The attractive colors and the awnings on downtown buildings from the renovations that swept around the Square in anticipation of the arrival of the Polar Express Train Ride late last year had been incubating in the mind’s eye of the owner of ILLUS Visual and Design Arts since this business moved to … [Read more...]
Partnership resources help new business
When two friends who had known each other for years decided that they shared sufficiently strong interest in video to start a business, they found ready assistance from the Panola Partnership. Now in its fourth year, L3 Media has utilized Partnership resources to market itself, build … [Read more...]
Partnership’s multiple roles serve community
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Partnership’s work varied; successes too little acknowledged
This month, instead of focusing on just one topic, I want to touch on several. These are some facts about the accomplishments of the Panola Partnership over the past few years. The reason for this is, I think it is very important for us to keep our community informed about the many things that we do … [Read more...]
25 Years in Sardis: INCA Presswood
It’s hard to believe that Inca has been here for twenty-five years! Years filled with ups and downs mixed with sweat and determination to produce quality pallets and core plugs. It all started in Germany. The first INKA pallet was made in 1971 in Siegertsbrunn just outside of Munich and the … [Read more...]
Sardis cheers as new grocery store opens
By Rupert Howell There were a lot of happy people in Sardis early Wednesday morning at the grand opening of the Sardis Walmart Neighborhood Market. But the happiest people included manager Patrick Hooks who was brought to tears while thanking his wife for putting up with him in the final weeks … [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...]