The Cross of Pontotoc Is Finally Up!

The Cross of Pontotoc is finally up!

Monday afternoon, June 9 people lined the highway to watch the giant 120 foot cross be at last raised. The metal cross was bolted onto the red base and then more metal will be welded all the way to the…

Giant cross raised in Pontotoc after swift fundraising campaign

PONTOTOC, Miss. (WCBI) – Soggy ground from the weekend rains meant a slight delay as final preparations were made to raise the cross. “I would love to put up one we wouldn’t be in the mud,’ said Mike Rozier, of Rozier Construction. Large pieces of wood, known as planks or mats, were brought in for the heavy-duty crane that would lift the 120-foot cross into place. Fundraising for the Pontotoc Cross project began a year ago, and within six months…