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CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman County Public Library Board at its meeting on Thursday, Nov. 16, discussed director pay and changes in operations, rescinded...

VINEMONT, Ala. – It was all smiles Thursday evening, Nov. 16, as members of the Cullman County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments received $100,000...

Funeral services for Wanda Knighten, 65, of Hanceville, will be 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow the...

Robert John Schweighart, age 77, of Cullman, Alabama passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Robert is survived by his wife, Kattie Powe Schweighart; his...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Local realtors are gearing up for the holiday season and preparing to make Christmas wishes come true. Now through Dec. 13,...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 17, 2023. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.GJ = grand jury; FTA...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The new Miss University of Alabama at Birmingham is senior Lacey Johnson, of Cullman. Nine students competed for the title in the...

Mary Joyce Hampton Watts, age 65, of Cullman, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, at her residence. She was born Nov. 6, 1957,...

Funeral service for Euell Franklin Bartlett, age 88, of Vinemont, will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at Cullman Heritage Funeral...

Carol Fannin, age 90, of Cullman, Alabama passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Carol was born in Heber Springs, Arkansas on Aug. 23,...

WINSTON COUNTY, Ala. -  The Winston County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, announced the arrests of five individuals in connection with...

VINEMONT, Ala. - Community leaders in Vinemont are preparing to dish out a traditional Thanksgiving meal to local families. The town will host its...

VINEMONT, Ala. - The Vinemont Town Council at its November meeting, discussed community holiday events, including the annual Community Thanksgiving Meal, Christmas Tree Lighting,...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Dedicated restauranteurs and chefs, local ranchers and growers and those who just love a good bite to eat gathered at Wallace...

Funeral service for Edna M. Hardin, age 88, of Vinemont, will be Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Cullman Funeral Home chapel,...

Funeral service for Corinne Byrd Glasscock, age 102, of Cullman, will be at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, at Welti Cumberland Presbyterian...

Dakota Ray Lamons, 19, of Vinemont, Alabama, passed away on Nov. 9, 2023. Dakota was born in Cullman County, Alabama, on Oct. 1, 2004,...

Funeral services for Mary “Dean” Chambers Porter will be Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 at 11 a.m. at Ryan Baptist Church, with Rev. Perry Knight...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 15, 2023. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.GJ = grand jury; FTA...

Updated Nov. 15, 2023 at 7:33 p.m. ADDISON, Ala. - Addison High School is a small school in a small town in Winston County, Alabama...

CULLMAN, Ala.  - Board-certified rheumatologist Kurt Blake, MD has joined the Cullman Regional  Medical Group. Blake attended medical school at the University of West Indies,...

CULLMAN, Ala. – A Cullman woman was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 14, after being indicted for capital murder during first-degree robbery and capital murder during...

Graveside service for Patricia Ann Barck, age 81, of Cullman, will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at Cullman City Cemetery. Cullman...

Gail Denise Sturgeon, age 56, of Cullman, Alabama, passed away Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. She was a caring mother and diligent house wife who...

HARPERSVILLE, Ala. — A Harpersville man was arrested Monday, Nov. 13, in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of a 19-year-old...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 14, 2023. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.GJ = grand jury; FTA...

VINEMONT, Ala. - Thanks to a partnership with The Decatur-Morgan County Entrepreneurial Center, known as “The E-Center,” three small business owners from South Vinemont...

CULLMAN, Ala. – A cloudy chill and slight morning drizzle were no match for Cullman’s car community Saturday, Nov. 11, as the 37th Annual...

A graveside service for Thomas Eugene Pugh, 70, of Bremen, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023 at Dilworth Church of God Cemetery....

A memorial service for Elisha Paul Crandall, 28, of Cullman, will be 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023 at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Crandall...

Memorial service for Martha Ann Bates Mazzara, age 70, of Cullman, will be Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Cullman Funeral Home...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 13, 2023. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

Memorial service for Deborah Shree Roberts, age 68, of Bremen, is incomplete at this time. Cullman Funeral Home is honored to serve the family. Mrs. Roberts...

Margaret Louise Smith, age 88, died peacefully on Nov. 9, 2023, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospice Care in Edgewood, Kentucky, after a brief battle with...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $17.5 million to provide improvements in 44 Alabama towns, cities and counties. The Community Development...

Ollie Carden Oden of Vinemont, Alabama passed away Nov. 9, 2023. She was born March 15, 1933 in Hatchechubbee, Alabama, and was the only...

CRANE HILL, Ala. - This Thanksgiving season, one local business is giving back to the community in the way it feels is most needed....

Updated Nov. 12, 2023 at 4:20 p.m.: UPDATE: Adam Clark, CPD public relations director, announced Sunday that Kyle Brett Christian, 39, has been arrested and charged with...

CULLMAN, Ala. – At its largest fundraiser of the year, Designer Bag Bingo, on Thursday evening, Nov. 9, 2023, the United Way of Cullman...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – While Thursday’s Hanceville City Council meeting was short and sweet, Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail utilized a packed council chamber to make...

CULLMAN, Ala. – West Elementary School’s fifth-grade class held its annual Veterans Day program Thursday, Nov. 9, welcoming local veterans to the school’s gymnasium....

Graveside services for Christopher Bales, 49, of Bremen, AL. will be 11 Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 at Johnson Grove Cemetery. Visitation for the public...

Funeral service for Terry Wayne Bates, age 68, of Cullman, will be Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel....

CULLMAN, Ala. - Alabama residents have been patiently waiting and biding their time until the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) attempts to issue Integrated...

Update: 11/13/23 The single-vehicle crash involving a bicyclist that occurred at 6:46 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, claimed the life of a Hanceville man.   According to...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County School Board at its Nov. 9, 2023, meeting approved Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette's recommendation to hire Elizabeth Watwood...

BAILEYTON, Ala. – The Town of Baileyton is set to deck the halls – well, the light poles lining Alabama Highway 69, in preparation...

Graveside service for Kevin Rutledge Parks, age 61, of Birmingham, will be Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 at 3 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham. Cullman...

Ruby G. Everett, of Addison, passed away at Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 at her residence. She was born June 4, 1943 in Haleyville, Alabama to...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Following a late October arrest for illegal possession of prescription steroid drugs, Bradford Meeks, 33, of Bremen, faces the possible revocation...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 9, 2023. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

CULLMAN, Ala. — The City of Cullman broke ground Thursday morning, Nov. 9, 2023, on the new OmniPlex Sports and Civic Center. The venue...

CULLMAN, Ala. — Cullman High School Theatre won Best in Show last weekend, earning 41 Superior medals for its performance of “Leaving Iowa” at...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Organizers of the 76th Annual National Veterans Day Parade announced this week that this year’s parade — set to take place...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed a statewide Drought Emergency Declaration – often referred to as a “No Burn Order” – prohibiting all...

Funeral service for Helen Rose Johnson, age 72, of Vinemont, will be Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Cullman Funeral Home chapel,...

Memorial service for Olen Carter, age 80, of Cullman, will be Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 at 11 a.m. at Cullman Funeral Home chapel, with...

John Paul Wilhite, age 82, of Vinemont, Alabama passed away on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. John was born in Cullman, Alabama on Jan. 4,...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 8, 2023. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

UPDATE (9 pm): Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick confirmed the decedent as Nicholas Allen Joiner, 20, of Vinemont. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- CULLMAN, Ala. – One person was killed...

Funeral services for Julian Fields will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 at Pleasant Grove Church in Colony, Alabama. Visitation for the public...

Funeral services for Deborah Davis, 63, of Cullman will be 11 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow...

Funeral services for James Cobb, 90, of Garden City, will be 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 10, 2023 at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will...

Memorial services are incomplete at this time for Billy Ronald Holcomb, 72, of Cullman. Cullman Funeral Home is honored to serve the family. Mr. Holcomb passed...

Memorial services are incomplete at this time for Wyndell Douglas Williams, 74, of Vinemont. Cullman Funeral Home is honored to serve the family. Mr. Williams passed...

Funeral service for Helen Rose Johnson, age 72, of Vinemont, will be Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Cullman Funeral Home chapel,...

Alice Fay Dunn, 82, of Cullman, AL passed away on Nov. 6, 2023. She was born on Sep. 24, 1941, in Winston County, AL,...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 7, 2023. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail has been indicted by a Cullman County grand jury on 15 counts of using his office for...

Cullman County Veterans Day Celebration salutes local veterans VINEMONT, Ala. – Skies were clear, a pale cerulean and perfect for flight on Saturday morning, Nov....

A memorial service for Cecil Amberson, age 63, of Blountsville, will be held at a later date. Mr. Amberson passed away on Saturday, Nov. 4,...

Graveside services for William Sandlin, 82, of Cullman, will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 at Hopewell Cemetery in Hanceville. Visitation for the...

Memorial service for Ramona Arlene Chaney, 66, of Cullman, will be Friday, Nov. 11, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Southwest Baptist Church in Hartselle,...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 6, 2023. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury;...

Funeral Service for Doris Harris, age 85, of Hartselle, will be at 12 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home...

Mr. William Melvin ‘Bill’ Butler, age 80, of Fairview, passed away on Nov. 4, 2023 at Cullman Regional Medical Center. Mr. Butler was born...

A graveside service for Harry Bridges, 73, of Hanceville, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 at Hopewell Cemetery in Hanceville. Mr. Bridges was...

Funeral service for Jo Ann McMillan, age 94, of Cullman, will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 at Cullman Heritage Funeral...

Danny Elwin McAfee was born Oct. 6, 1948 in Cullman, Alabama. He passed away suddenly on Oct. 30, 2023 in Bron, France while vacationing with...

Mary Joyce Hampton Watts, age 65, of Cullman, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, at her residence. She was born Nov. 6, 1957,...

Graveside service for Nedra Joyce Blackwood Smith, 81, of Cullman, will be Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Cullman Memorial Gardens, with...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 3, 2023. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

Mayor Woody Jacobs talks local improvement projects, Christmas season  CULLMAN, Ala. – Downtown construction projects have been topics of discussion at recent Cullman City Council...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Aspen Institute on Oct. 31, 2023, named Wallace State Community College as one of the 150 institutions eligible to compete...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Local participants had the chance to get up close and personal with   some of Cullman’s agritourism farms on Wednesday, Nov. 1, as...

Funeral service for Billy Joe "Bill" Ray, age 83, of Vinemont, will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, at Cullman Heritage...

James David Johnson, age 63, of Bremen, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at Cullman Regional. He was born Oct. 27, 1960, to...

Betty Jean Leipert, age 88, of Cullman, Alabama passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. She was born on March 3, 1935 in Cullman,...

Kathryn Louise Samples, age 69, of Cullman, Alabama passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Kathryn was born in Cullman, Alabama on Jan. 2,...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 2, 2023. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury; FTA...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Farm-City Week is just around the corner, and the Cullman Farm-City Committee has been hard at work through the year to...

CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City Council on Monday presented a $600,000 check to Cullman City Schools, part of a long-term plan to help...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Kirby, an approximately 3-year-old male pit terrier mix with a funky patterned coat is available for adoption at the Cullman County...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Childhaven receives donations throughout the year, but at only half capacity currently, some of those remain in storage. Since fall 2022,...

CULLMAN, Ala. - In a significant development in a case that has been under investigation for over three years, the Cullman County Sheriff's Office...

Funeral service for Gladys May Sharpton, age 86, of Cullman, will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Cullman Heritage Funeral...

Funeral Mass for Theodore Martin Schaefers, age 94, of Cullman, will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at Sacred Heart Church...

Memorial service for Charles Morrison, age 86, of Cullman, will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at First United Methodist Church...

Jesse Paul Campbell, age 75, of Hartselle, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, at Decatur Morgan Hospital. He was born Aug. 9, 1948,...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported Nov. 1, 2023. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. GJ = grand jury;...