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Rave reviews for 2017 State of Our Communities event
Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail with Cullman City Councilwoman Jenny Folsom
CULLMAN - “The people were so warm and inviting,” said Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth. “Chamber...
Saturday event guide: April 22
CULLMAN COUNTY - The weekend is here, and in Cullman that means plenty of family-friendly events. The National Weather Service is forecasting showers and...
Run-up to 2017’s Relay For Life in full gear
CULLMAN - Cullman Relay For Life is slated for May 5 this year, with plenty of events scheduled heading up to the big day.
Today,...
Former Double Springs MS teacher sentenced for attempted sodomy, transmitting obscene...
WINSTON COUNTY - According to the Office of the District Attorney for the 25th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, former Winston County teacher, Rickie Leath...
Fairview eliminated by Lee-Huntsville in 5A playoffs
FAIRVIEW - Despite walking 11 Fairview batters, Lee-Huntsville pitcher Robert Samaniego was effective, keeping the Aggies off stride Friday evening with the Generals taking...
AL unemployment rate down to 5.8%; Cullman County state’s 3rd lowest...
MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Sec. Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted March unemployment rate is 5.8percent, down from February’s...
Wallace State’s tennis teams open postseason play today in Decatur; WSCC...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s tennis teams open play today in their first Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)/Region 22 tournament since 2004.
The two-day event is...
Saint Bernard Prep welcomes monk as assistant headmaster
CULLMAN - The president of Saint Bernard Preparatory School, Father Joel Martin, O.S.B., has announced the appointment of Brother Linus Klucsarits, O.S.B. as assistant...
Boys’ results: Cullman Co. track & field meet
It was a 3-way tie for MVP: L-R, Hunter Appling of West Point, Jared Stanley of Cold Springs, Matt Cahoon of Holly Pond
BREMEN -...
Girls’ results: Cullman Co. track & field meet
Individual MVP Taylor Eady from West Point
BREMEN - The Cullman County Track and Field meet was held Thursday at Cold Springs High School....
Cullman dominates McAdory, advances to round 2 of playoffs
CULLMAN - From the first pitch of game one to the last out of game two, Cullman's 2017 state baseball play-off future was never...
West Point defeats Good Hope, 5-4, continues recent hot streak
WEST POINT - West Point looked to continue their recent hot streak in their next to last home game tonight, which was against Good...
Falkville woman killed in Thursday morning crash
FALKVILLE – A Falkville woman died today in a single-vehicle crash. Debra Skinner Hollingsworth, 62, was killed when the 2004 Chevrolet SUV she was...
Fairview bounces back to defeat Lee-Huntsville 9-2, forcing a game 3
FAIRVIEW - Fairview baseball coach Brandon Tidmore saw a similar pattern for his Aggies in the first round of the AHSAA 5A state playoffs...
3 Cullman area students honored at Samford University McWhorter School of...
BIRMINGHAM - Samford University's McWhorter School of Pharmacy honored 111 third-year students at the recent professional pinning ceremony, including the following from the Cullman...
Cullman, West Point girls qualify for state tennis tournament
CULLMAN COUNTY - Two local tennis teams have punched their tickets to the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) championships following success in this...
3rd annual Grant Brown Memorial 5K set for Saturday at Wallace...
HANCEVILLE - The third annual Grant Brown Memorial 5K will be held at Wallace State Community College this Saturday, April 22. Day-of registration will...
West Point woman arrested for distribution
WEST POINT - A West Point woman was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
Dang Saw Watson,...
Winston County Works welding program has produced the best job yet...
LaShanda Harrison is a graduate of the Winston County Works welding program.
DOUBLE SPRINGS – LaShanda Harrison has worked multiple years as a boilermaker. She’s...
Controversial bill targets racial profiling by police, divides area officials
Sen. Paul Bussman, R-Cullman voted in favor of SB112. Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope and Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry strongly oppose the legislation....
Fairview still hot following county tournament win
Photo from last week's Cullman County Tournament
CULLMAN - Fairview stayed hot on the golf course Wednesday, six days after winning the Cullman County Tournament...
Wallace State PTA program hosting color run in memory of Connor...
HANCEVILLE - Jill Strickland says her son Connor would find it amusing that a 5K and 1-mile fun run is being held in his...
Special needs prom: “Tale as Old as Time”
Erica Kilpatrick, Dana Dunagan and Greg "Pooh" Owen
CULLMAN - Around this time of year, many high school students get to experience a rite of...
MyWay Transportation donates $10K to Relay For Life
Haley Marecle, left, of the American Cancer Society accepts a check from John Henry of MyWay Transportation, who donated $10,000 as the presenting sponsor...
City school board celebrates student, teacher achievements
Cullman Primary School art award winners Ty White, Maddie Seidel and Wyatt Barker with Dr. Susan Patterson, left, and Principal Tricia Culpepper, right
CULLMAN -...
Local, state officials convene in Cullman to hash out issues
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill visited Cullman to address the crowd
CULLMAN - Working their way around the county, Cullman area State Reps. Corey...
Wallace State’s women’s golf team wins inaugural ACCC/Region 22 tournament championship
Wallace State’s women’s golf team won the inaugural ACCC/Region 22 tournament championship on Tuesday. Team members are, from left, Abbi Yeager, Annalee Stephens, Madison...
Morning music: “Rock the Boat”
When I worked at Saturn on an assembly line for 10 hours a day, we used to play games that we made up to...
Expect nighttime lane closures on U.S. 278
CULLMAN - Road construction is underway on approximately 5.5 miles of U.S. Highway 278 in Cullman County, from just west of I-65, all the...
Cullman falls in shootout to Westminster Christian
CULLMAN - Forty minutes was not enough time for the Westminster Christian-Cullman girls’ soccer game, so it came down to a shootout, and the...
Lady Warriors stymied by Hayden
WEST POINT - It was tough to be a Lady Warrior Tuesday afternoon as the Hayden Lady Wildcats rolled into town for a varsity...
Good Hope edges Cullman by 1 stroke in match play
Cole Pearson
CULLMAN - A very competitive round of prep golf took place Tuesday at Terri Pines Country Club between the Good Hope Raiders and...
Gators in Smith Lake could mean trouble for fishermen and residents
This photo posted on Facebook appears to show a juvenile American alligator.
SMITH LAKE - Residents and sport fishers around Smith Lake appear to be...
Good Hope ballpark first in county to be ADA-compliant
From L-R, Cullman County Water & Soil District Representative Robert Harbison; Mike Roden of the Alabama Mountains, Rivers & Valleys Resource Conservation & Development...
CCCDC awards $50K to Hanceville High; Strandlund resigns
Bill Strandlund
CULLMAN - Hanceville High School got a big hand-up from the Cullman County Community Development Commission (CCCDC) Monday evening. The school received a...
Improving access: Good Hope commission, public hear plan for CR 222/Exit...
GOOD HOPE - The City of Good Hope anticipates seeing further increases in development and traffic as a result of opening the interchange on...
Good Hope baseball, softball claim victory on senior night
GOOD HOPE - Good Hope pulled off a dramatic seventh inning, coming from three runs down to stun playoff-bound J.B. Pennington 4-3 Monday in...
Rue21 closing 400 stores, including Cullman location
CRANBERRY, Pa. - Teen clothing store chain rue21 is closing almost 400 stores, including the Cullman location at 1200 Cullman Shopping Center NW.
A statement...
33rd Annual Bloomin’ Festival this weekend will be largest ever
Brother Pachomius Alvarado, OSB spends a great portion of his time in St. Bernard Abbey’s Bakery baking divinely delicious cinnamon raisin bread to sell...
Update: Mae’s Food Hall taking shape
Developer Shane Quick isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty to bring Mae’s to life.
CULLMAN - “Rock the South” mastermind Shane Quick set his...
Cullman Farmer’s Market sees increase in vendors, shoppers
Shoppers inspect the goods of a record number of vendors at the farmer’s market
CULLMAN - The Festhalle Market Platz Farmer’s Market saw brisk business...
April walking tours celebrate Cullman’s history
Greg Richter prepares to lead Saturday’s tour
CULLMAN - As part of Alabama’s bicentennial celebration, Cullman is one of 25 cities around the state hosting...
This week in high school sports
CULLMAN COUNTY - Here's what's going on in high school and area sports this week.
BB: Baseball; SB: Softball; SC: Soccer; Track/Field
MONDAY:
Holly Pond at Hanceville...
Fairview Theatre presents “The Seven Torments of Craig and Amy”
FAIRVIEW - Fairview Theatre Works charmed with their production of "The Seven Torments of Craig and Amy," an unorthodox romantic comedy about a teenage...
Files from Yesteryear: 1918 and 1955
From the Files of 1918:
Marvin Scott, who is on the USS Pennsylvania, will arrive Sunday to spend a few days with his mother, Mrs....
In Cullman, former AL Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb hints at...
Former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, Sue Bell Cobb, addresses the Cullman County Democrats
CULLMAN - Former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme...
Huge day for CP&R: Art in the Park festival sees City...
Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs officially unveils plans for the renovation of City Park, now renamed “Art Park”
CULLMAN - It could not have been a...
Cullman Baseball winning streak ends in Hartselle; Cullman Softball falls in...
HARTSELLE – Cullman's eight-game winning streak was put to rest on Saturday afternoon by arch-rival Hartselle 4-1 at Sparkman Park.
The No. 2 team in...
Jacobs proclaims “Parental Alienation Prevention Week” and “Bubbles for Love Day”...
CULLMAN - Recently, Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs officially proclaimed the week of April 23-29, 2017 "Parental Alienation Prevention Week” and April 25, 2017, "Bubbles...
Tribute to Barry Manilow: Jim Witter to perform at Wallace State...
HANCEVILLE - Nashville artist Jim Witter will present “I Write the Songs,” a show full of beloved tunes from the iconic Barry Manilow that...
New Holly Pond business offers services for trucks, tractors and more
Ricky Cason, Sr., QuickSilver service manager
HOLLY POND - A very mobile local business has found a home in Holly Pond. QuickSilver Diesel Repair and...
Saturday event guide: April 15
CULLMAN COUNTY - It's Easter weekend, and the weather is gorgeous. Get out and enjoy one of these fun Saturday events!
As always, if you...
West Point boys, girls fall to Arab via mercy rule
WEST POINT - It was a rough day for West Point as the Warriors and Lady Warriors fell to the visiting Arab Knights and...
CPD: Quick thinking by patrol officers leads to recovery of stolen...
Matthew Childers, left and Chase Johnson, right
CULLMAN - The Cullman City Police Department (CPD) says quick thinking by some of the department's patrol officers...
Bizarre ending to Cullman-Pisgah game; Lady Bearcats shut out Pinson Valley
MORRIS - Victory for the Cullman Lady Bearcats slipped through their grasp on a bizarre ending against Pisgah during the North-South Softball Challenge at...
Container gardening
Containers flank the sides of this gazebo. Planted with prolific "Marguerite' sweet potato vine and hot pink and white impatiens, they add height as...
Hanceville OKs bid on civic center AC, signs off on dam...
Mayor Kenneth Nail hands the signed Smith Lake Dam evacuation plan over to Cullman County EMA Director Phyllis Little.
HANCEVILLE - The Hanceville City Council...
Morning music: “Glory, Glory, When I Lay My Burden Down”
At first you might think you are listening to another version of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" and it is very similar, but "Glory,...
Fairview sweeps West Point, clinches 5A, Area 12 championship
FAIRVIEW - West Point kept their chances of clinching the 5A, Area 12 championship alive when they defeated Fairview, 9-3, on Tuesday. Tonight, the...
Remembering the victims: Cullman Caring for Kids marks Child Abuse Awareness...
The blue ribbons on signs, light posts and cars around town represent the bruises suffered by victims of child abuse.
CULLMAN - It was a...
Fairview completes a sweep of championships in the Cullman County Golf...
CULLMAN – Fairview's domination in the Cullman County High School Golf Tournament continued Thursday at Cross Creek Course with three more championship trophies heading...
Strong second half propels Arab girls by Cullman 3-2 in prep...
CULLMAN – Arab was a different team on the girls' soccer field Thursday afternoon after having a tough first half with the Cullman Lady...
Benefield, Whateley retiring from Holly Pond High School
Luette Benefield, left, and Wilma Whateley
HOLLY POND - Holly Pond High School has seen several new teachers in the past few years. New teachers...
Hunting eggs, finding joy at Field of Miracles
Egg hunters bring in their baskets for counting Wednesday at the Field of Miracles.
CULLMAN - It was a day of joy at the Field...
Berlin moves closer to incorporation
Patrick Bates opens the incorporation petition for a resident who wishes to sign
BERLIN - Patrick Bates, who heads up the effort to incorporate Berlin,...
Plenty at stake in local high school baseball Thursday
CULLMAN COUNTY - Area baseball play comes to a close on Thursday with four local teams involved in hotly contested affairs.
Playoff berths are at...
Fairview in the clubhouse with the lead after round 1 of...
FAIRVIEW - After 18 holes of the Cullman County High School Golf Tournament, the Fairview Aggies are in the clubhouse with the lead.
Playing the...
Fairview, Cold Springs, Holly Pond victors in day 1 of JV...
GOOD HOPE - With the varsity division of the Cullman County Softball Tournament now in the record books, the junior varsity stepped on center...
West Point High has top 5A scholars’ bowl team in Alabama
The West Point Scholars’ Bowl team with their awards at the state tournament
WEST POINT - At Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham this month,...
Cullman Regional breaks ground on new urgent care center
Cullman Regional President/CEO James Clements and Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs
CULLMAN - Back in late January, Cullman Regional President/CEO James Clements announced plans for a...
Jacobs proclaims April 2017 “Community College Month” in city
CULLMAN - On Monday, Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs officially proclaimed the month of April 2017 "Community College Month" in the city of Cullman. On...
Xtreme Allstars recognized by Cullman mayor and council
CULLMAN - At this week’s Cullman City Council meeting, the mayor and city council formally recognized the Cullman Gymnastics & Cheer Academy's Xtreme Allstars...
Art in the Park this weekend at City Park; future plans...
CULLMAN - Cullman City Parks and Recreation (CP&R) will host the annual Art in the Park event this Saturday, April 15 from 9 a.m.-3...
Going “Places”: Cullman native chasing musical dreams to Tennessee
MURFREESBORO - Shannon McNeal lived in Alabama, then Tennessee, then Alabama again, then Georgia, then Alabama again . . . again. Then she started...
Good Hope OKs EMA’s emergency evacuation plan for Smith Lake Dam
GOOD HOPE - The Good Hope City Council welcomed Cullman County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Phyllis Little this week. Little presented the EMA’s...
Republican Women host ALGOP Chairwoman Terry Lathan
ALGOP Chairwoman Terry Lathan
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republican Women hosted a special guest Tuesday evening. Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) Chairwoman Terry Lathan joined...
Norton’s pinch-hit sacrifice fly lifts Cullman to 1-0 area win over...
CULLMAN - It was Senior Night in Cullman as the Bearcats took on the Brewer Patriots in an important area game. Both teams had...
Lady Warriors reign supreme in Cullman County Softball Tournament
GOOD HOPE - The second and final day of the 2017 Cullman County Softball Tournament got underway Tuesday afternoon with some fantastic action. Up...
Albertville blanks Cullman girls 1-0 to win 6A, Area 14 regular...
CULLMAN - Heather Choron drove the ball through the hands of goalkeeper Ashley Grace with 21:31 left in the second half to propel Albertville...
Wallace State’s Lacasse, Willoughby earn All-Tournament honors as Lions finish 3rd...
Brandon Lacasse, left, and Chip Willoughby were All-Tournament selections.
SCOTTSBORO – Wallace State’s Brandon Lacasse and Chip Willoughby earned All-Tournament recognition as the Lions finished...
West Point dashes Fairview’s hopes of clinching 5A, Area 12 playoff...
WEST POINT - West Point was determined to not let county rival Fairview clinch a playoff berth Tuesday evening on the Warrior diamond.
In a...
Man killed in Tuesday morning collision near Parkside School
Updated 4-11-17 5:45 p.m.
BAILEYTON - A Cullman County man was killed early Tuesday morning in a two-car collision on County Road 1595 (Grandiflora Road)...
Glory days: CHS baseball alumni day
CULLMAN - Cullman's current baseball team stepped aside last weekend to allow former Bearcats to relive their glory days in the second annual Alumni...
Candid discussion: state and local officials take part in lively town...
L to R: County Commissioner Kerry Watson, Alabama House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter, Sheriff Matt Gentry, Rep. Randall Shedd, Rep. Corey Harbison, Hanceville Mayor...
Work begins on U.S. 278 to AL 69 junction
CULLMAN - Road construction has begun on U.S. Highway 278 in Cullman County. The project affects Highway 278, from just west of I-65, all...
Cullman County Softball Tournament starts with a bang
GOOD HOPE - It was a perfect 64 degrees Monday morning as the 2017 Cullman County Softball Tournament got underway on the campus of...
Swann’s game-winning, 7th-inning single lifts Cullman to 4-3 win over rival...
CULLMAN - The Cullman Lady Bearcats rallied in the bottom of the seventh after trailing 3-2 and a Bailey Swann game-winning single propelled them...
WSCC baseball wins series vs. Shelton State as Putman recognized for...
Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics, far right, presents coach Randy Putman with a plaque recognizing his recent accomplishment. Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview, looks...
Lawmakers, leaders react to Bentley’s resignation, Ivey as new governor
ALABAMA - Reactions from lawmakers and leaders around the state are pouring in following the resignation of Alabama's 53rd governor, Robert Julian Bentley. Bentley...
Search of Berlin home results in trafficking arrest
BERLIN - Two people were arrested late last week after officers with the Cullman City Police Department (CPD) executed a search warrant at a...
Kay Ivey sworn in as Alabama’s 54th governor
MONTGOMERY, AL (WBRC) - Alabama Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey was sworn in as the state's 54th governor on Monday, April 10, following the resignation of...
Gov. Bentley will resign, plead guilty to misdemeanor charges
MONTGOMERY, AL (WBRC) - Alabama's 53rd governor, Robert Julian Bentley, will resign from office amidst allegations he covered up an affair with an aide and...
Cullman area music historian’s recordings featured in production of “She Stoops...
“She Stoops to Conquer” was performed at Liberty University.
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Neal Brasher, who teaches accents and dialects as assistant professor of Theatrical Arts...
Update: Chief Reinhardt on Cullman’s new fire station
Concept image of Cullman Fire Station No. 3
CULLMAN - The Tribune recently got an update on Cullman Fire Rescue’s (CFR’s) new Fire Station No....
This week in high school sports
CULLMAN COUNTY - Here's a look at what's going on in the world of high school sports this week in the Cullman area.
BB: Baseball;...
ALGOP Steering Committee calls on Bentley to resign immediately
MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) Steering Committee, in a resolution passed today, called upon Gov. Robert Bentley to step down from his...
House fire in Rolling HIlls subdivision
UPDATE 10:45 p.m. According to Gold Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jerad Guthrie, there was no one in the home at the time of the...
Local group hosts Autism & Special Needs Awareness Day at Heritage...
Winners of the special needs walk display their medals and trophies.
CULLMAN - On Saturday, members of the Cullman Autism and Special Needs Family Support...
2017 Safe Kids Expo encourages child safety- and lots of fun
CULLMAN - On Saturday, Brooks’ Place celebrated its 14th annual Safe Kids Expo at Sportsman Lake Park in Cullman. The event, sponsored by several...
Former Alabama star John Croyle speaks about Big Oak Ranch and...
John Croyle speaks with audience members Saturday night, April 8, at Cullman High School.
CULLMAN - There was a star in the house at the...
