Panola County has two public school systems that serve county residents---North Panola and South Panola.  North Delta School, located in Batesville, is a private academy.  For the pursuit of higher education, Panola County is also in close proximity to several community colleges and four-year institutions. 

For more information on North Delta School, click here.

North Panola School District Enrollment by Grade
Pre-Kindergarten	0
Special Education Pre-K	20
Kindergarten	183
Special Education Kindergarten	0
Elementary Special Education	9
Grade 1	154
Grade 2	165
Grade 3	129
Grade 4	122
Grade 5	173
Grade 6	127
Grade 7	174
Grade 8	125
Grade 9	124
Grade 10	120
Grade 11	122
Grade 12	90
Secondary Special Education	1
Secondary GED	12
Total Enrollment	1850

For more information on North Panola School District, click here.

For more information on South Panola School District, click here.

More than Four-Year Institutions	Location	Total Fall Enrollment (2009)
University of Memphis	Memphis, TN	21,700
University of Mississippi-Main Campus	Oxford, MS	17,323
University of Mississippi-DeSoto Center	Southaven, MS	1,021
Christian Brothers University	Memphis, TN	4,013
Rhodes College	Memphis, TN	1,698
Rust College	Holly Springs, MS	967
Crichton College	Memphis, TN	920
Le Moyne-Owen College	Memphis, TN	2,761
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences	Memphis, TN	929
Remington College-Memphis Campus	Memphis, TN	450
University of Phoenix - Memphis Campus	Cordova, TN	453
Blue Mountain College	Blue Mountain, MS	450
Memphis College of Art	Memphis, TN	322
Total - Within 60 miles of Panola County		53,007

Sardis April Fest & Open Car Show

Sardis Chamber of Commerce and the Mississippi Delta Street Rodders host an annual April Fest and Open Car Show on Main Street each April.  The 2011 event will be held on Saturday, April 2.  Food vendors and crafters are organized by the Sardis Chamber of Commerce (662.487.3451 or 662.609.2159).  The Car Show is organized by local Mississippi Delta Street Rodders Ronnie and Angie Hinton (662.934.6189 or 662.934.4143).  Fun for all ages!

City of Batesville SpringFest 

SpringFest is an annual two day festival on the Downtown Square in Batesville featuring great music, good food and lots of fun.  A wide variety of events and entertainment are offered to our festival goers.  Rock climbing wall, balloon artists, magicians, live radio remotes with prize giveaways and amusement rides and games are all part of the fun.  Throughout the two-day festival national, regional and local entertainment is featured with this year's headliner being national recording artist, Little Texas.   Admission to the festival area is free.  There is also a 5K held the Saturday morning each year of SpringFest.  The 2011 SpringFest will be held May 13-14.  For more information, please call 888.872.6652.

St. Jude Bass Classic

The St. Jude Bass Classic is an annual pick your partner fishing tournament held at the Sardis Lake annually on Memorial Day Weekend.  The tournament is limited to 350 boats and benefits St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.  For more information, please contact Tournament Director Russell Thomas at 662.893.4756 or 901.634.4190.  You may also contact St. Jude Liasion Dennis Morlok at 662.781.9201 or dennis.morlok@stjude.org.

City of Batesville Fourth of July Celebration

Each Independence Day, thousands of people gather at the Batesville Civic Center to enjoy live music, a truck pull and a fireworks display.  For more information, contact Batesville Civic Center at 662.563.1392.

City of Sardis Sale Days

Sardis Sale Days will be held September 10-12, 2010 from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Sardis Tractor Park in the Sardis Industrial Park on Industrial Park Drive.  Admission is free.  Vendor fees:  Craft & Flea Market Vendors $15/day; Food Vendors $100/entire event.  Call Duffy at the Sardis Chamber of Commerce for more information at 662.609.2159.

Panola Partnership Legislative Day 2010

This event will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2010.  The morning consists of a brief coffee time before we begin a series of legislative forums at the Holiday Inn of Batesville.  The topics of these discussions are transportation, healthcare and an update of legislative affairs.  The audience is invited to voice their concerns by asking questions and have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with the panel during the breaks.  For the afternoon we have two events planned: a golf scramble at Panola Country Club or a Skeet Shoot at a location to be determined.  Whether you choose to participate in any of the above activities or not, we will host a Legislative Reception from 7:00-10:00 that evening at the Holiday Inn in Batesville.  For more information, please call 888.872.6652.

Sardis Chamber of Commerce Antique Engine & Tractor Show

The Sardis Chamber of Commerce annually host an Antique Engine & Tractor Show each October.  Friday evening there is a fish fry beginning at 5:30 PM.  The Chamber will sponsor its first “Sardis Has Talent” contest which is open to all area residents.  Saturday's events include a Tractor Parade and a tractor pull sponsored by The Hide Group and Sardis Florist & Gifts. There is always an extensive display of antique engines and tractors.  A variety of food vendors, arts and crafts, LIVE MUSIC, and a flea market are all available.  For the kids there is a pumpkin painting contest, prettiest rooster contest, cutest country boy and sweetest country girl pageant, greased pig race, bubble gum blowing contest.  Adults take part in the cake and pie bake-off, ladies skillet throw, men’s piston throw, and lost shoe race.  The Chamber also has a cake sale and badge raffle.  RV hook-ups and ample parking are available for the public.  For more information call the Sardis Chamber of Commerce at 662-487-3451 or 662-609-2159.

City of Batesville Holiday Open House 

The Holiday Open House is held the Sunday before Thanksgiving each year from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.  City-wide merchants open their doors for customers to begin their holiday shopping.  Additional activities include live entertainment, carriage rides, and various childrens’ activities.  Local/regional musicians perform at the Downtown Memorial Park (Amphitheater).  There is no charge for the public.  Carriage ride tickets are sold to benefit Batesville Main Street Projects.  Paid activities for children include volunteers helping with Letters to Santa and ornament decorating for the town Christmas tree.  Aside from downtown merchants, local/regional artists set up in a banquet hall downtown to sell/display their wares.  For more information, please call 888.872.6652.

Heflin House Museum Christmas Tour of Homes

For more information about the Heflin House Tour, you can call 662.487.1529 or 662.487.3451.

Tri-Lakes Medical Center is a 121,000 sq.ft. acute care medical facility built in 2001 on 25 acres in Batesville, Mississippi.

Tri-Lakes is licensed for 120 beds that include 55 acute care beds just off I-55 located at 303 Medical Center Drive, and 65 behavioral health beds located on the West Campus just off Highway 6 on Keating Road.

Tri-Lakes is dedicated to meeting the health care needs of Panola County and surrounding areas while providing quality and compassionate care from birth to geriatrics .

Tri-Lakes is attracting highly-qualified specialty healthcare professionals and staff to fulfill our commitment to healthcare excellence. Our goal is to provide needed services concerning all ages in our community.

If you  would like come by and visit the hospital, ask questions, take a tour of our facility please call 662.563.5611.

UTILITIES

ELECTRIC

Entergy                                                                                   (800) 368-3749

Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association             (662) 563-4742

GAS

City of Batesville                                                                   (662) 563-4576

City of Como                                                                         (662) 526-5106

City of Sardis                                                                         (662) 487-2371

Dowdle Gas Company (Propane)                                    (662) 563-4562

Graeber Bros. (Propane)                                                    (662) 563-4793

Sayle LP (Propane)                                                              (662) 563-5656

WATER/SEWER

City of Batesville                                                                   (662) 563-4576

City of Como                                                                         (662) 526-5106

City of Sardis                                                                         (662) 487-2371

Town of Crowder                                                                  (662) 326-2600

WASTE

City of Batesville                                                                   (662) 563-4576

City of Como                                                                         (662) 526-5106

City of Sardis                                                                         (662) 487-2371

Panola County Sanitation Department                             (662) 563-6225

Town of Crowder                                                                  (662) 326-2600

TELEPHONE

AT&T                                                                                      (800) 222-0300

Cable One Telephone Services                                       (662) 563-8111

CABLE

Cable One                                                                             (662) 563-8111

INTERNET

Cable One Internet Services                                              (662) 563-8111

Complete Computers                                                         (662) 563-0806

Highways

Panola County has a modern road system with improvements taking place each year as we continue to grow.

Batesville, the largest of Panola County’s municipalities, is located at the intersection of Interstate 55, which runs north and south, and Mississippi Highway 6, which runs east and west.  Batesville is approximately 45 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. 

Other municipalities in Panola County served by Interstate 55 are Sardis, located 8 miles north of Batesville; Como, located 14 miles north of Batesville; and the Pope/Courtland area, located 6 miles south of Batesville.

State Highways 3, 35, 51, 310, 315, 322 allow Panola County to service the surrounding counties of Lafayette, Tallahatchie, Tate, Quitman and Yalobusha.

Click here for a traffic count report from Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT).

Railways

Panola County is served by Canadian National (CN) Railroad.

Ports

Panola County is not located along a major waterway and therefore does not have a port.

However, The Port of Memphis, located 60 miles north of Batesville via Interstate 55.  The Port of Memphis is the Mississippi River’s second largest inland port.  The Port of Memphis is one of the fastest growing designated ports of entry in the U.S.

Airport

Panola County Airport is available for small charter planes.

Interstate 55 is a direct link to the Memphis International Airport, which, as the international headquarters of FedEx, houses the busiest cargo airport in the world.

Batesville

The City of Batesville offers three city ballparks, James Trussell Park, Patton Lane Park, and the American Legion Park, in addition to J.P. Hudson Memorial Park, the only private park in town. 

James Trussell Park

           Three Softball Fields
           Six Tennis Courts
           A Beach Volleyball Court
           Covered Pavilion
           Picnic Tables
           Children's Play Area

Patton Lane Park

           One Softball/Baseball Field
           One T-Ball Field
           Two Tennis Courts
           Three multi-purpose courts with basketball goals
            Picnic Tables
           Children's Play Area

American Legion Park
           
           One Baseball Field
           Two multi-purpose courts with basketball goals
           Two Tennis Courts
           Picnic Tables
           Children's Play Area

J.P. Hudson Memorial Park
           
           Four Softball/Baseball Fields

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