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Brandon Osborne led multiple law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase on Monday, ending when he crashed into a utility pole in Hanceville. (Photo...

The Bethsadia Volunteer Fire Department has nine board slots open for a one-year term. If you or someone you know is interested in serving...

Chris McCool, left, and Jeremy Kilpatrick, right (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - The Cullman County Republicans’ monthly meeting was Saturday morning at...

Tony Leonardi, former organizer of the Sweet Tater Festival, stands by his truck, a staple of the festival, during the 22nd annual Sweet Tater...

Suicide attempt survivor, speaker and founder of the online support group “Suicide Prevention and God’s Helpers” Korey Burris (contributed) CULLMAN - September is Suicide Prevention...

The Fairview High School Aggie Band marches in Monday's Fairview Lions Club Labor Day Parade. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) FAIRVIEW - The Fairview...

CULLMAN - A suspect being pursued by the Falkville Police crashed on U.S. Highway 31 in Hanceville, according to Cullman Police Chief Kenny Culpepper. "There...

Updated 9-2-18 at 8:24 p.m. CULLMAN - A pit bull mix dog attacked a 3-year-old girl at a home in Fairview Sunday. The girl was...

Nancy Horton leads a group in prayer over food before they deliver it to the school. (Photo courtesy of Hanceville Knapsacks for Kids) HANCEVILLE -...

Exhibits like these from local school FFA chapters are a staple of the Cullman County Fair. (Tribune file photo) CULLMAN - The smells of cotton...

John Tillman (second from left), a former principal of Cullman High School, is presented with an honorary diploma during the 10th annual Distinguished Alumni...

Fairview Elementary students, faculty and staff gather together, showing off their new T-shirts, at the school Friday morning. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) FAIRVIEW...

Robert Williams, regional vice president for Central Network Retail Group, which owns Marvin's, cuts a piece of lumber to mark the grand re-opening of...

Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Timmy Puckett, center, with his daughter Kinlee Puckett, left and wife Kim Puckett, right (Christy Perry for The Cullman...

CULLMAN - Vandalism inside a Cullman Electric Cooperative substation on Friday caused thousands of dollars in damage and resulted in more than 3,000 co-op...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 30, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

Cullman Regional Home Health and Hospice opened in its new location on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2018. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - Cullman...

MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Department of Transportation urges motorists to drive safely as the Labor Day holiday and college football games are expected to...

MARSHALL, Mo.- Missouri Valley College, located in Marshall, Missouri, had 27 summer graduates. Among them was Benjamin Wilson, of Holly Pond. Wilson earned a...

The 2017 Fairview Lions Club Labor Day parade makes its way through Fairview. (Tribune file photo) FAIRVIEW - The Fairview Lions Club is holding its...

Kimberly Pearson (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) CULLMAN - Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies and investigators on Tuesday arrested a Cullman woman for second-degree arson. Kimberly...

Dalton Brown (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) HANCEVILLE - Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) investigators on Monday arrested a Hanceville man on one charge of second-degree...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 27-29, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

HANCEVILLE - This Saturday, Sept. 1, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament near Hanceville will host a pilgrimage day for the celebration of...

Marlee Phares displays her letter, accompanied by a few Welti classmates, left to right: Pyper Turner, Lillian Horton, Aeron Pierce, Leighton McGriff and Aiden...

CULLMAN - Property owners older than 65 may qualify for extra savings on their property taxes. It is now time for annual registration for...

World War II veteran John Parker with daughter Nancy Bates. Parker is celebrating his 100th birthday on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. (W.C. Mann for...

Business owners Eric Parker (former candidate for Cullman County Commission chairman), holding scissors, and his wife Jennifer Parker, to his left, cut the ribbons...

Left to right: Ricardo Mitchell, Jr., Dwayne Wilson, Clinton Jones, Jr. and Jennifer Kelk (Cullman Police Department) CULLMAN - On Tuesday, good old-fashioned boots-on-the-ground police...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 28, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

CULLMAN - Cullman County Animal Shelter volunteer Donna Ruttkay introduces us to The Cullman Tribune’s Pet of the Week: Wrigley is a 1-year-old rottweiler mix....

The Walter Dollar General opened quietly Monday morning. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune) WALTER - Some might think that quiet little Walter is the...

Jack St. John (Courtesy of www.gsa.gov) WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced the appointment of Jack St. John as general...

Ben Harrison (right), general manager of Cullman Regional Airport, speaks to Cullman County Commission members about a bid for reconstruction at the airport. (Hayden...

Hymnal pages were salvaged from the blaze by firefighters. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN COUNTY - “God is still good!” the Warrior Creek...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 27, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

Good Hope Mayor Jerry Bartlett (third from left), presents a $15,000 check to Good Hope Fire & Rescue Assistant Chief Jamie Garmon (fourth from...

Three residents of the Heritage Village subdivision wait to address the Cullman City Council Monday night. (W.C. for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - On Monday...

Gov. Kay Ivey and Topre America President Hideo Shimizu cut the ribbon on Topre’s new building, and celebrated the company’s newly-announced $80 million expansion...

Rev. John Bussman of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church gets soaked at the church’s fifth annual Wild Game Cookout Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. (Christy Perry...

Firefighters stand outside Walgreens in south Cullman Sunday night after six people were taken to Cullman Regional for what was believed at the time...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 23-26, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

Firefighters stand outside Walgreens in south Cullman Sunday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) LATEST UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/08/27/update-no-hydrogen-cyanide-south-cullman-walgreens-freon-blame-sunday-night CULLMAN - The Walgreens at 1700 Second Ave....

Lance Self is the founder and CEO and CTO of Zero RPM. HANCEVILLE – Lance Self, founder and CEO of Cullman-based Zero RPM, has earned...

Political columnist and Alabama Public Radio personality Steve Flowers speaks Sunday at the Cullman County Museum. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - On...

Firefighters stand outside Walgreens in south Cullman Sunday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) LATEST UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/08/27/update-no-hydrogen-cyanide-south-cullman-walgreens-freon-blame-sunday-night CULLMAN - The Walgreens at 1700 Second Ave....

CULLMAN - Cullman Wee Swap Upscale Childrenʼs Consignment’s Fall 2018 Sale will take place Monday, Aug. 27 through Saturday, Sept. 1 in Building 1...

Cullman Police Officer John Anderson (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - Cullman’s American Legion Post 4 recently awarded its Police Officer of the...

The Cullman High School Class of 1993 is getting together for its 25th reunion the weekend of Oct. 5. On Friday, Oct. 5, the class...

A two-vehicle crash snarled traffic in Holly Pond Friday night. Five people were injured. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune) HOLLY POND - Five people were...

Robin Dill demonstrates how volunteers can help patients paint, even if they can’t hold a paintbrush. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - Grace...

Welti Elementary faculty (Photo courtesy Gina Marie Webb) CULLMAN - Niche.com, an online rating group described by Forbes Magazine as a kind of “Yelp” for...

West Point’s theater department performed Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” in the spring. Shown left to right: Wardrobe (Jamie Myers), Cogsworth (Brendan Williamson), Chip...

CULLMAN - Cullman Regional Hospice and its fundraising arm, Hospice of Cullman County, Inc. are partnering with Masquerade Fundraising on Thursday, Sept. 13 from...

The Hanceville City Council on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune) HANCEVILLE - On Thursday evening, the Hanceville City Council worked...

The da Vinci Xi Surgical System, left to right: the da Vinci Xi robot, vision cart and surgeon’s console Cullman Regional needs the community’s help...

Vinemont Baptist Church children and youth at the congregation’s “Christmas in August” breakfast.  (Photo courtesy Ann Irani, Vinemont Baptist Church) VINEMONT - Students at Vinemont...

Scott Stadthagen (Courtesy of Scott Stadthagen for State Representative District 9 on Facebook) MONTGOMERY - After Democrat Terrie Jones Savage withdrew from her race against...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 20-22, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

Adrian Scott, left, was named the 2018 Wallace State Employee of the Year. Scott, the department chair of the Art/Visual Arts Communications program, has...

Local artist Jack Tupper works on the Bulldog Wall of Fame at Hanceville High School. The inaugural Bulldog Wall of Fame induction ceremony will...

Garden City Mayor Tim Eskew and Mayor Pro-Tem Scott Arnold at this week’s meeting of the Garden City Town Council (Christy Perry for The...

Warrior Creek Missionary Baptist Church was destroyed by fire Tuesday night, Aug. 21, 2018. The original structure was built in 1857. (Christy Perry for...

Parkside Elementary School (Tribune file photo) MONTGOMERY - Cold Springs Elementary School and Parkside Elementary School have been named among 50 schools across the state...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 21, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

CULLMAN - Cullman County Animal Shelter volunteer Donna Ruttkay introduces us to The Cullman Tribune’s Pet of the Week: Gus is a 5-year-old pit bull...

Sweet Licks Dixieland Jazz, seen here at 2017's festival, will perform from 10 a.m.-noon on Sunday, Sept. 9. CULLMAN - The second annual Bernard Blues...

CULLMAN - The Cullman Tree Commission held its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 21 at Cullman City Hall. Chairman Everett Wier and members Peggy...

Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson, center, presented Aaron Sparks and Principal Kim Hall a Cullman County PALS Beautification Award for Cullman High School. CULLMAN - On...

Kim Mardis (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) FAIRVIEW - Agents with the Cullman Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) last Thursday arrested Kim Nunnelley Mardis, 54, of Fairview. Mardis...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 20, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

Gary “Sarge” Sargeant, top left, owner of Hawg Engineering, gets ready to ride in memory of his friend, slain country music star Wayne Mills,...

In the kids’ activity area outside, Circuit Judge Gregory Nicholas demonstrates his cotton candy skills. CULLMAN - On Saturday morning, around 100 current and prospective...

CPA Tony Turbyfill (left), of Segroves & Brewer, PC, goes over the Town's audit with the West Point Town Council during its meeting Monday...

Bud Reed is sworn in to the Berlin Town Council, Place 5 by Notary Jane Bates during the Berlin Town Council's August meeting Monday...

West Point High School Warrior Marching Band percussionists play during their band camp at West Point High School. WEST POINT – The West Point High...

Gov. Kay Ivey, on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, signs Executive Order 715, which establishes the Alabama Counts! 2020 Census Committee. MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey...

Wallace State Nursing graduates Terry Beasley and Hannah Vandiver light their lamps in advance of taking the Nightingale Pledge. HANCEVILLE - More than 70 students...

L-R: Deacon Rhodes Bolster, Bishop Robert Baker, Father Bernard Denson, Abbot Cletus Meagher, Deacon Justin Ward CULLMAN - On Saturday, July 21, the monastic community...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 16-19, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

“Mary Poppins” (Walt Disney Pictures/Photofest) HANCEVILLE - The Wallace State Community College Theatre program will host auditions for the roles of Jane and Michael Banks...

Gassers race during the Southeast Gassers Association Return to 1967 Championship Drag Race at the Baileyton “Good Time” Dragstrip Saturday. BAILEYTON – Hundreds of racers...

The Vinemont High School Class of 1988 will hold its 30th Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. at the All Steak.  The...

Trevor Slayton United States Air Force Airman Trevor M. Slayton recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman...

Tyler Skinner (as Harold Hill) and Sarah Jane Skinner (as Marian Paroo), center, during Saturday’s matinee performance of the Cullman Community Theatre’s production of...

CULLMAN - Tractor Supply Company in Cullman​ is inviting all local growers, crafters and artisans to showcase their homemade and homegrown goods at its Fall...

A member of the Meek High School Band of Champions plays drums during after-school band practice at Meek High School ARLEY - Meek High School's...

Jim Head (left), Addison High School band director, helps tune students during after-school band practice at Addison High School. ADDISON - Addison High School...

Hanceville High School Head Football Coach Cody McCain speaks to community members during the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce’s August Community Luncheon Friday at...

Sarea, a student of HOPE Horses, Inc., rides Prince, a 24-year-old quarter horse, during her session on Thursday. (Christy Perry for The Tribune) CULLMAN -...

Albert von Pelser (center), Cullman Chamber Talent Recruitment Taskforce member and plant manager at REHAU, speaks to community members during the Cullman Area Community...

Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Lee Auman, speaks at a town hall meeting at the Cullman Civic Center Thursday evening. (Christy Perry...

CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 16, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.   GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...

MONTGOMERY - Alabama Department of Labor Sec. Fitzgerald Washington on Friday announced that the preliminary, seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate for July is 4.1...

This poster, drawn by West Point Elementary School’s Lyric Antone, is featured in the 2019 Farm-City calendar. (Alfa Farmers) MONTGOMERY - Alabama Farm-City 2019 calendars...

Fairview High School band members line up while practicing marching during their band camp at Fairview High School. (Hayden Hyatt for The Tribune) FAIRVIEW –...

Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Tom Parker speaks to the Cullman County Republican Women this week. (Heather Mann for The Tribune) CULLMAN - The Cullman...

Holly Pond High School band members practice their half-time show during band camp at Holly Pond High School. (Hayden Hyatt for The Tribune) HOLLY POND...

Francisco Martinez (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) Updated 8-16-18 at 4:14 p.m. Late Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Cullman County Sheriff's Office said that investigators have...

Left to right: Will Drake, Jennifer Glassford and Michael Kastner CULLMAN - Students at St. Bernard Prep School arrived on campus on Sunday, Aug. 12,...