The 44th Annual Limestone County Sheriff’s Rodeo is back, and organizers are promising one of the biggest celebrations yet. Spanning nearly a week of events — from a downtown street dance to a full-scale professional rodeo — the festivities offer something for the entire community while supporting a meaningful cause. All proceeds from the 44th Annual Limestone The post Limestone County Sheriff’s Rodeo returns for 44th year with week-long celebration appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

Residents packed a town hall meeting in Orange Beach this week as city leaders and community members discussed a proposed Dolly Parton Pirates Voyage Dinner Theater development that has generated significant public discussion. Citizens filled the Orange Beach Performing Arts Center on Wednesday to hear Mayor Tony Kennon discuss the proposed attraction, which would be The post Orange Beach residents sound alarm on proposed Dolly Parton pirate theater appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

The University of Alabama in Huntsville has selected aerospace engineer and veteran higher education administrator Donald J. Leo as its next president, according to an announcement Tuesday from the University of Alabama System. Leo will become UAH’s 11th president on June 1. Leo brings more than three decades of higher education experience to Huntsville, including leadership roles The post UA System taps aerospace engineer Donald Leo as next UAH president appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

A couple of years ago, Democratic Party legal groups found a sympathetic federal panel in the Northern District of Alabama, and that court created a new minority Democratic Congressional District. That district came into existence a little over a year ago. The Constitution grants the power to draw and determine Congressional and Legislative districts to The post Steve Flowers: Barfoot and Hatcher outsmart federal courts appeared first on Yellowhammer News.