Lack of firefighter personnel to fight fires during times when members of an all-volunteer force are likely at work concerned Love Volunteer Fire Department Chief Shawn "Skinny" Witt.
DeSoto County Adult Detention Center inmate Phillip Herron, who walked away from a work detail in Hernando on Tuesday, May 15, along with Lauren Bland who allegedly aided his escape, have been apprehended and are awaiting extradition from Memphis.
A new federal mandate from the U.S. Post Office could mean that traditional single mailboxes in newer subdivisions will become a thing of the past, in favor of so-called uniform "cluster mailboxes," the kind most frequently associated with apartment complexes and urban dwellings.
The latest target for scammers has been Entergy Mississippi customers with a new round of reported scams popping up around the state.
DeSoto County Adult Detention Center inmate Phillip Herron, who walked away from a work detail in Hernando on Tuesday, May 15, along with Lauren Bland who aided his escape, have been apprehended and are awaiting extradition from Memphis.
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It was a passing of the torch that didn't involve an actual flame — which might be in keeping for a pair of seasoned firefighters-turned-emergency officials.
One person was killed and several others injured in a Monday afternoon crash that involved a total of four vehicles at the intersection of U.S. Highway 61 and Starlanding Road.
Dr. Michael J. Heindl was selected as the ninth president of Northwest Mississippi Community College by the college’s Board of Trustees during a special meeting held April 26 on the Senatobia campus.
Southaven Police are investigating the shooting death of a 57-year-old Southaven woman late Thursday who was found dead in the garage of her home, located near Northwest Mississippi Community College-DeSoto Center.
If the city of Horn Lake looks a little neater and brighter today, it was likely because 130 volunteers, including members of the Horn Lake Mayor’s Youth Council, took time to pick up and clean up the city.
A second person has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of a Horn Lake man outside a Dollar General store late last month.
Students at a Horn Lake school are about to “see the world” and learn more about it without ever leaving the comforts of their classroom.
DeSoto County will soon implement a fee system to better recoup costs for rubbish removal operations but the new policy will still include at least one regular free removal pickup per route run for taxpayers before fees or costs associated with removal kick in.
State Rep. Dan Eubanks, R-Walls, has been selected to GOPAC’s 2018 Class of Emerging Leaders.
DeSoto Countians by the hundreds lifted prayers heavenward this past Thursday as observances of "The National Day of Prayer" were held at city halls countywide and on the DeSoto County Courthouse lawn to commemorate the sacred occasion.
The threat of rain didn't dampen the enthusiasm and passion for the memories of eight fallen public safety officers who gave their lives in the line of duty.
Salaries, new principals and Cory Uselton’s status as DeSoto County Schools superintendent all were topics of discussion as the district’s Board of Education met in Hernando.
Eight names are etched into a cold, gray granite wall at the DeSoto County Safety Officers Memorial on the DeSoto County Courthouse lawn.
Former state Rep. John Mayo, now an instructor at Coahoma Community College, was the second youngest officer in the entire U.S. Army during the first of two tours of duty Mayo would serve in America's costliest war — both in casualties and U.S. tax dollars spent in carrying it out.
DeSoto County authorities have a man in custody in connection with an early morning shooting on Sunday that left one person dead and another wounded.
Boxes of medications collected at two Hernando locations are set to be disposed of after Saturday’s National DEA “Drug Take Back” program event. The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department set up drop-off spots at the Hernando Kroger Marketplace and the Hernando Walgreen’s where people could disp…
The legendary Disney movie “Pinocchio” includes the song, “When You Wish Upon A Star,” with the encouragement that if you wish upon a star “your dreams come true.”
When “spring is in the air,” the sweet smell of grilling tasty steak, barbecue, barbeque, or just BBQ, which ever way you want to spell it, is also in the air wafting across DeSoto County.
DeSoto County Supervisors along with members of the DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority and mayors and aldermen of several cities were in the nation's capital this past week to discuss pressing concerns with U.S. lawmakers.
Senate Bill 2220, which has now been signed by Gov. Phil Bryant, will now make it easier for Northwest Mississippi Community College to receive 4 mills on the DeSoto County property tax levy without having to wait for reimbursement from the DeSoto County Chancery Clerk's Office.
Senate Bill 2220, which has now been signed by Gov. Phil Bryant, will now make it easier for Northwest Mississippi Community College to receive 4 mills on the DeSoto County property tax levy without having to wait for reimbursement from the DeSoto County Chancery Clerk's Office.
The medieval grandeur of King Arthur is brought to life on the Landers Center Stage with the DeSoto Family Theatre production of "Camelot," which opened this past Friday night and wraps up this weekend.
Cold water temperatures may have contributed to the drowning death of a Southaven teenager who died in a Horn Lake Creek on Friday night, according to DeSoto County authorities.
Interstate 269, the nation's newest transportation corridor, is expected to open this fall — specifically during the time frame of September through November with a targeted date of Sept. 20 eyed by MDOT officials.
Marcus Dupree was the subject of an award-winning book by the late Mississippi author Willie Morris, "The Courting of Marcus Dupree" which chronicled recruiting one of the top high school football players in the nation.
The Career Technology Center West student population at the CTC West facility in Horn Lake will grow by at least 90 to 100 additional students next year and Principal Allyson Killough said that's an indication that the market is strong for what used to be known as vocational students — an ol…
Track and special athletes from across DeSoto County turned out to participate in the annual Special Olympics Mississippi Area 16 Track and Field Competition at DeSoto Central High School.
Seniors in high school who are 18 years-old and registered to vote have a unique opportunity—they can learn about the electoral process and earn extra cash while in training and working at the polls as student election clerks for the June 5th election.
Horn Lake city officials will know more about whether or not the City of Memphis will continue to treat Horn Lake's sewage following a meeting of the Horn Lake Creek Interceptor Sewage District Board which was slated to meet Wednesday night.
DeSoto County's annual Spring Cleanup is this Saturday, April 14 but the entire week that follows through April 22 is considered Spring Cleanup in DeSoto County.
For patients at a DeSoto County hospital who need intensive care, a new program is providing an extra set of eyes to monitor them, even if a bedside manner is not immediately available.
The state of health care in America is changing and much of the change includes expanded health care services in rapidly developing markets.
On the day that slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was being remembered by thousands gathered in Memphis, DeSoto County's pre-eminent civil rights pioneer and political science professor, Dr. Leslie-Burl McLemore of Walls, was speaking to a small audience at the University…
DeSoto County has consistently ranked high in most rankings as far as quality of life, health and education are concerned and now the state's fastest-growing county can add another feather in its cap.
A bubbly personality, but with a humble heart and a passion to help kids and support teachers, is the makeup of this year’s DeSoto County Schools (DCS) Parent of the Year.
Charles Barkley, retired Hall of Fame basketball player, Emmy Award-winning studio analyst and author, recently donated $250,000 to the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi to empower a new African-American history initiative for high school students throughout Mississippi and Alabama.
Those who saw a law enforcement presence in front of Southaven’s Getwell Church Wednesday morning were not witnesses to a major incident or violation.
About 200 people showed up on the DeSoto County Courthouse lawn Saturday as part of the "March For Our Lives" nationwide movement.
Olive Branch Police provided additional information Friday evening about a death investigation after a man was found shot to death and lying in a city residential street early that same morning.
Mississippi's newest U.S. Senator, Cindy Hyde-Smith, has hit the ground running since she was tapped by Republican Gov. Phil Bryant to fill the seat long held by U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, who is officially stepping down from his duties as of April 1.
Preliminary autopsy results are back from the Mississippi State Crime Lab in Jackson on the body of 32-year-old Trisha Marie Lyons whose body was discovered in an abandoned house on Fogg Road on March 15.
Teaching a young man or woman to fish instead of just handing them a cleaned and fully-cooked fish will pay dividends for a lifetime, longtime caterer and award-winning chef John Woods told business and industry officials at the inaugural Career Technology Breakfast at the Career Tech Center…
DeSoto County school officials and law enforcement continue to be vigilant against threats, or possible threats, to students made on social media.
With the start of the spring season, DeSoto County residents begin looking at how all of winter’s trash came about and ended up in their yard or along their roadside.