Lending a helping hand is what McCaa Russum, Program Director for Apelah Inc.'s new Home and Community Based Services program does best.
The new person in charge of promoting the benefits of living and doing business in Horn Lake knows very well the challenges to be faced. But Laura Taylor’s business background positions her well to help meet those challenges in a city that is excited about what lies ahead for it in the future.
She’s seen the good times and the bad times of the housing market and for Adams Home Area Sales Manager/Broker Sandy Richardson, now is a pretty good time for DeSoto County, especially since she remembers what it was like during the building downturn of 2008.
Becoming likely the first business entity in DeSoto County to do so, the Southaven Chamber of Commerce has added a solar energy array and will use power from the sun to operate its building functions in the future.
Inspired by the care he received following an automobile wreck, Dr. David Hooker now works to provide the same high level of care of patients facing emergency treatment.
A joint ribbon cutting event with Southaven and Horn Lake Chambers of Commerce was held Tuesday, July 18 at Coleman Funeral Home, which has a new location on Church Road in Southaven. Coleman Funeral Home also has locations in Oxford and Olive Branch.
Dr. Jason Mackey has been named as Spiritual Life Director for Northpoint Christian School. Mackey will also be teaching Honors Algebra I at the Southaven school. He comes to Northpoint from Portland Christian Academy in Louisville, Ky., where he was high school principal and taught mathematics.
People interested in health care-related careers have found a valuable resource in training for those jobs right here in DeSoto County.
Martha Warren says she has found her passion to provide a special elegance in planning a banquet, wedding reception, reunion, corporate meeting or any type of gathering.
The boutique that works to offer beautiful clothes and jewelry while treating the pocketbook kindly is also a business that is all about the family.
Greg Kiddy has joined Renasant Bank as a Commercial Relationship Officer Kiddy will be responsible for building relationships and assisting clients with their various financial needs. Kiddy is a graduate of Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration and Managemen…
Representatives of Chambers of Commerce from all four DeSoto County cities and from Byhalia, along with the DeSoto County Economic Development Council, joined Southgroup Insurance in celebrating their new office location at 5740 Getwell Road in Southaven. President Sarah Edmiston and Vice Pr…
An insurance company that has been on the move in DeSoto County for close to 60 years has been back on the move, literally, and now serving at a new location.
Cheri Jones received the Outstanding Woman in Business Award at the inaugural Lotus Awards event of the DeSoto County Business Women, held Tuesday, June 5 at the Southaven Holiday Inn. The event celebrated DeSoto County women in business.
New officers have been named for the 2018-19 year of the DeSoto County Business Women and introduced June 5 at the inaugural Lotus Awards event at the Southaven Holiday Inn. They are (from left) Varina Hopper, President; Hayley Perkins, Treasurer; Shirley Dean, Secretary; Kacy Dixon, Vice Pr…
Connie James of Heartland Hands food pantry was named the Outstanding Woman in Nonprofit during the DeSoto County Business Women’s first Lotus Awards event, honoring women in business in the county on Tuesday, June 5 at the Southaven Holiday Inn.
Dr. Brittany Kasparik of Mid-South Chiropractic has been named the winner of the Emerging Woman in Business Award by the DeSoto County Business Women. Kasparik was honored the group’s inaugural Lotus Awards event at the Holiday Inn in Southaven on Tuesday, June 5. The event also honored outs…
Judy Ketchum received the Diamond Achievement Award as part of the DeSoto County Business Women’s first Lotus Awards event Tuesday, June 5 at the Southaven Holiday Inn. The event celebrated women in business in DeSoto County.
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has accredited Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto for its “expertise and commitment” in treating patients with chest pain.
SouthGroup Insurance Services, sponsor and host of the annual Make-A-Difference 5K Race in Ridgeland, presented a check to Friends of Children’s Hospital in Jackson last week for $30,000 from the proceeds of the 2018 race. SouthGroup has teamed with Friends of Children’s Hospital for the pas…
Jason Lashlee leads a career that at times can be quite demanding, given all the legwork that has to be done, the long hours his work involves and the deadlines that continually have to be met.
Olive Branch-area Walmart shoppers are now enjoying the newly remodeled Walmart Supercenter at 7950 Craft Goodman Frontage Road.
Mark Miller says he has been involved in fitness for 15 years and has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, training with Memphis Judo and Jiu Jitsu.
The next time you want to make a special event or party extra exciting for your younger guests, consider a new business to Southaven that is always on the move.
You can easily sense the excitement in Shirley Agner’s voice as she talks about her real estate agency’s move to a new home, a move that will take place late this year.
Willie Davidson is the new Planning Director for the City of Horn Lake. Davidson, a West Point native, comes to Horn Lake from Meridian, where he served as City Planner there for two-and-a-half years. He has also worked with the Engineering Department for the City of Hattiesburg.
Willie Davidson is the new Planning Director for the City of Horn Lake. Davidson, a West Point native, comes to Horn Lake from Meridian, where he served as City Planner there for two-and-a-half years. He has also worked with the Engineering Department for the City of Hattiesburg.
Southaven dentist Dr. Charles Harbison will wake up Tuesday morning and first thing will do the exact same thing he’s done for years: make the bed. That action dates back to his days in the Marine Corps.
Bobby Burton has been named as the new Director of Public Works for the City of Hernando. Burton has served in the capacity of assistant public works director for the past eight years.
A joint ribbon cutting event with the Horn Lake and Southaven Chambers of Commerce welcomed the new Car Wash USA location, which has been open at 3091 Goodman Road West in Horn Lake since October of last year. Location manager Ambrea Williams cut the ribbon as Car Wash USA district manager R…
Linsey Grant, RN, is the current administrator for the Desoto Pediatric Extended Care Center, which recently observed its second anniversary at 750 Stateline Road East in Southaven.
Jean Priest of J Priest Solutions Retirement & Insurance in Olive Branch has achieved a National Social Security Advisors (NSSA) certificate from the National Social Security Association, LLC in Cincinnati.
Since high traffic locations are not needing for her continued success, Judy Kendall and A2Z Advertising and Embroidery decided to move off the beaten path.
A Southaven real estate firm is set to move to a new location in the city late this year.
Jon Bragg, the new private client relationship manager at First Tennessee Bank, said having a good professional working relationship with a banker is one of the best investments that any entrepreneur or business professional can have.
Color is what Ben Evans’ business is all about and as store manager for the new Memphis Paints store at 5940 Goodman Road in Olive Branch, he hopes to help customers savor a new colorful look to their space.
Donald “Jeff” Frazier, current Southern Bancorp Central Region President, has been promoted to Central Region CEO. Frazier began his career at Southern Bancorp in 2010 as a Senior Lender in DeSoto County. In 2013, he was promoted to Central Region President. Prior to joining Southern Bancorp…
Ed Engelke has been in real estate for the past 15 years because he wanted to be involved in a business that helps people find their “dream home.”
A trailblazing pediatrician who initially was the only area doctor trained specifically in infant and children’s medical care has added a new clinic in Olive Branch to a growing network of locations.
Dr. R.C. Shackelford has opened his Shackelford Family Eye Care Clinic in Walls to serve the greater northwest Mississippi Delta region.
Amy Lay of Nesbit has joined Bill Sexton Appraisals as a realtor. Lay, a former alderwoman with the City of Horn Lake, comes to the agency from work as the Sales and Marketing Manager for the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Southaven. She has also been a Case Manager for DeSoto County Juve…
A DeSoto County native has taken leadership of running a new concept to the county in home improvement, plumbing, electrical, power tools and other hardware items at a discount price.
Holly Renee Seymour is a CEO who is a CPA and as a certified public accountant this tax season has been among the busiest for the rising corporate executive.
United Way of the Mid-South prepares to launch the organization’s principal program, Free Tax Prep program which brings millions to city’s economic engine, impacting people in poverty.
The date was Dec. 11, 2016. Kelsey Parrish knows that date very well. It was the date she and her husband Matt took the “coffee” plunge and set about bringing great coffee and a great place to meet to DeSoto County.
A celebration was recently held to honor State Farm Insurance agent Barry Bouchillon, who has his office at 40 Stateline Road West in Southaven. Bouchillon also is actively in several civic activities in addition to his insurance business.
Baptist Medical Group-DeSoto OB/GYN has hired Dr. Thomas Pitman to staff the new clinic in Southaven. Pitman is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist with more than 20 years of experience and specialty training in urogynecology. He is also certified in pelvic reconstructive surgery and…
Mary Everett, co-owner of Pickett Equipment Company, said the company has carved out a name for itself as one of the most reliable chemical handling equipment companies in the Mid-South.
An executive with a Nashville, Tenn.-based company promoting solar power believes investing in solar energy has become an option more businesses are looking at.