Cullman County

Five charged in deaths of two Cullman County men

Winston County Sheriff's Investigator Josh Bennett (pictured left) talks with Sheriff Caleb Snoddy while standing on the porch of Martin Grace's residence on 11th Street in Haleyville during the ongoing investigation.

Winston County Sheriff's Investigator Josh Bennett (pictured left) talks with Sheriff Caleb Snoddy at Martin Grace's residence on 11th Street in Haleyville during the ongoing investigation.

WINSTON COUNTY - The ongoing investigation into two Cullman County men found dead in a car near Delmar on Wednesday, Nov. 8, has so far yielded five arrests, on charges ranging from trafficking fentanyl to abuse of a corpse.

COVID-19 not the first time county has dealt with a pandemic

WINSTON COUNTY - “Schools and churches closed…Do your part by keeping the children at home.” That quote surely seems relevant today. Both churches and schools have been canceled due to COVID-19. However, the above quote came from a newspaper article in Hamilton from Oct. 16, 1918. It was relevant then, too, as what was known as Spanish influenza gripped the world, including here on our home turf, same as COVID-19 has.

New Cullman County history book uses Wallace State collection for research

Tanya Shearer, left, and Iman Humaideh, right of Wallace State’s genealogy collection hold new Cullman County history books by author Robin Sterling, center.

Tanya Shearer, left, and Iman Humaideh, right - of Wallace State’s genealogy collection - hold new Cullman County history books by author Robin Sterling, center.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College's family and regional history collection helps people across the country, and some people in foreign lands, in researching their genealogy and local legacy.
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