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Food Pantry Re-Opening Delayed to July 15

Posted on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025

The re-opening of the Mercy Health Love County Hospital Food Pantry has been delayed one week, until July 15.
 
The pantry operation has been in transit for several weeks from the former Greenville School cafeteria back to hospital grounds.
 
Jesica Crosthwait, executive assistant to the hospital administrator, said Wednesday that the First Baptist Church is distributing canned and other nonperishable food items to affected families weekdays from July 8 until July 15. The church office number is (580) 276-2125.
 
The pantry was to re-open July 8 as a drive-through service of the hospital at the former Ford building at 1300 Memorial Dr., across the street from McDonald's Restaurant.
 
But Love County EMS has yet to fully vacate the Ford building, which has been its temporary home after both the pantry and ambulance station were destroyed in the tornado that struck Marietta on April 27, 2025.
 
"The building the EMS is moving into is not quite ready. A few more days are needed," said Jessica Crosthwait, Executive Assistant to the Hospital Administrator Wednesday.