Pontotoc News

Circuit Judge James L. Roberts Jr. of Pontotoc will be presented the Mississippi Bar's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Harry Bostick pleads not guilty in DUI-death case. Judge orders no drunk driving or sober driving without valid license.

Phil Webb has stepped down as baseball coach at Pontotoc High School to become principal at D.T. Cox Elementary School.

Hometown recognition came nearly 70 years after Private 1st Class Jimmie Lee Leatherwood's ultimate sacrifice.

Pontotoc County supervisors are hoping for a federal grant to help make runway improvements at the county airport.

A Thousands of Pontotoc Gas System customers will see their rates drop after a Mississippi Public Service Commission review deemed them too high.

Students in Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe and Pontotoc counties should meet several requirements, according to Bob Walker, ICC director of financial aid.

An Oxford man pardoned by Gov. Haley Barbour as he exited office early this year stands indicted on three counts in the 2011 highway death of 18-year-old Charity Smith.

Union County officials say a teenager accused of attempted sexual battery and a Pontotoc man accused of killing his wife and holding his children hostage escaped the county jail but were caught in hours.

Textiles source and converter The Mitchell Group, which includes Big Kahuna Fabrics, Mitchell's Re-Cast, BKF Home and others, will open a new warehouse in Pontotoc, Miss., with the move scheduled for May 8. A A A A The 100,000-square-foot facility will house warehouse space with adjacent offices for the company's customer service department.

The Republican senator who led the redistricting effort, Merle Flowers of Southaven, said he's confident it will be adopted with bipartisan support.

Textile source and converter The Mitchell Group, which includes Big Kahuna Fabrics, Mitchell's ReCast, BKF Home and others, will open a new warehouse in Pontotoc, Miss., with the move scheduled for May 8. The 100,000-square-foot facility will house warehouse space with adjacent offices for the company's customer service department.

Pontotoc recently hosted a three-day Mississippi Main Street Meeting to talk about economic development in the city and county.

Montreal-based Enerkem Corp. says it still plans to begin building an ethanol plant in Pontotoc despite having abandoned an initial public offering in which it had hoped to raise $125 million.