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The following is an opinion piece submitted to The Tribune by U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama. The opinions expressed are Aderholt's.   Our beliefs, our ideals...

Sen. Paul Bussman, R-Cullman, speaks at Friday's State of the State community luncheon CULLMAN - Cullman County’s legislative delegation spoke to a packed house Friday...

CULLMAN - At its January meeting Thursday, Jan. 19, the Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) approved a number of personnel changes without publishing...

MONTGOMERY - Attorney Gen. Luther Strange led a coalition of 14 states calling on the incoming Trump administration to immediately repeal two new rules...

Freshman Gabby Hill (14) dribbles up the court in Thursday’s game as Shelton State’s Cierra Johnson (2) defends.   HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s men’s basketball team...

HANCEVILLE - Among the state of Alabama’s top five largest community colleges based on enrollment, Wallace State Community College, with locations in Hanceville and...

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate is 6.2 percent, up from...

Cold Springs cross country coach Claborn Campbell, left, with Cullman County Schools Superintendent Shane Barnette CULLMAN - On Thursday evening, the Cullman County Board of...

CULLMAN - It was Senior Night at St. Bernard as they hosted J.B. Pennington. They earned a split on the night, with the Lady...

HOLLY POND - In their last games before the Cullman County Basketball Tournament, the Holly Pond Broncos and Lady Broncos hot clocked the visiting...

MONTGOMERY - Attorney Gen. Luther Strange is inviting public and private schools throughout the state to submit applications for the 2016 school year Alabama...

CULLMAN - The Alabama House Republican Caucus met earlier this week to set an agenda for the upcoming legislative session.  The group will release...

HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College in Hanceville congratulates the 839 students named to the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Fall 2016...

Updated 1-19-17 at 2:50 p.m. CULLMAN - The man who was part of an officer-involved shooting in Cullman County last fall has been indicted for...

Once we get everything in place, it's going to meet the basic adapted physical education needs, hopefully, and sensory needs of students with severe...

Shane Barnette explains why he feels the state’s “report card” doesn’t tell the whole story.   When you measure a school or a school system, you've...

The Hankey family and Inflatable Frenzy staff VINEMONT - Brad Hankey is a self-described "big kid at heart."  He has his own collection of arcade...

Get ready for the beauty, laughter and excitement when “Alabama’s Favorite Circus,” Loomis Bros.Circus, makes their annual winter return to Cullman Feb. 3-5 with...

West Point High School Principal Heith Yearwood, left, with members of the 1987 West Point High School varsity basketball team / courtesy of West...

Rep. Robert Aderholt, left, speaks to Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth at Wednesday's breakfast meeting. CULLMAN - On Wednesday morning, political and business leaders from all...

Cullman County is in the Birmingham news market, but the Huntsville weather market. So what gives? CULLMAN - When you watch weather reports on the...

WEST POINT - The 1987 West Point boys’ and girls’ teams from 1987 were in the house Tuesday night and witnessed a thrilling varsity...

Sierra Easterwood CULLMAN - The Cullman Bearcats took on the Red Raiders of Decatur Tuesday night, and as most expected, the boys game started fast,...

VARSITY: Cold Springs 57, St, Bernard 49 Holly Pond 83, Fairview 58 Hanceville 38, Vinemont 16 Decatur 57, Cullman 48 Walker 80, West Point 76 (5 OT) GIRLS: Cold Springs 63,...

CULLMAN - Point guard Jesse Lee gave it an all-out effort with a career best 28 points in Cold Springs' 57-49 victory over St....

CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office would like to make the citizens of Cullman County aware of the Nixle Alert System. You can sign...

CULLMAN - On Friday, Jan. 13, the Cullman Police Department began a warrant roundup that continued through Monday, Jan. 16. A total of 26...

Image shows an example of a Little Free Pantry, courtesy of The Little Free Pantry on Facebook. CULLMAN - The Little Free Pantry pilot project...

GARDEN CITY - Two of the five people accused of causing more than $5,000 in damages to Garden City’s River Park a year ago...

In addition to promoting the planting of trees and shrubs for beauty and wildlife, our goal with the Cullman Forestry Planning Committee is to...

CULLMAN - The City of Cullman moved forward Monday night with the annexation of a little more than 90 acres of land on the...

GOOD HOPE - Good Hope and West Point fans alike were treated to a pair of thrilling games Monday night as the Raiders and...

Cullman Elite Realty owners Amy Martinez, left, and Rita Fromhold, right, with Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs CULLMAN - Amy Martinez and Rita Fromhold have been...

Sen. Paul Bussman, R-Cullman speaks at last year's State of the State Community Luncheon. CULLMAN - On Friday, Jan. 20, the Cullman Area Chamber of...

CULLMAN - The victim in last Thursday night's stabbing at Dripping Springs Apartments in Cullman is still in the intensive care unit of Huntsville...

Pro-life and pro-choice activists converged on Brother Bryan Park in Birmingham on Saturday for the 2017 Birmingham March for Life. BIRMINGHAM - The Greater Birmingham...

The Wallace State-Oneonta welding facility features 10 state-of-the-art booths for its students. ONEONTA – Wallace State-Oneonta has its first welding classes underway. The 10-booth welding station...

Lee McBride demonstrates how to tap a tree for its sugary sap, which is excellent for making syrup. Before modern methods made tapping trees...

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange looks on as Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry addresses the Fall 2016 graduating class of the Cullman Sheriff's Citizens'...

From the Files of 1917: Mrs. Leigh Taliaferro returned to her home in Nashville, on Saturday, after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. G.S. Leeth. D.T....

CULLMAN - Before the county teams shift their focus to the Cullman County Basketball Tournament, there is plenty of play in the upcoming week. From...

CULLMAN - Cullman Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is hosting their second annual Cullman County Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, Feb. 25. The event, which pits teams...

CULLMAN - The Cullman County Commission and Cullman County Soil and Water Conservation District recently secured a grant to bring hay into the county...

CULLMAN - Last year, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama (BCBSAL) and its pharmacy benefits management entity Prime Therapeutics (PT) dropped CVS pharmacies...

On Jan. 12-13, 1982, Cullman was hit by a large snow storm. The storm began Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 12, and would dump nearly half...

CULLMAN - The Society of St. Andrew (SoSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing hunger and food waste, hosted a sweet potato drop at...

HANCEVILLE - Friday night's game between the Oakman Wildcats and the Hanceville Bulldogs was a high-scoring affair that had to be settled in overtime,...

In writing an article for another paper I recently came across the story of a fourth-grader who initiated a fundraiser for a new animal...

GOOD HOPE - No. 1 ranked Cordova showed Good Hope how superior they were Friday night in the first quarter of the Blue Devils'...

BIRMINGHAM - A rare grant opportunity is being extended to grassroots humanities organizations across the state, and Alabama Humanities Foundation is urging communities to...

CULLMAN - As the season is winding down and teams get ready for area and regional tournaments around the county, St. Bernard and Whitesburg...

CULLMAN - Are low-fat foods always better?  Will a low-sodium diet help my blood pressure or diabetes?  Will eggs raise my cholesterol?  Find out...

Roger Dale Hines CULLMAN - A man who was stabbed Thursday night in an altercation at Dripping Springs Apartments remains in the intensive care unit...

Former State Rep. James Fields, right, was a speaker at Thursday night's meeting. CULLMAN - On Thursday evening, the Cullman County Democrats held their monthly...

Updated 1-13-2017 at 4:25 p.m. According to Cullman City Police Capt. Becky Boyd, Young's condition has not changed. The knife used has been recovered. "The investigation...

Dublin HANCEVILLE — Area residents with a little Irish blood running through their veins or anyone who would like to visit the Emerald Isle may...

HANCEVILLE - Thursday's meeting of the Hanceville City Council was short, but saw some important decisions and ideas take shape. In the way of finances,...

DODGE CITY - It was a quiet night for the Dodge City Town Council Thursday.  After an invocation from Councilman Ervin Chumley, the council...

Joshua Hanners, left, and Dustin Boone, right HANCEVILLE - Two Cullman men were arrested in Hanceville this week after a routine traffic stop in which...

Rita Light, Carolyn Calvert and David Vines inside the Beat 8 Community Center. CULLMAN COUNTY - Southwest Cullman County has been a coal mining district...

Pictured L-R: Judge Kim Chaney (task force member), Kathy Wilson (task force chair), Blakely Hopper (task force secretary) and Mayor Jacobs CULLMAN -  On Wednesday,...

CULLMAN - St. Bernard quickly recovered from a sweep at the hands of Cold Springs by delivering a sweep of their own at home...

BREMEN - Eli Hamby showed poise in the final three minutes, getting eight of his game-high 17 points that helped the Cold Springs Eagles...

Volunteers at the last Sweet Potato Drop in May 2016 CULLMAN - When people work together there is almost nothing they can’t accomplish. That is...

Updated 1-13-17 12:05 p.m. http://www.cullmansense.com/articles/2017/01/13/victim-thursday-night-stabbing-idd Updated 1-12-17 at 9:18 p.m. According to Culpepper, the suspect has been identified as Roger Hines. Hines has been arrested and...

CULLMAN - On Tuesday, the Cullman County Commission voted to support a 3-cent per gallon gasoline tax to fund a $1.2 billion bond issue...

Updated 1-12-17 at 9:04 p.m. HANCEVILLE - A Hanceville man was killed in the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 12 when the motorcycle he...

Shiloh Walker, who describes herself as an introvert, loves her garden, reading and the personalized education that being homeschooled affords her. CULLMAN - In the...

Updated Jan. 12, 8:56 a.m. BERLIN - A two-car collision occurred at the intersection of U.S. Highway 278 East and Alabama Highway 157 this evening,...

Chairman Ronnie Barnes of the Cullman County High School Athletic Association talks particulars of the upcoming county tournament. HANCEVILLE - Going undefeated through the six-game...

CULLMAN - The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) announced today that Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded a Community Development Block Grant...

CULLMAN - Yesterday, the Cullman County Commission voted to support a 3-cent per gallon gasoline tax to fund a $1.2 billion bond issue that...

CULLMAN - Flu season may be upon Cullman County earlier this year than previous years. According to Cullman Regional Medical Center (CRMC) Infection Control...

CULLMAN - U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, will be in Cullman on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce’s governmental affairs committee...

The Dripping Springs Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented Good Citizens Awards to Owen Griffith Lovell, of Cullman High School, Jefferson...

Council members donned matching T-shirts Tuesday evening. The shirts were donated by new Councilman Julian Fields, and read "Do It Right the First Time." COLONY...

BREMEN - It was home, sweet home, for the Cold Springs Eagles Tuesday evening, as it was their first home game in more than...

HANCEVILLE - Lane Horton Gymnasium on the campus of Hanceville High School was buzzing Tuesday night in anticipation of some quality hoops action. Not...

CULLMAN - A five-game home losing streak was broken by the Cullman Bearcats Tuesday night when they defeated the West Point Warriors 59-46. The Bearcats...

CULLMAN – The Cullman County Commission on Tuesday voted to support a 3-cent per gallon gasoline tax to fund a $1.2 billion bond issue...

Melanie Patterson worked in the newspaper industry for 20 years before deciding to enroll in Wallace State’s Welding program in 2015. HANCEVILLE – Maci Key...

Lake Catoma on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 CULLMAN - The Cullman County Commission on Tuesday morning announced that Phase III of the County's Emergency Water...

CULLMAN - January is Human Trafficking Awareness month nationally, and was proclaimed so in Cullman County this morning by the Cullman County Commission and...

Applications for hay relief from the Cullman County Conservation District will be accepted until 4 p.m. next Tuesday, Jan. 17. CULLMAN - 2016 was a...

“This is the second year that this relatively new festival will offer two full days of activities at Wheeler Refuge and events taking place...

CULLMAN - During the past month, Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) investigators arrested Jason Elliott Poole, 42, of Cullman and Tanya Michele Cordell, 42,...

CULLMAN - Cullman High School’s varsity baseball team will compete in the USA Baseball National High School Invitational in March, and they’re the only...

CULLMAN COUNTY - Everything should be back on a normal schedule for area high school basketball after games were postponed last Friday due to...

WELTI - Agents with the Cullman Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) on Thursday arrested David Keith Dotson, 48, of Cullman for trafficking in methamphetamine after...

CULLMAN - Cullman's German heritage organization Friends of Frankweiler (FoF) held its regular meeting Sunday afternoon at the Cullman County Museum. For those who may...

CULLMAN - Organizers for 2017's Rock the South music festival on Monday morning announced that Sam Hunt will be performing. This year's Rock the South...

ALABAMA - An Alabama man pleaded guilty on Thursday, Jan. 5 to producing child pornography involving seven minor victims, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie...

From the Files of 1898: The first open cotton boll of the season that we have seen was brought in on August 17th, by James...

Team members include (left to right) Alex Millwood, Seth Campbell, Leigh Ann Smithson, Mykenzie Lamb, Miguel Perales and Damon Gustafson.  Their teacher is Shannon...

Members of Christian Soldiers Ministries CULLMAN - Despite below-freezing temperatures, the Youth Explosion "No Limits" tour went on in Cullman this weekend at the Cullman...

UPDATED 1/8/17 at 12:38 p.m. The suspects in last night's robbery of the Battleground Jet-Pep are still at large, according to Cullman County Sheriff...

W.C. "Craig" Mann plays his dulcimer at the Cullman County Museum When you stop to consider that Craig Mann has performed on 38 musical instruments,...

Adel and E.H. Mize, who were from Cullman, on their wedding day - Feb. 1, 1942 (photo contributed by family) The Bible mentions the word...

Destroyed Texaco station at Simcoe On the night of Jan. 3, 1982, severe thunderstorms struck Cullman County. Areas affected included Simcoe, Walter, Phelan and Fairview,...

CULLMAN - The Cullman County Democrats recently held their monthly “Dems Night Out” event at Grumpy's Italian Grill, where they discussed what they describe...