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Fair events resume June 19
The Pontotoc County Fair will be in full swing soon with the next events Wednesday, June 19 with the step above Juneteenth horseshoe and celebration. There is a $5 door admission that evening. Both Thursday, June 20 and Friday, June 21 both adults and youth will check in their exhibits...
Mississippi man killed in crash on rural Mississippi highway
A Mississippi man was killed Monday night in a one-car crash on a rural Mississippi highway. The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 336 in Pontotoc County June 10 around 9:15 p.m. The 2007 Toyota Avalon driven by Keith Wright, 38, of Pontotoc, was traveling west...
Single-car crash kills Pontotoc County man
TUPELO – A Pontotoc man was killed Monday night in a single-car crash on a rural state highway. The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 336 in Pontotoc County on June 10 around 9:15 p.m. The 2007 Toyota Avalon driven by Keith Wright, 38, of Pontotoc, was traveling west on Highway 336 when it left the roadway and overturned. Wright received fatal injuries from the crash and was pronounced dead on the scene.
church announcements for June 12 Pont Prog
There will be a benefit for the Jason Angle family Saturday, June 15 at the Pontotoc Co. Agri-Center with food plates starting at 12 noon. Live music will start at 1 p.m. with Leo Mask and the County Mounties, Jock Adams and Cody Riddle. The auction will begin at 5 p.m.
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