Gov. Bentley awards $100,000 grant for new Sequence Health facility in Cullman
NewsLocalStateBusinessCULLMAN - The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) announced today that Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the...
View Article(Updated) Crash at Hwys. 278 and 157, Air Evac called
NewsLocalEmergency RespondersUpdated Jan. 12, 8:56 a.m.BERLIN - A two-car collision occurred at the intersection of U.S. Highway 278 East and Alabama Highway 157 this evening, and one driver was...
View ArticleHanceville man killed in overnight motorcycle crash
NewsLocalEmergency RespondersHANCEVILLE - A Hanceville man was killed in the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 12 when the motorcycle he was driving left the roadway, according to Cullman County...
View ArticleChairman Walker defends commission's support of 3-cent gas tax
NewsLocalLocal GovernmentCULLMAN - On Tuesday, the Cullman County Commission voted to support a 3-cent per gallon gasoline tax to fund a $1.2 billion bond issue that would be distributed among...
View ArticleSweet Potato Drop happening at the Agriplex Saturday
NewsLocalVolunteers at the last Sweet Potato Drop in May 2016CULLMAN - When people work together there is almost nothing they can’t accomplish. That is exactly what happens behind the scenes many times...
View ArticleMayor proclaims Jan. 11 “Human Trafficking Awareness Day”
NewsLocalLocal GovernmentPictured L-R: Judge Kim Chaney (task force member), Kathy Wilson (task force chair), Blakely Hopper (task force secretary) and Mayor JacobsCULLMAN - On Wednesday, Jan. 11,...
View ArticleCommunity Profile: Beat 8
NewsLocalRita Light, Carolyn Calvert and David Vines inside the Beat 8 Community Center.CULLMAN COUNTY - Southwest Cullman County has been a coal mining district that includes parts of Walker and...
View Article2 arrested in Hanceville for trafficking meth
NewsLocalCrimeJoshua Hanners, left, and Dustin Boone, rightHANCEVILLE - Two Cullman men were arrested in Hanceville this week after a routine traffic stop in which the suspects allegedly tossed a bag...
View ArticleDodge City talks bridge repair, storm shelters
NewsLocalLocal GovernmentDODGE CITY - It was a quiet night for the Dodge City Town Council Thursday. After an invocation from Councilman Ervin Chumley, the council accepted last month’s minutes before...
View ArticleHanceville focuses on proposed Cemetery Rehabilitation Authority
NewsLocalLocal GovernmentHANCEVILLE - Thursday's meeting of the Hanceville City Council was short, but saw some important decisions and ideas take shape.In the way of finances, the council approved an...
View ArticleGroup trip to Ireland set for May; sign up now
NewsLocalCultureLifestyleDublinHANCEVILLE— Area residents with a little Irish blood running through their veins or anyone who would like to visit the Emerald Isle may want to consider signing up to...
View ArticleVictim in Thursday night stabbing ID'd
NewsLocalCrimeCULLMAN - The victim of a stabbing on Cullman's west side Thursday evening has been identified as Jimmy Young, according to Cullman City Police Chief Kenny Culpepper. Young was air...
View ArticleLeaders young and old sound call to action at Cullman County Democrats’...
NewsLocalPoliticsFormer State Rep. James Fields, right, was a speaker at Thursday night's meeting.CULLMAN - On Thursday evening, the Cullman County Democrats held their monthly meeting at the Cullman...
View ArticleStabbing victim's condition remains critical
NewsLocalCrimeRoger Dale HinesCULLMAN - A man who was stabbed Thursday night in an altercation at Dripping Springs Apartments remains in the intensive care unit of Huntsville Hospital.Jimmy Lee Young,...
View ArticleNational Endowment for the Humanities grants target smaller Alabama...
NewsStateBIRMINGHAM - A rare grant opportunity is being extended to grassroots humanities organizations across the state, and Alabama Humanities Foundation is urging communities to explore its...
View ArticleCommunity bags more than 10,000 pounds of local sweet potatoes for area’s hungry
NewsLocalCULLMAN - The Society of St. Andrew (SoSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing hunger and food waste, hosted a sweet potato drop at the North Alabama Agriplex Saturday morning....
View ArticleBlue Cross and Blue Shield prescription plan change affects some CVS customers
NewsLocalBusinessCULLMAN - Last year, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama (BCBSAL) and its pharmacy benefits management entity Prime Therapeutics (PT) dropped CVS pharmacies from certain insurance...
View ArticleCullman County Commission seeking help hauling hay into county
NewsLocalCULLMAN - The Cullman County Commission and Cullman County Soil and Water Conservation District recently secured a grant to bring hay into the county for livestock farmers who have been...
View ArticleAnnual EMS chili cook-off will benefit area toddler battling cancer
NewsLocalEmergency RespondersCULLMAN - Cullman Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is hosting their second annual Cullman County Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, Feb. 25.The event, which pits teams of local...
View ArticleApply now to be part of next CCSO Citizens’ Academy
NewsLocalAlabama Attorney General Luther Strange looks on as Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry addresses the Fall 2016 graduating class of the Cullman Sheriff's Citizens' Academy on Tuesday, Nov. 1,...
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