Local veterans office shuffles hours as staff transitions

Published 5:00 am Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Hours at the Cullman County Veterans Service Office are being temporarily reduced as the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs looks to fill a vacancy on the Cullman office’s two-person staff.

Starting today, the Cullman service office will be closed indefinitely every Wednesday, both because of recent job turnover and because the local office has an itinerant staffing relationship that takes a staff member to Blount County once each week.

Tuesday marked the last day of employment for former Veterans Service officer Darrell Brewer, who voluntarily left to accept an outside position. Until Veterans Affairs names a replacement, Brewer’s resignation leaves the Cullman office staffed by a single employee, assistant Veteran Service officer Candace Reppond.

Located on the first floor of the Cullman County Courthouse, the local Veterans Service office is typically a busy place, with staff often consulting with a dozen or more veterans each day. The office serves as a single point of contact where local veterans can receive ongoing casework assistance to help guide everything from medical claims to disability applications to widows’ benefits.

For now, the office will be open every weekday except Wednesdays at its usual 8 a.m – 4:30 p.m. time. The state Veterans Affairs Office also is referring local veterans to consider using offices in Limestone, Jackson, Morgan and Marshall Counties until the Cullman location can resume its regular schedule.

Limestone County VSO, (256) 233-6459

Limestone County Market Building

1109 West Market Street, Suite B

Athens, AL 35611

Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

Jackson County VSO, (256) 259-1411

Jackson County Courthouse

102 E. Laurel Street, Suite 33

Scottsboro, AL 35768

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday

Morgan County VSO, (256) 351-4636

Morgan County Courthouse

302 Lee Street NE, 1st Floor

Decatur, AL 35602

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Marshall County VSO, (256) 571-7761

Marshall County Courthouse

424 Blount Avenue, Suite AG 34

Guntersville, AL 35976

Tuesday–Friday