News
East Elementary’s Talyn McClendon wins 2025 Cullman County Spelling Bee
Talyn McClendon is the 2025 Cullman County Spelling Bee champion. The East Elementary 6th grader was the last student standing out of 23 of the ...
Amanda Shavers, Author at The Cullman Times
Amanda Shavers joined The Cullman Times in 1997 as the paper's first staff photographer. She has been News Editor since 2008. She is also Content Editor for Cullman Magazine (quarterly), Cullman County Graduation magazine, Fall in Love With Cullman magazine, Salute to Industry magazine and the Senior and Retiree Directory magazine. She is also Content Editor for the weekly St. Clair News-Aegis and she assists with the twice-weekly Athens News Courier.
Education
More businesses join WSCC Powerful Partnerships program
Three more companies have joined the Powerful Partnerships program at Wallace State Community College, providing their employees with benefits and training specific to their needs. ...
by Amanda Shavers, Tuesday, February 4, 2025 7:39 pm
News
The Latest: Recovery and investigation underway in deadly aircraft collision over DC
Investigators are seeking clues into the deadly midair collision earlier this week that now stands as the deadliest aviation disaster in the U.S. almost a ...
by Amanda Shavers, Friday, January 31, 2025 8:31 pm
Editorials
Our view: Words to live by
The question of what you can do for others, and how you get there, was one that Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledged time and again ...
by Amanda Shavers, Tuesday, January 21, 2025 1:20 am
News
Alabama supreme court grants breastfeeding women exemption from jury duty after public outcry
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Breastfeeding women in Alabama will be excused from jury duty, the state’s highest court ordered unanimously on Friday, in response to ...
by Amanda Shavers, Saturday, January 18, 2025 7:54 pm
News
For LA water issues, misinformation spreads nearly as fast as the wildfires
A billionaire couple was accused of withholding water that could help stop Los Angeles’ massive wildfires. Democratic leadership was blamed for fire hydrants running dry ...
by Amanda Shavers, Wednesday, January 15, 2025 11:14 pm
News
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation, telling the nation that “internal battles” mean he “cannot be the best option” in the next ...
by Amanda Shavers, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 10:58 am
News
Possible tornado strikes downtown Athens
The Historic Downtown District in the city of Athens suffered severe wind damage, destroying several buildings and powerlines, after a possible tornado traveled through the ...
by Amanda Shavers, Sunday, December 29, 2024 7:05 pm
Uncategorized
(Toni says) Enroll in Medicare the right way when leaving employer benefits
Dear Toni: I am retiring in February when I turn 65 and will need to enroll in Medicare Parts A and B with a Medicare Supplement ...
by Amanda Shavers, Tuesday, December 17, 2024 10:33 pm
Opinion
(Column) The first ‘working for Alabama’ czar will be Greg Reed
During the last session of the legislature, Governor Kay Ivey, Speaker of the House, Nathaniel Ledbetter, State Senate President Pro Tem, Greg Reed, along with ...