Panola County public meetings in 2025
14 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Commissioners Court
The Panola County Commissioners Court will hold a special meeting to act on a range of items, including approval of the fiscal year 2026 salary schedule and a water‑line request on County Road #246. The Court will also approve current county bills and payroll, appoint members to the Airport‑Sharpe Field Advisory Board, and consider Budget Amendment No. 17 for 2025.
- Approve the FY 2026 salary schedule for county personnel
- Approve FairPlay Water Supply Corp request to place a 3" casing and two 3/4" service lines in the right‑of‑way of County Road #246
- Appoint three members to the Panola County Airport‑Sharpe Field Advisory Board for two‑year terms starting Jan 1 2026
- Approve payment of current county bills and payroll as prepared by the County Auditor and Treasurer
- Approve 2025 Budget Amendment No. 17
Commissioners Court
The Panola County Commissioners Court will act on a range of items, including personnel status changes, road and bridge infrastructure requests, appointments to the Emergency Services District Board, and several service agreements. It will also adopt payment schedules for election workers and jurors, and consider a surplus property declaration. The meeting concludes with a vote on the 2025 Budget Amendment No. 16.
- Record retirement of Karen Stanley as Part-Time Library Clerk (effective Dec 31 2025).
- Change Bryan Murff to Part-Time Deputy Constable at $25.70 per hour (effective Dec 1 2025).
- Approve Spectrum Gulf Coast, LLC requests for coax aerial drop and underground HDPE conduit installations on County Roads #455, #4552, #405, and #3222.
- Appoint three members to the Panola County Emergency Services District No. 1 Board of Fire Commissioners (terms start Jan 1 2026).
- Approve 2025 Budget Amendment No. 16.
Panola County Child Welfare Board
The Panola County Child Welfare Board will meet via Zoom to review financial reports and supervisor updates. The board is scheduled to approve purchase orders and discuss the Rainbow Room report.
- Approval of P.O.'s
- Financial Report
- Rainbow Room Report
Commissioners Court
The Commissioners Court will discuss several one-year service contracts for fire safety, pest control, and elevator maintenance starting January 1, 2026. The body will also act on bidding exemptions for utilities, food, and medical treatment for the Detention Center for Fiscal Year 2026.
- Bidding exemptions for FY 2026 utilities, food, and medical treatment for the Detention Center
- One-year service proposals for fire extinguishers, air filters, pest control, and elevator maintenance
- Request by Spectrum Gulf Coast, LLC for underground conduit on County Road #408
- Total loss settlement offer of $6,252.67 for a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe
- Payment schedules for FY 2026 election workers, petit jurors, and grand jurors
Commissioners Court
The Panola County Commissioners Court will consider several consent items, including infrastructure requests by Spectrum Gulf Coast, LLC, a donation to the Sheriff’s Department, and a liability insurance proposal from the Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool. The Court will also discuss cancelling a lease for dirt supplies and will vote on 2025 Budget Amendment No. 15. Additional routine items such as recording election results and approving current bills and payroll are also on the agenda.
- Approve Spectrum Gulf Coast, LLC request to place a 2' HDPE underground conduit in the right‑of‑way of Panola County Road #317
- Approve Spectrum Gulf Coast, LLC request to place a 1‑2' HDPE underground conduit in the right‑of‑way of Panola County Road #456
- Record donation from Tractor Supply of $250.00 to the Panola County Sheriff’s Department for supplies
- Discuss and act upon Liability Contribution & Coverage Declarations proposal from Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool for vehicle and liability insurance Jan 1 2026 – Jan 1 2027
- Discuss and act upon cancelling the lease agreement with Scott Anderson for dirt for Precinct #4 and authorize a 30‑day notice
Panola County Child Welfare Board
The Panola County Child Welfare Board will consider the October 20, 2025 financial report. It will vote on approval of purchase orders. The meeting also includes a supervisor's report and discussions of old and new business items.
- Financial Report (Oct 20, 2025)
- Approval of purchase orders
- Supervisor's Report
- Old Business discussion
- New Business discussion
Commissioners Court
The Commissioners Court will hold a regular meeting to discuss county business and review personnel changes. The agenda includes reports from commissioners and the county judge.
- Employment status change for Leigh Welk to Chief Deputy Treasurer at $23.92 per hour
Commissioners Court
The Panola County Commissioners Court will consider and act on a series of consent items, including personnel changes, utility line installations, and contract authorizations. Specific approvals include requests from AGIS Energy, TGNR Panola, and Spectrum Gulf Coast to place various underground lines in the right-of-way of several county roads. The Court will also authorize advertising for sealed bids on electrical work for county buildings and discuss a 2025 Budget Amendment No. 14.
- Approve utility line placements: AGIS Energy (dual 12" line on Road #464), TGNR Panola (12" lines on Roads #321, #322, #471, #467), and Spectrum Gulf Coast (HDPE lines on Roads #319, #320, #403, #108, #314, #3150, #3154).
- Approve temporary employment of Erin Cranford as Early Voting Clerk ($12.00 per hour) and part‑time Deputy Clerk Brandi Howard ($17.50 per hour).
- Authorize the County Auditor to advertise sealed bids for electrical repairs, maintenance, and installation in all county‑owned buildings (bids to open Nov 18, 2025).
- Record the revised Notice of Fees charged by the Sheriff and Constables effective Jan 1, 2026.
- Discuss and act on 2025 Budget Amendment No. 14 and reappoint Dr. Keith Keeling as Local Health Authority (2025‑2027).
Commissioners Court
The Panola County Commissioners Court will meet on October 14, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in the courthouse. The court will discuss and act on adopting Order #2025-11, which would prohibit outdoor burning in Panola County under Local Government Code 551.045(a). The meeting includes an opening prayer and adjournment.
- Adopt Order #2025-11 to prohibit outdoor burning countywide (Local Government Code 551.045(a)).
Commissioners Court
The Panola County Commissioners Court will meet to approve utility conduit requests, record personnel changes, and open sealed bids for road maintenance materials and aviation fuel.
- Record termination of Michal Wyatt as Part-Time Deputy Clerk
- Record employment of Logan Garrett as Deputy Sheriff ($25.70/hr)
- Approve conduit placement on County Roads #269, #2691, #185, #2810, #2821, #187, #186, #188, #153, #237, #293, #236
- Open sealed bids for road maintenance materials and aviation fuel
- Discuss adopting Indigent Defense Grant Program resolution
Panola County Child Welfare Board
The Panola County Child Welfare Board will meet via Zoom to review financial reports and purchase orders. The agenda consists of standard procedural items and reports.
- Approval of P.O.'s
- Financial Report
- Supervisors Report
- Rainbow Room Report
Commissioners Court
The Commissioners Court will review multiple utility right-of-way requests and personnel changes. The body will also discuss a resolution for automated license plate recognition cameras and a 2025 budget amendment.
- Resolution #R-PCSO-09-2025-1 to allow automated license plate recognition cameras in TxDOT right-of-ways
- Multiple requests from Spectrum Gulf Coast, LLC for underground conduit on various county roads
- Approval of 2025 Budget Amendment No. 13
- Quote from CivicPlus for ADA-compliant website transition
- Property and liability insurance renewals for Jan 1, 2026, to Jan 1, 2027
Commissioners Court
The Commissioners Court will discuss a 2025 budget amendment and an independent audit exemption. The body is also reviewing numerous requests from Spectrum Gulf Coast and water supply corporations to place lines in county road rights-of-way.
- Approval of 2025 Budget Amendment No. 12
- Authorization to advertise sealed bids for road oil, culverts, gravel, fuel, and asphalt
- Construction contract for Rock Hill Water Supply Corporation water well improvements (TDA grant #CDV23-0438)
- Appointment of Commissioner Dale LaGrone to lease mineral rights on a 1-acre county tract
- Employment of Ethan Twomey and Aracely Aguero as Detention Officers at $16.81 per hour
Juvenile Board
The Panola County Juvenile Board will meet to approve the annual budget for the Juvenile Department for FY'26. The board will also consider a budget amendment for FY'25 and set department salaries.
- Budget Amendment #1 for FY'25
- FY'26 Annual Budget for the Juvenile Department
- Juvenile Probation Department salaries effective 9-1-25
- FY'2026 residential and non-residential service contracts
- Engagement letter from Gollb Morgan Peddy, Certified Public Accountants