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Rakestraw discovers baby mammoth tooth near Ecru

Mississippi Business Journal 20 Apr 2026
Recently there was a discovery made by Roger Rakestraw from near Ecru in Pontotoc County, Mississippi ... Our state scientists can tell quite a bit by studying Roger’s extraordinarily rare discovery ... This typically caused the animal to starve to death ... .
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Commodores straighten up to beat Pontotoc

Mississippi Business Journal 15 Apr 2026
PONTOTOC – Neither team played its best, but the visitors were a bit more buttoned up ... and got a quality start from Tanner Harris to beat Pontotoc 6-4 in eight innings on Tuesday night in The Hollow.
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Pontotoc Police made six felony arrests in January, answered 1,059 calls for service

Mississippi Business Journal 12 Apr 2026
Pontotoc Police Chief Bob Poe reported that officers responded to 1,059 calls for service in January 2026. Chief Poe reported officers made six felony arrests in January, including.. × This page requires Javascript ... [email protected]. .
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Pontotoc Co. Sheriff's Dept. reports eight felony arrests in January, 14 arrests in February

Mississippi Business Journal 11 Apr 2026
Pontotoc County Sheriff Leo Mask reported eight felony arrests that were made in January 2026 and 14 felony arrests which were made in February ... × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content ... .
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Supervisors pass resolution to rename portion of Hwy. 336 in honor of O\u2019Neil Warren

Mississippi Business Journal 09 Apr 2026
The Pontotoc County Supervisors have adopted a resolution for the renaming of a portion of Highway 336 in honor of O’Neil Warren to honor his service as a law enforcement officer in Pontotoc ... × This page requires Javascript ... .? yF=J]k^Am ... .
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Eight defendants plead guilty , sentenced, two arraigned

Mississippi Business Journal 07 Apr 2026
(Editor's Note ... Eight defendants pled guilty and were sentenced during week two proceedings in the March/April term of Pontotoc County Circuit Court. Two defendants pled not guilty upon arraignment. × This page requires Javascript ... .
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Pontotoc Man Sentenced on Federal Kidnapping Charges (United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Mississippi)

Public Technologies 06 Apr 2026
Pontotoc Man Sentenced on Federal Kidnapping Charges ... Aberdeen, MS - A Pontotoc man was sentenced today to over 14 years in prison on federal kidnapping charges when he forcibly took his victim from ...
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Create\/Toyota Summer camps available to students

Mississippi Business Journal 02 Apr 2026
CREATE and Toyota Wellspring will be participating in several summer camp opportunities throughout Misissippi. Scholarship funding for these camps is on a first serve basis until funds are depleted ... MSU STEM Camps. × This page requires Javascript.
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Seven plead guilty, sentenced in circuit court, four arraigned

Mississippi Business Journal 30 Mar 2026
Defendants in seven criminal cases pled guilty and were sentenced in Pontotoc County Circuit Court last week. Four other defendants were arraigned. Defendant Alvin Eugene Powers pled guilty to two charges, including sale of meth and possession of meth.
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Pontotoc's Cuellar, Tupelo's Wilson voted Athletes of the Week

Mississippi Business Journal 25 Mar 2026
Pontotoc’s Jazmine Cuellar and Tupelo’s Brody Wilson have been voted Daily Journal Athletes of the Week for March 16-21 ... She earned 72.1% of the vote in the Female Athlete of the Week Twitter poll ... × This page requires Javascript ... .4s2?.6=D]k^Am ... .
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Clayton completes comeback for Pontotoc

Mississippi Business Journal 25 Mar 2026
PONTOTOC — The Pontotoc Warriors have been a resilient bunch all year. They kept the theme going on Tuesday night ... × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content ... k9bmtIEC2 q2D6Dk^9bm ... Newsletters.
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Pontotoc rebounds at the plate in win over Caledonia

Mississippi Business Journal 25 Mar 2026
PONTOTOC – Pontotoc was shut out by Caledonia on Monday, but the Warriors made sure the same thing wouldn’t happen again on Tuesday. The Warriors plated three runs in the first inning and another four in the fourth in a 7-4 win over Caledonia at home.
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North Pontotoc promotes Matt Lindsey to head football coach

Mississippi Business Journal 22 Mar 2026
The timing was finally right for Matt Lindsey. The longtime North Pontotoc assistant football coach has been promoted to the top job, the school announced Saturday ... × This page requires Javascript ... Please enable it in your browser settings ... .
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New Albany rallies late to beat North Pontotoc

Mississippi Business Journal 21 Mar 2026
NEW ALBANY – Despite North Pontotoc pitching a shutout through five innings, New Albany starting pitcher Connor Yarbrough found a way to keep his team in it ... New Albany avenged a loss to North Pontotoc earlier in the week.
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Andy Crotwell announces retirement, Vikings hire Matt Lindsey as new head football coach

Mississippi Business Journal 21 Mar 2026
ECRU- Longtime North Pontotoc Head Coach, Andy Crotwell, announced his retirement on Tuesday, March 17th ... "North Pontotoc is a special place, and it's the people- students, staff, and parents- that make it special," said Crotwell ... .
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