Pontotoc NewsLocal news for Pontotoc, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.NE Miss. trail negotiations near completion- June 25, 2008 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.http://www.topix.net/city/pontotoc-ms/2008/06/ne-miss-trail-negotiations-near-completion?f... Tanglefoot Trail negotiations near completion- June 23, 2008 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.http://www.topix.net/city/pontotoc-ms/2008/06/tanglefoot-trail-negotiations-near-completio... Lane shutting down Pontotoc plant- June 21, 2008 About Lane - Founded in March 1912 by John Lane, who bought a box plant in Altavista, Va.http://www.topix.net/city/pontotoc-ms/2008/06/lane-shutting-down-pontotoc-plant?fromrss=1 61st Annual Girls State Elects Officers- June 18, 2008 Julialake Landrum of Petal has been elected governor of the 61st Annual American Legion Auxiliary Girls State at The University of Southern Mississippi.http://www.topix.net/city/pontotoc-ms/2008/06/61st-annual-girls-state-elects-officers?from... Bakers set up fund at Blue Mountain College- June 16, 2008 Clinton resident Bill Baker and his wife, Jill, have established a scholarship for students at Blue Mountain College.http://www.topix.net/city/pontotoc-ms/2008/06/bakers-set-up-fund-at-blue-mountain-college?... Lee County names new administrator- June 14, 2008 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 ...http://www.topix.net/city/pontotoc-ms/2008/06/lee-county-names-new-administrator?fromrss=1 Sheriff: Fingerprints confirm escapee's identity- June 12, 2008 Fingerprint evidence released to law enforcement concludes that a body discovered in a Pontotoc lake was that of a fourth jail escapee.http://www.topix.net/city/pontotoc-ms/2008/06/sheriff-fingerprints-confirm-escapees-identi... Third Pontotoc escapee captured- June 11, 2008 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.http://www.topix.net/city/pontotoc-ms/2008/06/third-pontotoc-escapee-captured?fromrss=1 EDITORIAL:Mapping for success- June 9, 2008 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 ...http://www.topix.net/city/pontotoc-ms/2008/06/editorial-mapping-for-success?fromrss=1 Hwy. 9 route alternatives discussed- June 7, 2008 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.http://www.topix.net/city/pontotoc-ms/2008/06/hwy-9-route-alternatives-discussed?fromrss=1 |