Light at end of tunnel after 17 years' work. The rough design for a rail tunnel under the Gotthard Pass was first sketched by Swiss engineer Carl Eduard Gruner in 1947. But bureaucratic delays, concerns over the cost and other hurdles pushed back the start of construction until 1999.
Homefacts City Report. Munford is located in Talladega County, AL. The population is 1,517, making Munford the 5th largest city in Talladega County. There are 3 public schools in Munford with an average Homefacts rating of B-. The total crime rate for Munford is moderate, and there are 18 registered sex offenders residing in the city.
Cullman County comprises the Cullman, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL Combined Statistical Area. Cullman is served by TV stations and FM radio stations from both Huntsville and Birmingham.Cullman County is a part of the designated market area, or DMA, of Birmingham. Electricity in Cullman County is provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority and by the Alabama Power Company.For a long time, telephone service in this county was provided by the Southern Bell Company.ts county seat is Cullman. Its name is in honor of Colonel John G. Cullmann. It is a moist county in terms of availability of alcoholic beverages; the cities of Cullman, Good Hope and Hanceville allow sale of alcohol and are wet and the rest of the county is dry.