At Batesville’s Grace Place, executive director Chris Pope says there are many volunteers who play many important roles in the ministry, and there are others who quietly shape the heart of the mission ...

Several weeks ago, as I weathered some significant heartache, tension, and stress, I wanted to tell my mom about it. My blood pressure was off the charts, and I could barely function. I so desperately ...

A FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opened Monday in Panola County to assist residents affected by the January winter ice storm. The center, part of the federal disaster declaration DR-4899-MS, is located ...

Sounds mathematically impossible, but gardeners routinely divide to multiply. Using a few simple plant propagation tricks, we can increase what we start with and spread it to all corners of our ...

Last week, I wrote about change and its omnipresence. It happens every day and comes in every moment. Sometimes we are prepared; sometimes we are not. If you are breathing, you are involved in change.

Several years of discussion, speculation, and an occasional argument over the location for a baseball and softball sports complex to attract travel teams for competitive tournaments culminated with ...

The Batesville Fire Department will host its 2026 Kids Fire Academy Monday, June 15, through Thursday, June 18, at Batesville Fire Station 1, located at 132 Van Voris Street. The four-day academy is ...

Aminata Ba became the first person in her family to attend college in 2023. Now, the Southaven resident has become the University of Mississippi’s 21st Truman Scholar. Chancellor Glenn Boyce ...

Mark your calendar: 3-20-26. That’s the day I surrendered to technology. Years of railing against gadgets and systems—all of which I predicted denoted the end of civilization squelched on a lovey ...

The rise of county-level sports halls of fame around Mississippi has provided an opportunity for communities to honor excellence. Lowndes County and Scott County are two venues where the programs are ...

This Sunday night, May 3, Alexandria and Carlos Powell and their family will be bringing the radiant sound of their uplifting gospel music to Batesville Presbyterian Church for a special concert ...

For sixty years, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act served as a kind of quiet referee in Southern politics. It didn’t tell voters how to think or politicians how to govern. It simply enforced a basic ...