March 8, 2019

Poarch Band of Creek Indians to help pay for burials for tornado victims

Author: Chuck Williams

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) - The Lee County coroner has confirmed to News 3 that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has agreed to cover the entire burial cost of the 23 victims of Sunday's Beauregard tornado.
Two days ago, Harris said that two unnamed contributors had agreed to split the cost. The Poarch Band of Creek Indians was one of those entities. The other one did not respond after the initial offer, Harris said.
"The Poarch Band originally offered to pay $50,000," Harris said. "Today, they cal