The Batesville Fire Department will host its 2026 Kids Fire Academy Monday, June 15, through Thursday, June 18, at Batesville Fire Station 1, located at 132 Van Voris Street. The four-day academy is ...

For sixty years, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act served as a kind of quiet referee in Southern politics. It didn’t tell voters how to think or politicians how to govern. It simply enforced a basic ...

Just read this morning that an old Country Music legend David Allan Coe passed away on April 29 at the ripe old age of 86. Kind of ironic that the last of the living legends, Willie Nelson turned 93 ...

Materials like aluminum and fiberglass offer lower construction costs and more economical maintenance than wood, so they are now primarily used in boat construction. But there are still those who ...

The Panola County Board of Supervisors met at the Batesville Couthouse this morning to discuss recovery. Early discussions have been with the company already removing debris. Debris Tech, cannot leave ...

Batesville and Panola County residents will be able to tour the Boothe Event Center in a special open house weekend event. Local buzz about the obvious renovations underway at the old Piggly Wiggly ...

Because it provides an outside pavilion, bathrooms, and enclosed space for display of artifacts, the new building at Batesville Mounds is both an attractive and functional addition to the park. Now ...

Batesville is soon to experience significant economic growth, with the groundbreaking ceremony for a major new shopping center scheduled for Wednesday. The development is expected to generate at least ...

This list was taken from the log at the Panola County Jail. A name listed does not indicate that a person is guilty of the crime with which they are charged, only that the person has been taken to, ...

Did you set your clocks forward over the weekend? Spring forward and fall back. It supposed to end this year I heard. No more messing with the time. I noticed the other day that we don’t have a wall ...

The Batesville Mayor and Board of Aldermen’s salaries and benefits for the next year were approved at the board’s first of the month meeting. Mayor Hal Ferrell’s salary was set at $60,257.60 and four ...

Andrew Wright has received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy. He was nominated by United States Congressman Bennie G. Thompson and U.S. Senator Cindy-Hyde-Smith. A native of Batesville ...