With four confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Panola County as of this morning, we ask that you PLEASE limit your public exposure.

 

There’s NO need to panic and hoard supplies, there’s NO need to buy all of the gasoline, and there’s NO need to unnecessarily expose yourself to this virus or other illnesses.

 

Follow CDC recommendations about keeping your hands clean, keep hands away from your face, and self-isolate from the public as much as possible.

 

Also PLEASE try not to flood the Sheriff’s Office with calls asking questions about the current stay at home orders (both state and local). We didn’t issue the orders and we don’t have all of the answers to questions about the orders. Our dispatchers have been inundated with calls and questions such as “can I still go fishing”, “can we go here” or “can we go there?” Although we appreciate people wanting to stay in compliance with the Judge and Governor’s orders, We are trying to keep our phone lines open for emergency calls only. It is our duty to keep emergency services responding to our citizens in need. We always want to be a source of help and information for our citizens, but our dispatch center simply cannot keep up with all of the non-emergency calls questioning these orders.

We have the best defense to slow the spread of this virus available to us all. That is to stay at home unless absolutely necessary.

 

We pray you all stay safe. Please pray for all of our health care professionals, EMS, first responders and law enforcement as they continue to take care of us all! If you need us call us!