Pontotoc News

Jackson 07/01/08 Harkins Handcrafts Chair for the President Master-chairmaker Greg Harkins honored President Bush with a handcrafted chair.

By REGINA BUTLER Progress Staff Writer A Sunday morning fire quickly consumed the rental home of a family in the west Pontotoc area.

PONTOTOC - Organizers hope that by mid-July they'll have all the land they need to turn an old railroad corridor into a path for bicyclists, walkers and horseback riders.

BY ERROL CASTENS Daily Journal Oxford Bureau PONTOTOC - Organizers of the effort to convert an abandoned railway to a recreational trail say the purchase may be finalized in the next few weeks.

About Lane - Founded in March 1912 by John Lane, who bought a box plant in Altavista, Va.

Julialake Landrum of Petal has been elected governor of the 61st Annual American Legion Auxiliary Girls State at The University of Southern Mississippi.

Clinton resident Bill Baker and his wife, Jill, have established a scholarship for students at Blue Mountain College.

By Emily Le Coz Daily Journal TUPELO - Lee County has its new administrator. Sean Thompson, who for the past six years has held the county's assistant comptroller position, was named administrator Thursday ...

Fingerprint evidence released to law enforcement concludes that a body discovered in a Pontotoc lake was that of a fourth jail escapee.

By Errol Castens Daily Journal Oxford Bureau OXFORD - The third of four inmates who escaped from the Pontotoc County Detention Center late Wednesday night was captured Friday afternoon in Lafayette County.

Maps and charts showing new-highway route alternatives mean nothing if no money's available to build new four-lanes, but two heavily attended public hearings this week measure the depth of interest in new ...

Members from Mississippi Department of Transportation were on hand to answer any questions and try to quell any fears that citizens might have concerning the improvements and acquisition of the land.

By REGINA BUTLER Progress Staff Writer Construction on Pontotoc's newest fire station was begun with the first shovel of dirt in the earth last week.

Mississippi has a new tool to help residents avoid contractors who may take their money and run, especially families still rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina.

Gov. Haley Barbour has declared May 26-30 as Hurricane Preparedness Week in Mississippi.

The county school board was told at its May 19 meeting that the combined costs for two physical education buildings could reach $3.5 million.

Some of those included: Jeffrey Palmer, 19, 5125 Hwy 342, Pontotoc. Palmer has been charged with possession of crack cocaine and remains in jail on a $20,000 bond.

Toyota Motor Co.'s announcement last year that it was building a new manufacturing plant near Blue Springs surprised many who thought the facility would be built elsewhere.

For Toyota-related jobs, go to Mississippi Online Job Opportunities at www.mdes.ms.gov. BY CARLIE KOLLATH Daily Journal TUPELO - About 2,000 job seekers turned out for the Community Development Foundation's ...

BY DANZA JOHNSON Daily Journal NEW ALBANY - While her parents sit behind bars, 2-year-old Enna Barreto will be buried today.