By John Howell, The Panolian Describing the Panola Partnership’s role in Panola County and its in-house partnership with the Batesville Main Street Program is a complex proposal, but, in the next few weeks we will focus on its efforts to continue to improve the business climate and quality of … [Read more...]
CTE opens doors after high school and into college
As Career and Technical Education Month has rolled along day by day during February, students in classrooms at South Panola and North Panola CTE facilities have worked on autos, cared for children, built interior and exterior structures, prepared meals — it’s a long list. Outside classrooms, CTE … [Read more...]
Saving local railway was ‘the right thing to do’
By John Howell Originally published in The Panolian on November 24, 2015 A notice of rail abandonment filed in 2011 by Grenada Railway, LLC with the U. S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) pushed to fruition the creation of the North Central Mississippi Rail Road Authority … [Read more...]
GLENN McCULLOUGH — Teamwork: A winning strategy
Economic opportunity can change lives. Promoting Mississippi’s advantages to attract new career opportunities while supporting the expansion of our existing businesses is our primary mission at the Mississippi Development Authority. Three key principles guide us and help ensure Mississippi will … [Read more...]
All aboard…the Polar Express is coming to Batesville this holiday season.
All aboard…the Polar Express is coming to Batesville this holiday season. More details to come soon. Keep a watch on our Batesville Main Street and Panola Partnership Facebook pages and websites. Tickets are not on sale yet but we will let you know as soon as we receive that information. … [Read more...]
The Purchase of the Grenada Railway is the Result of Unprecedented Regional Cooperation in North Central Mississippi to Ensure Future Economic Viability.
This week the North Central Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority (the NCMRRA) completed the acquisition of the Grenada Railway line extending from Southaven, MS to near Canton, MS. Simultaneously with the acquisition of the line, the authority signed a long term lease agreement with a subsidiary … [Read more...]
Merit Health Batesville Offers Work Safety Screenings and Evaluations
BATESVILLE, Miss. (July 9, 2015) - Merit Health Batesville is proud to announce Certified Occupational Therapist Kathy Shelton, OTR, recently achieved certification to provide pre-work/return to work screenings, functional job analysis and functional capacity evaluations. Through pre-work and … [Read more...]
Merit Health Batesville Radiology Department Earns ACR Accreditation and increases MRI service hours
Batesville, MS - Merit Health Batesville is proud to announce that our Radiology Department has been awarded three-year terms of accreditations in digital mammography, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) following recent reviews by the American College of Radiology … [Read more...]
Regional group buys Grenada line
GRENADA – The North Central Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority (NCMRRA) announced Thursday that it has reached a final agreement with Grenada Railway, LLC (GRYR) to acquire the company and all the rail assets of the Grenada Branch Line, extending between milepost 403.0 in Southaven and milepost … [Read more...]
Eclectic store’s traffic reflects retail uptick in Pope
By John Howell, The Panolian Shortly after 7 a.m. on a fine June Saturday morning,Chuck Spriggs had sold out of almost every kind of biscuit he offers in his store at the intersection of Mimosa Street/Pope-Water Valley Road and Highway 51 in Pope. The steady trickle of customers that started … [Read more...]
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