City school board proclaims October Dyslexia Awareness Month
NewsLocalEducationCullman CitySuperintendent Dr. Susan Patterson recognizes members of the Cullman Middle School Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter, sponsored by Lucas McCollum, center. / Nick...
View ArticleCounty proclaims October Domestic Violence Awareness Month
NewsLocalLocal GovernmentCommissioners present the declaration of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. L-R: Commissioner Kerry Watson, Charlotte Jones, Theresa Mann, Chairman Kenneth Walker, Regina Grant...
View ArticleProtecting others: CHS grad now Pfc. Gracie Aiken
NewsLocalCULLMAN - Gracie Aiken is a member of Cullman High School’s Class of 2017 and, more recently, the Marine Corps. Because she spent a year in the Delayed Entry Program, she started boot camp on...
View ArticleFarm-City Week set for Nov. 17-23; committee announces events
NewsLocalMayors Tim Eskew (Garden City), Donnis Leeth (Colony) and Johnny Dyar (Baileyton) display the Farm City proclamation Wednesday morning at Top of the Town. / W.C. MannCULLMAN - At a breakfast...
View ArticleALEA: uninsured motorists to face penalties, effective Nov. 1
NewsStateMONTGOMERY– The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is set to begin enforcing the Alabama Mandatory Liability Insurance Law (Act#2016-361). Beginning Wednesday, Nov. 1, those who choose to drive...
View ArticleArrest report: Oct. 17
NewsLocalCrimeCULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 17. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. Cullman County Sheriff’s OfficeDobbs, Ricky Eugene, 46drug court sanction- possession...
View ArticleSaint Bernard Middle School students aid Hurricane Harvey victims
NewsLocalEducationSt. Bernard PrepJiovany Arriaga, Father Linus Klucsarits and Allison Stidham gather letters and gift cards to send to Saint John Paul II School in Houston, Texas to assist families...
View ArticleFatal house fire on CR 803 in Bethsadia community
NewsLocalEmergency RespondersBETHSADIA - Multiple fire departments are on the scene of a fully-involved house fire with at least one fatality in the 900 block of County Road 803, between County Roads...
View ArticleUPDATE: Victim ID'd in fatal house fire on CR 803 in Bethsadia
NewsLocalEmergency RespondersUpdated 10-19-17 11:59 a.m.BETHSADIA - A fire in the Bethsadia community early Thursday morning claimed the life of Mark Tilley, 42, of Cullman, confirmed Cullman County...
View ArticleMmmm, good: Rumors honored as Retailer of the Year; Owners still quiet about...
NewsLocalBusinessAnnette Harris accepts the Alabama’s 2017 Silver Retailer of the Year award this week. / Photo courtesy of the Alabama Retail AssociationEditor's Note: The Tribune shared online...
View ArticleChamber Tourism Director taking new role with City Parks & Recreation
NewsLocalBusinessLeft, Jesse Newsom; right, Roger Steele / Cullman Area Chamber of CommerceCULLMAN - Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Tourism Director Jesse Newsom will soon step...
View ArticleCullman Regional hosting RN Recruitment Open House Oct. 28
NewsLocalBusinessCULLMAN - With Cullman Regional’s expansion projects underway, the hospital is adding more career opportunities in nursing. Nurses who are interested should join Cullman Regional on...
View ArticleArrest report: Oct. 18
NewsLocalCrimeCULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Oct. 18. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. Cullman County Sheriff’s OfficeArmstrong, Jennielee Irene, 33failure to appear-...
View ArticlePeinhardt Farm Day this Saturday
NewsLocalCultureFamilyFestivalHistoricalDr. Bill Peinhardt at the Dingler Cabin in the farm’s east pasture / W.C. Mann We’re really blessed, because we’ll have as many as 200 volunteers involved...
View ArticleVFW honors daughter, granddaughter of Vietnam vet killed in action
NewsLocalBridget Hall of Cullman lost her Dad in Vietnam when she was 3 months old. Her dad Ronald Hall was 26 years old and on his third combat tour there when he was killed in action in June of...
View ArticleHanceville woman arrested for selling meth to undercover cops
NewsLocalCrimeCULLMAN - A Hanceville woman was arrested this week after she allegedly sold methamphetamine to undercover officers.Regina Banks Edwards, 49, of Hanceville was arrested and charged with...
View ArticleTraffic stop nets stolen weapon, counterfeit currency
NewsLocalCrimeCULLMAN - A traffic stop on Oct. 11 led to the arrest of Daniel Stewart Cochran, 44, of Cullman after a search allegedly yielded a stolen weapon and counterfeit currency.Cullman Police...
View ArticleADECA head in Cullman: stresses importance of broadband, upcoming census
NewsLocalStateADECA Director Kenneth Boswell, left, shares a laugh with Wallace State Vice President Dr. Tomesa Smith, center, and Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail, right, on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 at a...
View ArticleFirst Source for Women celebrates 10th anniversary, raises $75K at annual...
NewsLocalCultureReligionUpdated 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...
View ArticleAL unemployment rate at historic low 3.8%; Cullman County second lowest in...
NewsLocalStateMONTGOMERY– 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 percent, and well...
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