Cullman Alabama Travel Guide

After a circuit court hearing ordered by the Supreme Court of Alabama to determine the bond defendants must post as a condition of the high court's granting of an emergency stay of the lower court's injunction against them, Circuit Judge Don Hardeman set a $7.5 million bond for the South Cumberland Cooperative District last week.

Sales tax and general fund revenues for the City of Cullman continue to decline, as the local economy battles a recession that has forced city officials to curtail spending.

When it rains, it pours; and when it pours, it floods. For residents of Mize Road North and Mann Drive in Good Hope, that has been a fact of life for nearly 30 years, dating back to when the City of Cullman built Industrial Parks I and II in the early 1980s and 1990s, respectively.

Editor's note: This is the third in a series highlighting each of Cullman County's administrative departments.

With the country club on the verge of closing, the founder of Terri Pines has stepped in to take over operations immediately - meaning the club will survive, at least for the foreseeable future.

What's old is new again. A new Goody's clothing retail store is set to open in Cullman this November.

CULLMAN a ' Construction on the northbound lane of Interstate 65 near the 291-mile marker is causing major traffic delays, troopers said at 11 a.m. A report from the area said traffic is backed up on three lanes south of Alabama 91.

Alabama trucking company Hester, whose driver was involved in a deadly crash in March that killed 11 people in Kentucky, has been ordered to cease operations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, according to reports by the Louisville Courier-Journal . The paper reported that the FMCSA audited the trucking company after the accident ...

A former Cold Springs teacher has accepted a plea deal after his trial began on charges he attempted to extort a male student into exchanging explicit pictures of himself for grades.

Derrick LePard pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the lesser charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Since state education funding has been cut the past two years, city school officials are making sure the system's latest budget leaves room for a possible third year of proration.

A couple from Dodge City and two residents of the Springhill community were recently arrested and charged with alleged meth manufacturing, among other charges.

In the end, names with grits, biscuits, fried okra and corn bread gave way to old Uncle Herschel.

The trial of Derrick LePard, a former Cold Springs teacher accused of using text messaging to extort sexually explicit photographs from a student in return for higher grades, began Monday, the Cullman Times reports.

To allow more time for the installation of a new eight-lane track at Cullman High School, the city school board has waived a clause that would fine the track's contractor - Civicon - for not finishing the project sooner.

With work expected to begin within the next 12 months, city officials hope to hire a property acquisition team soon to start acquiring real estate for the Duck River dam project.

During the public comment portion of the Aug. 19 meeting of the Cullman County Commission, Holly Pond Mayor Herman Nail approached commissioners with a letter.

When the new Community Concert season kicks off next month, the Sept. 21 opening performance will mark the 61st year the organization has successfully brought top-tier artists to Cullman.

Nearly 400 people attended the sunset picnic on the turf Thursday night at Cullman High School, not just to raise money for the ongoing renovations to Oliver Woodard Stadium - but also to check out the work that has already been done.

Contamination of land is often thought of as a death sentence for potential commercial property, but that's not always the case.