Time to vote in Pet Contest
These beautiful pets need your vote to win The Panolian’s annual Cutest Pet Contest. All proceeds go to help the Panola County Humane Society. Just 25 cents per vote.
Read MorePet Contest deadline today
The Panolian is sponsoring its annual Cutest Pet Contest. Deadline is today at 3 p.m. for entries. If there are not enough entries, deadline will b extended until Wednesday, July 11 at noon. This contest is for any pet the owner deems cute. There is no charge to enter. Just bring by The Panolian or…
Read MoreCity board considers prayer walk request
By Jeremy Weldon In its regular meeting Tuesday, Batesville’s Mayor and Board of Aldermen heard from Shaniya Moore, who asked board members to allow her to organize and hold a Prayer Walk from Patton Lane to the Square gazebo for Saturday, July 28. The young lady told the board she is concerned about her city.…
Read MoreShooting, break-in reported during holiday
By Jeremy Weldon The City of Batesville enjoyed a relatively peaceful July 4th holiday with only two serious offenses reported by the Police Department. Assistant chief Kerry Pittman said police received a call concerning shots fired from a moving vehicle Tuesday evening on Martin Luther King Dr., and an officer passed a speeding car matching…
Read MoreOld Panola Road to be closed for improvements
Old Panola Road will be closed for improvements beginning Monday, July 16, the Panola County Board of Supervisors learned this week. Engineer Stephen Gray told the board the high-traffic road will be closed from Curtis Rd. to Viney Creek Rd., while the work is being complete. Elliot & Britt Engineering has handled the State Aid…
Read MorePanola native heads state association
By Jeremy Weldon Sardis native Walter Armstrong, now serving as police chief in Natchez, was recently named as the 39th president of the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police at a conference in Biloxi. Armstrong is a 34-year veteran of law enforcement, spending 25 years with the Highway Patrol before accepting chief of police positions…
Read MoreObituaries 7/3/2018
Charlie Clinton Baker COURTLAND – Charlie Clinton Baker died peacefully at his Courtland home surrounded by his children and family, MONday morning, July 2, 2018. He was 82. Mr. Baker was born Dec. 4, 1935, in Courtland. He was married to Pattie Sue Baker for 52 years before her death in 2015. Mr. Baker’s passion…
Read MoreAmericana Parade held at Batesville Public Library
Nearly 50 children of all ages participated in the Batesville Public Library Americana Parade Monday morning. There were tricycles, bicycles, scooters and walkers. The participates and their rides were decked out in red, white and blue with flags, balloons and even streamers. The Batesville Police were on hand to paste Jr. Officer badges on each…
Read MoreCitizens ask supes to fight for librarian
By Jeremy Weldon SARDIS – A group of concerned citizens, mostly from Como, appeared before the Panola County Board of Supervisors at its regular meeting Monday, asking the board to intervene in the proceedings of the First Regional Library system, particularly in the matter of the recent firing of Alice Pierotti from the Como library.…
Read MoreLaw enforcement ready for the holiday
By Jeremy Weldon State and local law enforcement agencies will be out in force during the Fourth of July holiday enforcing speed limits, watching for distracted drivers, and trying to keep drunk motorists off roads and highways. The extra patrol effort began at midnight Monday and will last through midnight Wednesday. During 2017, the Highway…
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