Members of the DeSoto County Schools Board of Education returned from the Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA) meeting with two awards; being the Red Apple Award and the Diploma Circle Honor Award. The Red Apple Award is based on total hours of MSBA-approved board training hours earn…
At a recent ceremony honoring those who have established endowed scholarships at Northwest Mississippi Community College, a plaque of appreciation was presented by Northwest President, Dr. Michael Heindl (front row, fourth from right) to Jane Waldrop Williamson (center) for the establishment…
Brothers Wade and Jimmy Creekmore will be honored as the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi’s Star of Hope at their 20th annual Crystal Ball. This black-tie gala has been voted as the number one charitable event in Mississippi and is attended by 1,200 people.
The Phi Theta Kappa chapter at Northwest DeSoto Center in Southaven has donated money to a local elementary school to help their students learn to love reading. The group of about 300 members who are enrolled in classes at the DeSoto Center campus gathered $2,773 that was given to Horn Lake …
The election has been won and now Gov.-elect Tate Reeves is setting forward what he feels the state of Mississippi must do to move forward under his watch.
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department reported Wednesday morning the arrest of a 18-year-old Senatobia man in connection to recent auto burglaries and an aggravated assault case.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has been called in to look into an officer-involved shooting at a Horn Lake apartment complex Tuesday morning, Dec. 10.
(Editor’s Note: The following was first reported Thursday by Mississippi Today and is reprinted with permission.)
The Tennessee Valley Authority is proposing upgrades to its transmission system to provide power for growing load and increase power reliability in the Olive Branch area of DeSoto County.
Southaven and the Landers Center will play a part in the annual St. Jude Marathon weekend, beginning today (Thursday) and continuing Friday ahead of the event on Saturday morning, Dec. 7. But, the crush of runners coming to the DeSoto County venue will tax traffic numbers for the two-day period.
As DeSoto County Coroner, Josh Pounders has to regularly deal with death and the end of life.
A suspect in a shooting incident that took place in a Southaven residential area late last week is in custody and has been extradited back from Memphis.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is ready to help deliver those special gifts to all the good girls and boys this Christmas season and have announced their holiday hours to make it happen.
The Hernando Animal Shelter float comes down Commerce Street toward the Courthouse Square as part of the annual Hernando Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9. Olive Branch will hold is parade event Saturday afternoon and the Horn Lake Christmas event is later Saturday afternoon into evening. T…
DeSoto County supervisors have a lengthy list of items they would like to see done in the Mississippi State Legislature in the 2020 session that begins next month.
A Michigan City man is being held on $250,000 bond after DeSoto County authorities arrested him and charged him with fondling.
The dictionary has several definitions for the word “parade,” including “an informal, public procession, or to exhibit ostentatiously.”
DeSoto County’s attractive centralized location to interstate highways, air traffic, along with the Mid-South headquarters of the global delivery services giant FedEx have nabbed another company to locate with the addition of the new Navistar Parts Distribution Center on Polk Lane in Olive Branch.
Capt. David Crites, Sgt. Jeff Jaffe, Lt. Don Barr, and Sgt. Dwight Brittain were among Southaven Police Department officers who enjoyed a lunch meal served by the realtors of the Collins-Maury Coldwell Banker real estate agency during Feed A Cop Day at the agency office on Goodman Road East.…
The Hernando Walmart Supercenter has granted the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi $4,000 to help in the renovation project at Conger Park in Hernando. All $4,000 will be matched by the Maddox Foundation. Among those on hand for the check presentation were: Keith Fulcher, Gia Mat…
Lottery players in DeSoto County and elsewhere in Mississippi who before had to head to other states to try their luck on scratch-off tickets now don’t have to travel any further than just down the street for their chance at winning some big money.
With the arrival of Thanksgiving Thursday and it being just weeks away from Christmas, DeSoto County communities are dressing themselves in their holiday finery.
Southaven residents, when “taking a hike” is suggested, will soon have the longest pedestrian trail in DeSoto County to do so; and they’ll also have a bridge to cross when they do it.
Most municipalities and DeSoto County Government offices will have a holiday schedule this week because of Thanksgiving, including for waste collection.
Dream Center ministry to open in DeSoto County.
Foundation for Excellence in Education grants aid in creative teaching methods.
Foundation for Excellence in Education grants aid in creative teaching methods.
A Memphis couple is in the DeSoto County Adult Detention Center in Hernando, charged with murder in the September death of a young child found in a Southaven hotel.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) has come in to investigate an officer-involved shooting at a Horn Lake residence Tuesday morning, Nov. 19.
The most closely-contested race in the Nov. 5 general election has been decided with the DeSoto County Election Commission certifying the House District 40 vote between Republican state Rep. Ashley Henley and Democratic challenger Hester Jackson-McCray.
For the past week, from schools, to hospitals, and city governments, in many ways, DeSoto County residents have paused to reflect and remember the servicemen and women, past and present, who have fought to defend our country.
A number of DeSoto County churches are drop-off sites for Operation Christmas Child, a project with the faith-based Samaritan’s Purse program, initiated by evangelist and missionary Franklin Graham, the son of the late evangelist Billy Graham.
It’s called a “hidden gem,” tucked away in the far reaches of DeSoto County. The Hernando DeSoto River Park west of Lake Cormorant is home to a shelter in front of the lapping waters of the Mississippi River and other amenities for residents and visitors to come watch ships travel Ol’ Man Ri…
An Olive Branch man has lost an appeal of his murder conviction, dating back to his involvement in the death of a man seven years ago.
The Northwest Mississippi Association of REALTORS® (NWMAR) held a silent auction and with the proceeds presented a check for $620 to Healing Hearts Child Advocacy Center, which is a non-profit agency that provides a safe and child-friendly space for child victims of abuse and assault to tell…
The Hernando Optimist Club recently presented a $1,000 check to the Historic DeSoto Foundation and the DeSoto County Museum to assist with the organization’s work in preserving history and educating youth of the area about this region’s important heritage. Youth education is one of the major…
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday arrested an Olive Branch woman and has charged her with murder in the death of her husband.
The Rotary Club of Olive Branch recognized the Students of the Month at Olive Branch High School at its Nov. 12 meeting. (From left) With principal Jacob Stripling, are students Kevin Rico and Slane Steen, along with Rotary president Tracy Kirkley.
A former state senator representing DeSoto County has been named the new chief of staff for U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi).
Pleasant Hill Elementary School students (from left) Maria and Iris Giannini led the DeSoto County School District Board of Education meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance at the board's Nov. 7 meeting in Hernando. Students from district schools are routinely asked to lead the board meeting in…
Psalm 96:1 exhorts believers to “sing to the Lord a new song.” The place of music in worship is a powerful and vital component of believers’ expressions of praise to God, both in corporate worship and in a personal way.
When Rhonda Guice first became principal of Lake Cormorant Middle School in 2006 and then Lake Cormorant High School in 2010, she did not have to deal with how a predecessor did things in her job before she arrived. There wasn’t someone before her to deal with. It was her way and only her way.
At least two DeSoto County churches are joining more than 235 Mississippi faith communities on Nov. 10 to pray for orphans around the world and children in foster care across the state.
DeSoto County this week continues to pay tribute to and honor its veterans with events across the county.
A 45-year law enforcement career, including about 20 years spent with the Olive Branch Police Department, has ended with the retirement of Assistant Chief Danny Vasser.
There is a change in leadership at the top of state government in Jackson with Tuesday’s election of Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves over Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood as the state’s next governor, replacing Phil Bryant, who leaves the office due to term limits.
Southaven police officials have asked the public’s help in finding a man sought in a recent auto burglary and credit card fraud case.
Wounded Warrior Keith Pate was the featured speaker on Friday, Nov. 1 at the seventh annual Winn and Annie Ruth Brown Veterans Day Appreciation Breakfast, which was hosted by the City of Horn Lake and held at the Landers Center in Southaven.
Candidates are pushing hard for votes in the final days before the 2019 general election is held across the state of Mississippi.
A major East-West corridor through DeSoto County is about to welcome a new look over the next two years.
The Southaven Police Department is seeking a suspect in a burglary from at least one car that took place on Oct. 25 in the city.
