Melissa Cookston, the Winningest Woman in BBQ, is teaming up with Prairie Fresh, for a smokin' partnership highlighting both Cookston and Prairie Fresh's commitment to quality and championship flavor. Cookston will serve as brand ambassador for Prairie Fresh while using Prairie Fresh pork pr…
IDI Logistics, a leading investor and developer of logistics properties, announced construction has begun on a new building in Stateline Business Park, a 4-million-square-foot industrial park developed by IDI Logistics starting in 2005. The park is two miles from I-55 and the FedEx Air Cargo…
Sometimes a tragedy can spawn an inspiration.
Panola Partnership in Batesville sponsored a ribbon cutting ceremony for Kare-in-Home hospice care at their location on Hwy. 6 East, Batesville in the Security Station business center. From left are: Lakwanya Titus CNA, Vicki McDaniel CNA, Shay Ballard PCL, Traci Cowan, RN, Branch Director, …
An overflow crowd of supporters welcomed the Arc Northwest Mississippi to their new headquarters at 5699 Getwell Road on Wednesday morning. The ribbon cutting welcome was a combined effort of Chambers of Commerce in Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake and Hernando.
A growing clinic offering chiropractic care in DeSoto County has just added a third location, as Mid South Chiropractic has come to Horn Lake.
Getting ready to head out to the great outdoors just became easier with the late December opening of a new store in Olive Branch.
Addison Lawrence is the new DeSoto County Market President for Citizens National Bank. Lawrence comes from Guaranty Bank and Trust in Senatobia, where had been City President since January 2017 and had been with that institution for five years.
Citizens National Bank has been recognized with a 2018 Community Impact Award. The announcement was made in November at the 22nd annual CRA & Fair Lending Colloquium, which was held in Hollywood, Fla. The event was sponsored by Wolters Kluwer, which is a global leader in information serv…
Lakisha Johnson keeps a busy daily schedule, both in the business world, and as a minister, all while following her passion to write as an independent author and blogger.
DMC Power, a manufacturer of connection systems for transmission, distribution, substation and industrial projects, is expanding manufacturing and distribution operations to Olive Branch. The project is an $8 million corporate investment and will create 125 jobs over five years.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the acquisition of Southaven-based Pointer Insurance Agency, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Kimberlee Keltner is the new Member Services Coordinator for the Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce. She comes to the Chamber with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Mississippi College which she received in May.
The Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the opening of Pizza Hut with a ribbon cutting event. They are located at 1218 East Commerce Street in Hernando.
Gene Henson has been in banking for more than 42 years and chose helping people with their finances over simply counting money as an accountant after college.
Jeffrey A. Smith, founder and president of JASCO Realtors has announced the merger of JASCO Realtors with the Keller Williams Realty Memphis office to create one of the largest real estate brokerage offices in the Mid-South with over 300 agents.
One of the Mid-South’s most recognizable automotive dealership brands, The Landers Auto Group, has completed the acquisition of Country Ford in Southaven. The dealership, located at 95 East Goodman Road in Southaven, has been in operation for 25 years and will be rebranded under the new owne…
ServPro of DeSoto, Tate & Tunica Counties has awarded Southaven Police Capt. David Crites and his family an all-expenses paid trip to the first ServPro First Responders Bowl Game, set for Jan. 1 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. Crites was nominated as part of a local contest in conne…
County business leaders have learned more about the Career Tech Centers that are part of DeSoto County Schools and how they may tap in to the schools as assets to their particular companies.
DeSoto County’s private technical college is about to grow on its Horn Lake campus and Tom Pullin is the man who will be watching over its growth.
For Billy Sears, Vice President at BankPlus, the booming economy coupled with a hometown bank which seeks to serve as catalyst for personal and business growth boils down to one key factor — relationships.
Wesley Meadows Retirement Community is a place where individuals in their senior years can enjoy relaxed living in a caring and nurturing environment.
Ten State Farm Insurance agents of DeSoto County have supported the DeSoto County Economic Development Council’s Foundation for Excellence in Education with a $5,000 donation to help fund the foundation’s Teacher Grants Program. This is the 12th year that State Farm agents in DeSoto County h…
Olive Branch business and city leaders Thursday welcomed owners Bill and Glenda Munka, who have opened Upfront Auto Repair, located at 7320 Craft Goodman Road in Olive Branch.
In the world we live in, many times stress, pressures and conflict may become amplified and weigh us down to the point that we need help to sort out our lives and what is going on.
Shelter Insurance agent Scott Sims (with scissors) is joined by members of the Southaven Chamber of Commerce in cutting the ribbon to his new office location, 5699 Getwell Road in Southaven. Sims recently opened the office and shares it with another Shelter Insurance agent, Josh Wilson.
Shelter Insurance agent Scott Sims (with scissors) is joined by members of the Southaven Chamber of Commerce in cutting the ribbon to his new office location, 5699 Getwell Road in Southaven. Sims recently opened the office and shares it with another Shelter Insurance agent, Josh Wilson.
Atlanta-based Core5 Industrial Partners announced the completion of its first two inventory buildings in their first development in the greater Memphis Market, DeSoto 55 Logistics Center.
Members of the Olive Branch business community and Chamber of Commerce welcomed Counseling Associates to its new location, 7155 Kerr Place, in the Olive Branch Old Towne. Julie Parker, LPC, MHSP, is the owner and a counselor for Counseling Associates, which outgrew its former location on Cru…
The path Adrienne Ezell took to get where she now owns and operates a creative agency called “Her Designs” was not a direct journey, but one that now allows her to tap into her business savvy and creativity to help businesses with their marketing needs.
Culpepper Place, a new assisted living community on Pleasant Hill Road in Olive Branch, was recently welcomed with a ribbon cutting event. Olive Branch Mayor Scott Phillips (right, with scissors) and Foster Hospitality Group President Robert (Tony) Foster cut the ribbon at the new facility.
A new practice in the Olive Branch Old Towne is providing a new way of thinking about medical care.
The Southaven Chamber of Commerce welcomed DeSoto Legacy Volleyball to its organization with a recent ribbon cutting event at the Arena in Southaven. Partners Bob Lewis (left) and David Culver helped cut the ribbon for the organization providing volleyball programs through the city-owned facility.
According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 28 percent of American school students in grades 6-12 have, at some time, experienced bullying. The figure is 20 percent for youngsters in grades 9-12.
Founded in 1988 as The Car Phone Store, the Wireless Zone is the nation's largest wireless retail franchiser and was ranked the No. 1 franchise in its category. Wireless Zone just opened in its new stand-alone store in the Highland Shopping Plaza, Suite 130, 2631 McIngvale Road in Hernando. …
It is the first health-related store of its type in the Mid-South and has opened up within the last six weeks at 1076 Goodman Road East in Southaven.
In those moments when families must come together to make final arrangements in the loss of a loved one, a caring funeral director and staff is of utmost importance.
Taking on a major restoration project and giving new life to a structure more than 125 years old would seem like a daunting challenge to any prospective entrepreneur.
Global beauty retailer Sephora officially opened a new distribution operations facility during a ceremony in Olive Branch on Thursday, Aug. 30. The ribbon cutting marked the official opening of the project, the fourth distribution center for Sephora in the United States, providing an estimat…
Turning the page and opening a new exciting chapter on her library career, Hanna Lee of Batesville has been named as the new Youth Services Coordinator for the First Regional Library System.
With a set of blueprints in his hands and an engineer's ink in his veins, Tracy Huffman definitely has designs on the future.
Lori Payne has the become the Community Ambassador for Coleman Funeral Home in Southaven. In her role, Lori helps connect local families with information about Coleman Funeral Home's services. Payne is also the owner of LRP Studios, a performing arts school which she has led for more than 25 years.
Dr. Stanley Thompson, Regional Medical Director for TeamHealth’s Southeast Group, which oversees and assists emergency departments at 13 client hospitals in North Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas, talks about the expanded ER facilities at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto. Thompson was amo…
