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Supervisors appoint Chunn to Pontotoc Co. Library Board

1 week ago | djournal.com | Regina Butler

The Pontotoc county Board of Supervisors recently approved the appointment of Joy Chunn to the Pontotoc County Library Board of Trustees to fill the vacancy of one appointee from Pontotoc County. The board also approved for the emergency purchase of two rail cars with wing walls from The Rail Road Yard for the fourth district to be installed on Rowland Road. The purchase was $39,000 and was paid from the District #4 B&M Fund. kAms2?:6= w:== H2D C6\2AA@:?E65 E@ E96 !@?E@E@4 r@F?EJ yFCJ r@>>:DD:@?
Early advertising and copy deadlines set for Memorial Day

1 week ago | djournal.com | Regina Butler

Because of the Memorial Day the Progress will be having early deadlines. Early advertising and copy deadlines for the May 28 paper will be Wednesday and Thursday, May 21 and 22, due to the Progress office being closed for Monday. Deadlines for the May 28 paper are as follows: legal notices are due by 12 noon Wednesday, May 21; classified ads and all copy including church announcements and community news and advertisements are due by 11 a.m. Thursday, May 22.
Load 'em up and move 'em out!

1 week ago | djournal.com | Regina Butler

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Cross set to be delivered in May

2 weeks ago | djournal.com | Regina Butler

Saganaw Steel in Birmingham, Alabama has finished fabricating the giant cross of Pontotoc and it is set to be delivered either the first or the second Monday in May. And then it will take some nine to ten working days to get it put up. “They had plans to bring it the Monday after Easter, but they had a job to do in Arkansas and the tornados slowed that down, so we have been re-set for May,” said Reggie Collums who has spearheaded getting the giant cross.
Pontotoc Juniorette’s Charity ball set Saturday, April 26 ticket deadline is Saturday, April 19

4 weeks ago | djournal.com | Regina Butler

Are you looking for a special night out? Do you want to dress up and go somewhere special? Look no further than the Pontotoc Juniorettes Club’s Masquerade Charity Ball which will be hosted in the Thaxton Community Center Gym this year on April 26 at 6 p.m.Just what is the Juniorette’s Club you may ask? It is a civic, non-profit organization established in 2010 and federated as part of the Mississippi Federation of Women's Clubs in March 2011.
Long time pastor, Doug Jones passed away April 12

4 weeks ago | djournal.com | Regina Butler

Long time pastor of Victory Baptist Church in Pontotoc, Doug Jones passed away last Saturday, April 12. It happened to be on his late wife, Billie’s birthday. Bro. Doug, as he was affectionately known to so many was one of the men who stood in the public eye during the mid 1990s when Pontotoc County was facing the prayer battle in the courts and the media.
Donation collections on going at Pontotoc Co. Agri-Center for tornado victims

1 month ago | djournal.com | Regina Butler

Pontotoc County Agri-Center director Kevin McGregor invited people to deliver supplies to the Pontotoc Co. Agri-Center to be transported to the tornado ravaged places in Mississippi. “I am working up a load to carry to a tornado hit area,” McGregor said. “I’m looking at the Strayhorn/ Senatobia area. If they get what they need we will re-route to Arkansas or Tennessee.
Where There's a Will... will debut Friday

1 month ago | djournal.com | Regina Butler

The Pontotoc Community Theater will debut the play "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" written by Thomas Hischak by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama at the Main Playhouse. Performances will be April 4-6. There will be four performances to choose to attend, please don’t wait until Sunday, last time we had to turn 30 people away on Sunday afternoon. Tickets may be purchased at the box office and are $10 each.
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1 month ago | djournal.com | Regina Butler

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Come be drawn to the Library during National Library Week

1 month ago | djournal.com | Regina Butler

Have you ever set foot inside the library? Do you know what you are missing? During National Library Week this is your chance to step into the Dixie Regional Library or the Sherman Library and see what the library has to offer. Dixie Regional Library is located at 111 Main Street and Sherman Library is located at 20 Lamar Street in Sherman. Do you happen to have a library book still in good condition that you haven’t returned yet?