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Man wanted in connection to armed robbery captured, police say

CROWDER, Miss. – A man who fled from a stolen car tied to an armed robbery and aggravated assault in Memphis has been captured, according to the Panola County Sheriff’s Office. Titus Lester, 30, had been considered armed and dangerous. Deputies were working with the Shelby County Sheriff’s...

Crowder, MS · 20h
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New Hope For Panola Medical

Panola Medical Center marked another chapter in its history Thursday, Oct. 29, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating new ownership and a renewed commitment to providing medical care for Batesville and […]

Batesville, MS · 2d

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Oakland, Yalobusha County: Railroads, the Battle of Oakland, and the Fight for Civil Rights

Appalachian Community Histories – Oakland, Yalobusha County: Railroads, the Battle of Oakland, and the Fight for Civil Rights. Along the railroad corridor of northern Mississippi, in the western portion of Yalobusha County, sits the town of Oakland, a community whose history reaches back to the settlement of the region during the 1830s. Although Oakland has never grown into a large municipality, its past reflects many of the developments that shaped Mississippi, including the removal of Native Americans, the expansion of cotton agriculture, the arrival of the railroad, the destruction brought by the Civil War, and the long struggle for civil rights.

Yalobusha County, MS · 1d

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Batesville, Panola County: Ancient Mounds, Railroads, and the Fight for Civil Rights

Appalachian Community Histories – Batesville, Panola County: Ancient Mounds, Railroads, and the Fight for Civil Rights. In the heart of Panola County, Mississippi, the city of Batesville developed from a small railroad settlement into one of northern Mississippi’s important centers of commerce, government, and community life. Its history stretches far beyond the arrival of the railroad in the nineteenth century, reaching back to Native American communities that occupied the surrounding landscape nearly two thousand years ago. Over the generations, the area witnessed the displacement of the Chickasaw people, the decline of once-prosperous river settlements, the upheaval of the Civil War, the expansion of agriculture and industry, and the long struggle for African American civil rights.

Batesville, MS · 1d

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Scobey, Yalobusha County: From Preston and Garner to a Mississippi Railroad Town

Appalachian Community Histories – Scobey, Yalobusha County: From Preston and Garner to a Mississippi Railroad Town. In the southwestern corner of Yalobusha County, Mississippi, the community of Scobey developed along a railroad that helped reshape the settlement patterns of northern Mississippi during the nineteenth century. Although its population never approached that of larger towns such as Grenada, Coffeeville, or Water Valley, Scobey became an important local connection between the agricultural countryside and the expanding transportation network that linked Mississippi to markets across the South.

Yalobusha County, MS · 1d

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Water Valley, Yalobusha County: The Railroad, Civil War, and Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

Appalachian Community Histories – Water Valley, Yalobusha County: The Railroad, Civil War, and Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878. Along the rolling hills of northern Mississippi, Water Valley stands as a reminder of an era when the railroad determined the fortunes of entire communities. Its historic downtown, with rows of nineteenth-century commercial buildings, churches, and government offices, developed around a transportation network that once connected the small town to some of the largest cities in the country. For generations, the arrival and departure of trains influenced working hours, business activity, and the daily routines of the people who called Water Valley home.

Water Valley, MS · 1d

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Hendersonville, Yalobusha County: The Vanished Town That Almost Became the County Seat

Appalachian Community Histories – Hendersonville, Yalobusha County: The Vanished Town That Almost Became the County Seat. About four miles south of Coffeeville, Mississippi, near a small tributary of the Yalobusha River, there once stood a settlement that appeared destined to become one of the most important communities in north-central Mississippi. During the early 1830s, Hendersonville was a bustling frontier trading center where merchants established businesses, physicians attended to the sick, blacksmiths worked their trades, and local officials helped organize a newly created county. For a brief period, the settlement even stood at the center of a political struggle that would determine where Yalobusha County conducted its government.

Hendersonville, TN · 1d

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Tigers ready for Center Hill showdown

South Panola will look to close its regular season with a fourth consecutive victory Thursday night when the Tigers host Center Hill in a key Region 1-6A matchup at Robert […]

Batesville, MS · 2d

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Courtland, Panola County: From Randolph’s Crossing to Railroads, Schools, and Civil Rights

Appalachian Community Histories – Courtland, Panola County: From Randolph’s Crossing to Railroads, Schools, and Civil Rights. In the southern portion of Panola County, Mississippi, the small town of Courtland stands along a railroad corridor that once helped transform the surrounding countryside into a center of agricultural commerce. Its streets, churches, older homes, and remaining railroad connections offer reminders of a community whose history reaches back to the nineteenth century, when cotton dominated the regional economy and the arrival of rail transportation created new opportunities for settlement and trade. Although Courtland is considerably quieter than it was during its early commercial years, its past reveals a community shaped by economic opportunity, educational ambition, racial inequality, and the determination of ordinary residents to influence their future.

Panola County, MS · 1d