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3 seats open on PCI Tribal Council

News Staff Report Three incumbents and nine challengers will be on the Poarch Creek Tribal Council ballot with the election set for Saturday, June 1. Voting will take place at the Pickrell House (on Pow Wow grounds), from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The three offices on the ballot are as follows: Tribal Secretary – incumbent Charlotte Meckel; challenger Candace Fayard. Tribal Treasurer – incumbent Eddie L. Tullis; challengers Amy…

PCI’s McGhee addresses House on gaming

News Staff Report After the Alabama Senate passed by the narrowest of margins this week a bill that would put the question of a paper lottery on the 2020 ballot, the future of other gaming, such as electronic Bingo and dog and horse racing, remains up in the air. State senators passed the paper lottery measure by a 21-12 margin, just reaching the required three-fifths majority to send the bill…

PCI hazardous materials collection is Saturday

News Staff Report Poarch Creek Indians Environmental Department will conduct a household hazardous waste collection day this Saturday, April 27, from 8 a.m. until noon. The event, open to all residents of Poarch and the surrounding area, is for household waste and electronics only. Large quantities of items from business, farms or other commercial operations will not be accepted. Items may be brought to Poarch Creek Fire Station No. 1,…

Wee Ball

Opening day for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians 2019 wee-ball season was last Wednesday, March 20. The wee-ball league is made up of five teams of young, growing players who are in the early stages of learning the game of baseball. The youngsters will hit the ball from a tee and focus on fundamentals during the instructional season.

PCI paying for funerals

News Staff Report Poarch Band of Creek Indians will donate a total of $184,000 to cover the cost of funerals for the 23 people, many of them children, who lost their lives last week when a series of more than three dozen tornadoes, including two that struck less than an hour apart, ripped a path across eastern Alabama and into western Georgia. “The Tribe is making a $184,000 donation to…

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