Atmore News

Hollinger, Bryan in August run-off By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Two incumbents won their seats outright and another faces a run-off following the Poarch Creek Indians Tribal Council election Saturday, June 1. Incumbent Charlotte McGhee Meckel won a tight race for her seat as treasurer with 703 votes over challenger Candace Fayard. Incumbent Dewitt C. Carter held his at-large seat with 494 votes over six challengers: Breiah C. Adams, 57…

Chief cautions against outdoor burning By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles doesn’t know just when it’s coming. But the veteran firefighter is sure that it is coming. While no official drought declaration or burn ban has been issued or implemented by state fire officials, Peebles has seen his share of the grass and field fires that get out of hand each year or those that…

Poarch tribe makes $1.3B property its 10th gaming operation By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Wind Creek Hospitality’s newest acquisition marks not only the 10th gaming facility now under control of Poarch Band of Creek Indians, but also represents the largest gambling operation in the Tribe’s portfolio. Wind Creek Hospitality, the name under which PCI Gaming Authority does business, announced late last week that the tribe had completed a long,…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Thanks to a donation from Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Escambia County High School’s dream of a new Academy of Information Technology is a step closer to becoming reality. Escambia County School System officials and officials of Alabama’s only federally recognized Native American tribe issued a joint statement regarding the new IT academy, which is scheduled to become part of the ECHS curriculum for…