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CCTV-55 switching hands from CHS to CP&R
The Cullman High School Broadcast Network (Bearcat News Network,some members seen here) will still contribute programming of school events to CCTV-55 and will continue...
Information sessions planned for WSCC Dental Hygiene program, Oct.11 and Dec....
HANCEVILLE - Students interested in learning about the Dental Hygiene program at Wallace State Community College can get up-to-date and comprehensive information at either...
Author/athlete Tricia Downing delivers inspirational message at Wallace State
Tricia Downing visited Wallace State recently, speaking about her book, “Cycle of Hope: A Journey from Paralysis to Possibility,” and the obstacles and changes...
Arrest report: Oct. 9
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 9. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests for Oct. 6-9 (County...
Cullman council approves massive collection of annexations, honors police and students,...
CPD patrol officer Brandon Patterson with his wife Candace, daughter Katie, and Chief Culpepper / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On Monday evening, the Cullman City...
Walk for Freedom set for this Saturday
CULLMAN - This Saturday, Oct. 14, global anti-human trafficking organization A21, together with the Cullman County Human Trafficking Task Force, will unite to host...
Tractor Supply to join Planet Fitness in old K-Mart building
Tractor Supply will occupy the east end, where Kmart’s garden department was located. The center section (space at far right of photo) will house...
Arrest report: Oct. 6-8
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 6-8. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
No arrests reported (County offices...
Closer look at 2018 county school budget
CULLMAN - The new Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) 2018 budget includes fun technological gadgetry, but also pushes for improvements in infrastructure and...
Senior Dedication Mass held at Saint Bernard
Seated is Abbot Cletus Meagher. First row, (left to right): Chanh Pham, Leo Hsieh, Eva Barck, Thao Nguyen, Anna Faulk, Leahrose Mami, Elizabeth Echeverria,...
Lost history found at Wallace State through research collection under Robert...
Wallace State’s Robert Davis, the college’s senior professor of history, spoke recently to the Autauga and Montgomery genealogical societies in Prattville about research and...
More details on Planet Fitness in Cullman
CULLMAN - As The Tribune reported on Tuesday, Planet Fitness is coming to Cullman; it will occupy the approximately 26,000-square-foot space in the center...
Get to know Ms. Serah Hudson, 2017 Cullman County Fair Queen
HANCEVILLE - It’s been almost two weeks since Hanceville High School’s Serah Hudson was crowned this year’s Cullman County Fair Queen. The Tribune caught...
Merchants Bank promotes Will Harding
CULLMAN - The Board of Directors of Merchants Bank of Alabama is pleased to announce that Will Harding has recently been promoted to vice...
Oktoberfest wraps early due to Hurricane Nate; full Saturday and week...
Kids enjoy giant dominoes at Saturday's Oktoberfest. / Nick Griffin
CULLMAN - Oktoberfest festivities were to wrap up on Sunday, but Hurricane Nate had other...
From the ashes of Simcoe Worship Center: Kingdom Life Church
Pastor Heath Tinker in Kingdom Life Church’s almost-finished sanctuary / W.C. Mann
We’re closer than we’ve ever been, and our goal is to impact this...
Ivey: Alabama first state to roll out nationally-recognized manufacturing credentials at...
BIRMINGHAM – Gov. Kay Ivey, while speaking at the Southern Automotive Conference Friday, announced that the Alabama Community College System (ACCS), through a partnership...
More details on Judge Chaney’s alleged ethics violation involving nepotism
Judge Kim Chaney, left; Attorney Thomas E. Drake, II, center; Attorney Alex Chaney, right (credits Tribune file photo, Facebook)
CULLMAN - More details are coming...
Suspect in custody in Friday’s Traditions Bank robbery
CULLMAN - The suspect in Friday’s robbery of Traditions Bank is in custody. The man, identified only as a middle-aged white male, is currently...
Cullman County student leaders learn valuable lessons during youth leadership conference
Cullman County students Emily Wells and Cooper Jones attended the Alabama Farmers Federation’s Youth Leadership Conference at the 4-H Center in Columbiana Oct. 2-3....
County employees getting 3.14% pay increase; sheriff’s office getting more
Sheriff Matt Gentry speaks at a press conference earlier this year. / Tribune File Photo
CULLMAN - Last week, the Cullman County Commission passed a...
Alabama AG Marshall joins those in support of ‘Road to Recovery...
Alabama Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall, right, at Johnny's Bar-B-Q on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. / W.C. Mann
MONTGOMERY - Alabama Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall, along...
Pet of the Week: help Max find his forever home
Update: Max has been reunited with his owner! Look for another sweet dog up for adoption today.
CULLMAN - Meet Max, The Tribune’s Pet of...
Carol of the (cow) bells: residents enjoy Senior Day at Oktoberfest
Local residents enjoyed the 2017 Cullman Oktoberfest Cowbell Chorus on Senior Day at Oktoberfest Thursday. / Nick Griffin
CULLMAN - Oktoberfest is in full swing,...
CPD nets 24 in felony warrant roundup
CULLMAN - The Cullman Police Department on Tuesday arrested 24 people while conducting a felony warrant roundup. The suspects were arrested for a variety...
Fly on the Trimotor!
Back in the 1920s, Henry Ford designed an aircraft that could fly 10 passengers coast to coast. It was called the Ford Trimotor because...
CCSO donates $15,500 to Cullman City, County Schools
CULLMAN - Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry and the Cullman County Sheriff's Rodeo Committee donated $15,500 from the proceeds of the 2016 Sheriff's Rodeo...
$800K judgment in sexual harassment case involving Surgery Center of Cullman,...
CULLMAN - A local woman was awarded a total of $800,000 in damages by a federal judge on Sept. 29 following a civil jury...
9th annual Cullman Co. Volunteer Fire Association Golf Tournament set for...
CULLMAN COUNTY - The ninth annual Cullman County Volunteer Fire Association Golf Tournament will take place this Saturday, Oct. 7, at Cross Creek Golf...
‘The keg is tapped!’ Cullman’s Oktoberfest is underway
Burgermeister John Dean and “Col. Cullman,” Larry Rowlette, keep tradition alive with the tapping of the root beer "keg," before moving on the to...
AG Marshall reviewing Chaney’s alleged ethics violation involving nepotism
Judge Kim Chaney, left; Attorney Thomas E. Drake, II, right
CULLMAN - Cullman attorney Thomas E. Drake, II confirmed to The Tribune Thursday that he...
Arrest report: Oct. 3
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 3. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Ayers, Logan Ashleigh, 21
second-degree theft...
Tip leads to arrest in case of pro wrestling ring stolen...
Components of a stolen wrestling ring are loaded onto a trailer by Hanceville Police Chief Bob Long, center, and an inmate, for transport back...
UPDATED: Bearcat coach Mark Britton diagnosed with cancer
Updated 10-4-17 4:43 p.m.
CULLMAN - Longtime Bearcat coach Mark Britton has been diagnosed with kidney cancer. The news comes less than two weeks since...
Jacobs proclaims October ‘Domestic Violence Awareness Month’ in Cullman
Pictured, left to right: Theresa Mann, Marie Lindsey, Mayor Woody Jacobs, Carol Horstman and Regina Grant / Leanne West
CULLMAN - Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs...
Holly Pond council passes 2018 budget, including $10K for schools
Good Samaritan Health Clinic’s Jolanda Hutson explains the clinic’s mission as she requests the council’s support. / W.C. Mann
HOLLY POND - This week, the...
Bosom Buddies announce fall fundraisers
October is all about PINK! Mark your calendars for these cancer fundraisers.
Oct. 1- Nov. 10 Turkey, ham and ribs
The third annual BBQ fundraiser. Orders...
Focus on fire department finances at Fairview council meeting
Fairview Volunteer Fire Department Chief Doug Williams, center, speaks to the Fairview Town Council Monday evening. / Nick Griffin
FAIRVIEW - The Fairview Town Council...
Cullman Oktoberfest 2017 officially kicks off Wednesday
2016’s Burgermeister, Rev. John Richter, left, will pass the title on to John Dean Wednesday evening. / Tribune File Photo
CULLMAN - Cullman Oktoberfest 2017...
Planet Fitness coming to Cullman in early 2018
CULLMAN - On Tuesday, a day after the Cullman City Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for the use of the old K-Mart...
Hanceville Masonic Lodge hosting Swamp John’s today
The Hanceville Masonic Lodge will host a Swamp John’s fundraiser today, Tuesday, Oct. 3 from 4-7 p.m. at Hanceville Assembly of God’s fellowship hall....
Arrest report: Oct. 2
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 2. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Bevington, Brian Alan, 50
failure to...
“To know Him and to make Him known”: Good Hope Baptist...
The Good Hope Baptist Church congregation celebrated the church’s 175th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. / W.C. Mann
GOOD HOPE - On Sunday morning,...
4 local students named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
CULLMAN - Officials with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recently announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists, less than one percent of U.S....
Arrest report: Sept. 29-Oct. 1
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 29-Oct. 1. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Boone, John Thomas, 33
domestic...
Local author publishes first children’s book
“Daisy the Nice Dragon” was written by Hallie Christensen and illustrated by Cristal Baldwin. / Photo courtesy Hallie Christensen
CULLMAN - Vinemont native and Cullman...
Merchants Bank promotes Ross West
CULLMAN - The Board of Directors of Merchants Bank of Alabama is pleased to announce that Ross West has been promoted to vice president...
Area residents benefit from Look Good Feel Better program hosted at...
Wallace State Salon and Spa Management instructors Amy Moore, left, and Sabrina Flanigan, right, with two of the attendees of the recent Look Good...
Cullman Shooting Sports aims for October opening
Cullman Shooting Sports Facility Manager Doug Long demonstrates the wireless target movement and retrieval system. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - As Cullman Shooting Sports draws...
Special teams: sheriff’s office plays VIP team in 3rd annual exhibition...
CULLMAN - On Saturday morning Sheriff Matt Gentry and his deputies from the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office found themselves caught in an overwhelming incident...
Cullman Mental Health Authority to merge with Huntsville’s WellStone Behavioral Health...
Cullman Area Mental Health Authority’s Executive Director Chris Van Dyke will be the chief operating officer of WellStone Behavioral Health.
CULLMAN - Cullman Area Mental...
Turn signal ahead for AL 69/Cherokee Avenue at Olive Street in...
Updated 10-2-17
CULLMAN - The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) announced Friday that a flashing yellow arrow turn signal will be installed on Tuesday, Oct....
Arrest report: Sept. 28
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 28. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Adkins, John Paul, 28
possession of...
Still time to reserve space on Antebellum Christmas tour of Natchez,...
HANCEVILLE - Anyone who has ever wanted to see Antebellum homes all decked out for the holidays can do that and more when the...
Pence visits Redstone Arsenal
Vice President Mike Pence stops in Bldg. 4619 to take a group selfie with members of the SLS team, using Systems Engineer Heather Haney’s...
County commission OKs 2018 budget; includes payout to County retirees and...
CULLMAN - During a busy session Thursday morning, the Cullman County Commission approved its fiscal year 2018 budget. The budget totaled $54.2 million, with...
2-week investigation nets 2 for meth trafficking
Patrick Joseph Cunningham, left; Gerald Wilson McDonald, right / Cullman County Sheriff's Office
HANCEVILLE - Two Hanceville men are behind bars following a two-week long...
2 Birmingham men arrested for trafficking heroin, cocaine in Cullman County
Devante Smith, left; Jordan Evans, right / Cullman City Police Department
CULLMAN COUNTY - Two Birmingham men were arrested by the Cullman Police Department on...
Arrest report: Sept. 27
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 27. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Cunningham, Patrick Joseph, 37
possession of...
Commission on Aging opens senior center in Fairview
Local seniors join in to cut the ribbon on the new Fairview Senior Center. / CCCOA
FAIRVIEW - The Cullman County Commission on Aging (CCCOA)...
A reader asks: Why do all of the Dumpsters in the...
VINEMONT - A while back, The Tribune got a question from a contractor and asbestos removal specialist who ran into trouble when he called...
Elks Lodge to hold annual low country boil this Friday
CULLMAN - This Friday, Sept. 29, from 6-8 p.m., the Cullman Elks Lodge will hold its annual low country boil. The event, helps fund...
Darlene Phillips named 2017 Queen of the Kitchen at Cullman County...
Darlene Phillips with Cullman Lion Don Smith / Noah Galilee
CULLMAN - This year’s Cullman County Fair Queen of the Kitchen has been crowned. Darlene...
Pet of the Week: help Josie find her forever home
CULLMAN - Ryan Whisenhunt with the Cullman County Animal Shelter, introduces us to our second Pet of the Week this week.
"Hello my name is...
Arrest report: Sept. 26
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 26. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Douglas, Nicole Adrienne, 42
public intoxication
Garner,...
Hanceville First UMC raises funds, through music, for disaster relief
Hanceville High School Band Director Steven Porter (seated) and the Dog Pound Players / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - Recent events in this part of the...
UPDATED Authorities have located and detained suspect in Guthery’s Crossroads area
UPDATE 4:59 P.M.
The suspect has been located and detained.
CULLMAN COUNTY - Cullman County authorities are searching for a suspect who led officers on a...
Statement from Randall Shedd: Rural Alabama spoke loud and clear
In the race for U.S. Senate between Sen. Luther Strange and Judge Roy Moore, we saw a familiar trend - rural Alabama spoke loud...
Gov. Ivey comments on U.S. Senate primary runoff
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday released the following statement on the U.S. Senate primary runoff:
“One of my first acts as governor was...
Primary opponents lining up behind Roy Moore
Roy Moore speaks Tuesday night after winning the Republican primary run-off election against Sen. Luther Strange. / Source: WBRC video
WASHINGTON D.C. - Republicans who...
Hanceville’s Serah Hudson named 2017 Ms. Cullman County Fair Queen
CULLMAN - The 2017 Ms. Cullman County Fair Queen pageant was held Tuesday night in the Coca-Cola Theatre on the grounds of the Cullman...
Arrest report: Sept. 25
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 25. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Dingler, Anthony Brian, 35
judge’s order-...
Hwy. 157 turn lane still top project in West Point
The West Point Town Council met Monday evening. / Nick Griffin
WEST POINT - The West Point Town Council met Monday night for its monthly...
2017 Cullman County Fair Queen Pageant tonight at 7 p.m.
Top row, l-r: Ally Knight (Good Hope), Averie Harris (Fairview), Gracie Thomas (Holly Pond), Haylee Dauphin (Cullman)
Bottom row, l-r: Hillary Holcomb (Vinemont), Raven Gilliland...
Run-off election today: Strange vs. Moore
FILE - This combination of 2017 file photos shows U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, left, and Sen. Luther Strange. Strange and Moore face off...
Arrest report: Sept. 22-24
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 22-24. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Allred, William Joseph, 22
possession of...
Merchants Bank’s Kimberly Dockery promoted
The Board of Directors of Merchants Bank of Alabama recently promoted Kimberly Dockery to senior vice president and Silver Spirit director.
Dockery joined Merchants Bank...
Can you handle them? Rating this year’s fair rides for thrill-seekers
Connor Milligan waits for his turn on The Genesis. / Nick Griffin
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Fair opened its gates Thursday night and, as...
Japan America Society of Alabama honors Alabama Cullman Yutaka Technologies and...
The Japan America Society of Alabama annual meeting was held earlier this month at Regions Field in Birmingham. Two Cullman companies - Alabama Cullman...
Cullman Economic Development Agency receives international award
Pictured left to right: Dr. Johnny McMoy, WSCC; Jamie Troutman, Cullman EDA; Joseph Burchfield, TVA
CULLMAN - The Cullman Economic Development Agency won a Bronze...
Longtime Bearcat coach Mark Britton announces retirement
CULLMAN - It’s the end of an era at Cullman High School. Following a successful 30-year career in education and athletics, Cullman High School...
Russellville man arrested, charged with rape in Hanceville
CULLMAN COUNTY - A Russellville man was arrested on Thursday, charged with second-degree rape, according to the Cullman County Sheriff's Office.
Shawn Douglas Berryhill, 20,...
Arrest report: Sept. 21
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 21. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Berryhill, Shawn Douglas, 20
second-degree rape
Blalock,...
13 Cullman-area students receive degrees from the University of Alabama
TUSCALOOSA - The University of Alabama awarded approximately 1,300 degrees during summer commencement August 5. Among those, according to a media release from the...
A bridge to hope
L-R: Lisa Burgess, Program Manager Grace Potter, Angela Shadden / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - Tucked away in an inconspicuous corner of Cullman is a little...
63rd annual Cullman County Fair underway
CULLMAN - The 63rd annual Cullman County Fair got underway Thursday afternoon with the raising of the Cullman Lions Club’s new 12 -by-18-foot American...
Fields for governor, in his own words
CULLMAN - Former state representative, one-time lieutenant governor candidate, Methodist minister and the first African American to ever be elected to state office from...
Mental health plays role in Wednesday night incident in Hanceville
HANCEVILLE - An incident involving a man declaring suicidal intentions inside a home on Alabama Highway 91 near Pitts Chevron in Hanceville early Wednesday...
Bicyclists find sack of kittens abandoned near Good Hope
Holly Hirsbrunner, Rita Kelley and Dixie Bergquist with the kittens shortly after they were found Saturday morning. Photo by David Hudson
GOOD HOPE - On...
Falkville man killed in 2-vehicle wreck
MORGAN COUNTY - A Falkville man was killed Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash in Morgan County.
According to a media release from Alabama State Troopers,...
Step right up! Cullman County Fair opens today
The Cullman County Fair will run from Sept. 21-30. / Tribune File Photo
CULLMAN - The smell of funnel cakes and candy apples will fill...
Cullman man sentenced to 90 years for child pornography
Gregory Jerome Lee
BIRMINGHAM - An Alabama man was sentenced Wednesday to 90 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for production of...
Smooth operators: CPD explains new ‘no-beard’ policy
CULLMAN - Back in August, a Cullman Police officer posted a survey on social media, with the permission of the department, asking how folks...
(UPDATED) 5 charged after search yields meth
Editor’s note: The original version of this story, published on Tuesday, Sept. 19, stated that all five suspects were charged with possession with intent...
Holly Pond’s Edgar Orona graduates from U.S. Air Force basic training
U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman First Class Edgar Orona recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
Orona completed...
Arrest report: Sept. 19
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Sept. 19. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Bates, Mark Anthony, 39
first-degree receiving...
Sheriff’s Office hosting firearms safety class Sept. 25
CULLMAN COUNTY - Next Monday, the Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) will be hold a firearms safety class. The event will be a classroom-only...
For a good cause
Triumphant Quartet / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - The Good Samaritan Clinic held its third annual Caring for Cullman Concert this week at Cullman High School,...
An afternoon with author Delos Hughes
Author, Dr. Delos Hughes, right, speaks to a guest at Sunday’s book signing and discussion event at the Cullman County Museum. / Drew Green
CULLMAN...
Tools of last resort: citizens’ academy on the firing range
Sheriff Matt Gentry talks about the use of firearms by law enforcement officers as instructor Sgt. David Nunn gets ready to bring students to...
