In a bizarre alleged drug deal gone bad, Pontotoc Police have levied drug, robbery and jail escape charges in connection with the recent arrest of two men, Pontotoc Police Chief Larry Poole reported. Poole said that Justin Jarmaine Judon, age 30, of Central Avenue, Ecru, has been charged with conspiracy to sale marijuana, robbery and [...]
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Fourteen plead guilty, sentenced in court
Fourteen defendants pled guilty to their respective criminal charges in Pontotoc County Circuit Court last week and were sentenced by Judge James L. Roberts, Jr. Defendant Michael Tyler Walls pled guilty to the crime of possession of precursors and was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison, unless he successfully completes one year in the [...]
‘Yes, Virginia, Dot’s seen all sixty parades’
She’s the queen of Christmas parades in Pontotoc. Dot Hardin can remember when the very first parade rolled down Main Street in 1953. “I remember this so vividly because I was a Jaycette and Claude [her husband] was a Jaycee.” Her daughter, Genie, who was a girl at the time, was in that very first [...]
County’s jobless rate set at 7.2 percent
Pontotoc County’s labor force was virtually unchanged in October, but the number of employed increased, netting a drop in the county’s unemployment rate. Pontotoc County’s unemployment rate was set at 7.2 percent for October, eleventh lowest in the state, according to data released last week by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The total labor [...]
Brown, Parker re-elected to PEPA board, run-off needed for Area 2 slot
Pontotoc Electric Power Association officials announced this week that incumbents Greg Brown and Larry Parker have been re-elected to new three year terms on the PEPA’s Board of Directors, while a run-off between incumbent Glen Denton and challenger Nicky Moore will be held to determine the Area 2 board member. PEPA customers in Area 2, [...]
Bodock 2013 set for September 27-28
It’s official, the 2013 Bodock Festival in downtown Pontotoc is set for September 27-28. This past year the festival date was moved from mid-August to the last weekend in September, a change that enjoyed cooler temperatures and attracted larger crowds. “The date change this year proved successful, because the festival was well attended,” said Ellen [...]
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White and High set for May 21 runoff
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Ecru Police Department gets windfall from MDOT
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You can never have too many diapers (or golf balls)
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Are you going to let the snakes win?
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Runoff Election Results 2013
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Alderman at large results
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Runoff Election Results 2013
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Are you going to let the snakes win?
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You can never have too many diapers (or golf balls)
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Ecru Police Department gets windfall from MDOT
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