During the recent Mississippi Municipal League meeting on the Gulf Coast, C-Spire announced that they have opened the Fiber to the Home initiative to cities statewide. Fiber to the Home or FTTH for short is a push by C-Spire to install fiber optic cable in residential areas in Mississippi. Fiber … [Read more...]
Hwy 6 corridor booming with construction
Author: By John Howell, The Panolian Joe Wiseman of Harris and Associates has been placed on the agenda for the Batesville Planning Commission’s April 28 meeting seeking to combine the present McDonalds Restaurant lot with the adjacent lot at the Highway 6/51 intersection. The one big lot … [Read more...]
Retail sales improve for Batesville; report shows six percent increase
Author: Rupert Howell, The Panolian Sales taxes collected in February in the City of Batesville increased six percent over February 2013 with the City receiving $330,216 as its share of the seven percent tax. The City of Sardis’ share was down four percent as they received $24,165 as was the … [Read more...]
Mississippi Development Authority Awards Nine Site Development Grants
Author: Press Release Jackson, Miss. (January 13, 2014) – The Mississippi Development Authority recently awarded nine SiteDevelopment Grants to economic development entities throughout the state. The matching grant program is designed to assist nonprofit economic development organizations or … [Read more...]
Mayor gives impromptu ‘state of the city’ report
Author: John Howell Sr., The Panolian A speaker’s no-show for the Batesville Rotary Club’s Tuesday meeting allowed members to hear an impromptu “state of the city” address. Batesville Mayor Jerry Autrey agreed at the last minute to fill in for the planned speaker. “Politicians will always … [Read more...]
Tri Lakes opens new outpatient clinic at Behavioral Center
Tri Lakes Medical Center last week opened its Intensive Outpatient Clinic, a new program at the Behavioral Health Center. At the open house hosted at the facility January 16, Tish Dettor, Tri Lakes Director of Behavioral Health, explained that the program is typically a three to five day program … [Read more...]
County’s jobless rate now below 10 percent
Author: Rupert Howell, The Panolian November figures show there were fewer unemployment claims in Panola County than in the past five Novembers as figures dropped below 10 percent for the first time since at least November 2008. According to Mississippi Employment Security Commission there … [Read more...]
Past Chamber Director/State Senator dies
Author: www.panolacounty.com Former Senator Charles Ray Nix has died tonight (Saturday), Panola County Coroner Gracie Grant-Gulledge said. Nix served as state senator from 1972 through 1988 before being selected to serve as executive director of the South Panola Area Chamber of … [Read more...]
Batesville business honored by contractors association
Author: Press Release Tri-Star Mechanical of Batesville was among contractors honored at the November 1 awards banquet of the Mississippi Associated Builders and Contractors. Tri-Star won in the mechanical category for their work on the University of Mississippi Central Mechanical Plant in … [Read more...]
Batesville among finalists to ‘get fiber first’
Author: The Panolian, Sr., John Howell Batesville is one of nine Mississippi cities selected finalists in C Spire’s “Get Fiber First Challenge,” the media provider announced Monday. During the announcement, C Spire officials said that instead of having one city be the first to obtain the … [Read more...]
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