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GENERAL MANAGER Heather Casillas
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CONTENT EDITOR Amanda Shavers
ADVERTISING Heather Casillas
Angie Christopher Matthew Swan
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Benjamin Bullard
Patrick Camp
Chris McCarthy Tom Mayer Trent Moore
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Jacob Fine
Amanda Shavers
DESIGNER Kayla Harrison
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COMMUNITY DINING PROFILE CELEBRATION ARTIST PROFILE FOOD GOOD READS HISTORY
HAPPENINGS Check out all Cullman County has to offer
TRICK OR TREAT? Cullman community draws thousands of visitors to its traditional door-to-door Halloween event.
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Cove and Willow Jones shine a little light with Santa.
PHOTO BY LISA JONES, LJonesPhotography. com
‘ STAY WILD MOON CHILD’ Cullman Magazine’ s Best of the Best Artist, Jesse Priest, talks Telecaster Guitars, songwriting and who inspires his music
HOLLY POND BREAD COMPANY Sharing love one loaf at a time
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SEASONAL SPIRITS Jubilee Kitchen & Bar has a libation for every holiday occasion
LIVING HISTORY Burgermeister Edgar Veigl’ s German roots run deep in Cullman
' A CHRISTMAS DESTINATION ' From humble beginnings, Cullman’ s Christkindlmarkt has grown into a nationally recognized holiday festival
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TALES FROM BUG TUSSLE Fiddling Tom Freeman’ s long-lost manuscript reveals tales of murder, mayhem and life in one of Alabama’ s most unusually named communities
A SEASON OF STORIES 12 books and a Christmas bonus
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