The Board of Directors of the Pontotoc Electric Power Association has two new members who will begin their terms of service on Jan. 1.
A new library will be soon coming to Ecru in the form of one of those neat book boxes which are tastefully painted and have all kinds of readi…
News is short this week-maybe because we are not out and about as much as usual. We do have a few sick folks. Shirley Sewell spent a few days …
Several area residents are among students at Itawamba Community College who have received adult learner scholarships for the 2020 fall semester.
In the wake of an unprecedented global pandemic and at a time when universities across the nation are experiencing declining enrollments, Miss…
Christmas is coming early to Chick-fil-A lovers in Pontotoc County!
During last week’s Thanksgiving holiday enforcement period six fatalities were reported on Mississippi’s highways.
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Americans received uplifting news recently in our fight against the coronavirus. Two American drug companies, Pfizer and Moderna, announced th…
December 12 marks a special observance on the Catholic liturgical calendar, a commemoration that Catholics call a “feast,” honoring Our Lady o…
Students at North Pontotoc High School will take exclusively online “virtual” classes from now through Christmas break due to a teacher shorta…
2020 has been a very challenging and stressful time for all of us. As we approach the end of this calendar year I would like to share some ver…
Pontotoc County Circuit Court convened this past Monday, November 30 for the first week of court. The second week will begin next Monday, Dece…
Pontotoc County supervisors have moved forward with the renovation of the Family Dollar Building to turn it into the Pontotoc County Justice C…
A Pontotoc native is gaining invaluable experience in the political world by serving a 13-week internship in the nation’s capital.
On a cold November day in 1620, a small ship appeared off the coast of present-day Massachusetts. The English settlers on board were tired and…
Recent cultural and political turmoil has frightened many people and caused them to sink into depression. Society is storming and boiling in a…
Two-hundred-fifty-eight criminal cases are on the docket for the two week term of Pontotoc County Circuit Court which convenes Monday, Novembe…
More than 500 North Mississippi Medicare Part D participants who have received free counseling in selecting the best drug plan to meet their i…
The Mississippi Highway Patrol will begin the 2020 Thanksgiving holiday enforcement period on Wednesday, November 25, at 12:01 a.m. and conclu…
Sleep with your bedroom door shut, keep space heaters three feet away from anything, and as an all-important first step, make sure your smoke …
“To baste, or not to baste, that is the question."
Some smokers can put a cigarette down, vow to never smoke again, and keep their promise. But for most, it won’t be that easy. Most smokers wil…
Come on, blue!
I was saddened to learn of Charles Robinson’s death. Charlie. was a original, one of a kind lifetime resident of Pontotoc. He was a child of t…
Merchants in Ecru and Pontotoc are set to open their doors for the annual Christmas Open House this Sunday beginning at 12 noon.
In the Nov. 11 front page story "Honoring Veterans" we reported that WWII veteran, Judge Fred Wicker, 96, was drafted in 1942 and earned two b…
The identity of an eight-year-old who died in a mobile home fire on Tuesday, November 10, in Pontotoc County was released last Friday (Nov. 13…
On Tuesday morning Pontotoc Mayor Bob Peeples announced that Pontotoc's 2020 Christmas parade has been cancelled due to the rising number of c…