Tag: News
‘I pray that our beautiful star-spangled banner never ceases to wave’
Honored WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran and keynote speaker Julian Campbell with his wife of 69 years, Marie Campbell / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN...
The spirit of giving: Merchants Bank presents checks to local nonprofits
Local nonprofit representatives, who were not told the amounts they were receiving beforehand, react when their checks are revealed. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On...
Free diabetes screening at Cullman Regional Nov. 9
CULLMAN - In recognition of National Diabetes Month, Cullman Regional is offering a free diabetes prevention screening to the community on Nov. 9. Visits...
Arrest report: Nov. 7
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 7. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Kelley, Shane Wesley, 31
parole violation/revocation-...
West Point Middle School scholar’s bowl takes 3rd at Wallace State...
Pictured, left to right, are Ashton Lindsey, Ryan Hancock, Evan Franks and Brodie Henry. / Lee Henry
HANCEVILLE - West Point Middle School's sixth-grade scholar's...
Opioid crisis: national public health leaders offer advice to local communities
BALTIMORE - At “America’s Opioid Epidemic: From Evidence to Impact,” a national summit conference at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health...
Welti Elementary honors veterans with special program
A Welti Elementary student speaks in part of Tuesday night’s Veterans Day program at the school. / Nick Griffin
WELTI - Welti Elementary School held...
Cullman Democrats draw big names at fall ball
From left, North-Central Alabama Young Democrats President Roger Duke; Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Madison; Alabama Democratic Party Voter File Manager Josh Robinson;...
Circus comes to town: more ‘whys’ than ‘wows’
Nosey the Elephant carries kids on rides in a pen on Main Avenue last weekend. / CAAWA
CULLMAN - This past weekend, a strange sight...
Arrest report: Nov. 6
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 6. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Barnett, Jeremy Wayne, 36
negotiating a...
Sheriff’s office holding church safety class; local churches encouraged to attend
Investigators work at the scene of a deadly shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Sunday Nov. 5, 2017. A man...
House committee streamlines process for veterans to update status on AL...
MONTGOMERY - State Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview, who serves as chairman of the House Interim Committee on Driver’s License Review, joined with members of...
Planning Commission: Rumors Deli hits roadblock; Royal Technologies gets go-ahead
Frank Fagg, of F & O Architects, and Rumors Deli’s Annette Harris address the Cullman City Planning Commission Monday evening. / W.C. Mann
Updated 11-8-17...
Battle of wits: Weekly Scholar’s Bowl League scoreboard (high school)
CULLMAN COUNTY - This year’s Scholar’s Bowl League season kicked off on Oct. 12. The league is made up of teams from high schools...
Wallace State conference center named in honor of Dr. William F....
Wallace State Community College unveiled the new name of the School of Nursing and Center for Science Conference Center as the Dr. William F....
Sibling business owners holding canned food drive competition
Siblings Terry Guthrie, left, and Lesia Guthrie Van Gundy, right, are hosting a friendly competition to see whose business can collect more food for...
Arrest report: Nov. 3-5
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 3-5. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Brown, Dayron Daniel, 43
first-degree theft...
‘All of you are my daughters’
Dorothy Frady, right, is embraced by one of the many people who came out to celebrate her on Sunday at Northbrook Baptist Church. /...
Entries being accepted now for Cullman Christmas Parade
The Cullman Pilot Club in last year's Christmas parade in downtown Cullman / Tribune file photo
CULLMAN - Cullman Parks and Recreation (CP&R) is taking...
Cullman County exhibitors bring home awards from Alabama National Fair Youth...
MONTGOMERY - Three Cullman County youths won awards at the Alabama National Fair Youth Beef Cattle Show on Oct. 29 at the 2017 Alabama...
Shelly and Rosie the turtles take up residence at Welti Elementary
One of the two newest additions to the Welti Elementary School Outdoor Classroom / W.C. Mann
WELTI - Welti Elementary School recently expanded its outdoor...
Cullman GOP welcomes Battle, Ledbetter to monthly meeting
Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, candidate for Alabama governor, speaks at the Cullman County Republicans meeting Saturday morning. / Nick Griffin
CULLMAN - The Cullman County...
A day of celebration of area veterans
Local U.S. Army veteran Gregg DeBoer and his son, center and left, with Col. Robert Nay, command chaplain of the Army Security Assistance Command...
Remember to ‘fall back’ this weekend!
CULLMAN - Daylight saving time ends this weekend. At 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, clocks will ‘fall back’ one hour to standard time....
Welti, Holly Pond holding annual fundraising chicken dinners this weekend
CULLMAN COUNTY - It’s a bad time to be a chicken in east Cullman County this weekend, as the Holly Pond High School Bronco...
Elks Club scholarship applications now available
CULLMAN - Applications are available now online for Elks Club scholarships. To access them, visit www.elks.org/scholars.
There are two different applications:
2018 Most Valuable Student Contest
Three...
Celebrating Dorothy Frady
Carol Berry, executive director of Restoring Women Outreach, and Dorothy Frady / Courtesy of Carol Berry
CULLMAN - Restoring Women Outreach and Northbrook Baptist Church...
Heroes: dinner honors local veterans; America’s newest Medal of Honor recipient...
Guest of honor, U.S. Army Capt. Gary Michael “Mike” Rose, right, shares a moment with another veteran at Friday night's Heroes Dinner in Cullman....
Local hero: Logan’s Eric Gilbreath rescues lost Alabama toddler
The photo Eric Gilbreath took of himself and 3-year-old Serenity Dawn Sanders after he found the missing toddler in the woods early Friday morning...
Arrest report: Nov. 2
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 2. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Boone, Bobby Wayne Jr., 35
failure...
Bingo! Sec. Merrill special guest at Brushy Pond’s regular game
Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill calls the numbers at Thursday’s bingo game at the Brushy Pond Senior Center. / Nick Griffin
BRUSHY POND -...
Ivey awards $3.8M to aid abuse victims statewide; almost $27K to...
MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey this week awarded $3.8 million to 49 nonprofits statewide which offer a variety of assistance at no cost to...
Colony Mayor Leeth attends international mayoral conference in Detroit
Colony Mayor Donnis Leeth, left, seen here with Colony Town Councilman Curtis Johnson, right, in a Tribune file photo from March 2017
COLONY - Colony...
Record amount raised at 13th annual Student Investment Luncheon
Alina Adams, head of the Physical Therapy Assistant program at Wallace State, congratulates the winning bidder of the Reese’s peanut butter cheesecake she made...
Ivey awards $1.3M for new state drug task force; Cullman 1...
MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $1.3 million to establish a new drug task force that will operate throughout the state...
Good morning, Vietnam! Cullman Veterans Day Celebration this Saturday
Flights will be available Saturday on a Bell UH-1 “Huey” helicopter. / Photo courtesy vietnamhelicopters.org
CULLMAN - This Saturday, Nov. 4, Cullman will honor its...
Arrest report: Nov. 1
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Nov. 1. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Ayers, Ashley Lorraine, 25
failure to...
Man leads CPD on brief chase, throws weapon from car
CULLMAN - A Cullman man is behind bars on multiple charges following a short pursuit Wednesday.
According to a media release from the Cullman Police...
Feet on Wall Street: Fillinger Foot Clinic opens in new location
Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs, left, and Dr. Eric Fillinger, right, speak at the opening of the Fillinger Foot Clinic, which moved to a new...
Updated: Longtime Cullman City Schools employee dies after fall from bluff...
Faye Jones Swindoll, in a photo dated 2013 / Facebook
Editor's note: The coroner's office on Thursday made an amendment to Mrs. Swindoll's age. She...
Wallace State named Achieving the Dream Leader College
HANCEVILLE – Achieving the Dream (ATD) on Wednesday announced that Wallace State Community College is one of eight community colleges in the ATD Network...
Update: Hanceville man dies in wreck off Mud Creek Bridge
HANCEVILLE - A Hanceville man was found deceased in a vehicle Wednesday at Mud Creek Bridge on County Road 538 in Hanceville.
Cullman County Coroner...
Sec. of State Merrill to be at Brushy Pond bingo Thursday
Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill / Tribune File Photo
Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill will be at the Brushy Pond Senior Center on...
ALEA investigating fatal wreck at Mud Creek Bridge
UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2017/11/01/update-hanceville-man-dies-wreck-mud-creek-bridge
HANCEVILLE - Authorities are on the scene of a fatal car wreck at Mud Creek Bridge on County Road 538 in Hanceville.
According to...
Arrest report: Oct. 31
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 31. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Cales, Cristy Ann, 39
grand jury-...
Get a free taco today from 2-6 p.m. at Taco Bell
CULLMAN - Thanks to Houston Astro Cameron Maybin, Taco Bell is giving away free tacos today, Nov. 1, 2017, from 2-6 p.m. Cullman locations...
Cullman woman dies after fall from bluff at Smith Lake
Map shows the Catalina Point area of Smith Lake / Google Maps
CULLMAN COUNTY - A Cullman woman died on Tuesday, Oct. 31, after she...
The ‘yellow brick road’ to recovery
For their Halloween afternoon group therapy meeting, Lisa Burgess, Grace Potter and Angela Shadden of The Bridge youth addiction recovery center traveled to Oz...
Pet of the Week: help Buddy find his forever home
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Animal Shelter’s Ryan Whisenhunt introduces us to our Pet of the Week, Buddy.
“Hello, I am Buddy and I am...
Hopewell Baptist celebrates 175 years
Mayor Kenneth Nail, accompanied by daughter Haana, delivered a proclamation from the City of Hanceville for Hopewell Baptist Church’s 175th anniversary. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE...
Arrest report: Oct. 30
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 30. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Albright, Charles William, 62
DUI- any...
Domestic dispute ends with attempted murder charge
Anthony Allen Garner, Jr. / Cullman County Sheriff's Office
CULLMAN COUNTY - A Hanceville man was arrested and charged on Monday with attempted murder after...
Halloween safety 101 with Sheriff Gentry and Chief Culpepper
CULLMAN - It’s Halloween; time for trick or treating! It’s important to have fun, but it’s just as important to stay safe, especially kids....
Battle of wits: Weekly Scholar’s Bowl League scoreboard
CULLMAN COUNTY - The Cullman County Scholar’s Bowl League is made up of teams from high schools all over Cullman County who meet each...
Hometown health care: new Hanceville clinic open for business
Sabrina and Kenneth Nail, center, cut the ribbon to officially open Hanceville Primary Healthcare on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - On...
CATA cosmetology students raise money for breast cancer
The Cullman Area Technology Academy Cosmetology Department is giving back to the community by donating to help cancer patients. October is Breast Cancer Awareness...
Good Hope Middle School advances to South’s BEST Regional Robotics Championship
Lillie McCluskey of Good Hope Middle School communicates with her teammate during the BEST Robotics competition at Tom Drake Coliseum.
HANCEVILLE – Spain Park High...
Ohio man indicted for reckless murder in deaths of Cold Springs...
CULLMAN - A Dayton, Ohio man was extradited to Cullman on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 to face six charges stemming from his alleged role...
Arrest report: Oct. 27-29
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 27-29. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Biggs, Jonathan D., 53
grand jury-...
Saint Bernard hires new admissions director
Brendan Flannery, St. Bernard Prep's new admissions director / Joyce Nix
CULLMAN - Brendan Flannery has been hired as the new admissions director for Saint...
Wallace State hosts approximately 1,400 high school sophomores for 3rd annual...
Wallace State Collision Repair student Timothy Robinson demonstrates an aspect of his program to students during the 2017 Wallace State Showcase.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State...
Annual Fall Fest in downtown Hanceville
The Tin Man from “The Wizard of Oz” was spotted handing out treats at this year’s Hanceville Fall Fest. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - On...
Get tickets now for Farm-City Farm-to-Fork Dinner
Tickets are on sale now for the Farm-City Farm-to-Fork Dinner (banquet) to be held Nov.16 at the Cullman Civic Center. The Triumphant Quartet will...
Beginning Nov. 1, veterans get in free to all Alabama State...
Buck's Pocket State Park / www.alapark.com
MONTGOMERY - To show appreciation for their service, Alabama State Parks is implementing a new program that provides veterans...
Good Hope receives Alabama 200 signs
Alabama 200” signs are popping up all over: at Good Hope Baptist Church, with church members, Good Hope Mayor Jerry Bartlett, Rep. Corey Harbison,...
Cold rain can’t dampen enthusiasm at Parkside Pumpkin Run
Noah Haynes was the first-place overall finisher, with a time of 19:08. / W.C. Mann
BAILEYTON - When it’s cold and windy, and the rain...
Downtown merchants share vision for Hanceville
Shawn Bennett addresses the Hanceville City Council and meeting attendees. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - On Thursday evening, the Hanceville City Council welcomed Shawn Bennett...
Arrest report: Oct. 26
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 26. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Burns, Kie Jeffery, 18
second-degree criminal...
Police, sheriff’s office will accept unused prescription meds Saturday
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) and Cullman Police Department (CPD) are participating in "National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day" tomorrow, Saturday, Oct....
68 graduate from sheriff’s Citizens’ Academy
Lt. Jeff Clemons and Lt. Rex Sorrow pose for a photo at the graduation ceremony for the latest class from the Cullman County Sheriff's...
A scary good time at Cullman Regional
CULLMAN - Thousands of excited trick or treaters and their parents packed the Cullman Regional parking lot Thursday evening for the hospital’s third annual...
3 suicides in 25 hours: Cullman’s 2017 total more than 25
Participants attached photos of lost loved ones to a memorial placard by the Depot Park fountain during Karma in Cullman’s Suicide Awareness Walk in...
Royal Technologies announces 165K-sq-ft expansion, up to 50 new jobs
Even as local dignitaries gathered for the groundbreaking, construction crews were already at work behind them. / W.C. Mann
We’re enthusiastic about the future; not...
Cullman Co. Republican Party to welcome Tommy Battle, Nathaniel Ledbetter to...
Left, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle; right, Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville / Courtesy of Tommy Battle campaign and State of Alabama
CULLMAN – The Cullman County...
Services today for Cullman High student killed in accidental shooting
Jackson Samuel Lambert / family photo
CULLMAN - Services for Jackson Samuel Lambert, 16, of Cullman will be held today, Thursday, Oct. 26 at Daystar...
Wallace State recognizes Phi Theta Kappa fall inductees
Wallace State recognized 64 new inductees at its Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society ceremony this month.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society...
Farm-City group tours Birmingham
CULLMAN - What do you get when you load up a bus with approximately 50 gardeners, farmers and others who enjoy growing things and...
Cullman Police joining in on trunk-or-treat fun Oct. 31
CULLMAN - The Cullman Police Department is getting in on the growing trunk-or-treat tradition this year. The department's event will be on Halloween night,...
12 arrested on drug and other charges
Top row, l-r: Barnes, Burrone, Schafer, E. Sims; middle row, l-r: Caudle, Taylor, K. Sims, Marcum; bottom row, l-r: Canada, Riggs, Witcher, Boone /...
The Crossing: ministering in the face of need
L-R: Sheila Parker, Director Melissa Hudson, Jan Saylor, Linda Hawkins and Dianna Schmuck. / Photo courtesy Melissa Hudson
CULLMAN - Since 2011, Melissa Hudson has...
2017 Festival and Trunk or Treat Guide
CULLMAN - Halloween is quickly approaching, and many area churches and organizations are holding trunk-or-treat events and fall festivals as an alternative to traditional...
Arrest report: Oct. 23
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 23. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Baker, Robin Lee, 45
failure to...
Gubernatorial hopefuls, others gather at Beat 8 Community Center
Democrat James Fields, left, and Republican John McMillan, right, are two of several candidates running for the office of Alabama governor. / W.C. Mann
BREMEN...
Cullman High student ID’d as victim in accidental shooting
Jackson Samuel Lambert / family photo
Updated 10-24-17 11:23 a.m.
CULLMAN - The victim in Monday night's accidental shooting was officially identified as Jackson Samuel Lambert,...
A light to guide them home
A special candlelight vigil was held Monday night at the Cullman County Sheriff's Office to remember and raise awareness for several missing persons or...
Tuscumbia woman killed in wreck near Simcoe
SIMCOE - A single-vehicle crash near the Simcoe community on Monday claimed the life of a Tuscumbia woman, according to Alabama State Troopers.
Selina Burns...
Juvenile reported dead from gunshot on city’s southeast side
CULLMAN - A juvenile has reportedly died on the city's southeast side tonight, the result of a gunshot.
"At approximately 8:27 p.m., we received a...
Alzheimer’s support and awareness headline Cullman council meeting
CULLMAN - Prior to adopting Resolution No. 2018 - 09 in support of November being Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month in the city of Cullman,...
Arrest report: Oct. 20-22
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 20-22. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Anderson, Randall Scott, 33
failure to...
Gourd art: 19th annual Alabama Gourd Festival wraps at civic center
CULLMAN - The 19th annual Alabama Gourd Festival has come and gone, with hundreds of artists and fans gathering at the Cullman Civic Center...
Back to the farm
CULLMAN - In spite of a full slate of area competition from events like the Mud Creek Arts and Crafts Festival, Pilot Club Rummage...
CP&R planning drainage redesigns for Heritage Park fields, other areas
Shown is a current topographical map of the large soccer field at Heritage Park, showing what Cullman Parks and Recreation discovered: "We pulled our...
Inside the smaller 2018 City budget
CULLMAN - The City of Cullman’s 2017-18 (fiscal year 2018) budget is substantially smaller than last year’s. The Tribune took a look to see...
Signs of the (bygone) times
Drew Green, left, delivers an “Alabama 200” sign to the Little School House in Garden City.
CULLMAN - As part of the Alabama 200 Bicentennial...
West Point man killed in early morning wreck on Hwy. 157
Updated 10-21-17 4 p.m.
WEST POINT - A West Point man was killed Saturday morning in a two-car wreck in the 10,000 block of Alabama...
WSCC Future Foundation hosting annual Student Investment Luncheon Nov. 1
The Fund A Need board made its appearance at the 2016 Student Investment Luncheon to help students with everything from tuition to gasoline and...
Full slate of community events this weekend
CULLMAN - This weekend is packed with activities on both Saturday and Sunday. See some of the highlights below. See full details on all...
Arrest report: Oct. 19
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 19. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Beard, William Joseph, 54
public intoxication
Blair,...
AL unemployment rate at historic low 3.8%; Cullman County second lowest...
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate is 3.8 percent, down from August’s rate of 4.2...
First Source for Women celebrates 10th anniversary, raises $75K at annual...
Updated 10-20-2017 11:09 a.m.
Dove Award-winning Christian comedian Mike Williams had audience members in stitches, and still challenged them to a deeper commitment to First...