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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama on Thursday released the following statement in regard to the introduction of his bill, Stopping Consumption of...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – More than 200 mayors, county commissioners, legislators and other community leaders from across Alabama joined Governor Kay Ivey today to kick...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabamians peachy keen on contests can cobble together nominations for Bama’s Best Peach Cobbler in a Facebook competition through April 15. Sponsored...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A Crane Hill couple, Walter Michael “Mike” Williams and Amy Butler Williams, on Thursday were indicted by a federal grand jury...

The “Best Five Head” county group went to Cullman County during the 2019 Junior Beef Expo in Montgomery March 15. From left are Katie...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $700,000 grant for a new way to help victims of sexual abuse and violent crime...

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, met with constituents during the Alabama Farmers Federation’s biennial Washington Legislative Conference in the nation’s capital March 5-7.  During...

MONTGOMERY, Ala.  –  Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January 2019 unemployment rate is 3.8 percent, unchanged from December 2018’s rate, and below January 2018’s rate...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Republican Party Executive Committee voted Tuesday night to oppose Gov. Kay Ivey's proposed 10-cent gas tax increase, following...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Following tonight’s adjournment of the Alabama Legislature, Governor Kay Ivey called a Special Session to tackle Alabama’s ongoing infrastructure issues. The Special...

President Donald Trump/ Courtesy of NBC News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – In response to Gov. Kay Ivey’s request on March 4, President Donald Trump approved a...

A State Mortuary Operations Response Team (SMORT) vehicle is seen in Lee County, Alabama on Monday, March 4, 2019. (Jeremy L. Kilpatrick) LEE COUNTY, Ala....

Cullman County’s state legislative delegation, left to right: Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope; Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview; Rep. Scott Stadthagen, R-Hartselle; and Sen. Garlan...

MAPLESVILLE, Ala.  – Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced her Rebuild Alabama Infrastructure Plan, which proposes a 10-cent increase in Alabama’s fuel tax with...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (file photo courtesy of Governor's Office, Sydney A. Foster) MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a State of Emergency...

Photo courtesy of the Alabama Retail Association MONTGOMERY, Ala. – From Friday, Feb. 22, to Sunday, Feb. 24, Alabama will observe its eighth annual Severe Weather Preparedness...

This editorial ran in Linden, Alabama's The Democrat-Reporter on Feb. 14, 2019. (Courtesy of WVTM 13) MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Press Association Board of...

The winning entry from District 4 in 2017, "Karmann Ghia" by Magnolia Bachman (www.house.gov) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Robert Aderholt,R-Alabama today called for entries in...

Gov. Kay Ivey (Cullman Tribune file photo) MONTGOMERY - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday issued an op-ed entitled "An Alabama Solution to an Alabama...

Cullman County’s Tim Donaldson was re-elected to a one-year term as chairman of the Alabama Farmers Federation State Pork Committee during the 2019 Commodity...

Cullman County Human Trafficking Task Force Chairperson Kathy Wilson with Alabama State Human Trafficking Task Force Chairperson Pat McKay.  (Photo courtesy Kathy Wilson) MONTGOMERY -...

Harper Lee, author of “To Kill a Mockingbird” (Licensed by Getty Images. Used with permission) MARION, Ala. - Harper Lee and Milly Francis will be...

Alabama Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall / Image source: WVTM 13 MONTGOMERY - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Tuesday informed the Hoover Police Department and...

Photo shows Alabama Highway 157 looking up to the large hill beside the Cullman Stockyard in January 2018. (Cullman Tribune file photo) HUNTSVILLE - The...

MONTGOMERY – With a mix of wintry precipitation forecast this week in Alabama, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) encourages motorists who must drive...

Pictured is a Blue Engine 4, or BE-4, which will be manufactured at Blue Origin's Huntsville facility. (Photo courtesy of Blue Origin) HUNTSVILLE – Gov....

MONTGOMERY – Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment December rate is 3.9 percent, down from November’s rate of 4.0 percent, and slightly above December 2017’s...

Former Alabama Rep. Ed Henry represented Alabama House District 9, which includes parts of Cullman, Marshall and Morgan Counties. (State of Alabama) MONTGOMERY -  On...

Photo credit: Pixabay MONTGOMERY - Thousands of Alabama smokers resolve to quit every New Year. Here’s how to make 2019 the year for success. The Alabama...

MONTGOMERY - High school seniors and college students should act quickly to apply for thousands of dollars in scholarship money through two programs. Jan....

MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) continues investigating multiple hepatitis A cases in Jackson and DeKalb counties. This outbreak may continue...

Then Cullman City Council President Garlan Gudger passed the gavel to Dr. Jenny Folsom in August 2018. Now in the Alabama Senate, Gudger was...

Former Rep. Ed Henry, R- Hartselle represented Alabama House District 9, which includes parts of Cullman, Marshall and Morgan Counties. He did not seek...

Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence/Alabama Coalition Against Rape MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $208,282 to help ensure victims of sexual assault...

Judge Brad Mendheim (State of Alabama) MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday released a statement on the appointment of Brad Mendheim to fill a...

MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $2.5 million in grants to help homeless Alabamians find immediate housing and to assist others who...

MONTGOMERY –   Employment and job counts have once again reached record levels.  In November 2018, 2,128,082 people were counted as employed, an increase of...

Gov. Kay Ivey (Office of Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey) MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey launched the year of Alabama’s Bicentennial at the Alabama State Capitol...

MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday awarded $46.6 million in grants to assist low-income families in Alabama with energy bills. The grants, issued...

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (video image courtesy of The Tribune's Birmingham news partner, WVTM 13) MONTGOMERY – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced during...

MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the award of grants totaling $3.1 million for programs that help low-income residents take steps to...

MONTGOMERY - Final passage of a five-year farm bill by Congress today (Dec. 12, 2018) was welcome news for Alabama farmers eager to prepare...

Alabama Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall / Image source: WVTM 13 MONTGOMERY - The United States Congress on Wednesday passed the $867 billion Agricultural Improvement Act...

QUINCY, Mass. – Festive meals, flickering lights and holiday decorations are all hallmarks of the holiday season. However, Christmas trees, candles, electrical decorations and...

Tribune file photo MONTGOMERY - Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced the award of a $6.3 million grant to support crime victims, as they navigate...

Erron Martez Dequan Brown (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office/WVTM 13) The Cullman Tribune's Birmingham news partner, WVTM 13, is reporting that the suspect in the Thanksgiving...

Brooksville resident Jamie Pettit, who helped state wildlife officials load the bear for transport, shows the size of its paw. (Photo courtesy Jamie Pettit) BROOKSVILLE...

Photo credit: Geoff Gottlieb HOOVER - The City of Hoover and the Hoover Police Department issued a joint statement Monday morning regarding the officer-involved shooting...

Emantic “EJ” Bradford (Ben Crump Law, PLLC) (11-25-18 at 5:11 p.m.) Editor's note: The photo used in this story, received from Ben Crump Law, PLLC,...

Gov. Ivey signs the Small Business Saturday proclamation. Also pictured are L.D. Ralph, deputy district director, Alabama District, U.S. Small Business Administration; Charlotte Meadows,...

Gov. Kay Ivey with Bear (Office of Gov. Kay Ivey) MONTGOMERY - The Office of Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is sad to announce the death...

Gov. Kay Ivey speaks at Friday’s groundbreaking ceremony in Huntsville (Office of Gov. Kay Ivey) MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday joined Mazda Toyota...

MONTGOMERY – Alabama’s statewide unemployment rate for October is unchanged from September’s. According to the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL), the preliminary, seasonally adjusted...

BIRMINGHAM  – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama is warning its customers and Alabamians about a nationwide robocall scam. These calls falsely claim...

BIRMINGHAM - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has confirmed the state's first case of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a rare polio-like disease...

Samples of new driver’s licenses (adult and minor) MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) will soon add a digit to driver’s license numbers...

MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey this week announced the state of Alabama is receiving a total of $3,980,000 through the Homeland Security Grant Program,...

MONTGOMERY - Alabama residents looking for some extra income may have a great opportunity to help their country, their state and earn a little...

Left to right: Commissioner Kerry Watson, Cullman County EMA Director Phyllis Little, Commissioner Garry Marchman and Commission Chairman Kenneth Walker pose for a photo...

MONTGOMERY - Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall urges Alabamians to participate in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, on Saturday, Oct....

MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey’s office released the state’s latest unemployment numbers Friday morning. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate is 4.1 percent....

BIRMINGHAM – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama will join with school and government officials in Cullman on Tuesday, Oct....

Gov. Kay Ivey awarded the Cullman County Commission $291,294 to construct a bathhouse/restroom facility at Stony Lonesome OHV Park. (Tribune file photo) MONTGOMERY - Gov....

MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Secretary of State's Office is reminding Alabamians of the upcoming deadline to register to vote in advance of the Nov. 6,...

Cullman County received the Outstanding Forestry Planning Committee Award for the Northeast Region during the Alabama Landowners Conference Awards Program Oct. 15 at the...

Stan and Suzanne Wood, center, of Cullman County were named the Alabama Tree Farmers of the Year during the Alabama Landowners Conference Awards Program...

Cullman County students Ben Tankersley, Darren Roberts, Thomas Bell and Sydney Babb sharpened leadership skills during the Alfa Youth Leadership Conference at the 4-H...

Evan Roden of Cullman exhibited the Supreme Grand Champion Market Lamb at the Alabama National Fair Oct. 7. His lamb was also Champion Heavyweight...

Austin Alexander of Cullman County won Charolais Division Grand Champion Heifer at the 2018 Youth Beef Cattle Show in Montgomery Sept. 30. Contest judge...

Left: Auburn University student Olivia Benefield of Cullman in Cullman County received the $1,000 R.W. Donaldson Endowed Scholarship at the Alabama Farmers Federation’s Scholarship Reception...

MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) on Friday released the state’s latest unemployment numbers. Statewide, Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate...

Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill talks to the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Citizens’ Academy Tuesday night about election processes. (W.C. Mann for The...

Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill spoke at the Cullman County Sheriff's Office Citizens' Academy Tuesday night. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune) MONTGOMERY –...

MONTGOMERY – Every year, mental health organizations and individuals in the U.S. and around the world raise awareness of suicide prevention during September, National...

BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge has ordered the Cullman County sheriff and court officials to modify Cullman County’s bond procedures, in a class action...

Kristen Leigh Gullion (Jefferson County Jail) BIRMINGHAM - A Cullman woman, one of two people charged with capital murder in the deaths of an elderly Birmingham...

WellStone Behavioral Health COO Chris Van Dyke speaks about the Stepping Up Initiative at the June 12, 2018 Cullman County Commission meeting. (W.C. Mann...

MONTGOMERY - ALABAMA 200 is pleased to announce fall 2018 Alabama Bicentennial Commission community grants for qualifying communities. These funding opportunities are available to...

The Cullman County Detention Center (Wendy Sack for The Cullman Tribune) BIRMINGHAM - On Tuesday, Sept. 4, U.S. Federal District Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala issued...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

Kristen Gullion, left, and Zachary Phillips, right (WVTM13) BIRMINGHAM -  A Cullman woman and Arab man have been charged in connection with the death of...

MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) on Monday reported investigations of several cases of Zika and West Nile virus in Alabama...

Kristen Gullion, left, and Zachary Phillips, right (WVTM13, Facebook) LATEST UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/08/14/cullman-woman-arab-man-charged-capital-murder-death-birmingham-couple Updated 8-10-18 8:50 p.m. MIAMI - Authorities in south Florida arrested two people this week...

Eli Howard of Cullman in Cullman County graduated from the two-year Agricultural Leaders For Alabama (A.L.F.A. Leaders) program in Montgomery Aug. 2. The 17-member...

Kyle Morris of Hanceville in Cullman County was named a finalist in the statewide Young Farmers Discussion Meet at the Alabama Farmers Federation’s 46th...

MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday the 200 schools selected as official Alabama Bicentennial Schools. Good Hope High School and Vinemont Elementary School...

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) on Friday released unemployment numbers for June 2018. Statewide, June’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is...

MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey announced $784,991 in Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grants to support programs and purchase new equipment that will help students...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama on Thursday reported that 25 local airports throughout Alabama will benefit from more than $25.5 million...

MONTGOMERY - Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced grants totaling $1.55 million for eight Alabama communities. Cullman High School will receive $200,000 to replace...

MONTGOMERY - With 17 SEC National Championships to its name, the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide is part of this year’s Alabama entry for...

This ruby-throated hummingbird photo taken by Jim Flynn placed in a previous Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest. MONTGOMERY - The Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest is now...

Photo by Billy Pope, ADCNR Add Jackson, Limestone, Marshall, Morgan and St. Clair counties to the growing list of black bear sightings in Alabama in...

Image courtesy of www.koreanwarvetsmemorial.org MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking Korean War veterans for the Korean Ambassador of Peace medal. The...