Pope News

Dec. 17, 1959 J.C. Maxwell, owner and operator of J.C. Maxwell's Store and pioneer Kosciusko merchant, has announced that he will cease operation of his business on the south side of the square after his present stock of merchandise, and fixtures are sold.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Panola County Arrest Record 12-15-09 The following information was taken from the log book at the David M. Bryan Justice Complex.

A local teen was entered into the citya s work program for 21 days in lieu of paying a hefty fine for several driving citations during Batesville Municipal Court Wednesday.

Opposition to the proposed merger between Mississippi University for Women and Mississippi State University was in effect Thursday as the Columbus Town and Tower Club held its quarterly meeting on the MUW campus.

Panola County Arrest Log 12-1-09 The following information was taken from the log book at the David M. Bryan Justice Complex.

Event : MUW's Department of Music and Theatre will present "A Christmas Pudding" by David Birney.

A two-vehicle accident on Interstate 55 in Panola County last week killed a Memphian.

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Marriages The Lauderdale County Circuit Clerk's Office issued the following marriage licenses the last week: Joshua Lynn Sande and Stephanie Elizabeth Dawkins David Christopher Elert and Kimberly Vanessa Rogers Marcos Sanchez and Mirna Elizabeth Lopez Lawson Pope Spruiell and Amanda Leigh Lacoste Kevin O'Neal Lewis Jr.

Nov. 12, 1959 Three executors of the estate of the late Mrs. Allie B. Jones of Bristow, Okla., delivered a check in the amount of $102,000 for the use of the new Montfort Jones Memorial Hospital which was bequeathed by the former Attalan to her native county hospital.

The Mississippi River stands approximately 30 feet above the average stage for this time of year, and is expected to dance within inches of flood stage in the coming weeks.

Panola County Arrest Log 10-27-09 The following information was taken from the log book at the David M. Bryan Justice Complex.

Mt. Zion M.B. Church will have its first community health fair from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the church on 316 Lincoln Street in Sardis.

Steady downpours across the region have stymied road projects, kept fairgoers away and flooded schools and streets.

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

Jerusalem M.B. Church of Batesville will honor its pastor and wife with a banquet 6 p.m. at the Sardis PGA Building on Hwy 51.

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

Johnson Chapel Church in Courtland will have the play a oeWhy are You Mada at 6:30 p.m. written by Elaine Sanford Burgess.

Heavy rains have produced flash flooding throughout the metro area in recent weeks, and experts predict the downpours will continue through the weekend.

Most of Mississippi, including the Jackson metro area, is under a flash flood watch through this evening, as moderate to heavy showers continue to fall, the National Weather Service reported.