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Profiles in Faith: Catching up with Father John O’Donnell
Fr. John O’Donnell at the altar of St. Michael’s Church in St. Florian
ST. FLORIAN - Fr. John O’Donnell is a longtime fixture around the...
Cold Springs holding Tuesday night intersquad game in memory of Nick...
BREMEN - Spring football at Cold Springs was to be concluded last Friday with a jamboree game at Holly Pond. That changed after the...
April state unemployment rate drops to 5.4%; Cullman Co. rate plummets...
MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Sec. Fitzgerald Washington announced Friday that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted April unemployment rate is 5.4 percent, down from...
Fairview students chosen for Alabama Shakespeare Festival production
Ally Grund and Aaron Moyland
FAIRVIEW - If you want classical theater in this part of the country, there’s no place like the Alabama Shakespeare...
Foxgloves & fireflies: Throwing a simple graduation party
Fruit kabobs are an easy dessert or snack for a simple graduation party. Image: Pinterest
There are graduation parties, and then, there are graduation parties....
Guest Editorial: Part 3 of 3: The American Church – The...
Following is an opinion/guest editorial piece- Part 3 of 3: The American Church – The path to effectiveness- submitted by Pastor Tom Fillinger, IgniteUS...
West Point High School Class of 2017
Graduation will be on Sunday, May 21 at 4 p.m. at Tom Drake Coliseum on the campus of Wallace State.
“I want to wish all...
Vinemont High School Class of 2017
Graduation will be on Sunday, May 21 at 2 p.m. at Tom Drake Coliseum on the campus of Wallace State.
“Congratulations to the senior class...
Who says proms are only for kids?
Local seniors enjoy their prom this week at the Cullman Senior Center.
CULLMAN - More than 40 seniors enjoyed their prom this week. Senior citizens,...
No title, but plenty to be proud of
CULLMAN - Not often does the final pitch in a baseball game determine the outcome for both teams participating when the stakes are high.
That...
Cullman Christian School Class of 2017
Cullman Christian School held its graduation on Thursday, May 18 at Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church.
“Congratulations to Hope and Abby on their graduation from Cullman...
Cullman County Child Development Center Class of 2017
The Cullman County Child Development Center held its graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 18 in the CDC gym.
“The day of graduation marks a special...
Area power outages
CULLMAN COUNTY - The Cullman Electric Cooperative is experiencing multiple power outages spread across the county.
CEC Communications Director Brian Lacy says crews are aware...
NWS issues Hazardous Weather Outlook for area
CULLMAN - The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook that includes the following counties in Alabama: Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone,...
Fairview High School Class of 2017
Graduation will be on Saturday, May 20 at 6 p.m., at Tom Drake Coliseum on the campus of Wallace State.
“It is hard to believe...
Holly Pond High School Class of 2017
Graduation will be on Saturday, May 20 at 4 p.m., at Tom Drake Coliseum on the campus of Wallace State.
“I would to take this...
Good Hope High School Class of 2017
Graduation will be on Saturday, May 20 at 2 p.m., at Tom Drake Coliseum on the campus of Wallace State.
“I want to wish the...
Cold Springs High School Class of 2017
Graduation will be on Saturday, May 20 at noon, at Tom Drake Coliseum on the campus of Wallace State.
“Congratulations Cold Springs High School Class...
Hanceville High School Class of 2017
Graduation will be on Saturday, May 20 at 10 a.m., at Tom Drake Coliseum on the campus of Wallace State.
“To the graduating class of...
Holly Pond student honored for saving child’s life at Guntersville Dam
Dayden Floyd, wearing Bronco green, was honored for saving the life of a young child at Lake Guntersville on Mother’s Day. Image courtesy of...
Fairview takes home 31-20 win over Hanceville in jamboree game
FAIRVIEW - Hanceville and Fairview faced off in a jamboree game on a beautiful night for football on Friday. The Aggies jumped on the...
WSCC softball eliminated at NJCAA National Championship; WSCC women’s golf finishes...
Wallace State sophomore Taylor Beshears connects on one of her two home runs against North Central Texas at the NJCAA Division I National Championship...
Huge crowd turns out for CPD’s community cookout
CULLMAN - As a way to bring the community together, the Cullman Police Department (CPD) worked with Cullman Cosmetic & Family Dentistry (CCFD) to...
Lincoln Ave. SW closed due to vehicle fire
Update 5/19/17 9:10 p.m.
According to Cullman Fire Rescue's Brian Bradberry, the fire involved an RV, and the fire is out at this time. Bradberry...
Bearcats fall short in bid for state title
The Bearcats gather around their runner-up trophy after the game.
MONTGOMERY - Their ball club came through the entire season hitting well and pitching solidly, but...
Cold Springs senior passes away following car wreck
Photo of Nick Johnson's empty chair at Cold Springs High School's awards day./Image provided by family.
Editor's note: Edited to update time of passing and...
Local doctor arrested for shoplifting
CULLMAN - A local doctor was arrested for shoplifting recently, according to reports from the Cullman Police Department. Mir Kwon Wu Varquez, 59, was arrested...
Meet John Wesley, the Warehouse Barber
The Warehouse Barber in his natural habitat
CULLMAN - In the heart of the Warehouse District sits Bella Faire Day Spa and Salon, in the...
Cullman romps Helena, 9-1, in game 1 of state championship series
MONTGOMERY - Jacob Heatherly's pitching was effective and Cullman's hitting consistent from the top to the middle, to the bottom of the batting order....
Big year for CATA Health Science students
Nurse Aide students pictured: (front row left to right) Amber Rodgers, Cassity Humes, Sydney Dodson, Diana Tepetate and Allie Mooney. (back row left to right) Emily James, Braelynn Echelbarger, Lexus...
Wallace State graduates first students from online Child Development program
Nathaniel Butler (left), Lucy Michaus Chavez, and Amy Hill, are three of several graduates of the Class of 2017 from Wallace State Community College’s...
Chamber of Commerce graduates Leadership, Youth Leadership classes
Leadership Graduation (pictured above)
The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2016-17 Leadership Cullman County class, sponsored by The Final Touch, celebrated its graduation Tuesday, May...
2 people dead in morning crash on CR 109
BREMEN - Two people lost their lives this morning in a fiery crash in the 500 block of County Road 109 near Bremen.
State troopers...
30th annual Oakville Indian Mounds Park and Museum’s Multicultural Indian Event...
Jim Sawgrass
DANVILLE - Just a short drive from Cullman you’ll find a vastly different culture celebrated each year at the Oakville Indian Mounds Park...
Willoughby named 2nd-team PING All-American; WSCC baseball, softball and tennis postseason...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State freshman golfer Chip Willoughby was named a 2nd-team PING All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of American on Monday prior...
Friends, family asking for prayers for Cold Springs senior injured in...
Photo of Nick Johnson's empty chair at Cold Springs High School's awards day./Image provided by family.
CULLMAN COUNTY - At what is supposed to be...
Lady Bearcats’ season comes to an end in Montgomery; losses to...
Bailey Swann catches the ceremonial first pitch prior to start of Cullman/Daphne game.
MONTGOMERY - The momentum Cullman softball brought from the North Regional last...
The hidden dangers of electric shock drowning
CULLMAN - As the summer season picks up and schools let out, the rivers and lakes around the county will fill up with swimmers...
Lane closure today on I-65 N, south of Exit 291
CULLMAN - Due to ongoing concrete slab replacement, the outside lane of Interstate 65 northbound just south of Exit 291 (Alabama 91), in southern...
Bearcats ready to battle Helena
MONTGOMERY - Cullman and Helena. Two outstanding baseball teams this season in Class 6A of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA). Both on...
JROTC Cadet Staci Prater of West Point receives SAR Bronze Medal...
Col. Ken Brown, president of the Cullman chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) presented the SAR Bronze Medal of Achievement to...
West Point council mulls development of new subdivision
The West Point Town Council discusses development projects at this week's meeting.
WEST POINT - With plans to increase housing in the area to accommodate...
Addison man arrested for trafficking
CULLMAN - Following a recent undercover operation led by Cullman City Police Department (CPD) Investigator Justin Craft, Daniel Reece Mann, 27, of Addison was...
2 arrested for multiple sex offenses
Kenneth Loyd Woods, left and Joshua Dwayne Aker, right
CULLMAN COUNTY - Two Cullman County men were arrested in the past week in unrelated incidences...
Joint session: city school board, council come together, talk traffic, annexation
Cullman City School Board Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson and members of the board listen as Mayor Woody Jacobs speaks.
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Council...
Courthouse evacuated due to bomb threat
Update 5-16-17 10:18 a.m.
Everyday activities have resumed at the Cullman County Courthouse, according to Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry, who says the building...
Eyes on the prize: Lady Bearcats prepare for state title series
The Lady Bearcats following their win at the North Regional last weekend
MONTGOMERY - It’s becoming routine to see Cullman High’s softball team in the...
Mississippi high school senior signs on at Wallace State for women’s...
Golfer Michaela Bryan of Tupelo, Miss., signs with Wallace State
TUPELO, Miss. - Last week was a huge week for Tupelo golfer Michaela Bryan. Not...
Guest Editorial: Part 2 of 3: The American Church – What...
Following is an opinion/guest editorial piece- Part 2 of 3: The American Church – What are the causes of decline?- submitted by Pastor Tom...
Peggy Smith to retire, Dale Greer named CEDA director, effective June...
Peggy Smith, left, and Dale Greer/Images courtesy of Cullman Economic Development
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Council on Monday evening announced the retirement of Peggy...
Update: Troopers still searching for vehicle involved in fatal hit and...
Helen Duke/Image provided by family
GOOD HOPE - State Trooper and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Public Information Officer Curtis Summerville late Monday afternoon said...
Honor society presents awards to Wallace State faculty
Dr. Lee Walton, philosophy and religion instructor, is presented the Most Likely to be a Stand-Up Comic award by Phi Theta Kappa member Angela...
Former Commission Chairman James Graves makes bond; preliminary hearing date set
CULLMAN - Former Cullman County Commission Chairman James Graves, arrested and charged Wednesday, May 10 with felony first-degree sexual abuse of a minor, has...
Cullman Police hosting free community cookout this Friday
CULLMAN - The Cullman Police Department is hosting a community cookout this Friday, May 19 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Festhalle downtown. The...
Rain? No problem! Dinner on First goes off without a hitch
Danny McAfee, left, shares a laugh with Dyron's Lowcountry Chef Randall Baldwin, right. Dyron Powell, owner of Dyron's Lowcountry, is shown in the background...
Suspected hit and run results in fatality on Schwaiger Road in...
Updated 5-14-17 8:10 p.m.
State Trooper Curtis Summerville has released an official statement on today's fatal hit-and-run incident. See his statement in full below:
"A single-vehicle...
A special day to honor our mothers
Perhaps you’ve never heard of Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis, but because of her, we celebrate Mother’s Day. She was born in Culpepper, Virginia, on...
Mother’s Day Profile: Mrs. Gracie Grissom
Mom's 100th birthday celebration with family last November
It isn’t every day that you celebrate a century milestone. Most of us have never known anyone...
Remembering Nicholas: 4th annual Nicholas Fillinger Memorial Run
First-place team, The Tennessee Valley Elite, l-r: Joey Franklin, Chase Prater, Jake Guthrie, Tucker Adkison and Jackson Tucker
CULLMAN - The fourth annual Nicholas Fillinger...
Wallace State awards more than $1.2 million in scholarships
Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics, left, with academic scholarship recipients Lexi Byrd and Jarrett Sherrill
HANCEVILLE - Area students awarded scholarships by Wallace State...
Down and dirty at Stony Lonesome
The first two runners to cross the finish line
CULLMAN - Mile and 5K runs are a popular pastime, especially as the weather heats up....
Registration open for CP&R tennis, track & field programs
CULLMAN – Cullman Parks and Recreation (CP&R) is pleased to announce it will hold three sessions of summer tennis clinics this summer under Coach...
Not to be: Pelham upsets defending state champ Bearcats in 6A...
HUNTSVILLE - Two unusual goals were enough for Pelham to prevent the Cullman Bearcats from taking home their second straight Alabama High School Athletic...
Cold Springs goes 0-2 in 1st visit to AHSAA softball regional
HUNTSVILLE - The Cold Springs Lady Eagles played hard but experienced heartbreaking losses in their first ever appearance in the Alabama High School Athletic...
Foxgloves & fireflies: About to be the mother
Her first Mother’s Day…
As I write this, my daughter is in a holding pattern, waiting for that first little twinge that is like nothing...
Wallace State celebrates commencement for Class of 2017
Respiratory Therapy graduates Anna Ivey and Emma Moore wave to the crowd during commencement exercises Friday at Wallace State Community College.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State...
Lady Bearcats down 3 opponents, punch ticket back to state title...
Cullman High School Principal Kim Hall, left, and Cullman High School Vice Principal and Athletic Director Mark Stephens, right, flank the team and their...
City of Cullman, City Schools receive $400K in ARC grants, announces...
MONTGOMERY - Improvements and enhancements are coming to seven Alabama communities with the help of $1.4 million in Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grants announced...
Bearcats shut out Carver, will return to defend state title Saturday
HUNTSVILLE - Cullman made sure Carver's first ever visit to the AHSAA soccer 6A semifinals would not be memorable.
The defending state champion Bearcats set...
Vinemont council talks park and road maintenance
VINEMONT - A short agenda doesn't necessarily mean little discussion. Such was the case at this week’s Vinemont Town Council meeting, when council members...
Good Hope council addresses door-to-door scams
GOOD HOPE - As a way of protecting its citizens from scams and con artists, the Good Hope City Council will be considering ordinances...
Debbie Matthews retiring from Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce
Debbie Matthews recently announced her retirement from the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center. During Debbie’s 10 years at the Chamber, she...
WSCC Horticulture/Agriculture students spruce up campus landscape
Students in the Agriculture/Horticulture Production program at Wallace State Community College plant flowers in a median on the college campus.
HANCEVILLE - Students in Wallace...
Fear the Spear; West Point dominates Vinemont
VINEMONT — From the opening kickoff to the final second, West Point dominated the Vinemont Eagles in their 2017 spring game.
West Point jumped on...
Cullman sweeps Hueytown to return to 6A State Finals
The Cullman Bearcat baseball team wears jerseys in memory of JV player Curt Wilson, who died last Sunday as a result of a car...
Cullman Softball gets a win and a loss in North Regional
HUNTSVILLE - Cullman softball posted a hard fought 4-2 victory over Southside-Gadsden to open the AHSAA North Regional Thursday afternoon at the Metro Sportsplex.
Then around 10...
Hanceville grants new industry, Met-South, $400K tax abatement
Councilwomen Kim Brown and Sharon Porter were out Thursday evening.
HANCEVILLE - At its regular meeting Thursday evening, the Hanceville City Council voted to allow...
Colony Town Council bids farewell to councilwoman Myra Twitty
Councilwoman Myra Twitty (center) poses for her last photo as a member of the Colony Town Council with Clerk Patricia Ponder, Curtis Johnson, Mayor...
Investigation into crash that killed CHS student-athlete ongoing; questions about male...
CULLMAN - The investigation continues into the fatal car crash that claimed the life of Cullman High School student and athlete Curtis James Wilson,15,...
Fairview Theatre Works presents “The Wizard of Oz”
FAIRVIEW - Like many school-sponsored clubs and organizations this time of year, Fairview High School's Theatre Works is drawing the curtains on its performances...
Update: Berlin incorporation petition deadline set
Revised map of proposed Berlin town limits
BERLIN - The movement to incorporate the Berlin community into a town now faces a deadline: Friday, June...
Cullman-area students honored at Judson College
Katie Speer (left) with Assistant Vice President for Athletics Marsha Ford
MARION - Three Cullman-area students were recognized at Judson College’s recent Honors Convocation. The...
Crunch time in post-season play for Cullman, Cold Springs, West Point
CULLMAN - Two weeks remain for spring sports in the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), with champions set to be crowned in soccer,...
Cullman Savings Bank Foundation presents scholarships and more to select area...
2017 Foundation Scholarship recipients, along with recipients from 2015-16. Back L-R: 2016 recipient Marissa Woodall, 2016 recipient Kayley Fortner, Tristan Stancil, Emily James, Blake...
Vinemont HS FCA donates more than $450 to Good Samaritan Clinic
Vinemont senior Seth Campbell presents Good Samaritan’s Jolanda Hutson a check for $453.
VINEMONT - On Wednesday morning, the Vinemont High School (VHS) Fellowship of...
Cullman GOP votes to remove James Graves from executive committee
James Graves
CULLMAN – The Cullman County Republican Party announced Wednesday afternoon that its executive committee has voted to remove James Graves from its ranks....
Former Cullman County Commission Chairman James Graves arrested for sexual abuse...
CULLMAN COUNTY - Former Cullman County Commission Chairman James Donald Graves, 74, of Vinemont, has been arrested and charged with first-degree sexual abuse after...
Wallace State commencement May 12-Kenya Relief Founder Steve James to be...
Kenya Relief Founder Steve James to be honored with Distinguished Alumni Award
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College and its president Dr. Vicki Karolewics will...
Dinner on First promises good food, good time and new playground
Image by Soulful Snaps & Leslie Dyer- Last year’s Dinner on First
CULLMAN - On Friday evening, May 12, the Cullman City Parks and Recreation...
Sheriff’s Office hosting citizens’ firearms safety class
Tribune File Photo/ Sheriff Matt Gentry addresses participants in last June's citizens' firearms safety class.
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office will be hosting...
Arrangements announced for CHS student Curt Wilson
CULLMAN - Visitation and funeral arrangements for Curtis Wilson were announced today. Wilson, a 15-year-old student at Cullman High School, tragically lost his life...
Vinemont’s Campbell signs on to swim for Emmanuel College
Left to right: Father Scott Campbell, Cullman Swim Team Coach Lisa Martin, Seth Campbell, Vinemont High School Principal Ferrell Runge and mother Heather Campbell
VINEMONT...
Walker recognized at CMA Music Teachers of Excellence ceremony
Cindy and Jim Walker pose for a photo with Little Big Town’s Jimi Westbrook, center, an alumnus of Wallace State College and former performer...
City amends alcohol ordinance to allow sales by multiple vendors under...
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Council on Monday approved an amendment to its current alcohol ordinance that will allow multiple vendors to sell alcoholic...
Hueytown takes game 3 from Hartselle, now faces No. 1 Cullman...
HARTSELLE – Cullman's baseball coaching staff got a good look at its next opponent in the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Class 6A...
WSCC Diagnostic Imaging students perform well at state convention
Wallace State Community College Diagnostic Imaging students Kevin Matanich, left, Ashley Butler, Whitney Gregg, and Loren Gilliam earned second place in the quiz bowl...
CCSO makes 2nd trafficking arrest in as many days
CULLMAN COUNTY - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) arrested a Holly Pond woman for trafficking on Friday. It was the second trafficking arrest...
(UPDATE) Troopers say alcohol may have been factor in wreck that...
CULLMAN - Alabama State Trooper Curtis Summerville said this afternoon that although the circumstances surrounding the crash that killed 15-year-old Curt Wilson Sunday evening...
Community mourns CHS student killed in wreck; Curt Wilson Memorial Fund...
CULLMAN - Traditions Bank of Cullman has set up a fund for the family of Curt Wilson, the Cullman High School student who was...
Deadline for beautification award nominations is May 12
CULLMAN - Nominations for Cullman's 2017 Beautification Awards are due by 5 p.m. this Friday, May 12, according to Cullman County Economic Development Director...
