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Tammy Moore, left; Liles Wimbs, right (Cullman Police Department) CULLMAN - The Cullman Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit made two more methamphetamine distribution arrests this...

Class of 1958- Front row, (left to right): Paul Boike, Robert Christy, Bob Keighery, Phil Cabri and Michael Duffy. Back row, (left to right):...

Cold Springs senior Matthew Blair on Tuesday night gives an entertaining account of his time at the Alabama Lion High School Leadership Camp. (Nick...

Shannon McNeal (courtesy photo) CULLMAN - After Shannon McNeal graduated from Cullman High School, she moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee and enrolled at Middle Tennessee State...

Karen Blackwood (Cullman Police Department) Updated 7-12-18 at 3:50 p.m. CULLMAN - The president of the Cullman Cyclones Youth Football Association has been arrested and charged...

BIRMINGHAM – Gov. Kay Ivey joined executives of Shipt, the same-day delivery marketplace, and local officials on Thursday to announce that the company plans...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for July 11. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...

Dr. Adam Harrison CULLMAN - From his office at Cullman Internal Medicine, Dr. Adam Harrison looks back at his decision to spend his first year...

Volunteers and Cullman County Center for the Developmentally Disabled (CCCDD) clients pose for a photo at this week’s “Blessing Blooms” work session. In the...

Jeff High, author of the popular “Watervalley” book series, was the guest at Wednesday’s meeting of the Cullman County Public Library Book Club. (Heather...

The Sheriff’s Youth Leadership Academy class of 2018 (W.C. Mann for The Tribune) CULLMAN - The 2018 Sheriff’s Youth Leadership Academy (SYLA) is underway this...

David Hyde (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office on July 5 arrested a Bremen man, David Brandon Hyde, 34, for...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for July 10. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...

Troy King, left; Steve Marshall, right (Tribune file photos) MONTGOMERY - Republican Alabama attorney general candidate Troy King on Wednesday morning filed a lawsuit against...

A letter to the editor, submitted by Cullman County District Attorney C. Wilson Blaylock, is presented below without edits: I agree with the NRA, Alabama...

The Altar Society of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Cullman will host its popular Ladies’ Night Out Bunco Party once again. The event,...

Councilwoman Shirley Arnett and Mayor Radginal Dodson discuss town business during Tuesday night’s Vinemont Town Council meeting. (Hayden Hyatt for The Tribune) VINEMONT – The...

Cullman County Economic Development Director Cherrie Haney explains terms of the storm shelter bids to the Colony Town Council. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune) COLONY...

Runners pose for a group photo at the 2017 EvaBank Midnight Run 5K. (Tribune file photo) CULLMAN - Cullman’s wildly popular annual EvaBank Midnight Run...

LIMESTONE COUNTY - At approximately 12:50 p.m., Alabama State Troopers were notified about a vehicle pursuit on I-65 South near the Tennessee River Bridge....

Left to right: Commissioner Kerry Watson, Cullman County EMA Director Phyllis Little, Commissioner Garry Marchman and Commission Chairman Kenneth Walker. Little was awarded the...

According to the City of Cullman Street Department, the section of Rosemont Avenue Northwest between Sportsman Lake Road Northwest and Pinecrest Street Northwest will...

L-R: Evelyn Aaron (86) James Davenport (90) Lillis Swann (89) (Nick Griffin for The Tribune) Hanceville’s Moody Center was packed for food, family and fellowship...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for July 9. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...

A paintball player fires his paintball marker during a paintball game at Mt. Doom Paintball Field, Hanceville. (Hayden Hyatt for The Tribune) Sometimes you just...

CULLMAN – The start of the school year is just around the corner and so is Alabama's 13th annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday. Cullman...

Left to right: Thumbnail, Jake, Eddy and Fred (Christy Perry for The Tribune) CULLMAN - Meet the four dogs who have resided at the Cullman...

Councilmembers Maxie Jones and John Harris with Good Hope Mayor Jerry Bartlett (Nick Griffin for The Tribune) GOOD HOPE - The Good Hope City Council...

This melon basket was made by hand at Sunday’s basket-weaving class. (Heather Mann for The Tribune) CULLMAN - As part of their purpose to revive...

ALABAMA - Alabama State Troopers on Monday released traffic statistics for the Fourth of July holiday period. Troopers noted that In 2017, Alabama traffic...

Randy Hames is shown in a booking photo from earlier this year. (Cullman County Sheriff's Office) WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced that it...

HANCEVILLE -The Wallace State Community College AmeriCorps VISTA program is currently taking applications for anyone interested in working one of its outreach programs, earning...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for July 6-8. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...

Tonya Brock (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) CULLMAN - Agents with the Cullman Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) and investigators with the Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO)...

Singers and spectators filled Judge Kim Chaney’s district courtroom for the 126th annual Cullman County Courthouse Singing Convention, the last traditional shaped note singing...

Stephen White (Cullman Police Department) CULLMAN - Last week, the Cullman Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit (CSU) arrested a Hanceville man, Stephen Harold White, 53,...

Eager shoppers lined up outside T.J. Maxx early Sunday morning for the store’s grand re-opening. The store had been closed since the March 19...

MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $390,972 to the Alabama Coalition Against Rape (ACAR), a statewide nonprofit organization that assists victims of sexual...

Image: Marvel Studios “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” the sequel to 2015’s “Ant-Man” sees the return of director Peyton Reed, as well as Paul Rudd as...

Sue Morgan, left, listens as Wallace State Nursing students Karlie Tolbert and Erin Wise share information about making wise food choices during the CELEBRATE...

Cullman Police Officer Jack Springer recently marked 50 years with the department. Springer, who has been married to his wife Shirley for more than...

image: iStock CULLMAN - On the morning of July 4, a dog left in a hot car at a Trussville Wal-Mart died in spite of...

Doug Teuscher, assistant director of bands at Cullman High School and Cullman Middle School, instructs students during a pre-band camp practice with percussionists at...

The pipeline route runs along the north side of U.S. Highway 278 (left side in this photo) through Oak Level, then angles through the...

CULLMAN - Cullman Regional is hosting a School Nurse Continuing Education Workshop on July 17, giving school nurses the opportunity to earn six contact...

Good Hope High School’s Skylar Tucker participated in Girls State in Tuscaloosa in June. Hers was the first bill that passed during the mock...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for July 5. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...

Almost 350 people came out to see “Jaws” in the outdoor pool at the Cullman Wellness & Aquatic Center Thursday night. (Heather Mann for...

Attendees at the 2017 MEGA CASH Draw Down event  CULLMAN - Hospice of Cullman County, Inc. of Cullman Regional Hospice will hold its MEGA...

YEA Instruct Inc: Local YEA! and Cullman High School students Zane Manley, right, and Parker Van Dyke take their turn in front of the...

Steven Ballard, far left, and Landon Warnock, far right, won a silver medal in the Robotics and Automation Technology, a year after winning a...

The Potentials entertained the crowd at Randall Shedd Community Park in Fairview before the fireworks on Wednesday night. (Heather Mann for The Tribune) FAIRVIEW -...

CULLMAN - The Cullman County Animal Shelter’s Donna Ruttkay introduces us to The Cullman Tribune’s Pet of the Week: Eddy the Beagle is approximately 4...

GOOD HOPE - Only about two months in, and Victoria’s Hope is moving forward fast. The charity, which Good Hope Primary School teacher April...

Joe Brown, owner of Devil Dawgs Concessions, prepares a funnel cake during the Smith Lake Park Fireworks and Music Festival. (Hayden Hyatt for The...

Singers filled the district courtroom during last year’s convention. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune) CULLMAN - This Saturday and Sunday, July 7-8, Cullman will celebrate...

Photo courtesy of the Town of Colony COLONY - On Saturday, Sept. 1, the Town of Colony will raffle a handmade king size quilt to...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for July 2-4. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...

Fireworks capped off the night's festivities at Heritage Park. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune) CULLMAN - In what has become a local tradition, thousands gathered...

Ashley Mercantile will occupy the building left vacant when Rumor's Deli moved to its new location. (Andrew Cryer for The Tribune) CULLMAN - Arguably the...

Wes Rakestraw ONEONTA - Wallace State Community College this week announced the appointment of Wesley (Wes) Rakestraw, of Holly Pond, as interim director of Wallace...

The Holly Pond Town Council (Nick Griffin for The Tribune) HOLLY POND - The Holly Pond Town Council discussed leveling and resurfacing projects for several...

Nick Brown greets a well-wisher at Tuesday’s VFW luncheon. Brown suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2015. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune) CULLMAN - An...

8 a.m. Smith Lake Park Fireworks and Music Festival ($5 per person for park admission) This day-long celebration kicks off bright and early at 8...

At McAfee Knob, just beyond the 700-mile point in Virginia FAIRVIEW - The Tribune has been following the journey of retired U.S. Army Col. Donald...

The Vinemont 12U softball team and coaches are headed to the Dizzy Dean Fastpitch World Series next week. (Photo courtesy of Cathy Evans Johnson) VINEMONT...

The Baileyton Town Council (W.C. Mann for The Tribune) BAILEYTON - On Monday evening, the Baileyton Town Council held its regular meeting, dealing with a...

Tyler Hudson, left, and Andrew Maresh, right, were arrested and charged with the murder of Daniel Ray Osborn II, center, after Osborn’s body was...

Left to right: Chasidy Kirkland, Daniel Peek and Kristy Self (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) last Thursday through...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for July 2. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...

Milo's opened in its current location in Cullman on July 6, 2017. (Tribune file photo) CULLMAN - Milo’s Hamburgers is celebrating the first anniversary of...

Cullman Police Officer Terry Heaton poses for a photo at the department last week. Heaton is the CPD’s only remaining Vietnam veteran. He also...

Military veterans from the Cullman Police Department get their picture taken with the truck and Garrison executives. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune) CULLMAN - On...

CULLMAN – This year’s Smith Lake Park Fireworks & Music Festival kicks off at 8 a.m. this Wednesday, July 4.  There will be arts...

LATEST UPDATE: (Update) Elderly couple dies following Vinemont wreck http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/07/02/update-elderly-couple-dies-following-vinemont-wreck VINEMONT - Two people have died following a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 31 North in...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for June 29-July 1. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

CULLMAN - All City of Cullman and Cullman County offices will be closed on Wednesday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Sanitation routes City residential...

The Garden City Freedom Celebration was back Sunday night after not being held last year. (Andrew Cryer for The Tribune) GARDEN CITY - After taking...

Karen Cook, founder of Cook Ministries, records a video of Justin Lynch, co-founder of Preventive Action of Cullman, during an Igniting Hope event at...

CULLMAN - A Bremen man has died as a result of a Saturday motorcycle crash. Joseph Andrew Hopkins, 46, was injured when the 1994 Honda...

Guests enjoyed bingo games before the fireworks. (Heather Mann for The Tribune) GOOD HOPE - To kick off this year’s Fourth of July celebrations, Cullman’s...

This year's Cullman Fireworks Festival will take place on Wednesday, July 4 at Heritage Park. (Photo courtesy of Desperation Church) CULLMAN – The seventh annual...

MONTGOMERY – As an added precaution during the heavily traveled Fourth of July holiday, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is doing its part...

Most of the show’s entries were restored tractors. (Heather Mann for The Tribune) HANCEVILLE - History was on display on the campus of Wallace State...

Holly Pond Civitan Club members with their two guest speakers at their recent meeting; Julia Floyd, secretary; Kay Stewart, local club president; Megan Mindel,...

Alabama State Troopers report that two serious motorcycle crashes happened today, one in Limestone County and one in Cullman County. The three-vehicle crash in Limestone...

Sharon Drake reads “The Reluctant Topiary” while author Ben Johnson South displays illustrations and artist Jack Tupper looks on. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune) CULLMAN...

There are multiple Fourth of July events happening around the Cullman area this year. (Tribune file photo) CULLMAN - Independence Day is Wednesday, but celebrations...

Children play at the new Connected Playground at Ingle Park, while adults tour the new facility. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune) CULLMAN - Years of...

Hanceville City Council members discuss council business during Thursday’s meeting at Hanceville City Hall. (Hayden Hyatt for The Tribune) HANCEVILLE – The Hanceville City Council...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for June 28. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...

DECATUR – GE Appliances plans to invest $115 million in an expansion of its manufacturing facility in Decatur, adding 255 full-time jobs, Gov. Kay...

L-R: Alabama Funeral Directors Association President Heath Bowen, 50-year pin recipient Keith Patillo, 25-year pin recipient Gary Murphree, Martha Mosteller (who received a 25-year...

TUSCALOOSA - A total of 11,347 students enrolled during the 2018 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List...

Wallace State’s men’s basketball team is the 2017-2018 NJCAA Academic Team of the Year for earning a 3.48 GPA. HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s men’s basketball...

CULLMAN - The Cullman County Animal Shelter’s Donna Ruttkay introduces us to The Cullman Tribune’s (bonus) Pet of the Week: Blueberry is a German Shepherd/Husky...

Swimmers from Cullman, Jasper, Sheffield and Florence swim teams race for the best time during the Cullman Challenge Swim Meet at the Cullman Wellness...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for June 27. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to...

Nurse practitioner P. Diana Wilhite speaks to guests who came out for Thursday morning’s ribbon cutting at the new West Point Family Medical Practice....

Image credit: Pixabay MONTGOMERY - Alabama State Troopers are encouraging motorists to buckle up this 4th of July. According to Lt. J.R. Ward II, “In 2017...