Early start: SP gets ready for spring tests Rita Howell, The Panolian  |  07-Sep-2010 Preparation has already begun at Batesville Junior High School for the next Mississippi Curriculum Test-2nd Edition, though the test is 250 days away. Students in grades six through eight all over Mississippi will be tested over three days next May on their knowledge of math and language arts.  read more > Main Street director tells of upcoming fall events John Howell, Sr.  |  24-Aug-2010 Batesville Main Street Director Colleen Clark updated city officials at their August 17 meeting about two events scheduled on the Square during October.  read more > Como wins grant to fund new park John Howell, Sr.  |  17-Aug-2010 Como has been notified that it will receive a grant of $100,000 for construction of a playground park on donated land, Mayor Everette Hill announced last week. A landowner has offered property near Elder Frank Ward Avenue at Dunlap Street for the playground.  read more > Business owner took STEPS to find right worker for job John Howell, The Panolian  |  03-Aug-2010 Yes, they are from the government. And yes, they are here to help you.  read more > Some taxes to take a hike for holiday The Panolian  |  23-Jul-2010 Batesville is participating in the state’s second Sales Tax Holiday that will take place during a 48-hour time period beginning at 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 30 and ending at 12 midnight Saturday, July 31.  read more > Batesville job fair turns six next week John Howell, Sr., The Panolian  |  07-Jul-2010 Forty employers have signed up for the Northwest Area Job Fair at the Batesville Civic Center Thursday, July 15.  read more > More vendors commit to sell at first-ever farmers market Jason Mattox, The Panolian  |  29-Jun-2010 Farm-fresh produce should be in abundance at Batesville’s Downtown Square Wednesday afternoon when the Panola Farmers Market opens for business.  read more > Toyota Resumes Mississippi Plant Plan to Boost Corolla SupplyJune 17, 2010, 8:52 AM EDT By Alan Ohnsman and Cornelius Rahn  |  17-Jun-2010 June 17 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. is resurrecting plans to complete a plant in Mississippi 18 months after mothballing the facility amid collapsing U.S. sales.  read more >