The story of what Wetumpka has been through isn’t totally unique, but the entries about the town, and the spirit and commitment of the people who live there, truly helped to impress.
For Home Town Takeover, HGTV fielded entries from a whopping 500,000 video submissions which represented 2,600 towns of fewer than 40,000 residents.
The winning town then enjoyed renovation efforts from Erin and Ben Napier which focused on 12 properties, including historic homes, restaurants, public spaces, retail stores, a new farmers’ market, and even one entire downtown street in Wetumpka.