Sandra Priest Special correspondent Ecru Police Chief Gary Chism announced last Tuesday evening that the police department will receive a portion of money recovered recently in a traffic stop. “I met with MDOT today,” Chief Chism explained to Ecru Board of Aldermen and Mayor Tom Todd. “Ecru Police Department will be awarded $100,000 from money [...]
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White and High set for May 21 runoff
David Helms Pontotoc Progress City of Pontotoc voters will return to the polls in all four wards on Tuesday, May 21, for the runoff election for the alderman at large post. In last week’s Democratic first primary, candidates David White and Phyllis High outdistanced incumbent Herman Austin to advance to the runoff. The final tally [...]
Authorities searching for prisoner
By DAVID HELMS Pontotoc Progress Pontotoc County Sheriff Leo Mask said that a manhunt is underway for a Pontotoc County Jail prisoner who left a work detail around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday while picking up trash near Faulkner Road in eastern Pontotoc County. Sheriff Mask said that authorities are looking for Brooks Sneed, 32, of Highway [...]
Cemetery association organizing
David Helms Pontotoc Progress Twenty Pontotoc residents met last week to begin formulating plans for chartering a Pontotoc City Cemetery Association. The meeting was chaired by longtime Pontotoc resident Ken Pruett, who addressed the Pontotoc Board of Aldermen last month concerning problems at the 181-year-old cemetery. “Let me make it clear from the start that [...]
Sherman school alumni seeking pavilion to be built for golden year reunion plans
REGINA BUTLER Progress Staff Writer Come next year, the Sherman school will be closed for 50 years and members of the classes who attended this small school would like to move their reunion back to the school grounds. Speaking on behalf of the group, alumni member Diane Rodgers said that since 2009 the school reunion [...]
Supervisors disburse Toyota tax in-lieu monies to schools
REGINA BUTLER Progress Staff Writer Pontotoc County supervisors disbursed the first of the Toyota in-lieu tax monies to the school districts this past Monday at their first of the month meeting. “We are going to disburse it out by a pupil ratio,” explained Wayne Stokes. Pontotoc county schools have $3,500 students while the city school [...]
Residents to organize city cemetery association
By DAVID HELMS Pontotoc Progress Lifelong Pontotoc resident Ken Pruett announced this week that interested citizens are urged to attend a Pontotoc City Cemetery Association organizational meeting tomorrow night (Thursday, May 9). The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Pontotoc Community House. “The purpose of this meeting is to organize an association which [...]
Superintendent to make hiring recommendations
By DAVID HELMS Pontotoc Progress Pontotoc City School Superintendent Karen Tutor said she will make some hiring recommendations on three principal vacancies when the school board meets next Monday night (May 13). Pontotoc City School is looking to hire new principals at Pontotoc High School, Pontotoc Middle School and Pontotoc Elementary School after those three [...]
FNB offering facade loan
By DAVID HELMS Pontotoc Progress Pontotoc First National Bank officials announced last week they are committing $100,000 to fund a zero interest loan program available to Pontotoc downtown merchants, or building owners, to improve the front facade of their building. First National officials said the bank will loan up to $5,000 for each store front [...]
Ecru election results FINAL
Ecru election results total Mayor: Tom Todd- 141 Mark Baldwin- 156- winner Alderman: Charles Mitchell- 136 Jimmy Whitehead- 165- winner Donald Andrews-162- winner Glen Denton- 169- winner Gloria High 170- winner Bernice Shumaker- 149 Whitney Smith- 134 Dr. James Speck- 158- winner Carl Glenn Dowdy- 93
UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS of All Wards
UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS OF All Wards (include absentees but not affidavits) Mayor Bob Peeples 641 Jeff Stafford 703- winner Alderman at large Herman Austin 289 Phyllis High 503- runoff on May 21 David White 559- runoff on May 21 Alderman ward 4 Robert Hooker 129 Rayburn Mapp 209- Democratic winner, will face Regina Patterson (R) [...]
ELECTION RESULTS 2013
Election results from around Northeast Mississippi and in Pontotoc County. There are primary races in Pontotoc and Ecru tonight. Follow along with the Pontotoc Progress all night. Get all your election coverage here. And read about these elections and more each week in the Pontotoc Progress newspaper. Click here for results.
Pontotoc County Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s invite women to volunteer during National Women Build Week
Pontotoc County-area women are invited to grab their hammers and volunteer during Habitat for Humanity’s sixth annual National Women Build Week. During the week of May 4-12, more than 300 Habitat affiliates nationwide will host women build projects in partnership with Lowe’s, the underwriter of Habitat’s Women Build program. Pontotoc County HFH will host a [...]
Local teen planning mission trip to Romania
Jordan Curtis is the 16 year old daughter and only child of Tommy and Tavia Curtis, and is in the 10th grade at North Pontotoc High School. She will be going to Romania with Global Expeditions, which is a part of Teen Mania Ministries, based in Garden Valley, Texas, leaving June 15th and returning on [...]
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White and High set for May 21 runoff
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Authorities searching for prisoner
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Cemetery association organizing
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Sherman school alumni seeking pavilion to be built for golden year reunion plans
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Ecru Police Department gets windfall from MDOT
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White and High set for May 21 runoff
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Authorities searching for prisoner
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Cemetery association organizing
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Sherman school alumni seeking pavilion to be built for golden year reunion plans
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