Cars whiz past a barbed-wire fence at the corner of Swinnea and Star Landing Road where horses and a burro graze on the sparse grass of a weedy pasture.
The race for the District 4 seat on the DeSoto County Schools (DCS) Board of Education became a contested race last week when Jeny Price, a Lake Comorant Middle School and High School parent, filed papers to have her name on the ballot for District 4 board member.
As the late music legend Elvis Presley considered the next step in his career during the late 1960s and needed some time to get away from the limelight, Elvis would head south of Graceland to his Circle G Ranch in Horn Lake.
The Northwest Mississippi Community College's Library on the main campus in Senatobia and also at the DeSoto Center is a world-class resource for students from across the Mid-South.
Candidates whose names will appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot are gearing up their campaigns to run for elected office.
As the start of the 2018-19 school year approaches, a scramble happens each year in stores all over by moms and dads all trying to make sure their youngsters have the tools they need to learn.
DeSoto County, despite having one of the top-performing public school districts in the state of Mississippi, still has students who, for whatever reason, are not reaching their full academic and/or character potential.
Residents in a section of Hernando affected by a Boil Water Alert earlier in the week have been told that their water is again safe to drink.
DeSoto County will join an interlocal pact with several other counties to obtain high-resolution GIS mapping of the county down to six-inch scale accuracy.
To show appreciation to the DeSoto County School District in the first week of the new school year, First Tennessee Bank provided lunch for about 250 Central Services employees Friday afternoon in Hernando. The meals were purchased at a 20 percent discount from the Olive Branch Chick-fil-A a…
The popular contemporary Christian music group Casting Crowns has a song titled “Praise You With the Dance” and includes the lines, “And I'll sing holy, 'cause You're worthy, I'll praise You with the dance.”
For residents of the City of Hernando living primarily in the Jaybird Road area, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Precautionary Boil-Water Alert for customers who receive their drinking water from their water supply located in DeSoto County.
Hernando aldermen Tuesday heard a proposal by developers of the Hernando West project that in a nutshell would finance a major sewer trunk line to serve approximately 1,000 Hernando residents residents and allow for expansion of the city's sewer service.
The City of Southaven is joining other Mississippi cities in passing a resolution urging the state Legislature to send to the cities a portion of any sales tax collected through online purchases.
The DeSoto County School District (DCS) Board of Education has two seats up for election this November and Wednesday was the first day for candidates to file to be placed on the ballot.
Two Illinois men have been arrested and are being charged with kidnapping and conspiracy connected to last week’s disappearance of an Olive Branch teenager.
A newly-placed stop sign along Lee's Summit Drive in Hernando has helped to slow down speeders but the larger question of whether a raised speed hump or crosswalk is needed along Monteith Drive is still being studied.
Chick-fil-A’s annual Topple the Truck fundraiser for DeSoto County Schools delivered school supplies Monday afternoon to the DCS Central Services office in Hernando. The Chick-fil-A locations in Southaven and Olive Branch have collected items for schools to have access to during the year. A …
Vacation has officially ended for what is expected to be another record number of students in Mississippi’s largest school district as Monday started classes in the DeSoto County School District.
Whether or not DeSoto County follows through on long-anticipated plans to build a county-owned and maintained park adjacent to Hawk's Crossing subdivision with access from the subdivision into the park is still undecided as supervisors decided to table the issue until residents can present a…
A young Olive Branch boy missing since Wednesday was found safe in Illinois, according to family members over the weekend.
For years, the residents living along flood-prone Holly Springs Road have had to contend with frequent flooding and erosion of the roadway during high-water events.
In assessing the state's future, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann’s top priorities for a brighter Mississippi include resolving infrastructure problems and refocusing on the state's small businesses.
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department is welcoming four new deputies who excelled during the 12-week Mississippi Law Enforcement Officer’s Training Academy in Pearl. The group brought back awards ranking them in the top tier of their class. The awards were for firearms training and academic…
Law enforcement agencies across the country are using an event set for Tuesday to try to build back relationship and communication bridges between police and the public that may have weakened over the past few years.
Law enforcement agencies across the country are using an event set for Tuesday to try to build back relationship and communication bridges between police and the public that may have weakened over the past few years.
All is about ready for the new school year to start on Monday, Aug. 6 in the DeSoto County School District (DCS).
Olive Branch police officials Friday were still seeking the public’s help in finding a missing teenager who was last seen early in the week.
Southaven city department heads appeared before Mayor Darren Musselwhite and Board of Aldermen Thursday morning to detail their priorities and requests for the upcoming fiscal year.
DeSoto County is getting charged up for the Mid-South Area Job Fair in Southaven with a new location this year.
The newly-minted District Governor of Rotary District 6800 is urging members of the Mid-South's largest contingent of Rotarians to become more "engaged" in their communities.
Rev. Amanda Gordon, pastor of Minor Memorial United Methodist Church in Walls, is all about breaking down walls and building bridges within the faith community.
Just as the colors of a rainbow are every bright hue and variation, so are all God's children.
Southaven city officials are gathering at City Hall Thursday morning to further discuss what the Fiscal Year 2019 city budget will look like, when the new fiscal year starts Oct. 1.
DeSoto County roads and highways have become deadly within the past 48 hours with the deaths of at least three individuals in separate, unrelated accidents.
Loss of oxygen in surface water in DeSoto County's lakes, ponds and streams is the most common cause of natural fish kills which are common in hot months like August and September.
A truly spectacular back-to-school event is set for Aug. 11 for a new faith-based school, Grove Christian Academy, which plans to open its doors to the community on Aug. 13.
The Unknown Child Foundation recently received a donation in the amount of $1,800 from SouthGroup Insurance in the honor and memory of Rex Haynes who passed away in January of 2017. Family, friends and members of the Unknown Child Foundation gathered for the recent check presentation.
"Nee how" — that's howdy in Chinese.
The first day of the education year started a little earlier on Friday for about 270 new employees of Mississippi’s largest school district. They were the ones being educated and not doing the educating, however.
Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite believes a good team effort is the backbone for success in most anything.
A former Lewisburg High School instructor has been jailed and is facing charges connected with having given material to a minor that included content of a sexual nature.
Entergy Mississippi President and CEO Haley Fisackerly (second from left) recently presented a $5,000 grant to the DeSoto County Foundation for Excellence In Education for its first annual “Pathways2Possibilities” DeSoto Career Expo. The interactive technical career fair will give some 3,000…
Chad Kinnision of Olive Branch (back row, fourth from right) received a R. Gene Holmes Endowment from the Mississippi Trucking Association Foundation in its recent scholarship awards program. The trucking association gave a record 38 scholarships during a recent luncheon it hosted on Monday,…
Diane Smith, Classified Manager for the DeSoto Times-Tribune, is manning the newspaper's effort to help with the "Operation Feed" Food Drive for the Mid-South Food Bank, now through July 31.
What began as a life-saving ministry to rescue lost souls addicted to drugs and alcohol has blossomed into a full-fledged ministry and campus that houses individuals from across the Mid-South and offer them a path to start a new life.
The office of Marathon Pipe Line off Old Highway 51 in Nesbit will look a lot less cluttered next week.
A grand jury has decided not to indict one of three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a Hispanic Southaven man on July 23, 2017.
Shoppers in DeSoto County and across the state of Mississippi may have a few extra pennies jingling in their pocket or purse if they are out making purchases this weekend.
Walking across a busy street will soon become safer for pedestrians in the DeSoto County seat.
