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🌱 How a Piedmont resident figures into Cherokee County’s latest arrest log

Piedmont, Alabama Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello Piedmont! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Piedmont resident figures into Cherokee County’s latest arrest log
  • How a Piedmont man ended up charged after a motorcycle theft

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Spirit of Atlanta Preview Show.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 71.
  • Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cherokee County Arrest Files for Thursday, June 11 (weisradio.com) — Cherokee County’s latest arrest report includes several drug, burglary, and theft charges, including one man listed as being from Piedmont. All individuals, including the Piedmont resident, are noted as innocent until proven guilty, and 81 inmates are currently housed in the county detention center.
   

• Piedmont Man Charged After Alleged Motorcycle Theft, Police Pursuit (abc3340.com) — A man identified as being from Piedmont faces theft and burglary charges after investigators recovered a reportedly stolen motorcycle and clothing linked to an early-morning incident on County Road 29. Deputies say a brief police pursuit and search ended with his arrest near his residence, and authorities publicly thanked the Piedmont Police Department for assisting.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Piedmont

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