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Commercial fire on Hwy. 51 one of largest in recent years

Batesville firefighters continued to monitor a commercial building fire Wednesday afternoon, almost 20 hours after the blazes were first reported. The block building was used ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, July 24, 2024 2:14 pm

Batesville News

County code office says worst illegal dumps have been cleaned; hopes citizenry will change littering habits

Hold your breath, knock on wood, hop on one leg, or spit over your shadow. Whatever your good luck custom happens to be, Hunter Lawrence ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Tuesday, July 23, 2024 10:31 pm

Batesville News

Trump shooting touched close for supervisor

When the nation’s collective attention was drawn suddenly to the news reports and video of former President Donald Trump being wounded, and very nearly killed, ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Tuesday, July 16, 2024 11:49 pm

Batesville News

Coroner delays funeral services of house fire victims – Bodies of elderly Crowder couple will be sent for autopsy

Funeral services for an elderly Crowder couple have been put on hold as investigators gather more facts about the house fire that took their lives ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Thursday, July 11, 2024 12:01 pm

Batesville News

Two killed walking on Hwy. 35N – Coroner working to identify

The men were killed early Thursday morning in Panola County when they were hit by a vehicle on Hwy. 35N near Sardis Lake Baptist Church. ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Thursday, July 11, 2024 10:00 am

Batesville News

New Turf For The Tigers – Dunlap Stadium will have new field, lights for football

The fan experience at South Panola Tigers football games this fall will be among the best in the nation, and certainly in the Southeast, following ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, July 3, 2024 10:37 am

Batesville News

City records first homicide of 2024 – Father of six shot at Panola Ave. car wash

The first recorded homicide of the year in the city was the shooting death of a Batesville man, a father of six young children. It ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 3:31 pm

Obituaries

Ronnie Lynn Smith, 55

Ronnie Lynn Smith, beloved husband, son, brother, and uncle, passed away on June 8, 2024 at his home in Batesville. Born on November 11, 1968, ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Monday, June 10, 2024 8:28 am

Batesville News

It’s finally time for our empty nest

By Les Ferguson, Jr.,  Columnist Six. Read ‘em and weep. Between my wife and I, we have raised six young men.  That’s a lot of ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 3:48 pm

Batesville News

Chasing 27 – Coach Jim Tom Copeland & NDS Green Wave baseball

Editor’s Note: This features appeared in the 2024 Profile magazine as Coach Copeland and the Green Wave baseball team were in the running for the ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Friday, May 10, 2024 1:54 pm

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