Months after the Hanceville Police Department was impacted by the indictment of several officers, the City Council has now voted to hire a consultant to assist with rebuilding the agency. The decision was made during a council meeting held on Thursday, according to a report from ABC 33/40. Under the approved plan, Councilman John Stam The post Hanceville City Council approves consultant to aid in rebuilding police department appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

Jeanne Dowdle Rizzardi, who has more than 30 years of legal experience, has announced her candidacy for Madison County District Judge, Place 5. Rizzardi, an assistant city attorney for Huntsville, has spent the last decade handling a wide range of legal matters impacting the community. Prior to that, she built a private practice focused on The post Jeanne Rizzardi to run for Madison County district judgeship, Place 5 appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

As students, we all remember the emphasis our teachers and administrators placed on finishing high school and getting our diplomas. Today, most people assume that everyone has a high school diploma, but the reality is that some students still drop out. We all know that dropping out of high school is truly a fork-in-the-road moment. The post Matt Woods: Giving our young people a second chance appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

Like many of you, I have lived in Alabama all of my life. Therefore, I am an avid college football fan. As a boy, I followed Major League Baseball, but as an adult, I barely watch or pay attention to professional sports. However, I feel compelled for some reason, I guess as an American Patriotic The post Steve Flowers: Secretariat and the Wiregrass appeared first on Yellowhammer News.