Early figures indicate another growing year for Mississippi’s largest public school district.
The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi is honored to host Archie Manning as the keynote speaker for the 2nd Delta Conversation which will take place on Sept. 11 at 12 noon at the GRAMMY Museum-Mississippi in Cleveland. Tickets are $60 and are almost sold out.
Thanks to passage in the 2019 Mississippi State Legislature of a bill allowing state electric cooperatives to begin offering broadband internet service, a number of those cooperatives have come out announcing their plans to get fiber to the home.
We hear it all the time: DeSoto County is a growing place to be.
The entire existing newspaper archive of the DeSoto Times-Tribune, the community's 180-year-old newspaper, is now open to the public and housed in the DeSoto County Museum in Hernando.
Thousands of DeSoto County residents were among those left in the dark for a time Tuesday evening when a storm system brought winds and rain through the area. Some of those who lost electricity because of the storm did not get their service restored until the next morning.
Southpoint Church Director of Operations Charley Short says he and lead pastor Craig Wendel see it on a nearly weekly basis when they arrive at the church for Sunday services. They can glance at a nearby lodging facility and see it happening. Young women are being left with instructions to o…
An Olive Branch man is facing several charges, including attempted murder, after an early morning chase that went from Memphis into Olive Branch and involved a woman being set on fire and a young child being put out on the street during the chase.
With the backdrop of a farm implement dealership, two Republican rivals for governor came together Tuesday morning hoping to grow a stiffer challenge in the race for party nomination come runoff Election Day on Aug. 27.
A need was seen and addressed in a big way at the Horn Lake Animal Shelter when about 40 employees representing 10 Home Depot stores in the greater Memphis area converged to spend part of the day fixing up, repairing and painting the facility.
An anonymous donor has given a generous grant to Junior Auxiliary of DeSoto County through his Donor Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi (CFNM) to benefit a program called DeSoto County’s Kids.“A Donor Advised Fund is like a charitable checking account," said CF…
Wednesday morning for DeSoto County Schools Supt. Cory Uselton started early, busy and remained that way.
The connection of the nation’s newest superhighway to Hernando has taken a giant step forward with last week’s groundbreaking for the I-269/McIngvale Road interchange and the corresponding realignment of McIngvale Road planned to that interchange.
Your DeSoto Times-Tribune was struck by a bunch of “gremlins,” you might say, on Wednesday and because of that your paper today is late getting into your hands, for which we sincerely apologize.
The first round of voting for the next county and state level political offices has been completed and Tuesday’s primary election results ended with a few runoff votes still ahead.
DeSoto County Circuit Court Clerk Dale Kelly Thompson has provided the total number of absentee ballots cast for today's primary election. A total of 808 Republicans and 95 Democrats cast ballots as an absentee during the period when those votes were accepted.
In order to provide support for a successful start to the school year, 200 new DeSoto County School District (DCS) teachers attended a New Teacher Orientation (NTO) program July 30 at Southaven High School.
As the 2019-2020 school year gets underway, many students in grades K-5 will be learning important health lessons thanks to police officers and firefighters from across Mississippi. It’s part of the Healthy Heroes program, funded by the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation,…
Hundreds gathered in front of the entrance to the Southaven Walmart Supercenter Friday evening for a candlelight vigil in honor of two managers who were shot and died inside earlier this week. Anthony Clay Brown, age 40 of Olive Branch, and Brandon W. Gales, age 38 of Hernando were shot whe…
They each have a story.
DeSoto County School District board members Thursday approved two new board policies aimed at addressing bullying and also defining the amount of time members of the public have to speak and when they may address the board during meetings.
DeSoto and Marshall counties are included in a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) disaster declaration that primarily affects adjoining counties of Tennessee, according to a spokesman for U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi).
DeSoto County Democrats were on hand as part of the recent second round of televised Democratic Party presidential debates held in Detroit, Michigan. Activist Kelly Jacobs (left) of Hernando and Alexis Cobb (right), a recent graduate of DeSoto Central High School, in person viewed the debate…
A DeSoto County woman has been ordered to pay TennCare more than $250,000 in a fraud case in Tennessee.
Unique in its wholesome message, pure harmonies and positive, faith-filled music, the Southern Gospel style of music is among the most popular musical genres across Christian America. But it is especially popular in the southeastern part of the country, where many flock to churches and other…
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, friends and community support for a Southaven police officer and his family are coming forward in the form of barbeque and golf balls.
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, friends and community support for a Southaven police officer and his family are coming forward in the form of barbeque and golf balls.
As the 2019-2020 school year gets underway, many students in grades K-5 will be learning important health lessons thanks to police officers and firefighters from across Mississippi. It’s part of the Healthy Heroes program, funded by the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation,…
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting a hepatitis A outbreak in Mississippi, joining surrounding states and others across the country in fighting this national epidemic.
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Two people are dead and two others were wounded in a shooting at the Southaven Walmart Supercenter off I-55 and Goodman Road early Tuesday morning. Officials report a disgruntled employee on suspension came in and fired, killing two employees and wounding a police officer who came upon him. …
There has been a changing of the guard at the top of the Turning Point Addiction Treatment Center on Stateline Road in Southaven. Lori Minor is the new Chief Executive Officer for the center that addresses substance abuse, addiction and mental health disorders.
The City of Hernando’s Excel By 5 coalition is hosting their sixth annual Children’s Health Fair on Saturday, Aug. 3 for children ages birth to age 19 at ConXion Gymnastics, located at 1725 Memphis Street.
Hernando and DeSoto County officials will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Aug. 2 for two projects on McIngvale Road.
Bubba Crowder used to feel helpless when it came to supporting children with critical illnesses. Now, he's found several simple ways to do just that.
A project for the Olive Branch Airport is among about $3.7 million in funding for intermodal projects throughout the Mississippi Transportation Commission’s Northern District.
Southaven city officials have announced they will begin the process of finalizing a new budget for the coming Fiscal Year in the next few days.
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Caroline Couch of Hernando, a young woman of character and principle, has been elected as vice president at the 73rd session of American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Girls Nation in Washington, D.C. ALA Girls Nation is a seven-day leadership conference for high school seniors held in Washington, D…
There’s new excitement in what’s to come for the 10-year-old Christ Covenant Church of Hernando.
Intersection improvements on Craft Road in DeSoto County that’ll eventually lead to a widened road toward the Lewisburg schools have been delayed by two things this summer: rain and drivers going around the barriers.
Thursday was a big day for the Palmer Home for Children, as a fundraising radiothon was for the seventh year held on its campus near Hernando with the statewide radio network SuperTalk Mississippi.
Police in Southaven are trying to locate two people involved in an argument at a Waffle House restaurant that ended with a window being shattered.
The DeSoto County Express Employment Professionals office of Southaven recently partnered with Walls Elementary as part of the Brand It Blue Initiative, a company-wide philanthropic effort.
The DeSoto County Health Department plans to hold special school registration immunization clinics for children ages 10-17 next week, in connection with the state Department of Health.
DeSoto Arts Council of Hernando has been awarded a $13,400 operating grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC). The grant is a portion of the nearly $1.4 million in grants the Commission will award in 2019-2020 and will be used to promote the arts in DeSoto County. The grants are made…
Caroline Couch of Hernando, a young woman of character and principle, has been elected as vice president at the 73rd session of American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Girls Nation in Washington, D.C. ALA Girls Nation is a seven-day leadership conference for high school seniors held in Washington, D…
Thanks to a DeSoto County contractor, a 1967 graduate from a Kansas high school has been reunited with a class ring that was stolen from his home 45 years ago.
The end of summer is quickly approaching, and parents hoping to save on back-to-school shopping may finally get their wish. For the first time in a decade, Mississippi's tax-free weekend quality will include school supplies.
A two-part effort to look into the future of public education in Mississippi has been planned with the DeSoto Arts Council holding the meetings.
