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Former Holly Pond standout named Huntingdon football team captain
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Huntingdon head coach Mike Turk officially announced the football team captains on Tuesday.
Four seniors and one junior were selected by a...
Cullman Regional welcomes pediatrician Ashley A. Ketchum, D.O.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Regional on Wednesday announced the addition of Ashley A. Ketchum, D.O. to its medical staff. Dr. Ketchum is a board-certified...
PREP FOOTBALL: 6 local teams preparing for road matchups Friday
Nearly all of our local teams now have a pair of games
under their belt this season and are starting to work out some of...
ADPH seeks input on maternal and child health care needs
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is asking for input from Alabamians to assess the health needs of women of...
Arrests and incidents reported Sept. 4, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Sept. 4, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Litterbugs, beware: new law means higher fines, other penalties
CULLMAN, Ala. - Litter in Alabama and you could face much harsher penalties now due to a new litter law passed earlier this year...
Pet of the Week: Say hello to Mr. Miles!
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Animal Shelter Volunteer Donna Ruttkay shared that last week’s Cullman Tribune Pet of the Week, Gus, has been adopted,...
Cullman Police actively combating high number of vehicle crashes
CULLMAN, Ala. - During a press conference last Thursday (www.cullmantribune.com/2019/08/30/local-law-enforcement-alea-come-together-to-promote-road-safety-in-cullman-county/), local law enforcement officials talked about the high number of vehicle crashes across Cullman...
Cullman Planning Commission backs off new subdivision amid problems with plan,...
CULLMAN, Ala. - On Tuesday evening, the City of Cullman Planning Commission got an earful from residents of the Fox Meadow and Carroll Acres...
Fairview Town Council, fire department clash at council meeting
Updated 9-3-19 at 9:04 p.m.
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The Fairview Town Council had a light agenda for its monthly meeting, held Tuesday evening instead of...
Pair leads Hanceville PD, CCSO on chase, crashes into CCSO vehicle
HANCEVILLE, Ala.- Two men led the Hanceville Police Department and Cullman County Sheriff’s Office on a multi-mile chase Sunday afternoon. The chase ended when...
Holly Pond talks drainage, record keeping, town website
HOLLY POND, Ala. - The Holly Pond Town Council had a light agenda for its monthly meeting Monday night. Mayor Bill Oliver addressed a...
Arrests and incidents reported Sept. 3, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Sept. 3, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
83rd annual Cullman Electric Cooperative meeting Sept. 14
CULLMAN, Ala. - The 83rd Annual Meeting of the Cullman Electric Cooperative will take place Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 at Northbrook Baptist Church, starting...
Ivey awards $3.35M to Alabama CASA
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $3.35 million grant to support advocacy services for abused, abandoned and neglected children in Alabama.
The...
Yellow Jackets most aggressive in fall
AUBURN, Ala. – With fall just around the corner, the time when yellow jackets are at their most aggressive is fast approaching. To make...
Fairview Lions Club hosts Labor Day Extravaganza
FAIRVIEW, Ala. - The Fairview Lions Club’s annual Labor Day Extravaganza featured a car show, vendors and a community parade down Wesley Avenue to...
Unfair deal! Stolen Cullman County Fair tickets offered for sale, will...
Updated 9-3-19 12:13 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Late last week, 12 All-in-One Passes to the 2019 Cullman County Fair turned up for sale on the...
Arrests and incidents reported Sept. 2, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Sept. 2, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: West Point wins Bronze Bracket at Labor Day Classic
FOLEY, Ala. –
The West Point Lady Warriors made the trip to Foley for this year’s Labor Day
Classic over the weekend and after two days...
BREAKING: Mae’s Food Hall to close after Oktoberfest
CULLMAN, Ala. - On Sunday, Cullman developer Shane Quick announced that his Warehouse District eatery Mae’s Food Hall will close on Oct. 5, at...
‘You don’t have to be a big reader to fall in...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Last week, Cullman welcomed a new used bookstore, when Loretta’s Bookstore & Storytelling quietly opened its doors. Located at 320 First...
Files from Yesteryear: 1940
From the files of 1940:
Beech Grove News
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Fowler and family visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fowler this weekend and...
67-County Alabama Garden Party: Barbour County
The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...
Cullman County Youth Football week 2 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala.
- Week two of youth football is now in the books and there were some close
games, along with some dominating performances from local...
Senior Spotlight: Cullman’s John Tillman, part 3
CULLMAN, Ala. - After a year in the jungles of Burma, World War II was coming to an end and it was time for...
Cullman Chamber answers questions about its finances
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce (COC) held meetings Friday morning to allow stakeholders, Chamber members, the media and the general...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont kicks off season with 32-21 win at Falkville
FALKVILLE, Ala. - Vinemont
traveled just across the county line to face off against the Falkville Blue
Devils in what ended up in an old fashion,...
Fairview Lions Club Labor Day Extravaganza set for Monday
FAIRVIEW, Ala. - The Fairview Lions Club will hold its annual Labor Day Extravaganza Monday, Sept. 2 beginning at 7 a.m.
The celebration will include...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders hold off Priceville at home, 41-26
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – After getting things started with a 28-9 win over Carbon Hill last week, the Good Hope Raiders were at home...
PREP FOOTBALL: Winston County knocks off Meek, 38-18
DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala. – The Meek Tigers were hoping to bounce back with a win this week after falling at home to Cold Springs...
PREP FOOTBALL: Broncos come up short against Ider, 17-2
HOLLY POND, Ala. - The Holly Pond Broncos played at home for the first time this year Friday night to host the Ider Hornets....
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats fall just short at Mortimer Jordan, 20-17
KIMBERLY, Ala. - The Cullman Bearcats looked to get their first win under head coach Oscar Glasscock on Friday as they traveled to Kimberly...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison falls to Piedmont on the road, 28-16
PIEDMONT, Ala. – After crushing the Curry Yellow Jackets 37-0 to open the season a week ago, the Addison Bulldogs traveled in week two...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs falls at Berry, 43-15
BERRY, Ala. – After trouncing the Meek Tigers 25-0 on the road to kick off the season last week, the Cold Springs Eagles hit...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab rallies to defeat West Point, 49-35
ARAB, Ala. – The West Point Warriors were back on the road for their second matchup of the season and while they found some...
PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies handle Bulldogs on the road, 41-6
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – After falling at home against West Point to kick off the season last week, the Fairview Aggies bounced back with a...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Wallace State cross country teams open season tonight in...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. -- Wallace State’s cross country teams open the 2019 season tonight at Oxford, competing in the Jacksonville State Strut’s Season Opener.
Both...
Bulldog Pantry enters 3rd year of service to Hanceville school families
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - For Hanceville area students in need, the community’s Knapsacks for Kids program is a very active ministry that helps ensure children...
Ivey approves Alabama National Guard to send up to 50 support...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday, ahead of Hurricane Dorian, announced that she has approved the Alabama National Guard to send up...
Arrests and incidents reported Aug. 30, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Aug. 30, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Shedd weighs in on Ivey apology
FAIRVIEW, Ala. - Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview weighed in Friday morning about the apology Gov. Kay Ivey's issued Thursday.
Ivey's apology referenced a racist skit...
Registration for sandhill crane season opens Sept. 4
Registration for Alabama’s first sandhill crane hunting season in more than 100 years will open Sept. 4 and run until Sept. 25, 2019. The...
23rd Annual Sweet Tater Festival this Sunday, Monday, Sep. 1-2
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Sweet Tater Festival returns to Smith Lake Park this holiday weekend. The event will take place Sunday, Sept. 1 from...
25th anniversary ribeye steak sandwich sale today, Saturday
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Cattlemen’s /Cattlewomen’s Associations will celebrate 25 years of preparing delicious ribeye steak sandwiches Friday, Aug. 30 from 10...
Local law enforcement, ALEA come together to promote road safety in...
CULLMAN, Ala. - On Thursday, Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry, Cullman Police Chief Kenny Culpepper, Hanceville Police Chief Bob Long and Alabama Law Enforcement...
Local cigar box guitar builder’s instruments headed to National Blues Museum
SIMCOE, Ala. - Keith Crumbley has busy hands. He is one of those people who has to be fixing, building, cleaning, doing something all...
PSA Airlines pilot Aaron Mathis named 2019 Wallace State Most Outstanding...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Aaron Mathis, a captain for PSA Airlines, has earned the 2019 Wallace State Most Outstanding Alumni award.
Mathis was recently presented the...
Ivey apologizes for racist skit in college
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday issued an apology for a racist skit she took part in in 1967 while a student...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bulldogs set to host Aggies, local teams preparing for...
There are just three home games on the docket this week
but one of those is a local showdown. Fairview and Hanceville will face off...
TRAFFIC ALERT: 1 NB lane of I-65 at Lacon to be...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) advises motorists that the outside northbound lane of Interstate 65 at Exit 318 at Lacon...
Arrests and incidents reported Aug. 29, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Aug. 29, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Warriors guard Miriam Oldacre commits to Montevallo
WEST POINT, Ala. -- West Point's play-making guard Miriam Oldacre announced Wednesday that she has committed to play for head coach Greg Van...
Wallace State Nursing extends application deadline to Sept. 30; advising session...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Wallace State Community College Department of Nursing Education extended its application deadline for students wishing to apply for Spring 2020...
Sweet! Inaugural Arab SugarFest this Saturday, Aug. 31
ARAB, Ala. – Things are about to get sweet in Arab. The inaugural SugarFest is coming up this Saturday, Aug. 31 at Arab City...
Fite pleads guilty to BUI, gets 2 years probation
WINSTON COUNTY, Ala. - William Jackson Fite, 23, of Decatur, the driver of the boat from which Kelsey Starling, 26, of Troy disappeared during...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Aggies topple Warriors, Eagles in tri-match
WEST POINT, Ala. –
Both the Vinemont Eagles and Fairview Aggies traveled to West Point High School
Wednesday afternoon for a tri-match with the Warriors and...
Buckle up and keep right: New highway safety laws go into...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – As traffic volumes increase on Alabama highways this Labor Day holiday weekend, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is making motorists...
Letter to the Editor: Valuing school bus drivers
The purpose of this letter is to draw public attention and awareness statewide to a travesty concerning a profession that should command better wages....
Hanceville Knapsacks for Kids going strong in 4th year
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - For some people, hunger is an open-ended question: not so much “What’s for dinner?” as it is “when” or “if.” A...
Blue-green algae causes concern for dog owners
AUBURN, Ala. - Blue-green algae has caused several cases of dog poisonings and deaths across the country. While poisonings from these algae are nothing...
Arrests and incidents reported Aug. 28, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Aug. 28, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Pet of the Week: Help Gus find his forever home
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Animal Shelter Volunteer Donna Ruttkay shares that several recent Cullman Tribune Pets of the Week, Fudge Swirl, Dandy, Char-Coal...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison, Meek, Cold Springs, Vinemont hitting the road Friday
With the opening week of high school football in the
books, most local squads are preparing to hit the road for game two. The
Addison Bulldogs...
Colony talks road projects, fuel tax funds
COLONY, Ala. - The Colony Town Council on Tuesday night approved the creation of bank accounts to receive funds from the new state gasoline...
CCSO warns of phone scam
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is warning citizens about a phone scam. According to the CCSO, scammers are calling citizens...
‘To know Johnny was to love him’
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Family, friends and the community are mourning the loss of Good Hope City Councilman John “Johnny” Harris, who passed away...
County to repave CRs 1141, 1428
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Commission Tuesday morning adopted its annual transportation plan for FY2020, which includes the repaving of County Road 1141...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Bearcats split home tri-match with Decatur, Curry
CULLMAN, Ala. –
Volleyball season is upon and after splitting their season-opening tri-match at
Jasper last week, the Cullman Bearcats hosted a tri-match Tuesday night against
area-foe...
CCSO seeking pay increase in FY2020 budget
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Commission met with Sheriff Matt Gentry Tuesday morning during its work session prior to the regular commission meeting...
‘We just want to make people feel better’
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman has a new store that specializes in cannabidiol, or, as it’s more commonly known, CBD.
Your CBD Store’s Cullman franchise owner...
Arrests and incidents reported Aug. 27, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Aug. 27, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Good Hope City Councilman John Harris passes away
Updated 8-27-19 at 4:48 p.m.
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Good Hope City Councilman John Harris has passed away at the age of 58. Cullman County...
Handcrafted, simple Southern charm
CULLMAN, Ala. - The earthy scent of pine fills your nose when you walk into the quaint building along Alabama Highway 157 West. Urban...
Arrests and incidents reported Aug. 26, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Aug. 26, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Alabama opens business development office in Stuttgart, Germany
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday that the Alabama Department of Commerce has opened a business development office in Stuttgart, Germany to...
Freeze veggies to enjoy this fall and winter
AUBURN, Ala. - From tomatoes to squash, summer is filled with a wonderful bounty of garden vegetables. Wouldn’t it be great to have these...
Hanceville wraps concert series with The Kingsmen Quartet
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The City of Hanceville wrapped up its Summer Concert Series Saturday night with The Kingsmen Quartet. The Southern Gospel quartet is...
Sassy seniors strut their stuff in Colony
COLONY, Ala. - The seniors of Colony brought class, style and sass to their second annual Sassy Seniors at 60 Plus Fashion Show Saturday...
Health care providers asked to report pulmonary illnesses that may be...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is joining other state health departments in requesting health care providers report any cases...
Local charities benefit from Possum Day
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Republican Party on Saturday evening celebrated Possum Day at the Festhalle downtown.
Party Chair Steve Cummings said, “Possum Day’s...
Files from Yesteryear: 1940
From the files of 1940:
Beech Grove News
Miss Melba Livingston, of Good Hope, spent Sunday here.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Johnson spent the weekend at...
67-County Alabama Garden Party: Lowndes County
The Cullman Tribune is celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial (1819-2019) with statewide field reporting by Alabama Master Gardener/Botanical Artist Ben Johnson South. This year-long feature,...
Faith, hope and ostrich: wild game cookout brings St. Paul’s family...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Food is an integral part of southern religious traditions, so a church picnic is not necessarily a newsworthy event. Every so...
Cullman County Youth Football week 1 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. –
High school football kicked off this week and youth teams across the county
followed suit on Saturday. The West Point Warriors hosted the...
TOPS installs new officers
TOPS-Take Off Pounds Sensibly recently installed new officers for 2019-2020. Left to right are Candy Wachter- leader, Linda Elsmore- co-leader, Jimmie Abbott- secretary, Kathleen...
Giving hope: Free Hanceville food pantry in need of donations
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Deborah Stam addressed the Hanceville City Council Thursday night urging churches, civic organizations and community members to help keep the Hope...
More than 600 automobile crashes in city of Cullman so far...
CULLMAN, Ala. - In the last couple of years, the Cullman Police Department (CPD) has been dealing with a rash of vehicle wrecks across...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Eagles, Lady Eagles open season with wins at...
MOULTON, Ala.
– Cross Country season is officially underway and several local schools got
things started at the Pepsi Challenge in Moulton. It was a good...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont drops jamboree to East Lawrence 10-7
VINEMONT, Ala.
-- Vinemont hosted the East Lawrence Eagles for the opening jamboree game, East
Lawrence came away with a 10-7 victory in a hard-fought game....
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison blasts Curry 37-0 to start season 1-0
ADDISON, Ala. –
Friday night was the season-opener for the Addison Bulldogs and to kick off
2019, they welcomed in the Curry Yellow Jackets.
After a...
PREP FOOTBALL: Holly Pond drops season opener on the road
NEW HOPE, Ala.
-- The Holly Pond Broncos traveled to the New Hope Indians Friday night for
their first game of the 2019 season and after...
PREP FOOTBALL: Joles’ overtime touchdown lifts Hanceville over Sumiton Christian
SUMITON, Ala.
-- The Hanceville Bulldogs traveled to Sumiton to take on the Sumiton Christian
Eagles to kick off the 2019 season Friday night. A tale...
Prevent T2: Diabetes program coming to Cullman
CULLMAN, Ala. - A new program will soon be available in Cullman for those with type 2 diabetes or who are prediabetic. Cullman Primary...
Retired Swiss Guard visits St. Bernard
CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Bernard students recently welcomed guest speaker Thiery Rock to campus, where he gave a presentation on his experience as a...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders sprint past Carbon Hill 28-9
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Raiders opened up the 2019 season on a muggy, humid Friday in James W. Shabel Stadium and after falling...
Elliott, Garner, Honeycutt named Wallace State head coaches
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Sylas Elliott and Tim Garner have been elevated to head coaches for the Wallace State Community College men’s golf and tennis...
Things to do Saturday, Aug. 24
Meet James Spann at Karma’s Coffee House
ABC 33/40 Chief Meteorologist James Spann will be at Karma's Coffee House Saturday selling and signing his autobiography,...
Hanceville rolls out new pay scale for city employees
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Beginning Oct. 1, 2019, City of Hanceville employees will see a little more money in their paychecks. The Hanceville City Council...
3rd Annual Bernard Blues and BBQ Arts and Music Festival set...
CULLMAN, Ala. - One of the best new art festivals in town is coming up Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14-15, 2019. St. Bernard faculty,...