Tag: Featured
Hanceville’s Annual Fish-o-Rama Set for April 30, May 6
HANCEVILLE - The City of Hanceville is hosting the annual Fish-o-Rama on Saturday, April 30 and Friday, May 6. April 30 is the Kids'...
Human trafficking victim shares story with Wallace State students
HANCEVILLE - It could happen to you. That was one of the points Lynn Caffery made to students, faculty and staff at Wallace State...
Community Events: Tuesday, April 26
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Autism Spirit Day
Tuesday, April...
Third-Place Finish Qualifies Aggies for AHSAA Golf Sub-State
FAIRVIEW - Hunter McKelvy and Hunter Whitehead of Fairview were part of a memorable day Monday in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class...
Attention Beer Lovers: Goat Island’s Richter’s Pils Among Best in Region
DECATUR - Craft brewing has made a boom in recent years since legislation passed allowing breweries to sell directly to customers, and north Alabama...
Outpouring of Public Support for CHS Principal, Vice Principal
CULLMAN - Last week the community was stunned when Cullman High School Principal and Assistant Principal Dr. Elton Bouldin and Mark Stephens were arrested...
Pair of Arrests Made for Manufacturing Meth
CULLMAN - On April 21, Cullman City Police Department narcotics investigators stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on U.S. Highway 31 North in...
Cullman Area Technology Academy Receives V-6 Engine from Toyota in Huntsville
Photo: Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Alabama donated 45 V-6 engines produced at the Huntsville plant to tech schools in six counties. Shown here are...
2nd Annual Spring into Summer 5K at CRMC
Whether it’s running or walking the 5K, taking advantage of our free health screenings, enjoying a few vendors while their kids participate in the...
Community Events: Monday, April 25
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Cullman City Council Meeting
Monday,...
Sacred Heart Students Deliver Stellar Performance of “The Lion King Jr.”
Learning to do the twirl was the hardest part for me. I had to really try to keep up with the others. I didn’t...
Freeman goes down in the second, Cold Springs eliminated from the...
SECTION - It was a rough day at the office Saturday for the Cold Springs Eagles as they lost the decisive game three of...
West Point Scholar’s Bowl Team Headed for National Championship
Front row (l-r): Luke Watson, Zakk Waddell, Billy Ellis, Ross Wallace, Alyssa Price
Back row (l-r): Derik Arendall, Austin Frederick, Kohan Lovett, Will Parker, Tom...
Community Events: Sunday, April 24
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Bloody Beat 22, Presented...
Hanceville’s Farmer’s Market Enjoys Opening Weekend
HANCEVILLE – The brand new Hanceville Farmer’s Market enjoyed its very first day on Friday, April 22. The weather was great and many of...
West Point Elementary Celebrates Earth Day by Planting Tree
I remember the first time I heard the term Earth Day. I was a teacher in 1970 and I heard on the radio they...
Armed Robbery at Holiday Inn Express & Suites off Exit 310
CULLMAN - At approximately 2:08 p.m. this afternoon, April 23, officers from the Cullman Police Department responded to an armed robbery call at the...
Cold Springs fights back in game two, forces a third game...
SECTION - It took all nine players at the plate and a complete game thrown by Tyler Rice, but Cold Springs kept their playoff...
Oakman Stuns Area 10 Champion Hanceville with Playoff Sweep
HANCEVILLE - Coming into the AHSAA state baseball playoffs with eight consecutive losses, the Oakman Wildcats were not fazed that they had only 10...
Crane Hill: New Senior Center and CCSO Field Station Discussed at...
Our deputies are in their cars, which is their office and they are going from point A to point B. With us adding an...
National Ag Day Celebrated Throughout County
Photo: Fairview School students filled this pickup truck with more than 1,470 pounds of food for Cullman Caring for Kids as part of the...
Jesse Newsom Appointed Director of Tourism
Left to right: Jesse, Natalie, Jack and Jenna Kate Newsom
CULLMAN - The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center yesterday announced the appointment...
Community Events: Saturday, April 23
There's a little something for everyone going on this Saturday!
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Obituary: Connie Keller Hudson
Funeral service for Connie Keller Hudson will be held Sunday, April 24, 2016 beginning at 2 p.m. at Seventh Street Baptist Church.
Arrangements under the...
Obituary: Timothy Alan Mann
Timothy Alan Mann passed away April 20, 2016. He was 59 years old.
Funeral Services will be held April 23. 2016 at 2 p.m. at...
Obituary: Marie Anna Godeke
Funeral services for Marie Anna Godeke, 88, of Cullman will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Cullman First United Methodist Church,...
Obituary: Melinda Gail Kliegl
Mrs. Melinda Gail Kliegl, 51, of Holly Pond, formerly of Valdosta, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016, in Cullman. She was born in...
Obituary: Nellie Jones Watts
Nellie Jones Watts, 91 of Alabaster, formerly of Ashridge Community, entered into rest on Thursday, April 21, 2016.
Nichols Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Complete...
Obituary: John Mercer
Mr. John Mercer passed away April 20, 2016. He was 73 years old.
There will be a Rosary Thursday at Moss Service Chapel at 7:30...
Linda DeGroot Takes 1st Place in Senior Spelling Bee
Photo shows Linda DeGroot, Jack Bray and Paula Hoover.
I love to spell. I’m the person people come to and say, ‘How do you spell...
Community Events: Friday, April 22
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2016 Cullman Area Chamber...
Cullman County Sheriff’s Deputy Stephen Thomas Receives Commendation Today in Montgomery
Photo: Alabama Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope; Alabama Rep. Howard Sanderford, R-Huntsville; Cullman County Sheriff’s Deputy Stephen Thomas; Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry; Alabama...
UPDATE: 2 Teenagers Charged with Capital Murder in Death of Cullman...
Updated at 7:04 p.m. on April 21, 2016
BIRMINGHAM – Vershawn Edwards, 17, and Horayshio Fletcher, 17, have been arrested and charged with capital murder...
UPDATE: CHS Principal Bouldin and Assistant Principal Stephens Placed on Administrative...
Photo: Dr. Elton Bouldin, left; Mr. Mark Stephens, right
CULLMAN - Cullman High School Principal Dr. Elton Bouldin and Assistant Principal Mark Stephens have been...
Annual County-Wide PALS Cleanup this Saturday, April 23
CULLMAN - This Saturday, April 23, the Cullman County and City of Cullman Sanitation Departments will continue their annual tradition of partnering with PALS...
Community Events: Thursday, April 21
NAMI Cullman (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
NAMI Cullman will meet at Mental Healthcare of Cullman, building 2, at 1909 Commerce Ave. NW at 6:30...
Cullman High School Principal and Assistant Principal Arrested on Trespassing Charges;...
CULLMAN - On the afternoon of April 20, Cullman High School Principal Dr. Elton Bouldin and Vice Principal Mark Stephens turned themselves in to...
Cullman Man Found Deceased on Lomb Avenue in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM – Officers from the Birmingham Police Department responded to a shots fired call at 11:47 a.m. Wednesday on Lomb Avenue Southwest to find...
Obituary: Raymond Elvis Maxwell
A Memorial Service for Raymond Elvis Maxwell, age 60 of Danville, will be Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Ft. Bluff in...
Fairview Girls and Cold Springs Earn Titles in Cullman County Meet
COLD SPRINGS - A decade of dominating the Cullman County Track & Field event by Cold Springs ended in a dramatic comeback by the...
Cullman County Schools Bus Involved in Early Morning Incident; Two Taken...
Updated 7:30 p.m.: According to Cullman County Schools Transportation/Safety Director Jeffrey D. Harper, one of the two people taken to CRMC this morning was...
Wallace State softball clinches share of ACCC North Division crown with...
Photo: Wallace State’s Julia Dailey improved to 7-0 on the season after tossing a four-hitter against Shelton State.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s softball team clinched...
West Point takes down Fairview; Lady Warriors fall
CULLMAN - It was senior night on the pitch for Fairview who took on West Point for the second and final time this season...
Community Events: Wednesday, April 20
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2016 April Morning Blend
Chamber...
West Point Town Council Meets, Updates on New Fire Station, Storm...
WEST POINT - A regular West Point Town Council meeting was held on Monday night, and the biggest topics of the night were the...
Obituary: Dorothy Dean Gable Davis
Mrs. Dorothy Dean Gable Davis, 82, of Sterrett, AL formerly of Holly Pond, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016. She was born in Cullman...
Obituary: Talmadge “Junior” Thrasher
Mr. Talmadge "Junior" Thrasher, 62 of Holly Pond, Passed away on Monday, April 18, 2016 at home surrounded by family. Junior was born in...
Lady Bearcats Blast Hartselle 12-0, Win 6A Area 15 Regular Season...
CULLMAN - Senior night for the Cullman High softball team was a great one on Tuesday after the Lady Bearcats rolled by the Hartselle...
CHS Named 18th Best Public High School in Alabama
CULLMAN - U.S. News and World Report has released its annual ranking of public high schools, and in the state of Alabama, Cullman High...
Join Local Cyclist Charles Coggins as He Reaches 100,000 Miles!
reposting from March 26
CULLMAN - On Saturday, April 23 at 11 a.m., local cyclist Charles Coggins is asking that the community join him in...
Obituary: c
Funeral services for Buddy Wayne Glover, 77 of Cullman, will be 11 a.m. Thursday, April 21, 2016, at Jones Chapel United Methodist Church with...
Obituary: Harvey Owen Knight
Funeral services for Harvey Owen Knight, 90, of Cullman will be held on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Hanceville Funeral Home...
Obituary: Clara “Pug” Jewanda Lovett
Marville "Bud" Wisner passed away April 15, 2016. He was 86 years old.
Funeral Services will be held at Moss Service Chapel Monday April 18,...
Obituary: Marville “Bud” Wisner
Marville "Bud" Wisner passed away April 15, 2016. He was 86 years old.
Funeral Services will be held at Moss Service Chapel Monday April 18,...
Sparkman Spoils Cullman’s Senior Night, Drops Cats 8-3
CULLMAN - Monday night was senior night as well as kid’s night and the Cullman Bearcats looked to keep the momentum rolling from their...
Community Events: Tuesday, April 19
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Chick-fil-A Spirit Night to...
Ruehl’s Best Score of Season Propels Lady Bearcats to Victory in...
CULLMAN - Senior Bradi Ruehl had her best performance on the golf course of the 2016 season Monday. Ruehl shot a 7-over par 79...
Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Set for May...
Photo shows last year’s Torch Run participants.
CULLMAN - On Tuesday, May 3, the seventh annual Cullman County Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics...
Cullman County Public Library Hosts Local Authors
With an attendance of over 100, we hope this will become an annual event to allow readers to interact directly with creative writers in...
Community Events: Monday, April 18
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West Point Town Council...
A Night at the Movies: Good Hope Raider Band and Child...
I loved working with the kids from CDC, I absolutely loved it!”
McKenzie Smith, ninth-grader at Good Hope High
HANCEVILLE - On Saturday, April 16, the...
Carbon Hill Ends West Point’s Momentum in the Good Hope Invitational...
GOOD HOPE - A busy day of softball for the West Point Lady Warriors began Saturday at 8 a.m. in the Good Hope Invitational....
Down to One Lane in Each Direction at Exit 310 on...
HUNTSVILLE - The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that Interstate 65 will be reduced to one lane in each direction at Exit 310...
Community Events: Sunday, April 17
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2016 Bloomin’ Festival Arts...
Beautiful Day Backdrop to Cullman Farmers Market’s Opening Day
We’re going to have a good variety this year and I am very proud of that. We are going to be very versatile this...
2nd Annual Harvest to Home Fundraiser and Silent Auction Set for...
Photo: Volunteers prepare for last year’s Harvest to Home fundraiser at the Agriplex.
CULLMAN - On Saturday, April 30, the North Alabama Agriplex will host...
Big Band Ballroom Dance Swings Through Wallace State
The singers and the jazz band are a more select group of students; they go through a tryout process just to get into the...
Yellowhammer Classic Slated for June 10 at Terri Pines
CULLMAN - On Saturday, June 10, Cullman’s Sons of Confederate Veterans chapter, Thomas Jefferson Denney Camp 1442, will host the Yellowhammer Classic Golf Tournament...
Dramatic Ending to Day One of the Good Hope Softball Invitational
GOOD HOPE - A dramatic finish completed the first day of the Good Hope Softball Invitational Friday evening.
MaKailey Speegle dropped a bunt just fair...
Win or Go Home: Bearcats Capture Area 15 Title, Down Hartselle...
HARTSELLE - The math was simple for the Cullman Bearcats Friday afternoon, April 15, as they strode into Ruben Sims Field, the home of...
Obituary: Clara J Lovett
Clara J Lovett entered into rest April 15, 2016.
Complete obituary and arrangements will be announced at a later time.
Nichols Funeral Home in charge of...
Obituary: Mary Lucille “Lucy” Campbell
Mrs. Mary Lucille "Lucy" Campbell of Vinemont Alabama passed away on April 14, 2016 at Cullman Long Term Care at the age of 76....
Obituary: Flossie Courington
Flossie Courington, 73, of Jasper, entered into rest on April 13, 2016 in Jasper, Alabama.
Miss. Courington was born on May 13, 1942 in Lynn,...
Obituary: Jeremy Wayne Harris
Funeral Services for Jeremy Wayne Harris, age 34 of Good Hope; will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2016 in the Cullman...
Obituary: Sybil Kathleen Davis
Funeral services for Mrs. Sybil Kathleen Davis, age 84 of Crane Hill, AL will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Sulphur Springs...
Obituary: Willie Jeanodell McMellon
A memorial service for Willie Jeanodell McMellon will be held at 2 p.m. at Moss-Service Funeral Home.
Arrangements under the direction of Moss-Service Funeral Home,...
Obituary: Betty Jean Goggans
Funeral services for Betty Jean Goggans, 58 of Cullman will be 2 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2016 at Moss-Service Funeral Home Chapel, with burial...
Obituary: Hugh E. Shivers
Mr. Hugh E. Shivers of Crane Hill Alabama passed away on April 9, 2016 at his residence at the age of 97. He was...
Obituary: Joyce Lucas
Joyce Lucas, age 80, of Springville, passed away on April 9, 2016 at TLC Nursing Center. Mrs. Lucas was a member of the Kingdom...
Obituary: Sheree Diane Steele
Sheree Diane Steele age 57 of Cullman, AL. died Sunday, April 10, 2016.
She is survived by her husband, Greg Steele; daughters: Carrie Adams (Kalen)...
Healthcare workers learn about dementia, human trafficking at Wallace State Alumni...
HANCEVILLE - As healthcare professionals working in an area nursing and rehab facility, Debbie Hamilton and Christy St. John weren’t sure how a lecture...
Alabama Operation Lifesaver Announces Railroad Safety Annual Report and 40-City Rail...
Pictured left to right: Sgt. Steve Jarrett, ALEA; Allison Green, ALDOT; Nancy Hudson, Alabama Operation Lifesaver; Alabama Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Tuscaloosa
MONTGOMERY - Vehicle-train collisions,...
Obituary: Douglas Wade Hester
Douglas Wade Hester, age 69 of Cullman, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Cullman Regional Medical Center. He was born September 26,...
Community Events: Saturday, April 16
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Good Hope High School...
Mayor Proclaims Relay for Life Day and Paint the Town Purple...
CULLMAN - On Friday, April 15, Mayor Max A. Townson proclaimed May 6, 2016, “Relay for Life Day” and May 1-6, 2016, “Paint the...
Mayor Proclaims Parental Alienation Prevention Week and “Bubbles for Love” Day...
CULLMAN - On Friday, April 15, Cullman Mayor Max A. Townson officially proclaimed the week of April 24-30, 2016 Parental Alienation Prevention Week and...
Hanceville Council Meets; Civitan Club Awards Essay Contest Winners, Mother Angelica’s...
Seen in photo, from left to right: Brenda Carter, Civitan Club; Abi Long, 1st Place Sr. High Winner and 3rd Place District Contest and...
Community Events: Friday, April 15
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Woodland Village Yard Sale
Thursday,...
Real food. Real fast. Southern Eats.
CULLMAN - Life in the 21st century is hectic. 40-plus-hour work weeks followed up by chauffeuring kids to ball practice and the daily homework...
UPDATE: Victims of This Morning’s Fatal Accident on I-65 Identified; ALDOT...
HUNTSVILLE - The victims of today's fatal accident on I-65 near Priceville, both employees of the Alabama Department of Transportation, have been identified. ALDOT...
Busy Bee Café Annual Reopening Celebration April 30
CULLMAN - On Saturday, April 30, starting at 6 p.m., the Busy Bee Café will hold what has become an annual celebration of its...
1 ALDOT employee killed, 1 injured in crash on I-65
HUNTSVILLE - Two employees of the Alabama Department of Transportation were injured — one fatally — in a motor vehicle crash this morning in...
2016 National Arc Welding Conference Tours Topre and Yutaka
There was a lot of automation and some neat robots. It’s like a big kid’s Lego kit and makes me want to get in...
From the Files of 1955: A Collection of Community Items
Each week, we're going to share a little tidbit from the Tribune's archives. It may not be "important" news, but we think it's interesting...
Community Events: Thursday, April 14
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Woodland Village Yard Sale
Thursday,...
Fairview Owns County Tournament; Girls’ and Boys’ Teams Victorious
CULLMAN - Making adjustments after one of their top golfers was home with the flu, the Fairview Aggies kept the Good Hope Raiders at...
Good Hope City Council Meets; Presents Money for GHS Athletic Building,...
Photo: Good Hope City Council members present a check to Good Hope High School Coach Alan Scott for new athletic building for Good Hope...
Temporary nighttime lane closures planned for I-65
HUNTSVILLE - The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that Interstate 65 will be reduced to one lane in each direction at Exit 310...
Sportsman Lake Park Vandals Arrested
CULLMAN - On Wednesday, April 13, investigators with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) made arrests in the case of the vandalism that occurred...
Cullman proves they are No.1 on the pitch
CULLMAN - It was a beautiful day for soccer as the Cullman Bearcats welcomed the John Carroll Catholic Cavaliers to the pitch at Oliver...
