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- Kevin and Maggie Cunningham keep finding new ways to put Piedmont out thereThey run Pinhoti Pizza downtown. They also run a whole shelf of websites promoting the town, throw car shows, hosted this year's strawberry festival at the shop, and gave Piedmont'…Community · Jul 29
- Piedmont Fire has a sharp new pumper with grant fundThe department's new Deep South pumper carries 1,500 gallons of water and a 1,500 GPM pump on a brand-new International chassis. It will replace Engine 1 as the first-due truck onc…News · Jul 29
- Alabama rewrote how kids learn state history. Piedmont's new museum is ready for them.New social studies standards hit Alabama classrooms next month, the first full rewrite in 14 years. The Southern Railroad Depot Museum rebuilt its field trips around them, grade by…News · Jul 29
- Murder on the Buffalo Express sells out the Piedmont depotThe Southern Ghost Girls Tours sold out Saturday night's murder mystery at the Southern Railroad Depot Museum, with a storm-dodging dinner assist from Shell's Downtown and JB's Win…News · Aug 3
- A Piedmont woman packed a bag for the next patient. Thirteen years later, they are still going out.Venecia Butler could not fix cancer. So she handed people a blanket, a journal, and a gas card, and told them somebody was thinking about them.Spotlight · Jul 28
- A new Piedmont business celebrates its grand openingThe Shops at Macy's On Main celebrated its grand opening on August 1, 2026.News · Aug 4
- A Thursday evening at the Chief Ladiga Farmer's MarketWoodwork, local honey, pound cake, and pepper seasonings at Piedmont's weekly market behind Pinhoti Pizza, every Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m.News · Jul 31
Events(7)
- September 18, 2026Hank Williams IV & The Lost Highway Band: Roadside Grill With Hank 4 liveHank Williams IV & The Lost Highway Band: Roadside Grill With Hank 4 live comes to Roadside Grill in Piedmont on Friday, September 18. Details are at the link.Roadside Grill · Piedmont · Music & Shows
- October 3, 2026Crap Run 5KYes, that is really the name, and there is a real story behind it. Venecia Butler faced five separate cancer diagnoses and somehow kept her sense of humor through every one. She u…Venecia's Foundation · Piedmont · Sports
- October 30, 2026Totally Awesome 80's Murder Mystery Dinner: a record release party with a deadly twistIt is the biggest record release party of 1986. The tunes are rad, the hair is big, the shoulder pads have shoulder pads, and somewhere between the first track and the final encore…104 N Center Ave · Piedmont · Music & Shows
- September 5, 2026Medal Madness 5K, 10K, & 13.1MMedal Madness 5K, 10K, & 13.1M comes to 5960 Old Piedmont Gadsden Hwy in Piedmont on Saturday, September 5. Details are at the link.5960 Old Piedmont Gadsden Hwy · Piedmont · Sports
- August 1, 2026Murder on the Buffalo Express: a mystery dinner at the depotOn Saturday, August 1st at 7 p.m., the Piedmont Historical Society's Southern Railroad Depot Museum becomes the Buffalo Express, a luxury steam locomotive rolling out of New York C…Southern Railroad Depot Museum · Piedmont · Kids & Family
- August 1, 2026Back to School Boutique Blowout at Downtown TanRound up your girlfriends. On Saturday, August 1st, Downtown Tan + Boutique throws its 2nd Annual Back to School Boutique Blowout, and it is shaping up to be one of the best girls'…Downtown Tan + Boutique · Piedmont · Food & Festivals
- August 1, 202613th Annual No Worries Float on Terrapin CreekRent a kayak, float the creek, help somebody fighting cancer. On August 1st, tell No Worries Kayak Rentals your float is for Venecia's Foundation, and every dollar of your rental …No Worries Kayak Rentals · Piedmont · Outdoors
Businesses(10)
- Venecia's FoundationCare bags and gas cards for cancer patients across Northeast Alabama and Georgia, packed by hand in Piedmont since 2013.Non-Profit · Piedmont
- Pinhoti Pizza CompanyBrick oven pizza right on the Chief Ladiga Trail in downtown Piedmont. House-made dough and sauce, fired in a six-foot Woodstone oven. The first restaurant on the trail and a basec…Eat & Drink · Piedmont
- Jennifer Payne PhotographyA portrait studio in downtown Piedmont run by photographer Jennifer Payne. Seniors, families, children, maternity and newborn, couples, and seasonal mini sessions, shot in-studio o…Photography · Piedmont
- Rebec Valley Farm LLCA family-run Piedmont operation making small-batch seasonings and dips from their own rare peppers, sold at farmers markets around Calhoun County, plus an online catalog of rare an…Eat & Drink · Piedmont
- Chief Ladiga Farmer's MarketPiedmont's seasonal farmers market, Thursday evenings behind Pinhoti Pizza on South Main. Woodwork, local honey, homemade fudge and pound cake, pepper seasonings, culinary vinegars…Community · Piedmont
- Boundary Line Bison RanchGrass-fed, pasture-raised American Bison on the old Cherokee boundary line since 1998, possibly the longest continual bison operation in Alabama. Meat, bones, hides, starter herds,…Eat & Drink · Piedmont
- Macy's on MainA 10,000 square foot vendor mall at 105 Main Street South, a block off the Chief Ladiga Trail. Local businesses and makers rent booths selling furniture, antiques, local honey, han…Shopping · Piedmont
- Dugger Mountain Fudge and FirearmsHomemade fudge and hot coffee up front, a full gun counter in the back. One roof, one family, and it works.Eat & Drink · Piedmont
- Downtown Tan + BoutiqueA tanning salon and a women's boutique in one, on North Center Avenue. Beds are open 24 hours a day, every day. The boutique side turns over most weeks with clothing, jewelry, hair…Shopping · Piedmont
- Slice of HeavenA homemade-dessert maker selling at farmers markets around Calhoun County, known for buttery pound cakes, glazed loaf cakes, and cupcakes. Small-batch and made from scratch.Eat & Drink · Piedmont