Panola County News

The Panola County Secret Santa Project is finalizing plans for the 2009 Christmas season.

Sales were down again in September according to sales tax figures from the Mississippi State Tax Commission.

Mary Sanford-Robinson needs saving. From herself. You see, she received a $4,950 check in the mail from the Ontario, Canada, payment department of the USA Mega Ball Millions company.

I am the father of AJ Johnson, who was the subject of the a oeMuddled plea bargain gets new judgea a article in the Friday, October 23 edition.

A public meeting Monday night about proposed street renovations for Pocahontas, West Mills and East Mills Street provided a venue for residents' accusations of years of neglect of the area by county government.

Friday, October 30, 2009 a Secret Santaa TM project begins; support needed a especially during these tough economic timesa TM Ita TMs that time of year again! Christmas is around the corner.

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

A slow-moving plan to introduce residential building codes in Panola County has almost reached its finality.

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

A "reserve champion" plaque in hand, Jennifer Newcomb of the Panola County 4-H reflects on the years she's been showing cattle at the state fair.

A group from Panola County recently visited their Mississippi Congressional delegation with a list of infrastructure priorities seeking $12.5 million in funding for Batesville for the next five years according to Mayor Jerry Autrey.

The question of permitting Sunday beer sales in the City of Sardis was put to city officials Tuesday night by a convenience storea s representative who questioned the mayor and aldermen near the end of their October meeting.

BATESVILLE, Miss. a ' The Mississippi Department of Transportation recently finished building its $1.1 million training center for District 2 in Batesville.

Don't want to sound like I'm patting our industry's own back, but it's National Newspaper Week and if I'm going to say it, now's the time.

The Batesville Exchange Club will fire up the griddles Saturday morning for its annual Pancake Breakfast.

Authorities in Panola County, Miss., say Sheriff Hugh Wayne Bright took his own life Sunday.

Authorities say no foul play is suspected in the death of Panola County Sheriff Hugh Wayne "Shot" Bright.

Panola County Sheriff Hugh Bright died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound this afternoon in Batesville, Supervisor William Waldrup said.

Dorothy Kearney Wilbourn of Como is not your average college student. In fact, Wilbourn, who is enrolled this semester in Computer Concepts, is a member of the collegea s Board of Trustees, representing Panola County.

The public library system that serves Panola County will see its funding levels remain steady despite the current recession and tight budgets.