A dramatic act of courage days before her swearing-in has made Hiram City Councilwoman Melissa Bayardelle a local hero.
Bayardelle was formally sworn in for a second termon Tuesday night, Jan. 6, 2026 — just days after she ran into a burning home in her neighborhood and alerted a young couple that their house was on fire.
The rescue occurred shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day, when Bayardelle saw flamesshooting from the second floor of a home on Greystone Circle in Hiram, Georgia…