Editor's note: This story is number three in a planned series of features on DeSoto County’s nine high school football teams. The DeSoto Times-Tribune will be doing a preview of each high school football team in the county leading up to the first games of the season.
In a recent study, SmartAsset ranked DeSoto County number two on the list of best places in Mississippi to live on Social Security.
Apartments and businesses with more than two trash containers in Southaven will soon be required to have a dumpster.
A local car dealer has been elected to lead the board of the state's top automotive dealer lobbying organization.
Elvis Presley and Walt Disney at first glance sound like an odd pairing and Graceland an unusual place to host a Disney exhibit.
The bridge span for the Snowden Pedestrian Bridge project that is under construction on Getwell and May Boulevard is set to be delivered to the site on July 28.
A Mississippi man was arrested (July 20) for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Spanish conquistador Hernando DeSoto passed through his namesake county nearly 500 years ago on his way to discovering the Mississippi River. But aside from a few objects left behind by his expedition, historians have very little archaeological evidence to pinpoint his exact route.
Southaven Board of Aldermen gave the green light to Mayor Darren Musselwhite to get the ball rolling on design work for future improvements at the amphitheater at Snowden Grove.
Drivers on Church Road may soon notice a new road marker honoring the men and women who have been wounded in combat.
Construction on the McIngvale Road Realignment Project will require traffic pattern changes for the next phase of construction. On July 30, 2021, the following changes in traffic patterns will occur. Direct access to McIngvale Road from Clubhouse Drive will be reopened. Classic Drive South …
Southaven has reached a settlement with the family of Troy Goode, a concertgoer who was restrained by police and later died in custody at the hospital in 2015.
With a 5-0 vote, the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors voted to extend the county's emergency proclamation for COVID-19 until August 16.
U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Elliot Griham (spelled Elliott Girham on jail docket), of Olive Branch, for Attempted First Degree Murder.
Horn Lake is hoping to have a program in place by the fall that will help the city pinpoint streets that need the most attention and help determine future road maintenance.
DeSoto Family Theater celebrated 20 years of bringing area residents top notch wholesome theatrical productions suitable for all ages with an open house held on July 15 at its offices at Tanger Outlets.
Young anglers cast their lines Saturday into the lake at DeSoto County Veteran's Park in the hopes of landing a prize catfish or Brim as part of the DeSoto County Fishing Rodeo. The rodeo benefitted The Arc of Northwest Mississippi, a nonprofit helping individuals with intellectual and devel…
Entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk is offering top-notch internet speed to a few lucky homes in the Lewisburg area with his new satellite internet company, Starlink.
The now hiring sign is up for two future Whatburger locations in DeSoto County.
DeSoto County residents will be excited to hear that the Mid-South Fair is returning after a year-long hiatus because of the pandemic.
The Memphis Americans soccer team announced that it will be hosting open tryouts for both the men’s and women’s teams Saturday, Aug. 7, and Sunday Aug. 8, at Greenfield Arena at 6161 Shelby Oaks Drive in Memphis, Tennessee.
DeSoto County is making progress toward a 200 acre development off of Star Landing Road that will include several developments, including the National Guard armory.
Hernando Planning Commission approved a height variance for a proposed new hotel.
Newly elected Hernando Mayor Chip Johnson has been getting texts and emails at all hours of the day with requests from citizens at a frantic pace since taking office on July 1.
Olive Branch Police and concerned family members are seeking the public's assistance in finding 28-year-old missing Tyler Goad.
On July 13, 2021 at approximately 8:57 A.M., officers with the Hernando Police Department responded to the U.S. Post Office at 12 West Commerce Street on a medical assist call.
On July 13, 2021 at approximately 8:57 A.M., officers with the Hernando Police Department responded to the U.S. Post Office at 12 West Commerce Street on a medical assist call.
Horn Lake Ward 3 Alderman Jackie Bostick is calling on the city to pass an ordinance banning fireworks in the city limits and stricter enforcement of the rules on fireworks sales.
Horn Lake officials are considering an ordinance that will make it easier for residents to speak at public meetings.
Hernando’s Mayor and Board of Alderman made appointments to the city’s eight-member Planning Commission at the first board meeting Tuesday, with communications consultant and former legislative director Jordan Brumbelow among those selected.
Goat cheese and locally sourced blackberries have become a favorite frozen flavor for one national food magazine.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) presented the draft of its DeSoto County Flood Study on June 29.
Steven Wayne first began taking pictures in 2008 of his children and seven dogs. But it was a trip to the beach in Destin, Florida, that got him started on a love of landscape portraits.
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department is seeking to expand its arsenal of drones for their ongoing public safety efforts.
Horn Lake will not see its employee healthcare costs go up this year and instead will see lower costs on co-payments for doctor’s visits.
The Hernando Civic Center ball fields welcomed hundreds of people to the town’s annual Fourth of July celebration. “Oohs” and “aahs” could be heard after each colorful explosion Monday night during the roughly 15 minute fireworks show.
Southaven has applied for federal funding to extend Nail Road in order to relieve traffic congestion on Goodman, Getwell, and Church Roads.
Olive Branch's first mayor and board of aldermen meeting for the new fiscal year 2021-2022 was led by the swearing-in of its new elected officials. Mayor Ken Adams and aldermen were sworn-in by Judge Craig Treadway at 6 p.m. in the Olive Branch Municipal Courtroom. Elected officials were fla…
Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite is blasting a group of residents who are spreading what he says is false and misleading information about the city’s crime statistics on social media in an effort to deliberately alarm residents.
The Libertarian Party of Mississippi is hosting an all-day event titled “Breaking Boundaries for Liberty” on Saturday, July 10th, 2021, starting at 10 a.m. The event will be held in the ballroom of Tunica’s Horseshoe Casino, Resort and Hotel. Speakers featured will include Douglas Carswell o…
Mississippi Highway Patrol are investigating a hit-and-run which claimed the life of a Charleston, Mississippi man over the holiday weekend in DeSoto County.
On July 10, Molina Healthcare is teaming up with the Hernando Farmers Market to provide their members with farm fresh produce.
Hernando’s town square saw some serious traffic congestion Friday evening without a single car on the road. Instead, bicycles, scooters, wagons, strollers and other wheeled contraptions paraded through the streets for the annual bicycle parade hosted by the Optimist Club of Hernando. The eve…
Olive Branch City Park was the site of fire in the sky to celebrate America's 245th birthday. Revelers gathered at the park to enjoy music, lights, food, fellowship and fireworks that delighted all on Friday, July 2.
Families and children enjoyed some shade, games, and carnival food at Snowden Grove as they staked out their spots to watch the Southaven Fireworks Extravaganza at BankPlus Amphitheater.
Fireworks explode in the air in Horn Lake during the city's annual Grand Fireworks Display & Festival held at Latimer Lake Park. The festival featured music by the 41st Army Band along with food trucks and other family fun.
Mays & Schnapp Neurospine and Pain is celebrating its one-year anniversary in Southaven, Miss. The office opened in June 2020 with a physician practice and later expanded to offer physical therapy.
Normally at this time of year local hotels and restaurants in Southaven and DeSoto County would host Jehovah’s Witnesses visitors from all across the southeastern United States attending the annual three day convention at venues like the Landers Center.
On July 1, 2021, the Hernando Police Department dispatch center received numerous calls from residence in Northwood Hill neighborhood, Forked Creek neighborhood and Deer Creek neighborhood pertaining to their vehicles being burglarized.
This weekend at the farmers market the 41st Mississippi Army National Guard Category VI Jazz band will perform on Independence Day weekend Saturday, July 3 from 8:30 a.m. -9:30 a.m. and they will have fun children’s activities for the kiddos.
