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A new Piedmont business celebrates its grand opening
The Shops at Macy's On Main celebrated its grand opening on August 1, 2026.
August 4, 2026
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Kevin and Maggie Cunningham keep finding new ways to put Piedmont out there
They 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's new farmers market a home every Thursday evening.
July 29, 2026
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Murder on the Buffalo Express sells out the Piedmont depot
The 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 Wings N Things.
August 3, 2026
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A Thursday evening at the Chief Ladiga Farmer's Market
Woodwork, local honey, pound cake, and pepper seasonings at Piedmont's weekly market behind Pinhoti Pizza, every Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m.
July 31, 2026
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Local businesses fill Coosa Landing for the 13th annual Business Expo
The Etowah Chamber held its Celebrate Local Business Expo and Taste of Etowah on Thursday at The Venue at Coosa Landing in Gadsden, drawing dozens of businesses and a steady crowd through the afternoon.
July 30, 2026
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Local veteran builds software for VA claims
After 12 years in the Army and his own long road to a 100 percent rating, a local veteran built Claim Compass to help other disabled vets organize the evidence behind their VA claims.
July 29, 2026
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Piedmont Fire has a sharp new pumper with grant fund
The 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 once lettering and equipment are finished.
July 29, 2026
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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 grade.
July 29, 2026
Spotlight
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.
July 28, 2026