Community Center
Located at 4477 Pine Mountain Road in Remlap, Pine Mountain Community Center was established in December 1969 when the community purchased the former Blount Highland School from Blount County Board of Education for $1,500 and established a non-profit corporation of the same name to operate the Community Center. Years later, eight acres were added, bringing the property to 10.4 acres. [For information sources, see Credits.]

The Community Center began its existence in the 1930s as the fourth structure to house Blount Highland School, which had two classrooms, one for grades 1–3 and another for 4–6, and was attended by many current residents of Pine Mountain. When the school closed in 1969, students were bussed to Locust Fork, and in 1972, to the newly built Southeastern School on the 75 in Remlap.
The Pine Mountain Extension Homemakers Club established electricity in the building in 1976. The concrete porch and ramp were added in 1982. In response to an application written by Brenda Reeves, “Blount County Historical Society presented the center with a plaque in 1985 in recognition of its age and history.”






Facility use
- Residents may freely use the trail, swingset, and playground. See Ballfields for usage, parking, and history of the two fields.
- Park on the grass next to the Schoolhouse, in the new large lot behind the regulation baseball field, or in the small gravel lot adjacent to the Fire Station and Schoolhouse.
- If you would like to hold an event or gathering at the Schoolhouse or Pavilion, contact the Board at pmccenterinfo@gmail.com or via Facebook, or call Reservations Coordinator Ellen Hallman at 205-681-3918.
- For private or commercial events, such as a reunion, baby shower, or employee party, PMCC has, in previous years, charged $50–100 per use.
- For community gatherings that are not-for-profit and open to the public, PMCC has granted free use for some gatherings while charging for others. This was to be discussed on Sept. 17, 2022, and voted on by the Board and all community members in attendance, per Treasurer Kim Russell. However, the Board canceled the meeting and never made themselves available for discussion of this topic.
- For PMCC’s policy on facility use, see pages 6–7 of the 2022 By-Laws.
credits & citations
- $1,500, additional 8 acres: Veronica Pike Kennedy, “Did you ever live in Pine Mountain? Home folks are inviting you back,” likely from the Birmingham News, undated (context dates it from 1987 to 1993).
- 'Purchase' of the building: Heritage of Blount County, 1976. Research provided by Brenda Reeves.
- Concrete porch and ramp: Sue Tidwell, "Landmark Provides New Opportunities," Southern Democrat (now the Blount Countian), June 10, 1987.
- Electricity; historical society recognition: Brenda Reeves, June 5, 1986, Homemakers Club report.