Among the guests at the Panola County Legislative Open House in Jackson Wednesday night were (from left) Jane and Justice George C. Carlson Jr., Justice Ann Lamar and Perrin Caldwell Jr. Carlson and Lamar both serve on the Mississippi Supreme Court. The Panolian photo by John Howell Sr.

Rep. Joe Gardener (right) greets Randell Sullivan and Charles Ray Nix at the Panola County Legislative Open House in Jackson Wednesday night. The Panolian photo by John Howell Sr.

Rep. Clara Henderson Burnett visits with Lora Cole (left) and Jesse Smith (right) at Wednesday night’s Panola County Open House at the Mississippi Trade Mart Building in Jackson. The Panolian photo by John Howell Sr.