LIST: 2022 Best of Panola Awards are announced
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LIST: 2022 Best of Panola Awards are announced

Apr 29, 2023

Congratulations to the following people and businesses for being voted the Best of Panola County by readers of The Panola Watchman.

Winners were first announced in Sunday's paper.

BEST AUTO DEALER (NEW)

1st: Pippen Motor Company

2nd: Elliott Dodge

3rd: Excel Ford

BEST AUTO DEALER (USED)

1st: Pippen Motor Company

2nd: Elliott Dodge

3rd: Excel Ford

BEST AUTO PART STORE

1st: NAPA Auto Parts

2nd: O’Reilly Auto Parts

3rd: ABC Auto Parts

BEST PRODUCE

1st: HEB

2nd: Walmart

3rd: Brookshire Brothers

BEST MEAT SELECTION

1st: HEB

2nd: Panola County Processing

3rd: BRK Meats

BEST BOUTIQUE (WOMEN & KIDS)

1st: Revival Threads

2nd: Kimberly's Kreations

3rd: Lazy K Boutique

BEST BRIDAL STORE

1st: Dazzle's Collectables & Accessories

2nd: Beauty Sense by Patricia

3rd: Hobby Horse

BEST CHILDREN'S CLOTHING

1st: Lazy K Boutique

2nd: Kimberly's Kreations

3rd: Revival Threads

BEST DRUG STORE

1st: Brookshire Brothers

2nd: Walmart

3rd: CVS Pharmacy

BEST FLORIST

1st: Carthage Flower Shop

2nd: Popcorn Place

3rd: The Violet Shop

BEST NURSERY

1st: Fairplay Nursery

2nd: Juarez Variety of Plants

3rd: Simple Chaos

BEST FORMAL WEAR

1st: Beauty Sense by Patricia

2nd: Dazzle's Collectables & Accessories

BEST FURNITURE STORE

1st: Carthage Furniture

2nd: Bauer Furniture

3rd: Ivan Smith Furniture

BEST GIFT STORE

1st: Ridgway CNC

2nd: Boo-Yays

3rd: Fudge & More Store

BEST GUN SHOP

1st: Wings & Whitetails

2nd: Lone Star Outfitters

3rd: Ben's Pawn Shop

BEST HARDWARE STORE

1st: Cain's Hardware

2nd: Ace Hardware

3rd: Carthage Hardware

BEST HEALTH FOOD

1st: Pure & Simple

2nd: Lonestar Nutrition

3rd: Dawg Nutrition

BEST JEWELRY

1st: Steptoe's Jewelry

2nd: Revival Threads

3rd: Dazzle's Collectables & Accessories

BEST MEN'S CLOTHING

1st: Tractor Supply

2nd: Burke's Outlet

3rd: Fire & Safety

BEST SPORTING GOODS

1st: Wings & Whitetails

2nd: Hibbett Sports

3rd: Wake Authority

BEST SUPERMARKET

1st: HEB

2nd: Walmart

3rd: Brookshire Brothers

BEST WOMEN'S CLOTHING

1st: Revival Threads

2nd: Kimberly's Kreations

3rd: COR Boutique

BEST ACCOUNTANT

1st: Jessica Billiott

2nd: Drew Nixon

3rd: Jason Woofin

BEST ATTORNEY

1st: Rodger McLane

2nd: Collin Underwood

3rd: Mike Parker

BEST AUTO SALESPERSON/DEALER

1st: Garrett Harvey

2nd: Jason Samford

3rd: Jack McCurdy

BEST BANKER

1st: Gene Giles

2nd: Chris Smith

3rd: Yanet Martinez

BEST CHIROPRACTOR

1st: Pro Care Chiropractic

2nd: Dr. Hill

3rd: Dr. Andries

BEST CITY EMPLOYEE

1st: Cindy Deloney

2nd: Teresa Dennard

3rd: Holly Gibbs

BEST COACH

1st: Scott Surratt

2nd: Amber Cheatwood

3rd: Lori Darnell

BEST COLLEGE PROFESSOR

1st: Emily Zabcik

2nd: Ashley Brewster

3rd: Chasity Klingler

BEST COUNTY EMPLOYEE

1st: Amy Holland

2nd: Dale LaGrone

3rd: Bill Morris

BEST DENTIST

1st: Dr. Grant

2nd: Dr. Majors

3rd: Dr. Fowler

BEST DISC JOCKEY

1st: Garth LaGrone

2nd: Mark Bownds

3rd: Mario Salazar

BEST ELECTRICIAN

1st: Hal's AC & Electric Inc.

2nd: Craig Electric

3rd: Kerri Whitaker

BEST EMT

1st: Jason Barnett

2nd: Carrie Elder

3rd: Jonathan Hooker

BEST ER PHYSICIAN

1st: Dr. Adam Duran

2nd: Cicily Cross-Blair

3rd: Dr. Vidyasagar Reddy

BEST FIREFIGHTER

1st: Bryan Murff

2nd: Clint Lawhorn

3rd: Randy Liedtke

BEST GENERAL PHYSICIAN

1st: Dr. Adam Duran

2nd: Cicily Cross-Blair

3rd: Melissa Walters

BEST HAIR STYLIST

1st: Rachel Davis

2nd: Tabitha Jones

3rd: Jessica Ivy

BEST INSURANCE AGENT

1st: Matt Pittman

2nd: Tate Barber

3rd: Jenny Morgan

BEST INVESTMENT BANKER

1st: Buffy Elliott

2nd: Christie Goodson-Chandler

3rd: Drew Nixon

BEST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

1st: Brack LaGrone

2nd: Zack McBride

3rd: Denise McGuire Gray

BEST MORTGAGE LENDER

1st: Gene Giles

2nd: Yanet Martinez

3rd: Chris Smith

BEST MUSICIAN/BAND

1st: Don Hayes

2nd: Chase Dawson

3rd: Gracie Johnson

BEST NEWS REPORTER

1st: Blake Holland

2nd: Meredith Shamburger

3rd: Mark Bownds

BEST NURSE/PROVIDER

1st: Amanda Deason

2nd: Kevin Jones

3rd: Donna Gilbert Dearnman

BEST OPTOMETRIST

1st: Dr. Dennis Golden

2nd: Dr. Ben Donald

3rd: Dr. Cody Whiddon

BEST PERSONAL TRAINER

1st: Quantaus Kelly

2nd: Tami Birdwell

3rd: Calli Bowley

BEST PHOTOGRAPHER

1st: Courtney Ritter

2nd: Bud Worley

3rd: Erin Philips

BEST PLUMBER

1st: Cody Whitaker

2nd: Brant Abernathy

3rd: Joey Abernathy

BEST RADIO PERSONALITY

1st: Blake Holland

2nd: Mark Bownds

3rd: James "Bubba" Watson

BEST REALTOR

1st: Travis Penner

2nd: Alan Scarbourough

3rd: Aubrey Hull

BEST ELEMENTARY TEACHER

1st: Amanda Ivy

2nd: Evelyn Wedgeworth

3rd: Brooke Kneipp

BEST JUNIOR HIGH TEACHER

1st: Jeff Griffin

2nd: Jill Smith

3rd: Andy Evans

BEST HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER

1st: Schelice Reyes

2nd: Becky Alfaro

3rd: Annette Gunn

BEST VETERINARIAN

1st: Jeff Travis

2nd: Dean Yates

3rd: Josh Tiller

BEST HOME COOKING

1st: Circle M Café

2nd: Texas Tea Room

3rd: Main Street Cafe

BEST BARBECUE

1st: Chuck's Country Smokehouse

2nd: Twisted Hickory BBQ

3rd: B's Pit Crew BBQ

BEST BAKERY

1st: 3 Oven Cakery

2nd: Cakes by Carrie

3rd: Busy B Custom Cookies

BEST BREAKFAST

1st: The Bulldawg Stop

2nd: Main Street Cafe

3rd: USA Donut

BEST BURGERS

1st: Circle M Café

2nd: Texas Tea Room

3rd: The Bulldawg Stop

BEST CHICKEN FRIED STEAK

1st: Circle M Café

2nd: Texas Tea Room

3rd: Main Street Cafe

BEST COFFEE SHOP

1st: The Master's Blend

2nd: 903 Bakery

3rd: Main Street Cafe

BEST DINING EXPERIENCE

1st: Texas Tea Room

2nd: Rancho Grande

3rd: Circle M Café

BEST DOUGHNUTS

1st: USA Donuts

2nd: Deluxe Donuts

3rd: Sonny's Donuts

BEST FRIED CHICKEN

1st: Brookshire Brothers

2nd: Chicken Express

3rd: Circle M Café

BEST PIZZA

1st: Milano's Pizza

2nd: Kountry Fresh Pizza

3rd: Pizza Hut

BEST MEXICAN FOOD

1st: Jalapeño Tree

2nd: Rancho Grande

3rd: Nene's Mexican Food to Go

BEST SANDWICH

1st: The Master's Blend

2nd: The Texas Tea Room

3rd: Subway

BEST AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE/REPAIR

1st: Carthage Service Center

2nd:Monroe Brothers Paint & Body

3rd: Elliott Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram

BEST ATV/MOTORCYCLE SERVICE/REPAIR

1st: Matt Shows

2nd: H&H Engines

3rd: Carthage Mechanical Solutions

BEST BAIL BONDS

1st: Fast Action Bail Bonds

2nd: Graves Bail Bonds

3rd: Michael Willis

BEST BANK

1st: First State Bank & Co.

2nd: East Texas Professional Credit Union

3rd: VeraBank

BEST CAR WASH

1st: Get It Right

2nd: 903 Detail

3rd: Pedro Garcia

BEST DRY CLEANERS

1st: LaGrone's Dry Cleaners

2nd: TLC Cleaners

3rd: Porter's Fine Dry Cleaning

BEST FUNERAL HOME

1st: Hawthorn Funeral Home

2nd: Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home

3rd: Allen Dave Funeral Home & Crematorium

BEST OIL CHANGE

1st: Auto Express Lube

2nd: Kwik Kar

3rd: Pippen Motor Company

BEST TIRE REPAIR

1st: Carthage Service Center

2nd: Gateway Tire

3rd: Elliott Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram

BEST HEATING/AC COMPANY

1st: Hal's AC & Electric Inc.

2nd: LaGrone's Air Conditioning & Heating

3rd: Worthington Plumbing & Air Conditioning

BEST HOME BUILDER

1st: Travis Penner

2nd: Schumacher Construction

3rd: Green Builders

BEST HOTEL

1st: Holiday Inn

2nd: Best Western

3rd: Super 8 Motel

BEST INSURANCE COMPANY

1st: Red Oak Insurance Germania

2nd: State Farm Tate Barber

3rd: Farm Bureau

BEST INVESTMENT FIRM

1st: Edward Jones Buffy Elliott

2nd: Drew Nixon

3rd: Edward Jones Christie Chandler

BEST MORTGAGE COMPANY

1st: First State Bank & Co.

2nd: East Texas Professional Credit Union

3rd: VeraBank

BEST LAWN CARE SERVICE

1st: TLC Solutions

2nd: Lenox Services

3rd: Cutting Edge Service

BEST LAW FIRM

1st: Law Office of Rodger G. McLane

2nd: Underwood Law Office

3rd: Law Office of Mike Parker

BEST PET GROOMING

1st: Busy Bones Pet Boutique

2nd: Tops N Tails

3rd: Pretty Paws

BEST PLACE OF WORSHIP

1st: Still Waters Cowboy Church

2nd: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church

3rd: Cedar Grove Baptist Church

BEST PLUMBING COMPANY

1st: Whitaker Plumbing

2nd: Abernathy's Plumbing

3rd: Worthington Plumbing & Air Conditioning

BEST REAL ESTATE COMPANY

1st: Scarbourough Realty

2nd: Hometown Realty Group Teresa Hull

3rd: Coldwell Banker

BEST ROOFING COMPANY

1st: Sky Pine Roofing

2nd: Landtroop Roofing

3rd: A1 Roofing

BEST SMALL ENGINE REPAIR

1st: Carthage Mechanical Solutions

2nd: H&H Engines

3rd: Matt Shows

BEST STORAGE SERVICE

1st: Carthage Self Storage

2nd: Pitts Storage

3rd: Bush Storage

BEST TITLE COMPANY

1st: Carthage Title Company

2nd: East Texas Title

3rd: Panola County Abstract & Title Company

BEST TRACTOR/FARM EQUIPMENT

1st: Anderson Tractor

2nd: Hooper Feed Store

3rd: Tractor Supply

BEST TREE SERVICE

1st: Carlos's Tree Service

2nd: Angel's Tree Service

3rd: Lenox Services

BEST BARBER

1st: Kristy Shivers

2nd: Ivan Luna

3rd: William Brown

BEST BEAUTY SALON

1st: The Elite

2nd: The Village Salon

3rd: The Hair Cottage

BEST SPA

1st: CC Injections

2nd: Simply Beautiful

3rd: Solar Nails

BEST TANNING SALON

1st: All Hours Fitness

2nd: Endless Summer Tanning

BEST MANICURE/PEDICURE

1st: Solar Nails

2nd: Nail Spa Studio

3rd: Hollywood Nails

BEST WOMEN'S HAIRCUT

1st: Tabitha Jones

2nd: Rachel Davis

3rd: The Hair Cottage

BEST WORKOUT GYM

1st: All Hours Fitness

2nd: Core Fitness

3rd: Carthage Karate & Fitness

BEST ASSISTED LIVING

1st: Winkler Place

2nd: Panola Nursing & Rehabilitation

3rd: Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Center

BEST HOME HEALTH AGENCY

1st: Texas Home Health

2nd: Heartsway Hospice

3rd: Assistcare Home Health

BEST HOSPICE

1st: Heartsway Hospice

2nd: Texas Home Health

3rd: Hospice Plus

BEST MEDICAL CLINIC

1st: UT Health - Cicily Cross-Blair

2nd: UT Health - Dr. Adam Duran

3rd: Quickvisit Urgent Care - Nacy Yarnell

BEST NURSING HOME

1st: Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Center

2nd: Winkler Place

3rd: Panola Nursing & Rehabilitation

BEST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

1st: Winkler Place

2nd: Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Center

3rd: Carthage Healthcare Center

BEST BIRTHDAY CAKES

1st: 3 Oven Cakery

2nd: Cakes by Carrie

3rd: Shannon James

BEST DAYCARE

1st: Nana's Playhouse

2nd: Peppermint Fence

3rd: Mrs. Mary's

BEST CHEER LESSONS

1st: Legacy Tumble & Cheer

2nd: Extreme Tumble & Cheer

3rd: RPA Dance Company

BEST DANCE LESSONS

1st: RPA Dance Company

2nd: Legacy Tumble & Cheer

BEST KID'S HAIRCUT

1st: Rachel Davis

2nd: Christina Mayo

3rd: Helen Jones

BEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1st: Carthage Primary School

2nd: Gary Elementary School

3rd: Beckville Sunset Elementary School

BEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

1st: Carthage Junior High School

2nd: Beckville Junior High School

3rd: Gary Junior High School

BEST HIGH SCHOOL

1st: Carthage High School

2nd: Beckville High School

3rd: Gary High School

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