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Give me a C! CHS cheerleaders win state title for 2nd...
The Cullman High School Competition Cheer Squad won the AHSAA 6A title at this month’s State Cheer Competition. / Photo courtesy of Cullman High...
Arrest report: Nov. 28
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 28. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Gillian, Gregory Linston, 50
harassing communications
Goings,...
Converging for Success: Chamber celebrates milestones in first year of 5-year...
Cullman Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Leah Bolin smiles as she addresses the crowd gathered at Stone Bridge Farms Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017....
PREP BASKETBALL: Broncos prevail, Lady Broncos fall to Hanceville
Photos courtesy of Cody Kanaday / Cullman County Athletics
HOLLY POND - It was a good night to be a Holly Pond Bronco. The junior...
PREP BASKETBALL: Aggies, Lady Aggies sweep Vinemont
VINEMONT - The Fairview Aggies and Lady Aggies took both games against Vinemont Tuesday evening.
Fairview 80, Vinemont 21 (Girls)
Fairview dominated from start to finish...
New group, VOAD, aims to organize area disaster relief efforts
Chris Hopper, chairperson of the newly-created Cullman County Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD), left, and Phyllis Little, director of the Cullman County EMA...
Cullman enjoys peaceful start to Christmas shopping season
Christmas shopping is well underway in Cullman, and authorities say it’s been mostly peaceful. One of the city’s major retailers, Dick’s Sporting Goods, is...
Arrest report: Nov. 27
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 27. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Alston, William Chris, 39
failure to...
West Elementary’s Shaddix named elementary counselor of the year
ASCA/ACA Elementary School Counselor of the Year Elizabeth Shaddix works at West Elementary School in Cullman. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On Nov. 16, West...
Statewide, Troopers investigate 6 traffic deaths, 10 fewer than 2016, during...
MONTGOMERY – In the days leading up to and during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday travel period, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) promoted #ArriveAliveAlabama...
Good Hope council moves forward with sales tax plans; annual Christmas...
Good Hope Mayor Jerry Bartlett, at the City's council meeting on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017 / Nick Griffin
GOOD HOPE - The Good Hope City...
Cullman council honors officers, dispatchers; city water and sewer rates going...
Dispatcher Debra Baker with Councilman Andy Page, Police Chief Kenny Culpepper and Councilman Clint Hollingsworth / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - It was a good news-bad news...
MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Hanceville sweeps St. Bernard in middle school hoops
CULLMAN - Hanceville and St. Bernard squared off in Monday night middle school hoops action. It was all Hanceville in both games as the...
Wallace State’s basketball teams split tournament games over weekend
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s women’s basketball team split a pair of games in Americus, Georgia over the holiday weekend.
The Lady Lions defeated Central Georgia...
Hanceville man arrested again for sex crimes involving minors
Brandon William Brown / Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
CULLMAN - A Hanceville man, already behind bars on charges of second-degree rape and second-degree sodomy for...
(Updated) Piggly Wiggly closing
Both the Piggly Wiggly, and the Ace Hardware inside, are set to close in the next three weeks. / Wendy Sack
Updated 11-28-17
CULLMAN - Cullman's...
Arrest report: Nov. 22-26
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 22-26. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Addison, Kayla, 25
failure to appear-...
Cullman’s Katie Speer awarded Judson College’s Mary Whitfield Lee Scholarship
Katie Speer, recipient of the Mary Whitfield Lee Scholarship / Judson College
MARION – Judson College recently awarded the 11th annual Mary Whitfield “Whit” Lee...
SPECIAL ELECTION: Today last day to register to vote in Dec....
Democrat Doug Jones, left, and Republican Roy Moore, right, are running for the U.S. Senate seat once held by Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions. /...
Files from Yesteryear: 1959
From the Files of 1959:
Miss James Dies
Funeral services were held on November 11th at the Moss Service Chapel for Miss Alice James, 79,...
Holiday safety tips from local fire officials
Cullman Fire Marshal Chris Chaffin talks fire safety. / Tribune file photo
CULLMAN - With the joy of the holiday season comes colder weather, and...
Shrine Nativity Creche offers unique, quiet alternative to commercial Christmas
The Creche chapel includes seating for small groups, votive candles and holy water. / Courtesy of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery
HANCEVILLE - For...
Duck River project awarded $193K, Stony Lonesome $550K, in state grants
Stony Lonesome Park Manager Tyler Lindsey offers advice to a driver on how to make it up Donkey Punch, one of the park's hills....
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcat coaching job up for grabs
Cullman High School Principal Kim Hall, speaking to The Tribune’s Nick Griffin, said the school hopes to have a new head coach in place...
Grace Episcopal launching ministry for victims of memory loss
Deacon Jerry Jacob outside Grace Episcopal’s Parish Hall, where Grace Place will meet / W.C. Mann
(A victim of dementia) is a child of God,...
PREP BASKETBALL: Annual Holly Pond tournament ends with spectacular performance from...
Holly Pond’s offense erupted in the final two minutes of the Broncos’ game against Good Hope, making up a double-digit deficit going on to...
WALLACE STATE NEWS: Final Health Fair of 2017 set for Nov....
A CELEBRATE Health Fair participant gets information on how to relax during the October event held at Wallace State Community College. The last event...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison’s season ends with 34-20 loss to South Lamar
The Bulldogs end the 2017 season with a very respectable 10-3 record, 6-1 in 1A, Region 7. / Josh McBrayer
MILLPORT - Addison ran into...
PREP BASKETBALL: Flanigan, Evans lead Bulldogs to 45-42 tournament victory
The Bulldogs celebrate after their overtime tournament victory Friday night. / Norman Bush
HANCEVILLE - The 35th annual Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament wrapped on Friday evening,...
Submit your child’s letter to Santa
The Cullman Tribune will be publishing Letters to Santa this year beginning in December through the Christmas holidays.
Each letter will be published, some...
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Addison eyes Tuscaloosa
Addison’s Luke Chambers (8) had a 24-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter of the Addison-Hubbertville game, the first round of the playoffs, on...
Wallace State Dental Hygiene students give clinical presentations
Wallace State Community College Dental Hygiene students Karlee Stenger and Hanna Hornbuckle discuss digital detection of cavities and using the color-coded scale as a...
Christmas in Cullman Parade and Festival, Holly Market set for Dec....
Vendor Jackie Wade at the 2016 Holly Market Christmas Arts & Crafts Show. This year's show will take place Friday, Dec. 1 from 9...
PREP BASKETBALL: 61st annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament: Day 2
Good Hope's Michael Lowe (4), Garrett Bagwell (30) and Kallen Sharpton (35) during a break in Thursday's action. / Josh McBrayer
HOLLY POND - The...
Trio teams up to boost Christmas joy at Children’s of Alabama
L-R: Bethany Kerr, Levi Bates and Elena Caudle hope that “Serendipitous Too!” will bring Christmas cheer to even more patients than their successful first...
‘The Exchange’: participant reflects on Boston experience
Kacey Hall, Loretta Gillespie, Kristi Robertson and Proncey Robertson, make up the team of people who traveled to Boston as part of a cultural...
PREP BASKETBALL: Final day of Encore Classic; scoring wrap-up
HARTSELLE - Yesterday wrapped up the Encore Girls Classic at Hartselle with Cullman, Fairview, Good Hope and Hanceville each looking to end the tournament...
‘I can’t wait for the whole town, the whole area, to...
Cullman Shooting Sports is located at the intersection of Alabama Highways 157 and 69. It will open to the public on Dec. 1, 2017....
The Tribune asked: ‘What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?’
It’s Thanksgiving. A time for family, friends, food and reflecting on our blessings. The Tribune reached out to its readers, as well as community...
Movie Review: Chopped-up ‘Justice League’ leaves fans wanting more
“Justice League,” directed by Zack Snyder is the fifth movie of the DC Comics film franchise and the direct sequel to “Batman v. Superman:...
PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament: Day 2
Hanceville's Brendan Flanigan (2) prepares to shoot. / Norman Bush
HANCEVILLE - Day two of the Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament kicked off with the Cold Spring...
PREP BASKETBALL: 61st annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament: Day 1; scoring...
HOLLY POND - For the 61st time, Holly Pond hosted its annual Thanksgiving Tournament, and day one was a doozy.
Cullman 67, Good Hope 40
Good...
Community effort: Good Hope enjoys annual Thanksgiving meal
A volunteer hand-delivers meals in Boy Scout Troop 241's drive-through line at the City of Good Hope's ninth annual community Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday,...
Monograms Plus burglarized early Wednesday; cash, jewelry taken
CULLMAN - Longtime Cullman Warehouse District merchant Monograms Plus was burglarized in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 22, by a man who...
Arrest report: Nov. 21
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 21. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Clark, William Bennett, 61
failure to...
Wallace State’s Diesel Technology Chair Jeremy Smith earns NC3 Master Trainer...
Wallace State Diesel Technology Chair Jeremy Smith
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State Diesel Technology Chair Jeremy Smith has been named a National Coalition of Certification Centers...
Gov. Ivey proclaims Nov. 25 Small Business Saturday
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has signed a proclamation formally declaring Nov. 25 as Small Business Saturday in Alabama. Small Business Saturday is designed...
PREP BASKETBALL: Nov. 21 scoring roundup
CULLMAN COUNTY - It was another full day of action Tuesday as two tournaments continued and one began. Here is a look at all...
PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament: Day 1
Photos courtesy of Cullman County Athletics-Cody Allen Kanaday
HANCEVILLE - If you like basketball, Hanceville was the place to be Tuesday night when the 2017...
Hanceville mulls bills, replacing city pool with splash pad
Resident Richard Evers talks about possibly improving Shady Lane Drive. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - The Hanceville City Council held its regular meeting Tuesday, two...
State Troopers: Buckle up, slow down and drive alert this Thanksgiving...
Photo courtesy of Drive Safe Alabama
MONTGOMERY – To ease Thanksgiving traffic congestion statewide and as an added safety precaution, the Alabama Department of Transportation...
Locals line up for Golden Corral
Doors opened Tuesday morning, and there was a line of customers waiting to get in. / Heather Mann
CULLMAN - After the sudden March 2016...
Arrest report: Nov. 20
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 20. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Boatwright, Cicel Lee, 47
public intoxication
Campbell,...
Grover Reeves’ love lives on in 24th annual Grover Reeves Community...
Volunteers work happily at the Grover Reeves meal in 2016. / Tribune file photo
CULLMAN - For 23 years, the people of Cullman have been...
Golden Corral opens today on Cherokee Ave.
A sign outside the restaurant announces the opening date. / Tribune file photo
CULLMAN - The wait is over, and just in time for Thanksgiving....
Area veterans treated to free Thanksgiving meal at Brandin’ Iron in...
Cullman County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy, Brett Holmes, right, visits with an area veteran at Monday’s Thanksgiving meal at the Brandin’ Iron in West Point....
WSCC volleyball closes season with 34-10 record; men’s basketball cruises at...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s volleyball team had its season end on Friday at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I national tournament,...
Arrest report: Nov. 16-19
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 16-19. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Booker, Gregory Bryan Jr., 25
possession...
4 free, community-wide Thanksgiving meals this week
CULLMAN - Thanksgiving week is upon us, and, as usual, the Cullman community is stepping up in a big way. There are at least...
#NotYourGrandmasChurchBazaar: Cullman FUMC holds annual market
Organizers had fun with the marketing for this year’s market, using the hashtag #NotYourGrandmasChurchBazaar / Heather Mann
CULLMAN - As the holiday season draws near,...
AG Marshall joins coalition urging protection of prayer at public meetings
Alabama Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall, right, seen here in a Tribune file photo from 2017
MONTGOMERY – Alabama Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall joined a coalition...
Convicted murderer Charles Manson dead at 83
LOS ANGELES - Cult leader and murder mastermind Charles Manson, whose name became synonymous with horrific crime in 1969, has died, according to a...
Gov. Ivey kicks off Farm-City Week with tree planting
Gov. Kay Ivey kicked off Farm-City Week by joining members of Rotary, Alabama Farm-City and Alabama TREASURE Forest Association (ATFA) for a ceremonial tree...
NWS Huntsville: Freeze warning in effect for area from 9 p.m....
HUNTSVILLE - The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a FREEZE WARNING for 9 p.m. Sunday through 8 a.m. Monday. The warning is...
Hanceville man killed in single-vehicle crash in Blount County
BLOUNT COUNTY – A Hanceville man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Saturday, Nov. 18 in Blount County.
According to Alabama State Troopers, Carl...
Files from Yesteryear: 1902, 1932 and 1952
From the Files of 1902:
W.C. Boub spent Monday in Trimble.
Issac Cofer has received the contract to build the McMinn Bridge, near Trimble.
J.M. Black, of...
8 area principals participating in new leadership academy
Eight area principals are participating in the Principal Leadership Academy. Pictured left to right are: Robin Netherton (Vinemont High School), John Hood (Good Hope...
Hanceville man struck, killed by vehicle near Athens
LIMESTONE COUNTY - A Hanceville man was struck and killed by a vehicle in Limestone County early Saturday evening, according to a statement from...
Vinemont band boosters hold annual craft show
Vendors had a variety of handmade crafts and goodies for sale at this year’s annual show. / Heather Mann
CULLMAN - Running a school band...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Naked Emperor and church in Cullman...
The Protestant Church is in greater need of reformation today than the Roman Catholic Church was in the 16th century. Absolutely true!
“The Emperor's New...
Playground funded in part by Cullman contributions complete in Frankweiler
FRANKWEILER, GERMANY - The Frankweiler office of the Palatine Forest Association (PWV Frankweiler) in Germany has released new photos of a recently-completed playground funded...
Lights of Love program Dec. 7
A Tradition Continues…Silent Night: Lights of Love participants close out the ceremony with the tradition of singing "Silent Night" as the lights magically appear...
PET OF THE WEEK: help sweet Ginger find her forever home
Ginger is about 18 months old. / Cullman County Animal Shelter
CULLMAN - Ryan Whisenhunt of the Cullman County Animal Shelter introduces us to Ginger,...
Qualifying dates set by Cullman GOP
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republican Party has announced qualifying dates for the 2018 Republican primary election. Those interested in running for public office...
Cullman to host ‘Friends of Cullman’ from Frankweiler in the spring
The Friends of Cullman group / Photo courtesy Sigrid Rong/Friends of Cullman
FRANKWEILER, GERMANY - The Friends of Cullman, counterpart to Cullman’s Friends of Frankweiler,...
County DHR celebrates record number of adoptions in 2017
Amy Smith, Cullman County DHR director, said, “It is our position at Cullman County DHR that NO child should be deemed unadoptable, and that...
Cold Springs, Fairview unite in Purple Out for beloved former coach
Regina Willoughby, second from right, currently battling pancreatic cancer, was surrounded by friends and family during Friday night’s Purple Out event in her honor....
2nd-grader Emma Potter wins statewide reading award: tickets to Iron Bowl
West Elementary second-grader Emma Potter, with her family, after winning tickets to this year’s Iron Bowl / Nick Griffin
CULLMAN - A second-grade Auburn fan...
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Addison Bulldogs take a bite out of Hackleburg,...
Both teams come together after Friday night's game. / Josh McBrayer
HACKLEBURG - The second round of the AHSAA 1A state playoffs was a hard-nosed,...
Movie Review: ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
Photo credit: Marvel Studios
This is the third movie of the Thor franchise, and the 17th of the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Ragnarok is...
Purple Power! Cold Springs and Fairview unite tonight for Pancreatic Cancer
BREMEN - Although Cold Springs players, students, faculty and fans bleed blue and gold, this evening they will shed their tried and true colors...
Cullman Farm-City: Stan and Suzanne Wood named 2018 Farm Family of...
Stan and Suzanne Wood receive the Farm Family of the Year award. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - At its annual banquet Thursday evening, the Cullman...
State’s Oct. unemployment rate record low 3.6%; Cullman Co. at 3%
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey’s office Friday morning released the state’s latest unemployment numbers. According to the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL), Alabama’s preliminary,...
Happening Friday and Saturday
CULLMAN - The holiday season is ramping up, and that means more weekend events around town. Find full event listings at www.CullmanTribune.com/Calendar. Below are...
A night of accolades at city school board meeting
Members of the Cullman High School FCCLA with sponsor Carin Rains, left and Cullman City Schools Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson, right / Nick Griffin
CULLMAN...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bearcats, Lady Bearcats sweep Mortimer Jordan
CULLMAN - The Bearcats and Lady Bearcats had almost everyone in the scoring column in both games in their sweep of Mortimer Jordan at...
PREP BOWLING: St. Bernard, Cullman look solid in tri-match
Cullman bowlers take their turns. / Josh McBrayer
CULLMAN - The Cullman Bowling Center was abuzz with chatter and excitement as St. Bernard, Cullman and...
Rumors jumps biggest hurdle with approval of site plan
Mayor Woody Jacobs and City Building Director Rick Fulmer chat with architect Frank Fagg and Rumors owner Annette Harris before the planning commission meeting....
Arrest report: Nov. 15
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 15. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Bartlett, Robin, 53
second-degree unlawful possession...
Bridging the gap: 4 Lawrence Co. residents in Boston as part...
Producer/Director Susanne Goldstein, left, facing camera, discusses details with Line Producer Rachel Trobman, as Team LC member Kacey Hall, right, looks on. / Loretta...
Cullman Regional Foundation announces new board members
Pictured L-R: Champ Crocker, Cullman Regional Foundation president, Sarah Hicks and Dr. Bill Peinhardt / Courtesy of Cullman Regional Foundation
CULLMAN - The Cullman Regional...
Give thanks!
Guests are welcomed to the inaugural Frances and Doug Reese Memorial Community Thanksgiving Meal Wednesday evening at Hopewell Baptist Church in Hanceville. / Nick...
Moore campaign: 12 women come forward to affirm Roy Moore’s character
MONTGOMERY – Wednesday night, the Judge Roy Moore Campaign for U.S. Senate released the statements of 12 women who it claims are coming forward...
More than 1,000 attend sheriff’s church safety class
Chief Deputy Brett Holmes, left, speaks to an attendee after Tuesday night's Cullman County Sheriff's Office church safety class at Temple Baptist Church. /...
Arrest report: Nov. 14
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 14. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Caldwell, Elizabeth Cay, 53
possession of...
‘Straight Talk About Your Diabetes’ seminar Nov. 16
CULLMAN - In honor of Diabetes Awareness Month, Cullman Regional is hosting a “Straight Talk About Your Diabetes” seminar on Thursday, Nov. 16. With...
Cold Springs takes a pair from Vinemont
Kinley Campbell (32) in Tuesday night's game against the Vinemont Lady Eagles / Josh McBrayer
VINEMONT - Tuesday night’s match up between the Vinemont Eagles...
Historic sites in Colony marked with Bicentennial signs
The Reverend Kiki Terry and members of the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church are pictured with their Alabama 200 Bicentennial sign. / Photo courtesy...
Hopewell Baptist hosting free Thanksgiving meal Wednesday
HANCEVILLE - Hopewell Baptist Church, as part of its 175th anniversary celebration, is hosting the inaugural Frances & Doug Reese Memorial Community Thanksgiving Meal...
Arrest report: Nov. 13
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 13. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Black, April Dawn, 46
fourth-degree theft...
