SATURDAYS WITH SAWYER

in the driver seat of his vehicle.

Downtown Art Event To Showcase Local Artists

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Don Sawyer is bringing his artist friends back to downtown Wetumpka Saturday for the Downtown Artists Downtown Art Show.

Sawyer believes Wetumpka is an artist mecca with its downtown shops, galleries and artists in the streets.

According to Wetumpka police chief Greg Benton, this was not a random shooting.

“This was not random, not a random act,” said Benton. “We believe the victim and the perpetrator knew each other.”

This is the first homicide in Wetumpka in over three years. The last homicide in

“It’s not a good way to start out the new Benton didn’t want to speculate on the

“We wanted to focus on how amazing it is that we are surrounded by water and outdoor recreation,” Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Shellie Whitfield said. “There is so much to do. I am constantly amazed at how many people that live in this region that don’t know or either take advantage of that.”