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Battle of wits: Weekly Scholar’s Bowl League scoreboard (high school)
CULLMAN COUNTY - This year’s Scholar’s Bowl League season kicked off on Oct. 12. The league is made up of teams from high schools...
Arrest report: Nov. 3-5
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 3-5. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Brown, Dayron Daniel, 43
first-degree theft...
Entries being accepted now for Cullman Christmas Parade
The Cullman Pilot Club in last year's Christmas parade in downtown Cullman / Tribune file photo
CULLMAN - Cullman Parks and Recreation (CP&R) is taking...
Remember to ‘fall back’ this weekend!
CULLMAN - Daylight saving time ends this weekend. At 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, clocks will ‘fall back’ one hour to standard time....
Arrest report: Nov. 2
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 2. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Boone, Bobby Wayne Jr., 35
failure...
Ivey awards $3.8M to aid abuse victims statewide; almost $27K to Victim Services of...
MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey this week awarded $3.8 million to 49 nonprofits statewide which offer a variety of assistance at no cost to...
Ivey awards $1.3M for new state drug task force; Cullman 1 of 7 regional...
MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $1.3 million to establish a new drug task force that will operate throughout the state...
Arrest report: Nov. 1
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 1. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Ayers, Ashley Lorraine, 25
failure to...
Man leads CPD on brief chase, throws weapon from car
CULLMAN - A Cullman man is behind bars on multiple charges following a short pursuit Wednesday.
According to a media release from the Cullman Police...
Updated: Longtime Cullman City Schools employee dies after fall from bluff at Smith Lake
Faye Jones Swindoll, in a photo dated 2013 / Facebook
Editor's note: The coroner's office on Thursday made an amendment to Mrs. Swindoll's age. She...
Update: Hanceville man dies in wreck off Mud Creek Bridge
HANCEVILLE - A Hanceville man was found deceased in a vehicle Wednesday at Mud Creek Bridge on County Road 538 in Hanceville.
Cullman County Coroner...
ALEA investigating fatal wreck at Mud Creek Bridge
UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2017/11/01/update-hanceville-man-dies-wreck-mud-creek-bridge
HANCEVILLE - Authorities are on the scene of a fatal car wreck at Mud Creek Bridge on County Road 538 in Hanceville.
According to...
Arrest report: Oct. 31
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 31. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Cales, Cristy Ann, 39
grand jury-...
Get a free taco today from 2-6 p.m. at Taco Bell
CULLMAN - Thanks to Houston Astro Cameron Maybin, Taco Bell is giving away free tacos today, Nov. 1, 2017, from 2-6 p.m. Cullman locations...
Cullman woman dies after fall from bluff at Smith Lake
Map shows the Catalina Point area of Smith Lake / Google Maps
CULLMAN COUNTY - A Cullman woman died on Tuesday, Oct. 31, after she...
Pet of the Week: help Buddy find his forever home
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Animal Shelter’s Ryan Whisenhunt introduces us to our Pet of the Week, Buddy.
“Hello, I am Buddy and I am...
Arrest report: Oct. 30
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 30. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Albright, Charles William, 62
DUI- any...
Domestic dispute ends with attempted murder charge
Anthony Allen Garner, Jr. / Cullman County Sheriff's Office
CULLMAN COUNTY - A Hanceville man was arrested and charged on Monday with attempted murder after...
Battle of wits: Weekly Scholar’s Bowl League scoreboard
CULLMAN COUNTY - The Cullman County Scholar’s Bowl League is made up of teams from high schools all over Cullman County who meet each...
Arrest report: Oct. 27-29
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 27-29. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Biggs, Jonathan D., 53
grand jury-...
Arrest report: Oct. 26
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 26. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Burns, Kie Jeffery, 18
second-degree criminal...
Cullman Co. Republican Party to welcome Tommy Battle, Nathaniel Ledbetter to Nov. 4 breakfast
Left, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle; right, Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville / Courtesy of Tommy Battle campaign and State of Alabama
CULLMAN – The Cullman County...
Services today for Cullman High student killed in accidental shooting
Jackson Samuel Lambert / family photo
CULLMAN - Services for Jackson Samuel Lambert, 16, of Cullman will be held today, Thursday, Oct. 26 at Daystar...
12 arrested on drug and other charges
Top row, l-r: Barnes, Burrone, Schafer, E. Sims; middle row, l-r: Caudle, Taylor, K. Sims, Marcum; bottom row, l-r: Canada, Riggs, Witcher, Boone /...
4 teens arrested for burglary of Cabin Fever Beverages
Left to right: Kie J. Burns, Thomas W. Williams, Chase R. Johnson and Dakota J. Martin / Cullman Police Department
CULLMAN - Four teenagers were...
2017 Festival and Trunk or Treat Guide
CULLMAN - Halloween is quickly approaching, and many area churches and organizations are holding trunk-or-treat events and fall festivals as an alternative to traditional...
Arrest report: Oct. 23
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 23. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Baker, Robin Lee, 45
failure to...
Cullman High student ID’d as victim in accidental shooting
Jackson Samuel Lambert / family photo
Updated 10-24-17 11:23 a.m.
CULLMAN - The victim in Monday night's accidental shooting was officially identified as Jackson Samuel Lambert,...
Tuscumbia woman killed in wreck near Simcoe
SIMCOE - A single-vehicle crash near the Simcoe community on Monday claimed the life of a Tuscumbia woman, according to Alabama State Troopers.
Selina Burns...
Juvenile reported dead from gunshot on city’s southeast side
CULLMAN - A juvenile has reportedly died on the city's southeast side tonight, the result of a gunshot.
"At approximately 8:27 p.m., we received a...
Alzheimer’s support and awareness headline Cullman council meeting
CULLMAN - Prior to adopting Resolution No. 2018 - 09 in support of November being Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month in the city of Cullman,...
Arrest report: Oct. 20-22
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 20-22. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Anderson, Randall Scott, 33
failure to...
West Point man killed in early morning wreck on Hwy. 157
Updated 10-21-17 4 p.m.
WEST POINT - A West Point man was killed Saturday morning in a two-car wreck in the 10,000 block of Alabama...
Full slate of community events this weekend
CULLMAN - This weekend is packed with activities on both Saturday and Sunday. See some of the highlights below. See full details on all...
Arrest report: Oct. 19
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 19. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Beard, William Joseph, 54
public intoxication
Blair,...
Traffic stop nets stolen weapon, counterfeit currency
CULLMAN - A traffic stop on Oct. 11 led to the arrest of Daniel Stewart Cochran, 44, of Cullman after a search allegedly yielded...
Hanceville woman arrested for selling meth to undercover cops
CULLMAN - A Hanceville woman was arrested this week after she allegedly sold methamphetamine to undercover officers.
Regina Banks Edwards, 49, of Hanceville was arrested...
Arrest report: Oct. 18
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 18. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Armstrong, Jennielee Irene, 33
failure to...
UPDATE: Victim ID’d in fatal house fire on CR 803 in Bethsadia
Updated 10-19-17 11:59 a.m.
BETHSADIA - A fire in the Bethsadia community early Thursday morning claimed the life of Mark Tilley, 42, of Cullman, confirmed...
Fatal house fire on CR 803 in Bethsadia community
BETHSADIA - Multiple fire departments are on the scene of a fully-involved house fire with at least one fatality in the 900 block of...
Arrest report: Oct. 17
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 17. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Dobbs, Ricky Eugene, 46
drug court...
(Amended) Arrest report: Oct. 16
Editor's note: The arrests of Emma Leighann Miller and Joshua Charles Skinner have been amended. Ms. Miller was only arrested and charged with two...
Arrest report: Oct. 13-15
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 13-15. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Adkins, Jamie Rae, 32
failure to...
Battle of wits: Weekly Scholar’s Bowl League scoreboard
West Point High's Scholar's Bowl Team in Sylacauga on Saturday: from left to right: Kohler Lovett, Billy Ellis, Kohan Lovett, Will Parker, Tom Parker,...
2 area women arrested for meth distribution
Melissa Kay Rock, left; Megan Nail James, right / Cullman Police Department
CULLMAN - Two area women were arrested recently, in two separate and unrelated...
26th Annual Mud Creek Marching Festival today in Hanceville
HANCEVILLE - It’s a fall tradition. The 26th Annual Mud Creek Marching Festival will kick off Saturday at 11:50 a.m. at Ray Talley Stadium...
Berlin man sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison on meth distribution...
CULLMAN - A Berlin man was sentenced this week to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for unlawful possession with intent to...
Arrest report: Oct. 12
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 12. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Albarran, Maria De Carmen, 30
failure...
Motorcyclist wrecks, flees scene
CULLMAN - A single-vehicle wreck involving a Honda CBR sport bike occurred on Cherokee Avenue near Wal-Mart Distribution tonight, and the driver apparently fled...
Arrest report: Oct. 11
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 11. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Alexander, Kody Dean, 28
grand jury-...
Vinemont resident arrested for meth distribution
VINEMONT - Another Cullman County resident is behind bars for distribution of methamphetamine. Chadwick Keith Wynn, 37, of Vinemont is being held in the...
Arrest report: Oct. 10
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 10. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Carter, Tony Ray, 52
grand jury-...
Mark Stephens appointed interim head football coach at Cullman High
Updated 10-11-17 10:35 p.m.
CULLMAN - Cullman High School Assistant Principal of Student Affairs and Athletic Director Mark Stephens has been named interim head coach...
Pet of the Week: Help Bailey find his forever home
CULLMAN - Cullman County Animal Shelter’s Ryan Whisenhunt introduces us to Bailey, The Tribune’s Pet of the Week.
“Hello, my name is Bailey and I...
Vinemont man arrested for distributing meth
VINEMONT - A Vinemont man was arrested after allegedly selling methamphetamine to undercover officers.
According to a media release from the Cullman Police Department, James...
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...
Arrest report: Oct. 9
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 9. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests for Oct. 6-9 (County...
Arrest report: Oct. 6-8
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 6-8. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
No arrests reported (County offices...
More details on Planet Fitness in Cullman
CULLMAN - As The Tribune reported on Tuesday, Planet Fitness is coming to Cullman; it will occupy the approximately 26,000-square-foot space in the center...
Suspect arrested, ID’d in Traditions Bank robbery
CULLMAN - A Hanceville man is behind bars, charged with first-degree robbery, after he allegedly robbed Traditions Bank in downtown Cullman Friday morning.
According to...
More details on Judge Chaney’s alleged ethics violation involving nepotism
Judge Kim Chaney, left; Attorney Thomas E. Drake, II, center; Attorney Alex Chaney, right (credits Tribune file photo, Facebook)
CULLMAN - More details are coming...
Suspect in custody in Friday’s Traditions Bank robbery
CULLMAN - The suspect in Friday’s robbery of Traditions Bank is in custody. The man, identified only as a middle-aged white male, is currently...
CPD nets 24 in felony warrant roundup
CULLMAN - The Cullman Police Department on Tuesday arrested 24 people while conducting a felony warrant roundup. The suspects were arrested for a variety...
$800K judgment in sexual harassment case involving Surgery Center of Cullman, Dr. Kevin Johnson
CULLMAN - A local woman was awarded a total of $800,000 in damages by a federal judge on Sept. 29 following a civil jury...
AG Marshall reviewing Chaney’s alleged ethics violation involving nepotism
Judge Kim Chaney, left; Attorney Thomas E. Drake, II, right
CULLMAN - Cullman attorney Thomas E. Drake, II confirmed to The Tribune Thursday that he...
Arrest report: Oct. 3
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 3. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Ayers, Logan Ashleigh, 21
second-degree theft...
UPDATED: Bearcat coach Mark Britton diagnosed with cancer
Updated 10-4-17 4:43 p.m.
CULLMAN - Longtime Bearcat coach Mark Britton has been diagnosed with kidney cancer. The news comes less than two weeks since...
Cullman Oktoberfest 2017 officially kicks off Wednesday
2016’s Burgermeister, Rev. John Richter, left, will pass the title on to John Dean Wednesday evening. / Tribune File Photo
CULLMAN - Cullman Oktoberfest 2017...
Arrest report: Oct. 2
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 2. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Bevington, Brian Alan, 50
failure to...
Arrest report: Sept. 29-Oct. 1
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 29-Oct. 1. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Boone, John Thomas, 33
domestic...
Turn signal ahead for AL 69/Cherokee Avenue at Olive Street in Cullman
Updated 10-2-17
CULLMAN - The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) announced Friday that a flashing yellow arrow turn signal will be installed on Tuesday, Oct....
Arrest report: Sept. 28
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 28. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Adkins, John Paul, 28
possession of...
2-week investigation nets 2 for meth trafficking
Patrick Joseph Cunningham, left; Gerald Wilson McDonald, right / Cullman County Sheriff's Office
HANCEVILLE - Two Hanceville men are behind bars following a two-week long...
2 Birmingham men arrested for trafficking heroin, cocaine in Cullman County
Devante Smith, left; Jordan Evans, right / Cullman City Police Department
CULLMAN COUNTY - Two Birmingham men were arrested by the Cullman Police Department on...
Arrest report: Sept. 27
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 27. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Cunningham, Patrick Joseph, 37
possession of...
Darlene Phillips named 2017 Queen of the Kitchen at Cullman County Fair
Darlene Phillips with Cullman Lion Don Smith / Noah Galilee
CULLMAN - This year’s Cullman County Fair Queen of the Kitchen has been crowned. Darlene...
Pet of the Week: help Josie find her forever home
CULLMAN - Ryan Whisenhunt with the Cullman County Animal Shelter, introduces us to our second Pet of the Week this week.
"Hello my name is...
Arrest report: Sept. 26
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 26. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Douglas, Nicole Adrienne, 42
public intoxication
Garner,...
UPDATED Authorities have located and detained suspect in Guthery’s Crossroads area
UPDATE 4:59 P.M.
The suspect has been located and detained.
CULLMAN COUNTY - Cullman County authorities are searching for a suspect who led officers on a...
Hanceville’s Serah Hudson named 2017 Ms. Cullman County Fair Queen
CULLMAN - The 2017 Ms. Cullman County Fair Queen pageant was held Tuesday night in the Coca-Cola Theatre on the grounds of the Cullman...
Arrest report: Sept. 25
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 25. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Dingler, Anthony Brian, 35
judge’s order-...
Run-off election today: Strange vs. Moore
FILE - This combination of 2017 file photos shows U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, left, and Sen. Luther Strange. Strange and Moore face off...
Arrest report: Sept. 22-24
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 22-24. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Allred, William Joseph, 22
possession of...
Russellville man arrested, charged with rape in Hanceville
CULLMAN COUNTY - A Russellville man was arrested on Thursday, charged with second-degree rape, according to the Cullman County Sheriff's Office.
Shawn Douglas Berryhill, 20,...
Arrest report: Sept. 21
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 21. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Berryhill, Shawn Douglas, 20
second-degree rape
Blalock,...
13 Cullman-area students receive degrees from the University of Alabama
TUSCALOOSA - The University of Alabama awarded approximately 1,300 degrees during summer commencement August 5. Among those, according to a media release from the...
Arrest report: Sept. 20
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 20. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Barker, William Alvin, 51
failure to...
Mental health plays role in Wednesday night incident in Hanceville
HANCEVILLE - An incident involving a man declaring suicidal intentions inside a home on Alabama Highway 91 near Pitts Chevron in Hanceville early Wednesday...
Falkville man killed in 2-vehicle wreck
MORGAN COUNTY - A Falkville man was killed Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash in Morgan County.
According to a media release from Alabama State Troopers,...
Step right up! Cullman County Fair opens today
The Cullman County Fair will run from Sept. 21-30. / Tribune File Photo
CULLMAN - The smell of funnel cakes and candy apples will fill...
(UPDATED) 5 charged after search yields meth
Editor’s note: The original version of this story, published on Tuesday, Sept. 19, stated that all five suspects were charged with possession with intent...
Arrest report: Sept. 19
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 19. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Bates, Mark Anthony, 39
first-degree receiving...
Sheriff’s Office hosting firearms safety class Sept. 25
CULLMAN COUNTY - Next Monday, the Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) will be hold a firearms safety class. The event will be a classroom-only...
Fields announces run for Alabama governor
CULLMAN - Democrat James C. Fields, Jr. Tuesday night officially declared his intention to run for governor of Alabama in 2018. Fields made the...
5 charged with intent to distribute meth
Editor’s note: The original version of this story, published on Tuesday, Sept. 19, stated that all five suspects were charged with possession with intent...
Vinemont man arrested for sexual abuse of a minor
VINEMONT - A Vinemont man has been arrested and charged with first-degree sexual abuse.
According to the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), investigators arrested and ...
West Nile Virus case confirmed in Cullman County
CULLMAN - A person in Cullman has tested positive for the West Nile Virus, according to a statement from Cullman Regional. The hospital said...
Arrest report: Sept. 18
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 18. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Adkins, John Paul, 28
first-degree sexual...
Vandals damage bridge in Master Gardeners’ Demonstration Garden
CULLMAN - Cullman County Master Gardeners got a not-so-nice surprise Monday when a member showed up to place some plants and found that the...
Arrest report: Sept. 15-17
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 15-17. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Brooks, Raleigh Winston, 45
public intoxication
Brown,...
