Wetumpka

i-Team: Mayor says AG Conspiring to Keep Victoryland Closed

When Governor Robert Bentley signed an executive order last November giving enforcement authority of anti-gaming laws to local sheriffs and district attorneys, many people thought that cleared the way for Victoryland to reopen in Macon County, since it took that responsibility away for Attorney General Luther strange. So why has the casino not reopened? Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford, says it…

Wetumpka Woman Dies in House Fire

A Wetumpka woman has died following a Thursday morning house fire. 62-year-old Ruby Carter died in the fire on Marshall Street. State Fire Marshal Ed Paulk says another person at the home during the fire was taken to the hospital with a “severe cut.” Fire officials say the cause of the fire was combustibles being left too close to an electric…