Wetumpka

Drive-by Shooting Leaves Two Dead in Wetumpka

A shooting in Wetumpka left two dead and two critically injured. According to the Montgomery Advertiser, Daryl Hunt and Deosha Jackson were killed in the shooting. Roderick Jones and Jacoreian Jennings were critically injured. Marcus Edwards of Wetumpka was taken into custody Saturday night, in connection to the shooting and is currently in the Elmore County Jail without bond. The 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…