Pontotoc News

Gov. Phil Bryant's plan to cut state funding for public libraries leaves the institutions facing tough decisions at a time when patronage has reached an all-time high.

Remember Iogen? Five years ago the Ottawa-based company, praised at the time for leading the development of cellulosic ethanol technology, was the crown jewel of Canada's fledgling cleantech sector.

The Three Rivers Solid Waste Authority is negotiating terms with the Canadian company Enerkem to build a new material-recycling facility at the Pontotoc landfill.

Are commercial biofuels created from zero-cost waste feedstock a pipe dream? That answer was nudged a little farther toward "no" today after trash-to-biofuel firm Enerkem filed its Form F-1 with the SEC in preparation for a $125 million IPO.

Katie Elizabeth Jackson, founder and board president of the Pontotoc County Animal Rescue and Shelter, tells The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that she has received nearly 60 calls about missing pets in the past week.

The Pontotoc County Historical Society is leading efforts to erect a memorial monument at College Hill Cemetery in honor of World War II veteran Jimmy Lee Leatherwood.

In just the past week, dozens of dogs have been reported missing in the Pontotoc County area.

The Pontotoc County Historical Society is leading efforts to erect a memorial monument at College Hill Cemetery in honor of WWII veteran Jimmy Lee Leatherwood.

Docudrama "The Wereth Eleven" will be shown at the Pontotoc County Library, Tuesday, February 21st at 7:00 p.m., by special permission from Executive Producer, Joseph Small.

Three men have been charged with aggravated assault after a man was stabbed in Union County.

"Father Pete" is a familiar face around Ripley, coming as he does two Sundays a month from his home in Pontotoc to lead Spanish and English church services.

In the '70s, John Rush was hired at Reed's by Jack Reed Sr. "He gave me a chance when I needed it.

Even though most economic indicators are getting better these days, we keep being bombarded through the media and by political pundits with the news that Americans are gloomy about the economy and the future.

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A 22-year-old Chickasaw County man has been arrested and charged with rape and robbery following an incident at a party in Pontotoc on December 10, 2011, reported Pontotoc Police Chief Larry Poole.

An accident last Friday on Hwy. 9 in Pontotoc County involving a Calhoun City woman and child resulting in a fatality remains under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.