Dr. Lynda Ruth Campbell (1958-2001), a
native of Sardis, received degrees in special
education therapy and speech pathology at
Ole Miss. After earning a Ph.D. from Howard
University in 1985, she joined the faculty at
St. Louis University in . . . — — Map (db m235187) HM
The home of John W. Kyle, state Supreme Court Justice, and Andrew Johnson, noted architect; Sardis began ca. 1844 as a tiny log school and preaching house. Incorp. in 1866, it became the seat of Panola County in 1871. — — Map (db m102672) HM
In the late 1930s, elementary teachers
Olivette Ellis and Minnie Smith. supported by
the trustees and county superintendent. worked
to open a training school for high school students.
With funding from the Smith-Hughes Act and a
teacher . . . — — Map (db m235177) HM