At some point in life, those appellations have all been assigned to me. I suspect they were all true when they were given. Worse still, I’m pretty sure they could still apply more often than I might ...

Como officials released a Water Line Alert Thursday, saying some, if not all, customers within the Town of Como city limits on or near Craig Street may lose water today due to work on a water line.

Mississippi’s 2026 youth court reform law will bring significant changes to how juvenile cases are handled in Panola County, including the elimination of the county’s current youth court referee ...

Having a campfire may be the last thing on a gardener’s mind during the heat of August, but you may reconsider once you’ve seen the Campfire series of bidens. Bidens are annual plants native to the ...

The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties.

Veteran Panola County lawman Barry Thompson will be the next Chief of Police in Batesville, following a 4-1 vote of the Board of Aldermen in executive session Tuesday afternoon at City Hall. Thompson, ...

The 1984 science fiction thriller “The Terminator” established James Cameron as a director, made Arnold Schwarzenegger bankable in Hollywood as a leading man, cost $6.4 million to make and grossed ...

Every teacher knows the challenge. A lesson begins, a phone buzzes, and within seconds a classroom full of students is distracted. Learning stops while attention shifts to a screen. In the 2025 ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about compassion lately. I spend most Mondays through Fridays working as a hospice chaplain — or, as we are now called, a Spiritual Caregiver. As I visit those whose life ...

Panola Medical Center’s new ownership has invested millions of dollars in the hospital since taking over in March, while working to rebuild staffing, improve the facility and expand health care ...

I want to write today on a subject that is taboo that no one wants to talk about. This is 2026 and it’s time for it to be discussed without shame or embarrassment. It’s went on long enough and it’s ...

A Sardis man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of a woman and her father, who were found shot to death in March on River Road in Panola County. Charles Willie Lark IV, 18, was arrested ...