Tag: Featured
Agriplex receives USDA grant benefiting local farmers, feeding agencies
CULLMAN, Ala. – The North Alabama Agriplex recently announced it was awarded a United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers to Families Food Box...
‘She’s not alone’: Boss shaves head to support employee with cancer
CULLMAN, Ala. - A cancer diagnosis is an incredibly stressful ordeal, both for the patient and their family - treatments, work obligations, health complications and...
Courthouse, County offices reopening Wednesday
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Commission voted Tuesday morning to reopen the courthouse beginning Wednesday, May 13. The commission was in full agreement...
(Update) Brad Meeks sentenced to 12 years in death of Curt...
Updated 5-14-20 at 1:36 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Circuit Court Judge Gregory Nicholas on Tuesday sentenced Bradford Neal Meeks to 12 years in...
Local gyms reopen to guests
CULLMAN, Ala. - After Governor Kay Ivey issued her amended Safer at Home Order last Friday, many local businesses began looking forward to reopening...
Local salons, barbers cautiously reopening
CULLMAN, Ala. – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced the rollout of the next phase of her Safer at Home Order, “Proceeding with...
Arrests and incidents reported May 12, 2020
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 12, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Cullman man facing federal child pornography charge
CULLMAN, Ala. - A Cullman man has been charged after allegedly coercing a 15-year-old Texas girl to send him four sexually explicit videos.
According to...
Welcome back! Local restaurants reopen their doors to diners
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman restaurants eased into reopening to dine-in customers Monday after Governor Kay Ivey announced last Friday that some COVID-19 restrictions would...
Cullman City Council celebrates Craft Beer Week, talks downtown beautification
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Council had a light agenda Monday evening, devoting much of its time to recognizing Craft Beer Week and...
Good Hope Council welcomes public back to in-person meetings
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - The City of Good Hope took a step toward a return to normal Monday night at its first council meeting...
U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town recognizes Police Week, May 10-16
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town will recognize the service and sacrifice of federal, state, and...
Fairview eatery gets new artwork
FAIRVIEW, Ala. - In a lightning-swift one-day operation, local artist Bethany Kerr gave a facelift to the west wall of Fairview landmark eatery Pizza...
Smoker stolen from Southern Eats
CULLMAN, Ala. - Southern Eats, Meals to Go Owner Laci Schuman had a not-so-pleasant surprise when an employee opened up her business this morning....
Arrests and incidents reported May 11, 2020
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 11, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Sacred Heart celebrates 1st congregational Mass outside
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Cullman celebrated its first congregational Mass this past Sunday, utilizing all safety precautions as deemed by the...
Nick’s picks: Top 10 sports comedies
With COVID-19 shutting down schools, businesses and
seemingly everything else across the country, both movies and sports are
experiencing an unprecedented hiatus. This is as good...
Wilson, Watts: Do not let your guard down on COVID-19 in...
Mark Wilson, M.D., health officer, Jefferson County Department of Health
Ray L. Watts, M.D., president, University of Alabama at Birmingham
As parts of Alabama’s safer-at-home...
Files from Yesteryear: 1933, 1952
From the Files of 1933:
Mrs. J.E. Pierce and son, Leroy of Cullman, spent the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Nesmith, at...
Funny Things from Yesterday: I got a splinter in my caboose
Most folks as old as I am can remember when houses had a front porch and a back porch. If you had a house...
7 Cullman-area students earn degrees from Jacksonville State University
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - Jacksonville State graduated its largest class in university history - 895 graduates - in spring 2020. Due to COVID-19, commencement has...
5-member Cullman Co. Commission bill, municipal tax sharing bill headed to...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Senate on Friday passed two local bills that would increase the Cullman County Commission from three members to five...
Look twice, save a life
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. If you remember my piece from last year or know me outside of my profession, you know I’ve...
Op-Ed: Let’s build America’s health care equipment in Alabama
This is a difficult day for all of us. New unemployment numbers released this morning, some of the worst in our nation’s history, paint...
2020 Bearcats receive caps, gowns; graduation set for May 22
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cheers and congratulations could be heard over the back parking lot of Cullman High School Friday afternoon as members of the...
Op-Ed: Community colleges: Essential to post-pandemic economic recovery in Alabama and...
Community colleges in Alabama and across the nation have responded quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic, making contributions to enhance capabilities of emergency responders and...
Amy Carter announces candidacy for Cullman City School Board
Updated 5-9-20 at 3:17 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. – Amy Carter on Friday announced her candidacy for Cullman City School Board, Place 5. All seats on...
‘They’ve got to have something to do’: Smith Lake Park Campground...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Smith Lake Park Campground and other parks around the state of Alabama remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parks, including campgrounds,...
Cullman High graduation set for May 22
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson on Friday afternoon said Cullman High School will have an in-person graduation ceremony May...
CEDA website to support local businesses goes live
CULLMAN, Ala. - Two weeks ago, the Cullman Economic Development Agency (CEDA) announced it would be creating a website that would compile the operating...
Census Bureau to resume drop-off of 2020 Census packets at homes...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday reopened 2020 Census field offices in Alabama while continuing to follow all current health and...
Cullman County Schools sets in-person graduation dates
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Schools has set graduation dates for all its 2020 seniors. Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette said high school graduation ceremonies...
Arrests and incidents reported May 8, 2020
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 8, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
May 11: church services, in-house dining allowed; salons, gyms open
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced the rollout of the next phase of her Safer at Home Order, “Proceeding with...
AHSAA update regarding Safer at Home Order
MONTGOMERY, Ala.
-- Today, Gov. Kay Ivey announced that beginning Monday, May 11, 2020, the
COVID-19 Safer at Home Order will be amended by opening other...
Wallace State’s Cheerleaders hosting virtual tryouts for 2020-2021 season, submission deadline...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace
State’s Cheerleading tryouts for the 2020-2021 season will be submitted
virtually for the first time.
Video submissions should be sent to coach...
Graduation celebration, pandemic-style
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Although the original graduation ceremony has been postponed to July 31, the faculty and staff at Wallace State Community College wanted...
Ivey announces new protections for health care providers, businesses and guidance...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced new supplemental emergency proclamations aimed at protecting health care providers and businesses during the COVID-19...
Op-Ed: Remembering my father and the Greatest Generation
It has been 75 years since the end of World War II. Today, May 8, we celebrate V.E. or Victory in Europe Day, the...
Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics awards diploma via FaceTime during...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State Community College hosted its first drive-thru graduation celebration on Thursday morning, recognizing its 2020 graduating class by distributing tassels...
Warm days, cool pops: Frios Cullman debuts healthier ‘no sugar added’...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Local chain Frios Gourmet Pops recently introduced a new healthier pop option: no sugar-added pops. Cullman Franchise Co-Owner Kristy Keiffer said...
AHSAA Central Board approves new spring sports alignments
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The
Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board has approved spring
sports’ alignments for the upcoming 2020-21 and 2021-21 classification period.
The action was...
Rumors Deli closes dining room, returns to drive-thru only service
CULLMAN, Ala. - Rumors Deli cranked up in time for early lunch Thursday, but the doors to the dining room that had opened to...
Folsom: Rezoning public hearings postponed until restrictions relaxed
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Council President Jenny Folsom on Thursday said the council will not set public hearings on large rezoning requests until...
Tyson now facing 5 local, state, federal actions over Hanceville plant...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Almost a year has passed since a June 6, 2019 spill at the Tyson Farms/River Valley Ingredients rendering plant near Hanceville...
Arrests and incidents reported May 7, 2020
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 7, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
How to apply for an absentee ballot for the July 14,...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – As of May 6, there are 64 days left to apply for an absentee ballot application for the July 14 Primary...
‘Quarantine Karaoke’ bringing people together
On March 18, Joseph Meyers was sitting at his home in Maine and the news regarding COVID-19 was getting worse and worse. In a...
Rumors Deli opens dining room, challenging ‘Safer at Home Order’
CULLMAN, Ala. - After a month and a half of business limited to a drive-through window, and thinking of fellow restaurateurs who do not...
Asian giant hornets? Murder hornets? Not in Alabama
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. - Neighborhoods and social media are buzzing with hype as citizens are concerned about “murder hornets.” Alabama Cooperative Extension System professionals...
Crane Hill man jailed after burglary, fleeing from CCSO
CULLMAN, Ala. - A Crane Hill man is behind bars without bond after allegedly burglarizing a residence and fleeing from Cullman County Sheriff’s Office...
Arrests and incidents reported May 6, 2020
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 6, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
CHS senior places 2nd in 4th Congressional District Art Competition
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School senior Ayuka Shichinohe recently won second place in the painting category in the 2020 4th Congressional District Art...
Cullman Economic Development Agency named among top in state
CULLMAN, Ala. - Southern Business & Development Magazine (SB&D) in its Winter 2020 issue named the Cullman Economic Development Agency (CEDA) among the state’s...
ADMH hosts 15th annual Capitol Showcase
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Since 2005, the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) has hosted the Capitol Showcase, a consumer art show at the Alabama's...
Nurses recognized during National Nurses Day, National Nurses Week
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College is celebrating National Nurses Week and National Nurses Day, honoring the thousands of alumni who have passed through its doors.
National Nurses Day on...
Former Bearcat Kolby Robinson joining All Star Sports Training staff
CULLMAN, Ala. – After
several standout years on the baseball field with the Cullman Bearcats, the
Wallace State Lions and the Alabama Crimson Tide, Kolby Robinson...
Berlin holds special meeting to discuss town hall, farmers’ market, traffic...
BERLIN, Ala. - At a special-called meeting Monday evening, the Berlin Town Council gathered to discuss the upcoming opening of the new town hall...
Arrests and incidents reported May 5, 2020
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 5, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Holly Pond Town Council hears speeding issue from resident
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The Holly Pond Town Council on Monday evening heard from local resident Bo Johnson about a speeding concern on Pond...
Traffic stop, K-9 lead to meth trafficking arrests
CULLMAN, Ala. - Two Hanceville residents were arrested on drug charges Saturday following a traffic stop along U.S. Highway 31 South in Hanceville. Cullman...
Cullman Planning Commission recommends controversial rezoning of Old Hanceville Hwy. property
CULLMAN, Ala - The City of Cullman Planning Commission on Monday evening voted to recommend that the Cullman City Council rezone 40 acres east...
Air National Guard flyover Tuesday at Cullman Regional
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Regional will get a special treat Tuesday, when a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from the Alabama Air National Guard's 117th Air...
Baileyton talks tornado siren, town park
BAILEYTON, Ala. - The Baileyton Town Council met Monday night for the first time since early March. The meeting was held at the town’s...
Wallace State’s Sebastian Arce named ITA NJCAA 1st-team All-American
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace
State tennis sophomore Sebastian Arce has been named an Intercollegiate Tennis
Association (ITA) NJCAA 1st-team All-American for men’s singles.
Arce, a native...
CCSO, Detention Center lobbies re-opened to public
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry on Monday announced that the lobbies of the Cullman County Sheriff's Office and Cullman County Detention...
Cullman Co. Revenue Office opens outside; satellite offices re-open to public
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Revenue Office on Monday morning opened a tent outside the Cullman County Courthouse in an effort to begin...
ADOL: $503M in unemployment benefits disbursed; Payments represent 84% of claims...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Monday that ADOL has disbursed more than $503 million in COVID-19 related...
SBA: Alabama banks approve nearly $1.42B in Paycheck Protection Program loans
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The U.S. Small Business Association on Sunday released data from round two of the Paycheck Protection Program. The data shows in...
Arrests and incidents reported May 4, 2020
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 4, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
15 Wallace State students selected to serve as Ambassadors
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Fifteen Wallace State Community College students have been chosen to serve as Wallace State Ambassadors for the 2020-2021 academic year to serve as representatives...
(Update) Hoover man drowns in pond in Crane Hill
Updated 5-3-20 at 10 p.m.
CRANE HILL, Ala. - Emergency responders on Sunday night recovered the body of a drowning victim from a pond at...
Merrill: Suspension of international mail services will not affect military and...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Following the United States Postal Service’s announcement of the suspension of some international mail, Secretary of State John H. Merrill confirmed...
Op-Ed: ‘I’m proud to be a part of the Tyson Blountsville...
While we are all experiencing a NEW way of life during this pandemic, I have experienced and seen a lot of good during this...
Op-Ed: Remember Vietnam veterans this Memorial Day
As we honor our war dead this Memorial Day, please remember the extraordinary price Vietnam veterans have paid.
If you have never visited the Vietnam...
Cullman’s Dax Houston graduates from Troy University
TROY, Ala. - Dax Houston of Cullman, AL, graduated from Troy University during Term 3 of the 2019/2020 academic year.
Houston graduated with the bachelor...
Funny Things from Yesterday: The electric glider
In the late l940s and early 1950s there was a lot of outdoor furniture in use. Houses built before this time did not have...
Files from Yesteryear: 1904, 1934
From the Files of 1904:
C.F.J. Hartung, M.D., came home from Chattanooga this week.
Louis Owen, Esquire and Frank Johnson, of Bremen, were in town this...
Bringing out the Best: Jeeps, motorcycles bring joy to area nursing...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Approximately 100 Jeeps and motorcycles showed up Saturday morning for the Cullman County Wranglers’ parade of area senior facilities in Cullman,...
Relay For Life of Cullman County hosting virtual luminaria ceremony May 14
CULLMAN, Ala. - Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Relay For Life of Cullman County event that would have taken place today, Friday, May...
Going farm to table: Dreher’s serving up natural goodness
Correction: The Tribune originally stated the cattle are "grain-fed." They are "grass-fed."
CULLMAN, Ala. - Fresh local veggies have arrived at Dreher’s, where Head...
New book offers memories of Curt Wilson, plea to drunk drivers
CULLMAN, Ala. - In the nearly three years since his death, the legacy of 15-year-old Curtis “Curt” James Wilson has impacted families across Cullman...
Bringing out the Best: Local company cleaning playgrounds for free
CULLMAN, Ala. - Hygenix CSR in Cullman has been giving back to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering free playground sanitation to...
(Updated) Lawsuit filed against Tyson over 2019 spills
JASPER, Ala. - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in the Walker County Circuit Court on behalf of the State,...
Wallace State employee making masks to help others, raise funds for...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – A Wallace State Community College employee is using her sewing skills to help others and support a good cause at the same time. Debra...
Pastor Scott Sessions announces candidacy for Cullman City School Board
Updated 5-15-20 at 4:25 p.m.
Sessions today announced he will be seeking Place 3.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Scott Sessions, pastor of Cullman First Church of the...
Gov. Ivey: New investment across Alabama topped $7B in 2019
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey announced Thursday that economic development activity across Alabama last year generated $7.1 billion in pledged capital investment and...
Wallace State’s Center for Career and Workforce Development assisting students seeking...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s Center for Career and Workforce Development continues to prepare Wallace State students during the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing job openings...
St. Vincent de Paul Society food bank open on Fridays
CULLMAN, Ala. - Members of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church's St. Vincent de Paul Society in Cullman have opened their food bank doors on...
Legion of Mary delivers Holy Communion to shut-ins
CULLMAN, Ala. - Legion of Mary members from Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Cullman made special visits to parishioners on Easter Sunday, bringing...
CCBOE staff cooks for health care workers
CULLMAN, Ala. - Friday morning, county school administrators and central office staff of the Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) cooked and packed hamburgers...
Courthouse will remain closed until at least May 12
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Commission met for an emergency meeting Friday morning to discuss the reopening of the courthouse and County offices....
Arrests and incidents reported May 1, 2020
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 1, 2020. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Wallace State offers drive-in Wi-Fi from campus parking lots
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College is offering free drive-in Wi-Fi access to students at the main campus in Hanceville and at both...
CEDA offering hand sanitizer to local retailers
CULLMAN, Ala. – The newest safety order issued by Governor Kay Ivey and state health officials, the Safer at Home Order, went into effect...
Cullman Chamber names Students of the Year
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday named Holly Pond Senior Zackery Reynolds as its 2020 Student of the Year....
Troy University announces plans to reopen June1
TROY, Ala. - Troy University plans to offer in-class instruction this fall, and all campuses and locations will reopen June 1, Dr. Jack Hawkins...
Wallace State prepares CARES Act disbursements to students
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Students facing financial challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic will soon be receiving an additional disbursement of financial support from Wallace...
#IAmCullman: Meet Rehna Cobbs Boesswetter
With this feature series, The Cullman Tribune is highlighting everyday individuals all around Cullman County who make our community a great place. #IAmCullman
Spreading love...
Bringing out the Best: Corinth Baptist Church debuts ‘Corinth Community Cupboard’
JOPPA, Ala. – Corinth Baptist Church recently debuted the Corinth Community Cupboard, a food pantry for people in Baileyton, Joppa and Arab who may...
