Batesville News

The following information was taken from the log book at the David M. Bryan Justice Complex.

Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Russell of Batesville celebrated 50 years of marriage on December 26, 2011.

In the yard where a child went missing Tuesday afternoon, Panola County Search and Rescue member Betty Tillman leaves the driveway after word filtered through the crowd of helpers to empty out of the yard and move toward the road.

Latasha Taylor, 209-A Lester, Batesville, stood in front of Judge Bill McKenzie for her initial appearance in connection with the shooting death of Jeremy Wright on January 16.

Raymond and Jessica Alexander announce the birth of their twins a girl, Abigail Wynette Alexander, who weighed 6 pounds and 2 ounces and a boy, Raymond Wade Alexander, who weighed 6 pounds and 9 ounces.

Beginning today in recognition of Black History Month, The Panolian will each week feature a local African-American who in some way pioneered a cause making a difference in the community.

The third of 17 children who vowed to get herself out of the cotton field, Pride is now co-owner and general manager with her husband William of Pride Hyundai on Highway 6 West in Batesville.

By John Howell Sr. Batesville will be facing a $10 to $20 million bond issue for wastewater treatment plant rehabilitation within the next five years, plant superintendent David Karr told the mayor and aldermen Tuesday.

Love and laughter collide this Valentine's Day as the Comedy & Blues Tour makes it way to Beale Street at the New Daisy Theatre.

Wednesday, two-year-old Colby Ridgeway fed his dog Sugar just a day after he had his mother and Batesville, Mississippi on edge.

Daniel.Hight@WREG.com Barry Ridgeway is calling his dog Sugar, a hero. The 6-year-old, solid-white pit bull stayed side-by-side with his 2-year-old grandson, Colby, after he wandered into some woods near their Panola County home.

Police in Batesville, Mississippi now say a drive-by shooting last month was a result of gang activity.

Sandra Coleman, owner of the A to Z Pawn Shop located at 117 S. Sharpe Ave. in Cleveland, was the lone scheduled visitor at Tuesday night's board of aldermen meeting.

A two-year-old boy missing for approximately two hours was found by a city of Batesville employee and his son after they heard his dog barking and found him in a nearby creek bed in a heavily wooded area south of Batesville.

BATESVILLE, Miss. -- Authorities believe a feud between rival gangs lead to the shooting death of Jeremy Wright on a Batesville street on Jan.

Authorities believe a feud between rival gangs lead to the shooting death of Jeremy Wright on a Batesville street on Jan.

Bolivar County Sheriff Kelvin Williams Sr. confirmed Saturday that wanted fugitive Kevin Taylor, 35, of Clarksdale was apprehended late Friday night by the U.S. Marshals Service at a motel in Batesville.

Gospel rappers, Christian motorcycle riders and jail inmates are expected to take turns spreading the Gospel during the Love Your Neighbor Rally tonight.

By Billy Davis and Emily Williams Two rival street gangs brought guns to a fight January 16 in Batesville that left one of their members, Jeremy Wright, shot on Vance Street, a police detective testified this week.

First-year coach Hugh Freeze has announced 17 signees Wednesday in his first class at Ole Miss.