Pontotoc News

North Pontotoc boys won 55–54 at Mooreville Nov. 5. North’s girls lost 59–40, while South Pontotoc girls won 69–25 at Byhalia.

North Pontotoc beat Kosciusko 9–3 in Ecru on Nov. 5, while Pontotoc lost 4–1 at New Albany in boys varsity soccer.

The Nov. 14 Tanglefoot Trot in Pontotoc offers 10K, 5K and one-mile options to support CATCH Kids. Online registration closes Nov. 12 at 9 p.m. Central.

The Pontotoc Chamber congratulated Pedal & Pillows on its ribbon cutting in a Nov. 3 post, describing a new lodging cottage on Oxford Street.

The Nov. 3 Drought Monitor snapshot puts 74.65% of Pontotoc County in extreme drought, down from 100%. The entire county remains in severe drought or worse.

Ecru businesses are invited to a Christmas storefront contest, with displays decorated by Dec. 1. The town also announced a painted-rock scavenger hunt.

Pontotoc girls soccer beat Ripley 7–0 on Nov. 3, while North Pontotoc basketball swept Nettleton, 63–55 in boys and 51–28 in girls.

Pontotoc City Choir’s Patriotic Concert is Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. at PJHS. A separate Warrior Rumble fundraiser follows Nov. 14 at the county Agri-Center.

Pontotoc County’s forecast calls for fog overnight and Thursday morning, highs in the lower 70s Thursday and Friday, then a cooler weekend.

The district lists Warriors Without Limits, a special education parent resource night, for 5–6:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Pontotoc Elementary School.