When does a grocery store serve more than just as a place to purchase food? When it serves a dual purpose.
Mississippi and DeSoto County voters turned out and made their voices heard during the 2018 election cycle that ended last month.
The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi’s 19th annual Crystal Ball will present its Star of Hope honor to award-winning journalist and novelist Jesse J. Holland.
Overpark Elementary School fourth-grader Mikayla Lancaster led the DeSoto County Schools Board of Education meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance on Thursday, Dec. 6 in Hernando. Schoolchildren are routinely asked to lead the board meeting in the pledge during the school year.
Taylor Metcalf (second from right), a sophomore from Southaven studying special education, was named the Senatobia Rotary Club’s December Student of the Month for Northwest Mississippi Community College. Metcalf is the daughter of Shirley Metcalf, second from left. Congratulating Metcalf (l-…
Two graduates from the Olive Branch High School Marine Corps Junior ROTC attended the Army/Navy game Saturday, Dec. 9. Conner Sprout attends West Point and Jake Boyero attends the Naval Academy. They were both friends during high school and both were Commanding Officers during their senior y…
Former DCSD Law Enforcement Explorer Seth Bonetti is all grown up now and has started working at the DeSoto County Animal Shelter as an animal care technician.
The problems of flooding on a DeSoto County road may be nearing an end in the future with help from the federal government.
A Horn Lake man faces a January court date and is in jail on armed robbery and other charges after his arrest near a convenience store late Wednesday evening.
The DeSoto County Board of Education has been recognized with three awards from the Mississippi School Boards Association. They are: Diploma Circle, for work in school governance skills; the Board of Merit, for continuing education training; and the Red Apple Attendance Award, for attending …
Kenneth Carlisle, who goes by the nickname, “Bubba,” has acquired the recipe for leading a spiritually healthy and emotionally fulfilled life and it involves being drug and alcohol free.
While Santa Claus is making his list and checking it twice, he is getting a bunch of letters from students at a DeSoto County elementary school to review.
The internet gives us the ability to purchase items from the comfort of our living room or bedroom and sometimes those purchases are between you and another person, with those sales consummated after an arranged meeting at a agreed-upon location.
Churches and other such organizations can continue knocking on doors and spreading the Word, but door-to-door meat sales solicitors and other similar sales are now required to get a permit if they want to continue using that method of selling in Olive Branch.
Hernando city officials will study the costs of extending utilities down Commerce Street Extended in order to illuminate a very dark and dangerous stretch of roadway to the north of the Hernando Super Walmart.
Native DeSoto Countian Robert Foster, who currently serves as state representative from Hernando, is more than just a fresh face at the State Capitol in Jackson.
DeSoto County supervisors Monday tackled a couple of zoning issues but also held a short discussion about the handling of notices to code violators.
Burglaries are on the rise in DeSoto County, with a spate of burglaries and smash-and-grabs occurring over the weekend, according to DeSoto County Sheriff's Department officials.
Area individuals who just might be in for an early Christmas present by learning if they are on the State Treasurer's unclaimed property list have a golden opportunity.
You might assume from looking at him that this man is an athlete – a ball player, wrestler or a boxer perhaps – and, in a way, you'd be right. He is definitely a fighter, but his adversary is not in the ring.
Like father, like son.
When the City of Olive Branch recently put forward its plans to annex into the city areas of Center Hill, Pleasant Hill, Bridgetown, Lewisburg and Cedar View communities that are in the unincorporated parts of DeSoto County, not everyone seemed excited about the idea.
Authorities arrested four men accused of leading them on a chase and manhunt Tuesday evening in Walls.
Students in an information technology class at the Career Tech-West campus in Horn Lake work on wiring a computer desktop unit Wednesday morning. Business leaders from DeSoto County were introduced to the programs and encouraged to partner with both the West and East campuses of the DeSoto C…
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith was poised to make history as the first woman duly elected to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi following election returns statewide in Tuesday night's runoff against Democratic challenger Mike Espy.
U.S. Senate runoff election
U.S. Senate runoff election
The Board of Trustees, Administration, and Chairman's Roundtable of Northpoint Christian School have announced the creation of the David H. Manley Scholarship at the school.
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Traffic along Interstate 269, the nation's newest super highway, is brisk since its opening on Oct. 26 with the exact count still being tabulated, according to Northern District Transportation Commissioner Mike Tagert in an interview with the DeSoto Times-Tribune on Monday.
Hernando resident Mackenzie Taylor (second from left) was recently selected as second alternate to Junior Miss Magnolia State on Nov. 18 in Vicksburg. Rachel Russell, Junior Miss Southern Mississippi, was named as Junior Miss Magnolia State.
Lewisburg High School cheerleaders Autumn Gentry (left) and Carrington Woods are among cheerleaders and dancers from across the nation who performed as part of the Varsity Spirit Spectacular at Walt Disney World Resort Nov. 28-Dec. 2. They were selected during a summer camp they took part in…
Mississippi First District Congressman Trent Kelly (R) led a bipartisan delegation to the Middle East where members served Thanksgiving Day lunch to servicemen and women stationed at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. More than 4,000 members of the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Nationa…
Nominations for the category of your choosing in the DeSoto's Best 2018 competition are open now.
A 23-year-old man is wanted by authorities in connection with assault of a female victim at a residence off Reed Road in Nesbit.
DeSoto County 4-H Clubs were recently awarded a prestigious America's Farmers Grow Community Donation from Olive Branch farmer Carolyn Neergaard.
Shoppers were seen walking up and down the Tanger Outlets Friday morning, looking to take advantage of Black Friday specials. The first day of the Christmas shopping season after Thanksgiving saw many out looking for bargains that actually had started to be offered Thanksgiving evening.
The youth of New Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Nesbit received a lesson in being thankful for the blessings they enjoy in the modern world by listening to stories of hardship and hard work during years of the Great Depression and World War II.
The growing city of Olive Branch is about to grow again... literally.
Pantry helps all enjoy holiday.
Fans of Southaven’s annual Springfest will need to shell out a little more if they plan to attend the Saturday night concert at the BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove. However, city officials believe it will be worth the extra admission cost and will also help sagging revenues from that …
The HeartLand Hands Food Pantry, which feeds thousands of individuals across DeSoto County and the Mid-South, is seeking prayers for its future and a new place to call home.
Students in the Local Culture Class at Hernando High School toured one of the oldest homes in DeSoto County this past week, gaining insight into life from the late 1800s.
Four members of the Lewisburg Middle School cheerleading team are representing an organization called Varsity Spirit in a Thanksgiving tour at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. They were selected during summer camps as All-Americans to take part in a parade at Disney World. T…
DeSoto County building permits on pace to eclipse last year
The state of Mississippi is going to be the last state to fill a seat in the U.S. Senate this midterm election cycle when voters go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 27.
The City of Olive Branch has added two new inductees to its Hall of Fame.
The Thanksgiving holiday next week will mean adjustments in the waste collection schedules in DeSoto County.
Two people died when a tour bus with 46 passengers on board overturned on an icy stretch at Interstate 269 and U.S. Hwy. 78 around midday on Wednesday, according to DeSoto County authorities.
With a population that would rival any small city, the DeSoto County Adult Detention Center has worked diligently during the past year to achieve one of the top accreditations of its kind in the nation.
More than 500 students and a number of volunteers took part in DeSoto County Schools Chess Championship held at Longview Heights Baptist Church in Olive Branch. The chess tournament is the largest annual chess tournament in the state of Mississippi.
