A Memphis man is in custody in West Memphis after carjacking a vehicle Friday and ramming a DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department patrol car in the ensuing pursuit.
DeSoto County Schools - no in-person instruction. The district will shift to distance learning until Friday. Northpoint Christian School will be closed Wednesday and Thursday for in-person learning and will shift to remote learning.
John Watkins loves restoring historic log homes. He would rather work on an old log house anytime than on newer ones.
Residents of DeSoto County looking to get vaccinated for COVID-19 will soon be able to book appointments for the shot at three area Walmart stores.
Mark Burks got hooked on ball pythons from the moment he first laid eyes on one up close 11 years ago.
VACCINATION & WEATHER UPDATE: We know many of you who have appointments tomorrow are concerned about the weather. A determination will be made late tonight or in the morning once road conditions are assessed. IF conditions impact the vaccination site- people will be notified by the state…
A Michigan woman has been charged after she allegedly hit a patrol car while leading police on a chase, according to the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department.
An Ohio woman has been arrested after Hernando police say she hit two squad vehicles Monday evening.
Greg and Layla Armstrong were surprised when their son Ben told them that he wanted to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point after he graduates.
A Memphis woman has been charged with DUI in connection with a crash on I-269 Friday night in which she allegedly struck and critically injured a DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department deputy.
A crash that left one DeSoto County Sheriff’s Deputy injured is being investigated by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
A Southaven man has been reported missing, according to Southaven police.
Vaccines: DeSoto County is currently administering 800 vaccines each day.
Ashley Qualls knew she wanted to be a teacher early on in her life.
Southaven Board of Mayor and Aldermen turned down a donation request from a local domestic abuse nonprofit — not because the board doesn’t support its work — but because the request came in after the city’s budget was already set.
DeSoto County Board of Supervisors is lending its support to a bill in the Mississippi legislature that would allow the sheriff to use radar to record speeding on county roads in a limited capacity.
Residents of Southaven who own a small utility trailer will now be allowed to park it in their driveways as long as it is unloaded and 10 feet from the street.
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced First Regional Library to shut its doors to patrons, the owners made a decision to keep the public Wi-Fi on.
The Mississippi State Board of Education updated its policies regarding passing requirements and test scores for third grade and high school this school year.
Faculty, staff and students past and present at Northpoint Christian School are mourning the loss of former president and longtime Christian educator David Manley.
In a community where need can sometimes seem invisible, those at Hernando Meals on Wheels have created an assistance program to serve those living right in their backyard.
You nominated them, and now it's up to you to see who will make our list for DeSoto's Best 2020.
Tommi Carrier only worked at 10th Inning Bar & Grill at Snowden Grove for a few months. Her co-workers remembered her as being very sweet and fun to be around.
Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite announced this week that he will seek re-election for a third term.
The DeSoto Times-Tribune is partnering with Apelah to collect cleaning products for low-income area senior residents and those with disabilities.
The DeSoto Times-Tribune is partnering with Apelah to collect cleaning products for low-income area senior residents and those with disabilities.
After two weeks back to school for the second semester, DeSoto County Schools saw COVID-19 numbers that mirrored those from the end of fall semester.
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department is issuing an alert over a phone scam where a man is posing as one of its detectives.
In her coffee shops, Tina Tatum wants to create a space for gathering. Her newest space in Hernando is another place where she hopes visitors can do just that.
Between 60-75 people gathered outside the DeSoto County Courthouse on Sunday for a rally organized by a local conservative group called the Patriot Party of Mississippi.
As students in the DeSoto County Schools district returned to classes for the spring semester, the district saw a decrease in new cases compared to numbers reported in the final weeks of the fall semester.
The former police chief of Walls pled guilty to charges of embezzlement on Friday. Herb Brewer, who served as police chief from December 2014 to February 2019, was indicted by a grand jury last February.
The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors appointed Judge Doug Hollowell III to the Justice Court District One seat on Monday. The seat was vacated by Judge Ken Adams last week — who served 25 years on the bench — to run for mayor of Olive Branch.
With photos of her late husband on the wall behind her, Barbara Chatham was sworn in as District 2 Election Commissioner by DeSoto County Circuit Clerk Dale Thompson on Monday.
On the first day of the 2021 Legislative Session, the Mississippi House of Representatives voted 119-1 to formally adopt the new state flag approved by voters in November. The measure will now move to the state Senate for a vote.
A Cordova man has been charged with first-degree murder after three people were killed in a shooting early Friday morning in Olive Branch.
A drive-by shooting injured at least one person on Monday afternoon, according to an announcement from the Southaven Police Department.
Horn Lake High School principal Andy Orr has died, according to an announcement from DeSoto County Schools.
Mississippi will begin scheduling appointments for the next phase of the vaccination plan this week. This group, 1b, includes Mississippians age 75 and older, first responders and educators.
The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors named District 2 Supervisor Mark Gardner as board president on Monday during their first meeting of 2021. District 5 Supervisor Michael Lee was named board vice president.
Though the word “unprecedented” has been thrown around a lot in 2020, the older generations may remember stories of the last pandemic: the Spanish Flu in 1918.
The Mississippi State Health Department announced Wednesday that it would expand its vaccination infrastructure with 18 drive-thru locations across the state.
The second COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in the United States was given to health care workers at Methodist Olive Branch hospital Wednesday morning.
Today the Mississippi State Health Department reported a record number of deaths from COVID-19 in a single day.
Though the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in DeSoto County and Mississippi last week, the danger of the pandemic is far from over — by many measures, it’s worse than ever.
As the fall semester comes to a close, DeSoto County Schools reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases. The district reported 125 total new cases, with 78 students and 47 staff members testing positive for the virus.
Cars wrapped around The Landers Center in Southaven on Wednesday morning as people waited for the chance at getting a few boxes of groceries from Sacred Heart Southern Missions’ food pantry.
The process for getting COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Mississippi long-term care facilities has begun, according to State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs.
The first COVID-19 vaccines in DeSoto County were given to front-line health care workers on Wednesday afternoon at Baptist DeSoto Hospital.
After some confusion about the Mississippi Cottage Food Law, Tracie’s Texas Salsa is shifting from its original home on Facebook to the Bazar’s Bakery storefront.
