We held the sales closing for the Coleman's Barbeque property the other day and it broke my heart. After 49 years of endless, day-after-day work and ownership for the Ferguson family, Bobby and Becky Ferguson have let go of the family business and laid down the burden of employees, business …
DeSoto Times-Tribune: When did hotel management begin preparing for operating in the time of COVID and what did that response look like?
The restaurant name may be Crazy Lu Seafood Shack, but you may be crazy not to add the newest seafood restaurant in DeSoto County to your list of regular places to eat.Â
Planters Bank and Trust Company held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday morning for its new bank location, which will be part of the new Silo Square development along Getwell Road in Southaven.
A mortgage lending company based in Ohio has moved to add North Mississippi and DeSoto County to its area footprint.
Lehman-Roberts Co. and sister-company Memphis Stone & Gravel have promoted Melanie Stinson to Human Resources Manager. Stinson will oversee all aspects of HR practices and processes, including employee relations, weekly payroll, benefits, and compliance. She will guide talent recruitment…
Small businesses in Mississippi directly affected by the coronavirus pandemic have the opportunity to get some help from the state.
The two Malco movie theaters in DeSoto County, the DeSoto Cinema Grill in Southaven, and the Olive Branch Cinema Grill in Olive Branch are part of the first phase of franchise reopenings announced by the Memphis-based movie theater chain.
There was a time when people visited Cedar Hill Farm, 8 Love Road in Hernando, not just to visit the animals, take rides and learn about farm life at the well-known agricultural tourist attraction. They came out to dine and enjoy delicious entrees, salads, and desserts while at the farm’s re…
Dwayne Casey has been promoted to associate vice president for Workforce Solutions and Career-Technical Education at Northwest Mississippi Community College. Casey has been the district dean for Workforce Solutions at the school. A 20-year veteran of Northwest, Casey is a graduate of Northwe…
Scotty's Smokehouse Catering Co., LLC
Pediatricians are getting creative to try to provide needed care to children whose parents are leery to take their kids outside.
Hernando native Kacie Crain has been named the new market manager for the Hernando Farmers Market. Crain has a Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture from Mississippi State University. Crain is also certified to teach English to speakers in other languages and has taught English to stude…
Chipotle Mexican Grill has opened a new restaurant in Southaven at 50 Goodman Road West, near Airways Blvd. It features what the franchise calls Chipotlane, a drive-thru pickup lane allowing customers to pick up digital orders without leaving their cars. The Southaven location is the second …
The Mississippi Legislature committed $300 million of the $1.25 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds the state has received to small businesses that have been impacted by the pandemic.
COVID-19 Local Business Spotlight
Turning Point, a drug and alcohol addiction treatment center located in Southaven, recently announced a new role for Stacy Dodd, who has been the center’s Director of Operations for the past five years.
Curt Gabardi has been named Executive Advisor, President, and CEO in Wait for First Commercial Bank’s locations in four Mississippi cities, including Southaven. Under a planned transition, Gabardi will become President and CEO on May 1, 2021. Current President/CEO Alan Walters will step back…
Hernando Flower Shop (Hernando), Angie Tacker, business owner
The escalating public health crisis is responsible for an unprecedented number of school closures, layoffs and economic disruptions across the country, and millions of students who depend on school food programs for their next meal also have parents whose jobs are at risk or have been elimin…
Opening late this spring, Trinity Health Center will provide high quality, cost-effective, compassionate primary healthcare to the working underserved/underinsured of DeSoto County and recently hired its part-time Medical Doctor to spearhead its patient care efforts.
The impact of COVID-19 has hit hard with businesses being severely affected. Questions being asked now include what impact does the loss of income mean for owners of small businesses and who has answers for the conglomerate mess that is faced?
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has announced that Sherwin Williams, a leading American company in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of paints, coatings, and related products has donated 5,000 3M N95 masks to first responders across Mississippi.
Stateline Turf and Tractor of Olive Branch has been awarded by Exmark Manufacturing for outstanding sales of the Exmark brand lawn mowers. From left are Bo Savage, Lee Rhodes, Josh Irvin and Cheslee Norwood of Stateline Turf and Tractor.Â
Landau Uniforms, the nation’s leading quality apparel manufacturer for the health care industry, announced a donation of over 30,000 scrub sets to Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA), to aid Tennessee in its fight against COVID-19.
Horn Lake Human Resources Director/Deputy City Clerk A.J. Linville has received the Master Municipal Clerk designation through a program conducted by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC). In receiving the MMC designation, Linville has been able to demonstrate mastery of adm…
Horn Lake Human Resources Director/Deputy City Clerk A.J. Linville has received the Master Municipal Clerk designation through a program conducted by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC). In receiving the MMC designation, Linville has been able to demonstrate mastery of adm…
Most of the things in the economies of the world are tied to global, national, regional, and DeSoto County financial institutions. Mississippi is no different than any other state in the country in that our economy is supported in various ways by, and relies upon, the strength and stability …
Helping out a small business in DeSoto County stay afloat can be as simple as buying a T-shirt.Many smaller companies are facing a severe loss of income due to the coronavirus pandemic that has forced them to close. Their closure means no money coming into the business and in turn, no dollar…
Those who may be out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic may want to look to one of the region’s top employers for work.Â
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will offer low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Mississippi small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Having built a reputation over more than half a century of making some of the industry’s finest products and systems, Edelbrock Performance Parts of Torrence, California has been well known among 'car nuts' since its founding in 1938 by Vic Edelbrock. In one respect, Edelbrock has all but do…
An Olive Branch native who served as head of the state Department of Environmental Quality in the Gov. Phil Bryant administration is returning to legal practice.Â
A DeSoto County tour service encourages those who have travel destinations ahead to let them do the driving this time.Â
Northcentral Electric Cooperative has announced the formation of a high-speed internet affiliate; Northcentral Connect. The announcement is being made following Thursday’s announcement of a new company name and logo.
Northcentral Electric Power Association is now Northcentral Electric Cooperative, and along with the new name a new company logo has been unveiled to employees and the community.
Crye-Leike Real Estate Services Southaven branch has added Justin McAlaster as a licensed Realtor. McAlaster will serve the residential real estate needs of buyers and sellers throughout DeSoto, Tate, Panola and surrounding counties. New to the real estate industry, McAlaster has worked as a…
Milwaukee Tool is locating a third distribution center in Olive Branch to meet a need for increased distribution capacity. The project is an $8.7 million corporate investment and has created nearly 100 jobs over the last year in preparation for the distribution center's opening this spring.
Master Lawn, a division of Michael Hatcher & Associates (a landscape industry leader in the Memphis market) has announced the acquisition of Mid-South Turf and Ornamental, a well-known lawn spray business in the Memphis market for over 30 years. The announcement was made by Trey Ball, CF…
