Knitting good time

Yarn comes to downtown Wetumpka

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Knitting and crochet enthusiasts no longer have to travel to find quality supplies.

Yarn, supplies and lessons can now be found in downtown Wetumpka at The Yarn Box.

“I moved here and decided to continue knitting but I could find any yarn around here that I liked,” Knapp said. “My knitting group was complaining about having to go to Dadeville or Auburn, Birmingham or Mobile. They were like, ‘You are the young one, jump in. You still have the energy to start something new.’ I was like maybe you are right.”

Knapp and her husband quickly identified the shipping container at the end of

Police were dispatched to the parking lot around 10:45 p.m. for a “shots fired” call. Once there, they found Centell Winston, 42 of Tallassee, dead of a gunshot wound in the driver seat of his vehicle.

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

Company Street used as The Tourist Trap.

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

“We live in Wetumpka right across the bridge,” Knapp said. “We were passing this area a lot. I saw this place and was like it was small. It’s nice for a beginner, for someone who has never had a business.”

This is the first homicide in Wetumpka in over three years. The last homicide in the city took place in 2018.

“It’s not a good way to start out the new year,” said Benton.

Knapp’s store has been open since Nov. 1 and is stocking different natural fiber yarns along with knitting and crochet supplies.

Benton didn’t want to speculate on the

“I have wool and warm fiber now,” Knapp said. “For the spring and summer I