The Board of Supervisors has directed the Panola County Road Department to add an additional day of work each week until further notice, at overtime rates, in an effort to catch up with their plan for ...

By Felder Rushing Gardening Columnist Call it “selective indignation,” but though I don’t cut my long hair, I do shave my ...

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist I grew up in church. Even before my father decided to go back to school to become a minister, ...

The Panola County Board of Supervisors last week resorted to a tried-and-true parenting technique – take the keys until you ...

Naomi “Juanee” Pearson was born on March 31,1938 near Batesville, MS to Loyce and Nellie Sims. She passed from this life into the life everlasting on May 23, 2025 at Bellevue Assisted Living in ...

Panola County Emergency Operations, railroad representatives, and first responders from the Panola County Sheriff’s ...

Hue Townsend, CEO of Guaranty Bank, last week announced the hiring of Emily Cochran as a member of the loan support team at the Batesville branch. Cochran recently joined Guaranty Bank and brings a ...

By Marshall Welsh I was deeply saddened by the passing of my high school friend and teammate Mike Seekins of Macon, Georgia this week. He excelled in sports as the starting tight end in football while ...

Batesville Municipal Judge Jay Westfaul administered the oaths of office to the city’s Mayor and Board of Aldermen in a short ceremony on Tuesday, July 1. City Attorney Colmon Mitchell presided, and ...