Alabama News According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pike Road is the fastest growing town in Alabama. Updated: The town of Pike Road shows no signs of slowing down as 2021 approaches. We sat with Mayor Gordon Stone to take a look at 2020, and what his plans are for the future. Our conversation with Mayor Stone began with the topic that has dominated 2020, the coronavirus pandemic. “We’ve had a great community response, and we’ve not seen a lot of the challenges related to covid. We’ve been one of the fortunate communities to see our economy continue to grow.” said Mayor Stone.