Historic Downtown Building Grants Open Across the Corridor
De Armanville, AL · September 5, 2026
Catching the early mist rising over the valley pastures is the best quiet moment you'll get before triple-digit heat settles in today. Plenty of good reasons to step out early before the afternoon sizzle takes over.
The Lead
Main Street Anniston and city officials have officially opened applications for the new Building Improvement Grant (B.I.G.) Revitalization Program, injecting $750,000 into historic commercial properties. Backed by federal Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization funds from the National Park Service, the initiative distributes competitive 50-percent matching subgrants across downtown and the West 15th Street corridor. Funding ranges from $25,000 for facade touch-ups to $100,000 for major structural repairs and upper-floor living space buildouts. The push aims to bring underutilized second stories and vacant storefronts back into daily commerce while preserving historic brick and mortar. Commercial property owners and prospective tenants must complete a mandatory preliminary consultation with Main Street Anniston staff before filing paperwork. Pre-application consultations are now being scheduled through the downtown office.
Local Pulse
First Cahawba Bank Opens Oxford Branch A new full-service branch at 1022 Snow Street is now open following Friday's official ribbon cutting.
Calhoun County Landfill Closed For Weekend County landfill operations remain closed through Monday for Labor Day, resuming regular disposal hours on Tuesday morning.
Today's Outlook
- High 100°F · Low 71°F — Drizzle
- Pack an umbrella for drizzle and finish outdoor plans before the thermometer touches 100.
What's On Around Town
Anniston: Downtown Market Anniston City Market (126 W 11th St), 7:00–11:00 AM Fresh local produce, baked goods, and handmade pantry staples under the pavilion.
Oxford: Yellow Jacket Invitational Choccolocco Park (954 Leon Smith Pkwy), 8:00 AM High school runners from across the region race the park's fast course.
Oxford: Community United for Survivors Dinner Hubbard's Off Main (16 E Choccolocco St), 5:30 PM Benefit evening featuring dinner, guest speakers, and support for local crisis services.
Spotlight & Story
- The De Armanville Railroad Depot
- When the Georgia Pacific Railway laid steel through the valley in 1883, this quiet community earned an official passenger flag stop on the Atlanta corridor. Valley dairy farmers flagged down morning steam engines to rush fresh milk directly to Anniston hotel kitchens.
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