The Panolian

Keeping prisoners housed, fed and supervised is one of Panola County government’s largest expenses, with $3.86 million allocated to the county jail in the fiscal 2027 budget....

Nearly half of the money Panola County has allocated in its main operating fund this fiscal year will go toward the sheriff’s department and county jail, reflecting what Sheriff Shane Phelps says is the steadily increasing cost of ...

I grew up hearing the phrase “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure.” It’s a bit of wisdom that rings true for me.

To illustrate, one of my favorite TV shows back in the day was...

Every few years, Washington issues another warning about Social Security and Medicare, and Americans react in one of two ways. Some insist the sky is falling. Others shrug and...

Have you ever been told you look like somebody famous?

A couple years ago, several friends and I sat around a lunch table, and tried to judge who our companions resembled. My friend Jim said, “Quinn, you just have a generic face.

“That’s not an insult,” he added. “You look like somebody everybody knows, but whose name they can’t remember.”

Jim was right. ...