect delays on I-65 South near Colony exit this weekend, April 20-23
CULLMAN - The outside southbound lane of Interstate 65 at Exit 291 (Colony) will be closed this weekend. According to the Alabama Department of...
Arrest report: April 16
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 16. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Arrest report: April 13-15
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 13-15. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Arrest report: April 12
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 12. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Arrest report: April 11
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 11. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Ivey awards grants to Addison, Double Springs, Hanceville for police equipment
MONTGOMERY - The office of Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday that Ivey has awarded grants totaling $41,371 to provide equipment for three police departments...
(UPDATE) Pedestrian struck by vehicle in downtown Cullman
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in downtown Cullman early Thursday morning. The incident happened at the intersection of Second Avenue Northeast and...
(UPDATE) Pedestrian stuck by vehicle in downtown Cullman
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in downtown Cullman early Thursday morning. The incident happened at the intersection of Second Avenue Northeast and...
Arrest report: April 10
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 10. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Cullman woman charged with 21 counts of animal cruelty
Elizabethanna Austin / Cullman Police Department
CULLMAN - A Cullman woman is behind bars after being arrested and charged with 21 counts of cruelty to...
Arrest report: April 9
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 9. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Arrest report: April 6-8
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 6-8. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Walk MS: Cullman set for April 14 at Heritage Park
Walkers fill Heritage Park at Walk MS: Cullman 2016. / Tribune file photo
CULLMAN – An estimated 250 people are expected to raise more than...
WVTM 13 to broadcast live Democratic, Republican gubernatorial debates April 11, 12
Top row, left to right: Former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Sue Bell Cobb, Former Alabama State Representative James Fields and Tuscaloosa...
Holly Pond man jailed for selling meth
Robert Hood / Cullman Police Department
HOLLY POND - The Cullman Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit this week arrested Robert Clifford Hood, 60, of Holly...
Hanceville man arrested for selling meth
Christian Sellers / Cullman Police Department
CULLMAN - Christian Sellers, 21, of Hanceville was arrested recently by the Cullman Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit and...
Arrest report: April 5
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 5. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Arrest report: April 4
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 4. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Arrest report: April 3
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 3. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Arrest report: April 2
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for April 2. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
New advisory committee launches 3-phase plan for Cullman’s mental health crisis
CULLMAN - Cullman Regional on Monday announced the formation of the Cullman County Mental Health Advisory Committee and its three-phase plan to address Cullman...
Arrest report: March 29-April 1
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for March 29-April 1. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...
Arrest report: March 29
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for March 29. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...
Milo’s to donate 5 $1K grants to education organizations in Cullman County
In Walker County, Milo’s granted Valley Junior High School $1,000 to build a pavilion for its library. / Milo’s
BIRMINGHAM - Milo’s Hamburgers is giving...
3 Joppa residents jailed after children test positive for meth
Billy Alexander, Madison Knowles, Tracy Knowles / Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
JOPPA - Investigators with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) on Wednesday charged three...
