Como News

Sales were down again in September according to sales tax figures from the Mississippi State Tax Commission.

The Panola County Secret Santa Project is finalizing plans for the 2009 Christmas season.

Batesvillea s Main Street program will host a Halloween-themed a oeLeta s Go Walkina a Saturday, one of several Halloween events planned locally.

Friday, October 30, 2009 a Secret Santaa TM project begins; support needed a especially during these tough economic timesa TM Ita TMs that time of year again! Christmas is around the corner.

After a more than 20-year absence, restaurants will soon return to Main Street in Sardis.

Dorothy Kearney Wilbourn of Como is not your average college student. In fact, Wilbourn, who is enrolled this semester in Computer Concepts, is a member of the collegea s Board of Trustees, representing Panola County.

The public library system that serves Panola County will see its funding levels remain steady despite the current recession and tight budgets.

City of Batesville sales tax collections were up one percent over the previous month for June but down seven percent over June of last year according to figures from the State Tax Commission.

The following information was taken from the log book at the David M. Bryan Justice Complex.

Sundays First Baptist Church Batesville 104 Panola Avenue will have KFC a oeKids for Christa Road Trips each Sunday thru August 30 from 5 - 7 p.m. The meeting place is in the gym.

As Michael Flanagan noted in this week's edition of the Memphis Flyer , one of the Mid-South's most unique traditions, the Turner Family Picnic , is slated for Gravel Springs, a rural outpost near Senatobia, Miss., this weekend.

The Town of Como and blues fans throughout the region are gearing up for an eventful weekend in northern Panola County and Tate County.

This Saturday, August 29th, the rolling farmland of north Mississippi will once again be the focus of blues history.

The family of the late fife player Othar a oeOthaa Turner has issued an open invitation to the annual family picnic August 28-29, in conjunction to the dedication of Turnera s Mississippi Blues Trail marker.

First Baptist Church Batesville 104 Panola Avenue will have KFC a oeKids for Christa Road Trips each Sunday thru August 30 from 5 - 7 p.m. The meeting place is in the gym.

The family of late bluesman Othar a oeOthaa Turner is inviting everyone to their annual picnic next Friday and Saturday, in conjunction with the dedication of a Blues Trail marker in the Town of Como.

Paul Taylor , the puckish 35-year-old perpetual sideman, most commonly found sitting behind the drum kit for his live-in girlfriend Amy LaVere , shakes his head and exhales with amused disbelief.

Sundays First Baptist Church Batesville 104 Panola Avenue will have KFC a oeKids for Christa Road Trips each Sunday thru August 30 from 5 - 7 p.m. The meeting place is in the gym.

Sundays First Baptist Church Batesville 104 Panola Avenue will have KFC a oeKids for Christa Road Trips each Sunday thru August 30 from 5 - 7 p.m. The meeting place is in the gym.

The Como Steak House is one of the best restaurants in North Mississippi. People travel for miles and miles just to have one of their steaks! It is located in a 125 year old brick building that used to be the local mercantile store and has lots of local charm.