Pontotoc Visitor's Guide 2020

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VISITOR’S GUIDE 2020

Welcome to the center of hometown hospitality.

Pontotoc offers a variety of places to shop, relax and eat.

You can also explore our history and heritage or unwind at the library. We hope you enjoy your stay and come back to see us.

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WELCOME

Welcome to

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The garden spot of hospitality

hether you are visiting for the first time or the hundredth time, Pontotoc welcomes you with our best foot forward. From the friendly greeting of store owners who roll out the red carpet and put on their best shine; to the museum where you can learn of the long distant past of these red clay hills, you will find smiles on the faces of young and old alike.

It is our aim to make your stay here a pleasant one, and perhaps one day you will find that this is just the right place for you to settle down and enjoy the rare life our communities afford.

Take a stroll in downtown Pontotoc and you can catch the heart beat from which life for the rest of the county flows. If you enjoy the slower pace of shopping for the afternoon, you can explore quaint antique shops, unique boutiques and enjoy sipping a cup of coffee at the restaurants while you watch the folks walk down the sidewalks.

If you want to live in the country you have towns such as Thaxton, Algoma, Ecru, Sherman and Toccopola to visit and make your home as well as smaller communities such as Furrs, Woodland, Zion and Beckham where people live and enjoy the scenic beauty of the trees and the music of wind in the hills. These towns and communities provide the continuity that makes rural life a pleasant experience.

Our famous walking trail, The Tanglefoot Trail, covers 21 miles of scenery and stretches from north to south throughout the county. This trail actually starts in New Albany and ends in Houston, a 44 mile stretch that was

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once the railroad that carried goods and people, but is now a recreational walking, hiking and bike riding trail.

Pontotoc has a litany of places to visit to learn history, expand your horizons through reading or kick back and relax while you wet a hook, go bird watching, play basketball, baseball, golf or just get out on the lake in the boat.

We are nestled in the hills of Northeast Mississippi, this land of the hanging grapes as it was called by our Chickasaw friends, is known for it’s lush surroundings and lavished affections.

We thank you for visiting, and if you wish to live here, don’t forget to visit us at the Chamber where we can get you settled in to the community where you can soon be part of our family. We welcome you to the garden spot of hospitality.

Ellen Russell

Director, Pontotoc County Chamber of Commerce Mississippi Main Street Association

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INFORMATION

VISITOR’S GUIDE 2020

Published by the Pontotoc Progress in partnership with Pontotoc County Chamber of Commerce

Welcome to Pontotoc Pages 4-14 Board of Supervisors...........7 Pontotoc City.......................8 Town of Algoma..................9 Town of Ecru.....................10

Ricky Ferguson..................11 Melinda Nowicki...............12 Van McWhirter..................13 Leo Mask...........................14

Places to Visit Pages 15-33 Wise Family Farms............33

Places to Stay Pages 34-37 America’s Best Value.........35 The Cottage, Inzer Street...36

Places to Eat Pages 38-55 Seafood Junction...............40 Happy Day Cafe................41 Algoma Country Store.......42 Hwy 15 Grill......................43 Montgomery’s on Main.....44 Montgomery’s on Oxford..45 Blacksmith’s BBQ.............46 The Grillhouse...................47

Bodock Bed & Breakfast...37 The Tin Nickel...................48 Hometown Pizza...............49 Snow Cream Corner...........50 Spud’s...........................51 Sydnei’s Grill....................52 Lep’s BBQ.........................53 Yamato...........................54 Outlaw Steakhouse............55

Places to Shop Pages 2-3; 56-75; 98 The Red Door......................2 Friendship Travel Center.....3 Pontotoc Shell Express......58 Merle Norman...................59 The Rack...........................60 Pure Bliss...........................61 True Value..........................62 Needleart Fabrics..............63 Pontotoc Antiques.............64 Wood & Cloth....................65 The Twig............................66

City Mercantile..................67 Tanglefoot Market.............68 Moore’s.............................69 Christian Connections.......70 Mulberry Cottage..............71 The Gift Shop....................72 Delta Daisy.........................73 Price Cutter........................74 H & R Jewelry....................75 Market Basket....................98

Places for Help Pages 76-95, 99-100 Bank of Pontotoc...............78 Patty Turk Properties..........79 Young’s Tire Store.............80 Shannon & Graham...........81 Peeples............................82 Picken’s Pest Control........83 Johnson’s Wrecker.............84 Wood Eye Clinic...............85 Mossy Oak Properties.......86 Napa - Service Supply..87, 94

Montgomery Drugs...........88 Southern Hills Realty.........89 Renasant Bank...................90 Rick’s Auto Repair.............91 Ivy Greene Academy..........92 Boyles Tire.........................93 Beneficial Exchange..........95 Friendship Medical Clinic...99 First Choice Bank............100

Church Directory Pages 96-97

Pontotoc Progress

P.O. Box 210 • 13 Jefferson Street • Pontotoc, MS 38863 Phone: 662-489-3511; Fax: 662-489-1369 • pontotoc-progress.com

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Hospitality

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obody knows how to put out the welcome mat of hospitality like the people in Pontotoc county. You are invited to sit and rest a spell on the many benches in front of the businesses that are tucked into the towns from Ecru to Algoma. The city of Pontotoc also welcomes many visitors because the county seat, the library and the museum are within the downtown area. There, too you have the welcome mat out from one end to the other of town. Beyond this there are places you can go to enjoy bird watching, reading, learning history or just riding your bike and enjoying a quiet afternoon fishing. We want you to know where these places are and how to get there so use these next pages as a guide to an enjoyable afternoon or weekend visit in this place we call home.

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hether you are at Algoma, Ecru or the City of Pontotoc you get a birdseye view of the 24 miles of the Tanglefoot Trail that is located in Pontotoc County. If you ride the trail throughout the county you are treated to the sounds of children playing baseball at the local park or the birds twittering the trees, soft babbling creeks and the leaves quietly falling in the autumn months. Each mile is marked off for you so you can know how far you have walked or ridden.

It is patrolled every day by sheriff’s department officials who are there to keep you safe. The trail is a total of 45 miles long stretching from New Albany in Union County to Houston in Chickasaw County. Pontotoc County has a main gateway in the city and two whistle stops; one in Ecru and one in Algoma. At the First Choice Gateway, you can even walk in the security of well lighted path after dark, crossing the footbridge that remains lighted all night.

Enjoy the adventure and relaxation you can find on the Tanglefoot.

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PONTOTOC COUNTY LIBRARY

n this fast paced world of getting a few “bites� of information here and there it is nice to know there is a quiet relaxing place you can curl up with a good book. No matter what season of the year it is, you can spend time in the library enjoying all the services they have to offer. Located on Main Street just east of the Tanglefoot trail it is easily assessable and you will find a friendly helpful staff ready to answer any questions or meet your reading needs. The library has an exceptional space for you to enjoy spending time on the computer, perusing a newspaper or checking out your favorite novel. It is also kid friendly with computers just for kids as well as a reading section for young children. So come on in from the weather and take it easy with an afternoon of learning.

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f you want to watch folks enjoy life as it was at the turn of the century, take a ride down on Hwy. 9 South and visit the thriving Amish community where you can see the arts of saddle making, plowing with mules and in the summer buy fresh vegetables.

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GOLF COURSE f you enjoy hitting the links, Pontotoc Country Club has a full 18 hole golf course on Highway 6 east of Pontotoc. As you wind through picturesque green hills, along two fairways you may also catch sight of fish jumping and bald eagles flying along several coves of the adjoining 600 acre Trace Lake at Trace State Park.

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HOWARD STAFFORD PARK

f fishing is your thing, check out the Howard Stafford Park on Highway 9 South where you can spend a quiet afternoon on the lake bank or fishing from the various docks. There’s nothing like the glint of the sun on the water and the sound of children at play on the swings.

When summer’s heat calls children can enjoy a trip under giant arching water falls from the splash pad that will cool them off on the hottest summer day. The park is utilized by fishermen, campers and parents who just want to get out and enjoy nature for awhile. From finding Easter eggs in the spring time to finding the right bream bed in the fall, Howard Stafford Park offers a relaxing enjoying time for all.

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TRACE STATE PARK

f you want to get off the beaten path for sure, drive out to Trace State Park located off of Highway 6 East on Faulkner Road.

You can stay in the woods with all the amenities of home by renting a modern cabin, or you can camp out in your own RV or tent. The park offers some of the best bird watching around. Work has been completed on the dam and the spillway has been closed up allowing the rains to fill the lake once more. Some time in the future fishing, boating and skiing will be opened up again.

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obody does history like Pontotoc. And the greatest repository of history is held right on Main Street. Whether you are wanting to know if you have long lost relatives in the graveyards around here or just want to learn about the famous people who roamed these clay hills, the Pontotoc County Town Square Post Office and Museum is the place to go look. A hands on type museum, people are constantly donating to it because they know others can get a feel for the local history they once knew. The interactive museum features history in every nook and cranny. Plan on spending the afternoon and coming back the next day. You can book classroom group tours or just drop in by yourself. Call 488-0388.

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Take in the sites that

Shaped our History BATTLE OF TUPELO (See monument at Harrisburg) Date: July, 1864. Confederate losses: 153 killed, 794 wounded, 49 missing; Union losses: 77 killed, 559 wounded, 38 missing. Commanding Union Army: Gen. A. L. Smith. Confederates: Lt. Gen. S.D. Lee and Mal. Gen. N. B. Forrest. In 1864, this site was part of Pontotoc County.

THE NATCHEZ TRACE MARKER Located on Hwy. 6 at Furrs, erected by DAR in 1932 on the original Natchez Trace with the following inscription: “Along this trail once ebbed and flowed a restless tide of humanity, heroes and pioneers, who blazed the way for civilization. Near this spot are sites of the Battle of Ackia, Desoto’s Battle and the signing of the Treaty of Pontotoc Creek in 1832.”

BULLEN’S SCHOOL Bullen’s School was the first school in this part of America and was begun in 1799 by the son of Rev. Joseph Bullen probably on the site of the Black Zion Cemetery. The Bullens resided at the home of James Gunn, site of the A. M. Ray home. The name Pontetok was first used in the report of the school’s establishment to educate the Chickasaws.

THE CHICKASAW NATIONAL COUNCIL HOUSE Formerly located about one half mile southeast of the Mississippi Archives and History marker at the intersection of Hwy. 342 and C. R. 853. Actual location on 1834 surveyor’s plat indicated council house by a small square topped by a cross and labeled “Council House.” Andrew Jackson spoke to the Chickasaws here when the Treaty of 1816 was signed. In the Pontotoc Creek Treaty, which was signed here on October 20, 1832 Chickasaws ceded more than 6 million acres to U. S. Government.

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Just across the street and south of the United Methodist Church. It was built in the 1830’s for the founder of Pontotoc, Thomas McMackin.

ALLEN’S TAVERN Old Pontotoc was located about five miles southeast of the present town of Pontotoc. Allen’s Tavern was the “town hall” of the Chickasaw villages. It was located on the Natchez Trace on Tubbee’s Ridge, in Sec. 23, T10, R3.

James Allen, the proprietor and attorney from Nashville, had married the daughter of his friend, Maj. Gen. Wililam Colbert. Historians tell us that Gen. Andrew. Jackson, more than once, stopped for a visit and to spend the night with the Allens.

TOCKSHISH OR MCINTOSHVILLE Near where Toxish Church now stands, was established

by John McIntosh, a British agent, before 1770. Mclntoshville was Mississippi’s second post office and was established in 1801 as a relay station between Nashville and Natchez.

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LOCHINVAR The antebellum home of Drs. Forrest and Janis Tutor, was built by Robert Gordon in 1842. Gordon bought the land from a Chickasaw woman, Molly Gunn, daughter of William Colbert and wife of James Gunn.

BATTLE OF BRICE’S CROSSROADS Five miles west of Baldwyn, just past the crossroads, and some nine miles down the road to old Pleasant Hill Church. Confederate losses: 96 killed, 396 wounded; Union losses: 223 killed, 394 wounded, 1,623 missing.

Skirmishes in fighting, by a 15,000 man army, reached the northeastern corner of what was then Pontotoc County.

WILLIAMS-THOMPSON HOUSE A landmark in Southern Pontotoc County, built about 1838 by Senator Thomas Hickman Williams, a native Tennessean who moved to Pontotoc County and served as United States Senator from Mississippi. He was instrumental in the organization of the University of Mississippi.

GRAVES OF UNKNOWN UNION SOLDIERS On a ridge just east of Hwy. 41 are 11 tombstones inscribed, “Unknown Union Soldier.” Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry pursued Union General “Sooy” Smith in a running fight from Okolona to just south of Pontotoc.

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Located west of Hwy. 41 and the Archives and History marker is at the intersection of the Campground Road. It was started in an Indian hut in 1836 and was on the Natchez Trace.

CHICKASAW FEMALE COLLEGE, 1836-1936 On November 4, 1836, Thomas McMackin gave the land for the use of female education. The school was incorporated as Pontotoc Female Academy; then Chickasaw College, owned and operated by the Presbyterian Church. The site is located just behind the present Pontotoc Hospital.

OLD NATCHEZ TRACE ROUTE America’s most historic path stretches from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee. These markers show the actual route of the original Natchez Trace as it ran through Pontotoc County.

FEDERAL LAND OFFICE Located on the corner of what is now Oxford and North Brooks St., the land office was built to handle the sale of Chickasaw lands following the signing of the Treaty of Pontotoc Creek. Appointees of President Andrew Jackson were sent from Nashville down the Natchez Trace, to handle the transactions. Among those appointed were Patrick Henry Fontaine, John Bell and D. B. Anderson.

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THE PONTOTOC CITY CEMETERY The cemetery was given to the City of Pontotoc by the Chickasaws and the U.S. Government on June 22, 1852, because “many Chickasaws and their white friends were buried there.” Maj. Gen. William Colbert was buried there in 1835. The Rev. Thomas C. Stuart, missionary to the Chickasaws, is also buried in the City Cemetery.

THE STEPHENS HOUSE This two-story pioneer home is on the west side of old Cherry Creek Road and was built in the early 1840’s. It was the first meeting place of the Cherry Creek Baptist Church, which was organized there in 1844.

BATTLE OF MUD CREEK, JUNE 20, 1863 Confederate forces under Gen. Daniel Ruggles routed Union forces under the command of Lt Col. Jesse J Phillips in a running fight at Mud Creek. Union losses were: 50 killed, 90 wounded; Confederate losses were: 2 killed and 17 wounded.

INGOMAR MOUNDS This temple mound is the largest prehistoric structure in this part of the state. Excavation by the Smithsonian Institute in 1885 revealed that one of the mounds had been built after European contact as it contained a fragment of green glass bottle and another artifact with a Spanish coat of arms. It was here some historians believe that DeSoto made his second camp in the spring of 1541, before proceeding toward the Mississippi River.

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The old school is standing near where Cherry Creek Normal was started by B. R. Webb, before the Civil War.

BUTTERMILK SPRINGS The family that operated the Stage Coach Stop kept cold buttermilk in the spring and sold it to the thirsty passengers. Presently called Thaxton for Dr. M. C. Thaxton.

BETTY LOVE ALLEN Historical marker on old Toccopola School ground marks the grave of Betty Allen, wife of Maj. John Allen and the daughter of Thomas Love, a Chickasaw. Litigation over a slave given to her by her father and claimed by her husband’s creditors in 1829, resulted in the establishment of the rights of women to own property not liable for the debts of husbands. Mississippi Legislature enacted this Chickasaw tribal code into law to become the first government in the world to give women the right to own property outright.

Another historical marker is at the intersection of Hwy. 6 and C.R. 843.

DAVY CROCKETT’S HORSE CORRAL Defeated for reelection to Congress in his home state of Tennessee, he gathered a drove of horses and brought them down the Natchez Trace to the Pontotoc area. He joined friends already here and built a horse corral in the middle of what is now Trace State Park and ran a thriving business. When Davy Crockett learned of the Texas revolt and the troubles of his friend, Sam Houston, he closed his horse trading business in order to join him in Texas. He was later killed at the Battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836.

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CHICASA OR DESOTO’S CAMP In the winter of 1540-41 Historian Dunbar Rowland tells us that DeSoto’s camp was in “Sec. 21, overlapping south into the N 1/2 of Sec. 28.” It was in this camp on Christmas Day, 1540, that the first Christian marriage in America was performed between Juan Ortiz and Sa-Owana, a Seminole princess held captive by the Spaniards. A mural in the Pontotoc Post Office in Pontotoc, MS depicts this scene.

ROUTE OF THE INVADERS Union Armies came to pillage, loot and burn beginning in late 1862. Pontotoc Countians lived with these tactics almost to the war’s end. The last great raid was the 15,000 man army of Gen. A. J Smith that ended in the Battle of Tupelo. (Harrisburg)

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Just south of Hwy. 342 was a council house or chief’s house, sometimes called Topulkah’s house. Much tribal business took place here when the Chickasaws began selling their land to the U.S. Government, they came here to collect their annuities. A huge campground was here on the Natchez Trace near Jackson’s Springs, which was named for Gen. Andrew Jackson who camped there with his troops during the War of 1812. Battle of Ogoula Tchetoka, locally known as the Battle of Tubbee’s Ridge. In the spring of 1736, D’ Artaguette, governor of the Illinois Territory, was sent with a huge company of French soldiers and their Indian allies from the north to destroy the Chickasaw Nation. However, they were defeated by the Chickasaws and D’ Artaguette, along with Father Senac and several Frenchmen, were burned to death by the victorious Chickasaws.

MONROE MISSION SCHOOL The first religious building erected in North Mississippi. Monroe Mission was established by the Rev. Thomas C. Stuart in 1821. Stuart was commissioned by the South Carolina Presbytery as a missionary to the Chickasaw Indians.

DESOTO’S CAMP AND RED LAND Local tradition places DeSoto’s Winter Camp to the north on the Old Natchez Trace Route. The early town of Redland, which thrived from 1840-1880, extended from the present cemetery south.

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hether you are staying here over night or for a week, one thing is for sure, there is a bed waiting for you. Our hotel on Highway 15 offers a place to stay that is convenient to all major highways in and out of town. If you want to sleep in a room that feels like home, Pontotoc also has cottage comfort. And if you want to rest and relax by the water, you can get a cabin at the Trace State Park. We wish you the best nights sleep so you can have a refreshing morning.

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outhern cuisine at its best is spread on the tables across Pontotoc when you are ready to whet your appetite. Don’t be shy about pulling up to the table and setting a spell while you chat with family and friends over a good meal. You will find great places to eat in little out of the way places from Ecru to Algoma where you can get that sausage and biscuit in the morning or a full seafood meal at night. In the heart of the county you can have have good ole’ smoked BBQ, chicken, oriental, or a number of other kinds of meals to suit your taste. We aim to please, so look for your favorite and enjoy your meal. We will keep the stove warm for you.

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verybody loves to be a bargain hound and Pontotoc is not short on those places to pick up the perfect gift at a great price. Whether you are looking for that unique antique or that beautiful piece of jewelry, a place setting or that special one of a kind treasure you will find it somewhere tucked into a nook or cranny in the shops all across the county. From the perfect plants for your lawn and gardens to the perfect cushion to put in your swing you will find these while you enjoy chatting with your friends. You can’t beat the friendly hospitality of the store owners who want to make sure your shopping experience is both pleasant and fruitful. And when you are through shopping there are several places to eat or enjoy a cup of coffee on Main Street. So come shopping and leave happy.

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e understand if your stay here sometimes brings trouble. You will find ATMs for quick cash or you can go in and find help during business hours at our local banks. Emergency care is just a step away at the many acute care places or the hospital is on Main Street. You can also find eye care and a multitude of other places for help in our community.

If your bicycle is in trouble there are bike repair stations along on the trail. The trail is also patrolled so if you need any help don’t hesitate to ask. So ride the trail in the safety and security of knowing that help is just around the corner.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

HOPEWELL PRIMITIVE BAPTIST Robbs Road, Randolph 662-844-9633 HORTON MEMORIAL BAPTIST 2120 Hwy. 346, Pontotoc HURRICANE BAPTIST 7975 Hwy. 346 662-489-1481 IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH 2681 Rowland Road 662-489--4832 IN GOOD FAITH BAPTIST 685 Rocky Ford Rd. 662-489-7161 LEE MEMORIAL BAPTIST 208 Lana St. 662-489-7285 LIBERTY BAPTIST 7974 Hwy. 341 662-489-1943 LOCUST HILL BAPTIST 1745 Locut Hill Road LONGVIEW BAPTIST 406 Dozier Hill Road, Belden 662-489-5733 MACEDONIA BAPTIST 3996 Macedonia Rd., Houlka McGREGOR’S CHAPEL FW BAPTIST Hwy. 6 West, Pontotoc, MS MIDWAY BAPTIST 8773 Hwy. 15 S. 662-489-5664 NEW LIFE FREEWILL BAPTIST 4449 Wallfield Road, Houlka, 568-2072 NEW RESIDENT BAPTIST 996 Floyd Rd. 662-488-8843 NEW SALEM MB Hwy. 6 E., 662-489-8791 OAK DALE BAPTIST 7230 Hwy. 346 Pontotoc, MS 38863 OAK HILL BAPTIST 5830 Hwy. 9 N. 662-489-1897 GREATEST MISSION BAPTIST 125 Old Airport Rd., Pontotoc 662-419-1797 PLEASANT GROVE FREEWILL BAPTIST 7705 Hwy. 336, Thaxton 662-488-6042 PLEASANT GROVE M.B. CHURCH Corner of Hwy. 41 & Pleasant Grove Rd., Pontotoc 662-489-8784 PILGRIM REST BAPTIST CHURCH Hwy 32, Pontotoc 662-509-9160 PINEY GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH Piney Grove Road 662-489-5825 PINEY GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH 507 S. Gilmer Road, Pontotoc RANDOLPH BAPTIST Topsy Road, Randolph 489-4992 SCHOONA CHAPEL BAPTIST Hwy. 341, Pontotoc SAREPTA BAPTIST Randolph, 662-414-7451 SECOND BAPTIST 189 N. College St. 662-489-1274 SELAH BAPTIST 5720 Hwy. 15 N. 662-488-8242 SHADY GROVE BAPTIST 1000 Shady Grove Baptist 662-489-7842 SHERMAN GROVE BAPTIST 209 First Ave., Sherman 662-372-2661 SPRINGVILLE BAPTIST 64 S. Pontotoc Rd. 662-488-0013 SPRINGVILLE CHAPEL MB 1870 Palestine Rd. 662-509-9511 ST. PAUL BAPTIST 360 Cairo Loop 662-489-8417

ASSEMBLY OF GOD

FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD 2448 Hwy. 15 North 662-489-0209

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ALGOMA BAPTIST Hwy. 124 W., Algoma 662-489-5846 ANTIOCH FREEWILL BAPTIST Toccopola, MS 662-242-0379, 662-801-8815 BEECH SPRINGS FREEWILL BAPTIST Beech Springs Rd., Ecru 662-844-0792 BELLEVUE BAPTIST Hwy. 6 West, Thaxton, MS 662-509-9235 BETHANY PRIMITIVE BAPTIST 4905 Hwy. 346 662-489-0222 BETHEL MB 2905 Hwy. 342 662-509-9924 BETHLEHEM FREEWILL BAPTIST 115 Bethlehem Lane 662-489-6848 BUCHANAN BAPTIST 4815 Friendship Rd. 662-489-3405

BY FAITH BAPTIST 2220 Hwy. 15 N. 662-489-7701 CAIRO BAPTIST 2610 Cairo Rd., Ecru 662-266-4359 CAREY SPRINGS BAPTIST Hwy. 9 SW 662-489-1265 CENTER HILL BAPTIST 591 Brassfield Rd. Pontotoc, MS CHERRY CREEK BAPTIST Cherry Creek 662-489-6002 CHERRY CREEK MB Cherry Creek Rd. 662-489-7009 COOKE MEMORIAL BAPTIST 5962 Redland-Sarepta Road Houlka, MS 38850 COUNTY LINE BAPTIST 14616 Hwy 9 S., Randolph 662-489-7363 DISCOVERY CHURCH 3950 Hwy. 336, Pontotoc www.discoverychurchms.com EAST BAPTIST 329 Clark St. 662-489-7151 ECRU BAPTIST 550 Main St., Ecru 662-489-3091 ECRU SECOND BAPTIST Ecru, 662-489-5361 FIRST BAPTIST 31 E. Washington St. 662-489-1346 FIRST BAPTIST OF TROY 145 Rockhill Rd. 662-489-4624 FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST Country Road 134 662-489-7070 FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST 85 Friendship Road, Ecru 662-489-4056 FURRS BAPTIST 9011 Hwy. 6 E. 662-840-1705 GERSHORM BAPTIST 240 Baptist Bend, Houlka 662-488-4033 GREEN VALLEY BAPTIST 265 Old Airport Rd. S. 662-489-6047 HARMONY BAPTIST 3534 Hwy. 345 662-489-1070 HEBRON BAPTIST 71 Hebron Rd., Randolph 662-489-6103

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CATHOLIC

ST. CHRISTOPHER CATHOLIC CHURCH 431 Pineridge Dr., Pontotoc 662-489-7749

CHURCH OF CHRIST

BUCKHORN CHURCH OF CHRIST 13675 Hwy. 341, Randolph 662-308-1229 CHURCH OF CHRIST 276 Hwy. 15 Bypass 662-489-5020 CHURCH OF CHRIST 369 Church St. 662-489-1136 RANDOLPH CHURCH OF CHRIST Corner of Topsy Rd. & Indian Creek Tr. SHERMAN CHURCH OF CHRIST 2303 St. Hwy. 178 E., Sherman, 662-844-4593

JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S 112 Old Airport Rd. 662-489-7815

METHODIST

ALGOMA UNITED METHODIST 1161 Algoma Road, Pontotoc 662-709-0580 BEULAH GROVE UNITED METHODIST Beulah Grove Rd. 662-844-6021 EBENEZER UNITED METHODIST 1411 Hwy. 342, Pontotoc 662-760-3499 ECRU UNITED METHODIST Church Street, Ecru, MS FAIRVIEW METHODIST Hwy. 341 662-489-6979 FIRST UNITED METHODIST 68 S. Main St. 662-489-3076 McDONALD UNITED METHODIST 194 College Street 662-489-1020 MOUNT NEBO UNITED METHODIST 1221 Campground Rd. 662-489-7020

NAYLOR CME 326 Clark St. 662-489-6082 PALESTINE UNITED METHODIST 2181 Palestine Road, Pontotoc 662-709-0580 PLEASANT GROVE UNITED METHODIST 205 Martin Lane 662-489-2087 THAXTON UNITED METHODIST 10326 Hwy. 336, Thaxton 488-8178 UNION GROVE UNITED METHODIST Beulah Grove Rd. 662-844-6021 USHER VALLEY UNITED METHODIST 754 Moorman Rd. 662-489-8020

PENTECOSTAL

BLACK ZION PENTECOSTAL Hwy. 342 662-489-0068 LIGHTHOUSE APOSTOLIC CHURCH 233 White Gold, Pontotoc 662-419-7271 THAXTON UNITED PENTECOSTAL 265 Wells Road 662-419-2993 WEST PONTOTOC PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 266 Hwy. 341 S., Pontotoc 662-489-6700

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 124 S. Main St. 662-489-2183 MAPLE DRIVE PRESBYTERIAN 146 Maple Dr. 662-488-0401 WHITE ZION PRESBYTERIAN Hwy. 6 East 662-840-6589

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ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER 267 W. 8th St. 662-489-8409 CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH 5206A Hwy. 15, Ecru 539-0040 CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY 1528 Hwy. 341 662-660-0406 CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD 320 Stockard Rd. 662-488-8256 COLLEGE HILL 7027 Hwy. 6 E. 662-488-4060 ECRU CHURCH OF THE LORD JESUS 259 Old Hwy. 15, Ecru 662-489-4319 GOOD SHEPHERD 184 W. Bolton St. 662-489-2205 HARVESTER CHURCH 686 Royal Oak Drive, Pontotoc 662-489-4677 HARVEST TIME CHURCH OF GOD 289 8th Street, Pontotoc 662-509-2517 HEAVEN BOUND CHURCH 110 Jericho Road, Pontotoc 662-308-7663 OASIS OF LOVE FELLOWSHIP 1195 Kings Hwy. 662-690-1920 PONTOTOC APOSTOLIC 248 Apostolic Circle 662-489-7121 REYNOLDS CHAPEL 6498 Hwy. 9 S. 489-3711 TEMPLE OF GLORY RESTORATION CHURCH 364B East Oxford St. Pontotoc, MS THOMPSON CHAPEL CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 937 CR 308, Houlka, MS 662-568-2680

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THAXTON BAPTIST 10507 Hwy. 336, Thaxton 662-489-8534 THE ANCHOR BAPTIST 4495 Hwy. 9 North, Pontotoc 662-489-9241 THE VINE BAPTIST 125 Old Airport Rd., S. Pontotoc 662-401-2218 TOCCOPOLA BAPTIST P. O. Box 304 662-489-7504 TOXISH BAPTIST 1841 Toxish Rd. 662-489-5839 TROY BAPTIST 8272 Hwy. 41 662-489-5770 TURNPIKE BAPTIST Cane Creek Rd. - Pontotoc 662-489-1923 VALLEY GROVE BAPTIST 3282 Kings Hwy., Tupelo 662-419-0801 WATCHMEN BAPTIST 13013 Hwy. 336 662-489-5560 VICTORY BAPTIST 382 South Main Street 662-489-5900 WEST HEIGHTS BAPTIST 328 W. Oxford St. 662-489-1200 WILSON CHAPEL BAPTIST P. O. Box 906, Pontotoc, MS WOODLAND BAPTIST 1257 Pontocola Rd. 662-489-9391 ZION BAPTIST 459 Valley Rd. 662-489-2196

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