The Panolian

08/22/2025

https://magnoliastatelive.com/2025/08/22/mississippi-student-dies-after-being-found-unresponsive-following-football-practice/

A 13-year-old Mississippi boy has died after being found unresponsive following a football practice on Thursday. Pike County Coroner Rashad Taylor identified the student as Tra’Derric M. Hall, of Magnolia. According to Taylor, Hall was picked up from practice by his mother and later found unrespon...

08/21/2025

Property Transfers

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Compiled by Davis Coen Property transfers between Aug. 4-8, 2025, as recorded with the Panola County Chancery Clerk: Second Judicial District Christina Prince to Cody Cathey, Lot 8, Oaks Subdivision. Elizabeth Thomas and Brooke Johnson to Gwen Aldridge, Lot 308, Westmoreland Heights Subdivision. Law...

08/21/2025

Musings from the internet

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By Kara Kimbrough Every now and then, I like to share some of the most interesting food finds from the internet…just things that catch my attention and make me want to create them or at the very least, tuck away in the file of “things I plan to try one day.” Here are just a […]

08/21/2025

The Walking Martins and days gone by

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By Ricky Swindle Muffler Shop Musings   Howdy friends, I ran into Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Coach Willis Wright at The Pope Cafe a couple of weeks ago. He said, “Ricky, I enjoy your stories. Why don’t you write more often?” I told him, “Coach, writing doesn’t come easy for me. I hav...

08/21/2025

Christmas Child workshops set.

The local Operation Christmas Child volunteers invite anyone who would like to learn more about this amazing ministry to attend one or all of the upcoming area workshops. Experienced shoebox packers should attend to learn new information and receive useful resources. There will be door prizes, refre...

08/21/2025

Little Church rules relaxed.

Batesville aldermen this week adopted a resolution that relaxes a draconian measure aimed at protecting the Little Church – one of the city’s precious landmarks. Officially known as St. Stephens Episcopal Church and located on Panola Avenue just off the Batesville Square, the church features uni...

08/21/2025

https://magnoliastatelive.com/2025/08/21/mississippi-city-enacts-ordinance-requiring-panhandlers-to-get-permits/

One Mississippi city has approved a new ordinance to regulate panhandling and solicitation on public property, following the state of Mississippi’s enactment of the Safe Solicitation Act (House Bill 1197). The state law, which took effect on July 1, requires municipalities to create a permitting p...

08/21/2025

https://magnoliastatelive.com/2025/08/21/mississippi-student-arrested-after-pulling-gun-on-his-classmates-firing-gun-at-school-bus/

A Mississippi student has been arrested after he reportedly pulled on a gun on his classmates and then fired the gun in the direction of a school bus.

08/20/2025

Refusing stereotypes could improve discussions

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By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   Stereotypes are quick and simple ways to pigeonhole people. I find them mostly inaccurate because we rarely know the full context of anyone’s situation.   As a minister, I’ve encountered certain stereotypes. Specifically, I’ve heard for years about ministers ...

08/20/2025

Rehab work on a transitional house located on the Grace Place property continues, and when completed will be among the first of its kind in Batesville. It’s a model the ministry’s director and board hopes will lead to similar projects. The four bedroom house on Pettit Street was purchased with d...

08/20/2025

NW summer honor rolls

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The President’s List for the Summer 2025 semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College has been released by college officials. Included are full-time students who completed the semester with a grade point average of 3.75 to 4.0. Panola County students include: From Batesville: Walker Cook, A...

08/20/2025

Add another flag to your pole

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By Donna Traywick Mt. Olivet News   Summer is moving on with its atrocious heat. This time of year I can always tell if I’m going to have pecans later. I see baby green pecans on the sidewalk. There are 20 pecan trees on the place I bought from my mother in 1962. I just […]