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Red, white and blue fireworks light up the sky over Wetumpka Saturday night.
Thousands attend July 4 celebration By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief
Thousands of people filled Wetumpka’s Gold Star Park and the streets of downtown Wetumpka on Saturday, July 3, for the city’s annual Fourth of July celebration. The city of Wetumpka partnered with Wind Creek to offer the Fourth of July celebration and fireworks show to the public. The event included live music by Slim and the Soulful Saints from 6-8 p.m. and the fireworks started at 8:30 p.m. Briana Wilson / The Herald There was food, fun activities for children. The vendors include SnoBiz Wetumpka, Kids Toys by Irma, Face Painting The event included the SnoBiz food and Glow Cotton Candy by Sweet Cheeks and Treats, and truck and toys that light up, both of food by Drive-by Tacos and Smokeshack BBQ. which were a hit with children.
Wetumpka Zetas give back to the community By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief
On June 14, the community center at Cedarwood Community Church reopened to the public, once again providing a place for local senior citizens to gather, and the Zetas of Wetumpka were there to welcome the seniors back. The community center had been closed since March 16, 2020. Tonya Allen, financial secretary and immediate past president of the Omega Xi Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, said members of the sorority were on hand to greet the seniors as they arrived, to help them get settled, socialize with them, give out goody bags and to help prepare and serve lunch. The group also donated
Farmers market sees growth
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By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief
Millbrook Farmers Market set for July By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief
The Millbrook Farmers Market will be in full swing on Tuesday, July 6, from 7 a.m. to noon for those needing to restock their refrigerators after the Fourth of July holiday. The market will take place every Tuesday in July from 7 a.m. to noon. Located on Main Street at the Village Green Park, it’ll be hard to miss the whitetop tents and stream of people entering and exiting with bags of tomatoes, squash, peppers, greens and melons, just to name a few. See MARKET • Page A6
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Top: Slim and the Soulful Saints perform at Wetumpka’s growing Farmer’s Market. Above: Customers and vendors chat during the event.
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The Wetumpka Farmers Market kicked off on June 10, and as the weeks pass by, the event seems to continue growing. “We’ve truly been blessed and we hope that it continues to grow,” said Dakota Steed, the city’s farmers market manager. Although the city has been adding three new vendors each week, Steed said some vendors are still selling out of product. They July 1 market marked the first time that two food trucks – The Wharf and Southern Smokehouse – were on site instead of just one. Steed said he plans to rotate which food trucks are in attendance in an effort to provide variety. SnoBiz Wetumpka also returned for a second week. Steed said he expects SnoBiz to be a regular at the event. “The first week, I talked to four vendors who said they’d sold out,” Steed said. “The week after that, some vendors still sold out despite the fact that we added three more vendors. Everyone is happy with the way it’s going, and we now have a waitlist of vendors.” See FARMERS • Page A2
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