Monday - Friday
The Panola County AA meetings will be held at the Batesville United Methodist church at noon daily. For more information call the North Central AA Hotline at 662-234-8585.

Mondays
Al-Anon meets every Monday at 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Batesville.

Thurs. thru Sun.
Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics  Anonymous meetings are held regularly at the Batesville Municipal Court Building on the Square from 8-9 p.m.

June 4-6
The Memphis Film Festival will be held at the Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center in Olive Branch. Dan Turpin of Batesville is helping with the event, which has a TV Western theme. For more information, visit www.memphisfilmfestival.com

Sat., June 6
The Panola County Cattlemen’s Field Day will be held at the farm of Durwood and Melinda Gordon beginning at 4 p.m.
The event will conclude with a meal, so call the Extension Service at 563-6260 or 487-2085 by Thursday, June 4, to reserve your meal. For more information contact the extension office.
The Country Store will be open again at 350 Hwy 51 South from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Aprons, dishes, crafts, homemade cookies and breads, gently-used purses and jewelry, and other items are on sale to benefit cardiac patients at Blair Batson Hospital for Children and local college scholarships sponsored by Batesville Woman’s Club.  Watch for signs and balloons.
A clothing giveaway will be sponsored by the Patton Lane Class of 1970 at the Armstrong Street Church of God from 10-2.  If anyone has clothes to donate to the project, call Larry Bobo at 563-0052.

Tues., June 9
The American Legion will meet at 6 p.m. at the Batesville National Guard Armory on Keating Road.  Call Charlie Overton at 563-3762 for information.
The Panola County Humane Society will meet at 5:15 at the Batesville Presbyterian Church.

June 13, 14
The SPHS Class of 1972 will hold their 37 year class reunion at Western Sizzlin from 2:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. A dance will be held immediately following at the Patton Lane Band Hall until midnight. Church services will be held Sunday at West Camp Church, 157 Hadorn Road in Batesville at 11 a.m.

Sat., June 27
Descendants of Julies Sanford will celebrate their 20th family reunion at Sardis Lake. Each family is asked to bring a dessert. For more information call Margaret Sanford at 563-3187 or James Sanford at 654-1881.
The Wilkerson Family reunion will be at the fellowship hall of Union Baptist Church, Sardis, beginning at 10 a.m. Call 609-4860 or 609-5597 for information.
Doggie Dash 5k Run/Walk will be held in downtown Tunica at 9 a.m. The event will benefit the Tunica Humane Society. Registration fee is $35 for walkers and runners. For more information or an application, call Meg Coker at 662-541-1801, or email meg@tunicatimes.com

June 1-30
Children in the North Panola School District will have the opportunity to enjoy meals throughout the Summer Food Service Program sponsored by the North Panola School Food Service. The program is designed to make sure that those children who have had the opportunity to get a good meal at school are able to do so during the summer months. Meals will be served free to children under 18. The program will be offered June 1-30 at Como Elementary, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Crenshaw Elementary, June 1- 30, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., and at Green Hill June 1-July 31, 11:30- 1 p.m. For more information call 487-2516.

July 3-5
The Parker and McKinney Family will hold a reunion. For information, contact Lawrence McKinney at 578-9100.

Sat., July 18
The South Panola Class of 1965 will have a meet and greet with members and friends at noon at the Family Life Center at the First Baptist Church. For more information call 563-8427.

Sat., Aug. 8
The Healthy You 5K Walk/Run for children and adults will take place at Dunlap Stadium at 8 a.m. Register online now at www.racesonline.com or call Brenda Williams at 934-2979 for more information.

Fri., Aug. 14
Signup for the 2009 Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment (DCP) Program has been extended until August 14. FSA will not accept any late-filed applications.  Signup in the ACRE option is also available through August 14.

Sat., August 15
Denim and Pearls will have a Breast Cancer Awareness luncheon at the First Baptist Church. For ticket information call Carol at 934-8231.
The date has been changed from July 11 to August 15.

April 2010
The SPHS Class of 1973 will go on a cruise for the 37th class reunion. The five day cruise will be April 19 - 24.
Any SPHS graduate or faculty member is welcome.
For more information or a packet call 563-3571 or e-mail grouptravel6@yahoo.com