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CCBOE holds second district-wide student expo

More than 2,000 Cullman County Schools underclassmen attended the district’s second large-scale student expo event Wednesday, Oct. 23, ... Read more

Local News

‘This is really going to hurt the patients’

After experiencing a dramatic turnaround in her health by treating multiple issues and medical conditions with medical cannabis ... Read more

Covid-19

State hotline available to connect people to mental health resources

Thanks to a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ... Read more

Lifestyles

Jacobs proclaims September ‘Recovery Awareness Month’

Each year, the month of September is set aside as National Recovery Awareness Month in the United States ... Read more

Local News

Court program looking for local veterans to serve as mentors

Returning home from military service can be difficult for veterans, and some of those difficulties may result in ... Read more

Editorials

OUR VIEW: Making a push against addiction

The drug epidemic continues to wreck lives with prescription pills, methamphetamine, heroin and a variety of other deadly ... Read more

Local News

WellStone to offer free treatment, counseling for substance abuse

Tiffeny Owens towens@cullmantimes.com Cullman County residents struggling with substance abuse addiction can now receive outpatient counseling and treatment ... Read more

News

Uber, Lyft can operate across Alabama beginning July 1

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law on Thursday that allows ridesharing companies ... Read more

Local News

Cullman Area Mental Health Authority merges with Huntsville’s WellStone Behavioral Health

WellStone Behavioral Health in Huntsville and Cullman Area Mental Health Authority have merged, creating the largest and most ... Read more

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Four million dollar upgrade planned for Warrior rehab center

Thirty-two beds have been relocated to Bradford Health Services in Warrior from the organization’s Shelby County location, according ... Read more