DeSoto County has now reported over 10,000 people infected with COVID-19 since March, and over 100 DeSoto County residents have died from the virus since it first entered the county.
Update: As of Wednesday morning, new data from Baptist DeSoto Hospital now show four open ICU beds. Across the entire Methodist LeBonheur hospital system, three ICU beds remain available. This is only a snapshot of availability, as beds become occupied and available throughout the day.
This Thanksgiving, there will be at least 99 empty chairs at tables across DeSoto County because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nesbit resident Kevin McCandles is one of those in DeSoto County that will be celebrating Thanksgiving because of local health care professionals.
Older Mississippians may have access to a COVID-19 vaccine earlier than others in the state, according to a draft of the plan for distribution released by the Mississippi State Department of Health.
Ava Look and Anniston Murphy recently became the first female Eagle Scouts in the Memphis area with the American Chickasaw Council.
Several Southaven infrastructure projects have been delayed because of COVID-19.
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 1,092 new coronavirus cases and 16 deaths on Wednesday.
Report of virus in schools improves from last week with 92 new cases and 547 new student quarantines
Last week, DeSoto County Schools saw a slight improvement in the number of new COVID-19 cases and quarantines in staff and students compared to recent weeks — many of which have been the worst since the beginning of the semester.
DeSoto County now leads the state for total number of coronavirus cases reported since the beginning of the pandemic, overtaking Hinds County after weeks of rapidly chipping away at the gap between their caseloads.
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that it would disregard the law requiring mask wearing and social distancing in the county.
“So please, if you live in DeSoto County or anywhere in Mississippi, we want you to be very careful and understand the risks that you're undertaking,” Dobbs said at a press conference today.
DeSoto County voters broke its record for ballots cast in a presidential election by more than 10,000 this year. The certified results for the 2020 elections report 76,636 ballots cast across the county, breaking the 2016 record of 66,349. The county also set a new record for absentee ballot…
Last week, DeSoto County Schools saw its worst week yet in terms of new COVID-19 cases and quarantines in staff and students.
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., the parent company of Southaven Towne Center, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week. The company, which owns 108 malls across the country, said that day-to-day business at its locations will continue as usual throughout restructuring processes desig…
The Ardagh plant expansion will bring 80 jobs to DeSoto County.
Trinity Health Center, a not-for-profit organization that uses donations and volunteers to serve lower income residents of the county, opened for business after 41 months of preparation.
Gov. Tate Reeves focused on DeSoto County’s high rate of COVID-19 spread during a live announcement today on Facebook.
Supreme Court to decide precedent-setting case over county's water source
Election officials in DeSoto County said that there is no evidence of voter fraud or other efforts to compromise the integrity of last Tuesday’s elections.
This morning, Gov. Tate Reeves extended the executive order mandating masks in public for DeSoto County through Dec. 11. The order, which had been set to expire today, imposes limits on social gatherings and requires the wearing of a face mask while in public in 15 counties, including DeSoto…
Homer Dee Skelton, 89, went home to be with the Lord on November 7, 2020 with his wife Catherine Moore Skelton by his side. The sum of one man's life is the mark they leave on the world. And the mark left by Homer Skelton was a very large one. Almost as large as the hole in the hearts left b…
An expansion of the Olive Branch location of Ardagh, a manufacturer of recyclable cans, will bring 80 new jobs and to the area, according to an announcement from the company.
The number of new COVID-19 cases and student quarantines saw a slight decrease last week in DeSoto County Schools.
The number of new COVID-19 cases and student quarantines saw a slight decrease last week in DeSoto County Schools.
The Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare hospital network surpassed its record of in-house COVID-19 patients on Wednesday. The new record of 155 beat the previous record of 148 recorded on July 31.
Over 30 vehicles were burglarized in Olive Branch, according to an announcement from police.
Several longtime voters in DeSoto County had never seen an election like the one that took place across the county on Tuesday.
Mississippi voters overwhelmingly approved a new state flag, legalizing medical marijuana and revising the state Constitution.
The Mississippi ballot measure to approve medical marijuana passed decisively.
Josiah Coleman defeated Percy Lynchard to win a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Trent Kelly defeated Antonia Eliason for the Mississippi District 1 seat of the US House of Representatives, according to the Associated Press. Kelly, the incumbent, won 67.5% of the vote, with 28% of precincts reporting.
A Southaven police officer drove up to a carjacking as it was happening at the Walmart in Southaven today, according to a statement from the Southaven Police Department.
DeSoto County voters are waiting hours, bundling up and even bringing lawn chairs to cast their votes this Election Day. At precincts all over the county, lines to vote are wrapping around buildings and parking lots of people waiting to exercise their civic duties.
Charles Barton has won a seat on the DeSoto County Schools school board, beating Dr. Larry Sylvester and Sarah Doss-Thomas.
Mississippi voters, after decades of debate and a failed ballot effort 19 years ago, adopted a new state flag on Tuesday, according to NBC News projections.
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) has defeated Mike Espy (D) in the U.S. Senate race, according to the Associated Press.
The number of new COVID-19 cases and student quarantines was at an all-time high for the second week in a row in DeSoto County Schools.
Two people were killed and one was injured in a shooting Saturday night in Southaven, according to the Southaven Police Department.
The number of employed people in DeSoto County has returned to pre-lockdown levels, with about 87,000 employees reported in the county in new data released yesterday.
The second wave of COVID-19 infections is here for DeSoto County, health officials warn.
Of the four DeSoto County long-term care facilities that have experienced COVID-19 outbreaks, the two with the highest levels of spread among residents and staff were both cited for health inspection violations early this year.
Before the end of 2020, the Southaven Police Department will become the first law enforcement agency in DeSoto County to implement the use of body cameras.
With less than a week until Election Day, absentee voting records are being broken in Mississippi at the state level and in DeSoto County.
The DeSoto Times-Tribune is looking for a motivated college student who wants to gain experience working at one of Mississippi’s oldest newspapers. As the only print newspaper published in the county, DeSoto County residents rely on the Times-Tribune for their news. At The DeSoto Times-Tribu…
The five-member DeSoto County Board of Education oversees the state’s largest school district. The District 5 seat is the only one that will be on the ballot this year, and DeSoto Times-Tribune sat down with all three candidates to discuss their campaigns and the state of DCS.
Mrs. Gertrude Bridgeforth, 98, wants you to vote. She always has.
