May 16, 2016 - On Friday, May 13, 2016, Panola College conducted its 77th commencement at the Carthage Civic Center. Panola College had 333 degree and certificate candidates and 182 of those students participated in the commencement ceremony making this graduation the largest in the College’s history.
May 16, 2016 - Three Panola College Ponies basketball players have signed to play with D1 schools. Charles “Cha Cha” Tucker, Jr., will attend Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. He was first team All-Region and first team All-Conference in Region XIV play.
Johnathan Wiley will play for Southern Illinois University. He earned honorable mention honors in All-Region Conference.
May 12, 2016 - The Panola Ponies depart today to the NJCAA Regional Tournament to be played in Sugarland, TX at Constellation Field, home of the Sugarland Skeeters. The Ponies qualified for the tournament as the #2 team from the Region XIV Eastern Conference and will face Alvin CC. the number 3 seed from the South Conference tomorrow at 10 a.m.
May 5, 2016 - On Wednesday, May 4, 2016 Panola College held a retirement ceremony to honor three longtime employees Mr. Ernie Davis, Mrs. Kathy Pate, and Mrs. Shirley Ingram. Together these retirees accumulated 81 years of experience. Dr. Greg Powell, President of Panola College, presented each retiree with a token of appreciation and thanked them for their many years of dedicated service.
May 5, 2016 - The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board awarded a $580,000 grant to the Panola College Associate Degree Nursing program as part of a statewide program to alleviate a shortage of nurses in the future. The 84th Texas Legislature appropriated funds for the Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program as a means to assist nursing programs in filling the future need for registered nurses in the state’s workforce.
May 3, 2016 - Panola’s pitching and offense were outstanding on the weekend. Panola’s offense scored 29 runs in three games while Panola’s pitching allowed only 5 runs to cross the plate in the series. Panola is now 38-13 on the season and 18-9 in conference play.
Panola will wrap up conference play this weekend vs #18 Navarro College. Game one is scheduled for 3pm in Carthage, Game two and three are scheduled for Saturday in Corsicana for a double header starting at 2pm.
April 27, 2016 - The #19 ranked Panola College Ponies Swept conference opponent Northeast Texas Community College Eagles last weekend by outscoring NETCC for a combined 40 runs in three games. Panola took game one 9-8, game two 18-0, and game three 13-5. Panola is now 35-13 on the season and 15-9 in conference play. Panola currently sits in 2nd place in Region-14 East Zone Conference play.
Game #1
Pitcher’s had a tough day during the game between Panola and Northeast, as the two teams put up 17 runs combined in a 9-8 Panola College win.
April 26, 2016 - The Panola College Alumni Association is proud to announce the selection of Dr. Berri O’Neal as the 2016 Panola College Alumna of the Year. Dr.
April 26, 2016 - Panola College was at the last regular season rodeo in Wharton, TX. April 22-23. Panola had a good finish for a tuff year of 10 battles.