The Panola County Board of Supervisors last week resorted to a tried-and-true parenting technique – take the keys until you ...

Hue Townsend, CEO of Guaranty Bank, last week announced the hiring of Emily Cochran as a member of the loan support team at ...

Alyssa Swindle, of Batesville, was recognized as a Stephen D. Lee Scholar during Mississippi State University’s spring 2025 commencement exercises. Swindle is among more than 140 students who attained ...

By Marshall Welsh I was deeply saddened by the passing of my high school friend and teammate Mike Seekins of Macon, Georgia this week. He excelled in sports as the starting tight end in football while ...

Batesville’s outgoing Board of Aldermen met in a special meeting on Friday, June 27, to hastily pass an ordinance to prohibit ...

Batesville Municipal Judge Jay Westfaul administered the oaths of office to the city’s Mayor and Board of Aldermen in a short ...

State Auditor Shad White announced that Lisa Goodson, former Town of Sardis Water Department Clerk, has pleaded guilty to one count of Embezzlement of Public Funds. Goodson took cash from water ...

By Jan Penton Miller Columnist A few years ago on a chilly morning I sat on my back porch with a cup of coffee and my friendly canine companion. It wasn’t quite daylight, but I could barely make out ...

Compiled by Davis Coen Property transfers between May 19-23, 2025, as recorded with the Panola County Chancery Clerk First Judicial District Stephanie Lynn Wilbanks to Tawandra Bibbs and Tavelle Bibbs ...

Mayor Hal Ferrell won a second term as Mayor of Batesville in a tight race Tuesday. The results are unofficial and there are a small number of affidavit ballots that need to be tallied, but not enough ...