Gov. Tate Reeves, before a midnight Wednesday deadline, vetoed the bulk of the state public education budget and a handful of other bills, including two criminal justice reform measures aimed at reducing the prison population.
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Gov. Tate Reeves announced a new executive order during a press conference Thursday afternoon that will require the residents of 13 counties, including DeSoto, to wear face masks while in shopping centers or at public gatherings. The order will go into effect early next week.
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Google announced on Thursday that it will be opening its first U.S. Google Operations Center in Southaven, Mississippi. The Operations Center will provide customer and operations support to Google’s customers and users.
Dr. Lashunda Thompson, a Southaven dentist, has been working to keep her patients healthy — by temporarily closing her practice, iSmile Family Dentistry. She made the decision to close her office in late March, when the coronavirus pandemic created extra risks for her patients, her staff, he…
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School is back in session in DeSoto County on August 8. The DeSoto County School Board unanimously approved a Return-To-Learn Plan for the 2020-2021 school year during a special board meeting on Wednesday. The plan includes fully operating within the traditional school model while also offer…
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The Mississippi Department of Health reported 44 new coronavirus deaths and 957 new cases on Tuesday, bringing the state to a total of 32,214 cases and 1,158 deaths. 104 of those cases and two deaths come from DeSoto County.
The Mississippi Department of Health reported three new coronavirus deaths and 357 new cases Monday, bringing the state to a total of 31,257 cases and 1,114 deaths.
The Mississippi Department of Health reported five new coronavirus deaths and 226 new cases Sunday, bringing the state to a total of 30,900 cases and 1,111 deaths.
Heading into Fourth of July weekend, new coronavirus cases are rapidly climbing. On Friday, the state Department of Health reported 914 new coronavirus cases and 11 new deaths.
Updates on COVID-19 cases, DeSoto County response.
For nearly a half-century, Hubert Jones has committed to helping protect the city of Hernando from fires and other life-threatening emergencies.
Aside from the neighborhood variety of fireworks that have already started firing off around DeSoto County as the Fourth of July approaches, the official sparkling and resonating lighted celebrations of Independence Day in the county this year will be more muted than in past years.
The Mississippi state flag is no more. In a private ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion on Tuesday, Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill into law that officially retires the flag. Doing so was the final step in committing the flag, which was adopted in 1894 and featured the Confederate battle emble…
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Keidron Henderson was declared the new mayor of Walls on June 4 after being the only person to submit the 50 registered voter signatures to be placed on the ballot.
Glen Popeil works at getting contacts during the Amateur Radio Field Day at the Olive Branch City Park. The Olive Branch Amateur Radio Club and Chickasaw Amateur Radio Association combined on the 24-hour event to gain as many radio contacts as possible. The event showcases how amateur radio …
Two separate accidents, one in Horn Lake and the other in Southaven, stopped traffic on a busy Goodman Road for more than two hours Thursday evening. A person alleged to have been involved is now facing several charges related to the accidents.
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 1,092 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, greatly surpassing Tuesday's record of 611 new cases by 80 percent.
A Southaven man has died as a result of injuries suffered in a two-vehicle accident in the city Wednesday evening.
Mississippi Wednesday saw another day of skyrocketing positive case numbers and new death reports that have jumped the total number of COVID-19-related fatalities in the state to over the 1,000 mark.
Over the past week, many national and state groups have ramped up pressure on lawmakers to change the state flag, the last in the nation to feature the Confederate battle emblem.
Booths were in the process of being set up Wednesday for a Mid-South Fair Food Roundup event, set for today through Sunday, from 12 noon-5:30 p.m. at the Landers Center. The free admission event, open to the public, will offer a preview of the fair’s food favorites before the annual attracti…
He’s unpacked, the family has settled in, and they are all excited about his new position and their new home. Dr. Brad Wheeler has hit the ground running as the new Upper School principal (grades 7-12) at Southaven’s Northpoint Christian School.
A native of Olive Branch is a member of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York’s graduating Class of 2020. Cadet Conner Sprout, son of Mark and LuElla Sprout of Olive Branch is now commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army with the successful completion of his studies at t…
Mississippi Supreme Court Associate Justice Josiah Coleman rang the bell to open the Hernando Farmers Market on Saturday, June 20 in Hernando. Coleman, representing District 3, Place 3 on the state Supreme Court, is running for re-election in November. He is being challenged by Third Chancer…
Driver license bureaus in Mississippi, including the Olive Branch and Nesbit locations in DeSoto County, have had their operating service schedule changed as of Monday, June 22.
Driver license bureaus in Mississippi, including the Olive Branch and Nesbit locations in DeSoto County, have had their operating service schedule changed as of Monday, June 22.
Greg Sankey, the commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, said in a statement on Thursday evening that the conference would consider banning championship events in Mississippi until the state changes its state flag, which contains the Confederate battle emblem.
The past few days have seen stark increases in the number of coronavirus cases and deaths from the virus in Mississippi and in DeSoto County.
Mississippi’s largest public school district will operate during the coming fiscal year with total revenues of more than $313 million but will not ask for a millage increase.
A man who spent years dedicated to serving the people of DeSoto County has passed away.
A piece of legislation directed at the city of Olive Branch has caused some tension between two DeSoto County legislators.
A late-night fatal shooting incident in Olive Branch has resulted in the arrest of a man found in Tennessee.
Universities and colleges around the country are now dealing with how education and instruction will be done in the fall when students return to classes, given the current precautions and restrictions in place due to the coronavirus pandemic that continues to have its grip in place.
When the over 300 dance and tumbling students of the CK Dance Theatre of Olive Branch took the stage one final time for the year, their last performance of the season was not done in front of a large crowd at the Hernando Performing Arts Center with a full house of adoring family, friends, a…
Olive Branch aldermen Tuesday night tabled a resolution that would have approved the adoption and implementation of a $15 million Tax Increment Financing plan for new development in the city.
DeSoto County officials announced Wednesday that another free giveaway of face covering masks will be held on Saturday, June 13 at several locations across the county.
The robots are coming. Associated Wholesale Grocers announced last week the company plans to build a state of the art, automated distribution hub in Hernando.
The first Mississippi Department of Public Safety “Walk-In Wednesday” at its Driver License Bureau brought a morning crush of people to the Nesbit bureau. The line of parked cars nearly reached Highway 51 on both sides of the road and people were lined up around all around the bureau’s parki…
Long-time DeSoto County Museum volunteer Charlotte Davis spruces up the museum’s entrance as fellow volunteer Rodney Vaughn is ready to welcome visitors back to the Hernando museum at 111 East Commerce Street. The museum had been closed due to COVID-19 concerns. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday fr…
Parts of DeSoto County were dealing with flooded roadways Tuesday morning with the remnants of Tropical Depression Cristobal passing over the area. Water was flowing over this driveway along Bethel Road in Olive Branch, for instance. Other areas dealing with water over roads were Miller Road…
A pulpit, a congregation, a church – as it were – in a completely different environment than that which most attend each Sunday. But nonetheless, it is exactly the same as any other in one important way: the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
We have seen many moments of athletes getting full-ride scholarships to play for this school or that school coming out of high school.
The Hernando Farmers Market has partnered with the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation for a program to get more healthy food into the hands of lower-income consumers.
There are several ongoing road projects underway in Hernando that will provide the city a second entrance off the interstate road system, alleviate some traffic congestion along Commerce Street, and also offer new walking and cycling opportunities for the DeSoto County seat.
Velvet Cream, a long-time culinary staple of Hernando, has reopened after temporarily closing due to threats received following an incident where store owner, Tommy Flinn confronted an African American police officer taking an accident report. Backlash was swift and fierce on social media fo…
A bipartisan group of Mississippi lawmakers, with the blessing of Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, began whipping votes and drafting a resolution on Monday to change the state flag, which was adopted in 1894 and is the last in the nation containing the Confederate battle emblem.
The DeSoto County Board of Education has passed a Return-to-School Plan that DeSoto County Schools will be using as it works toward getting youngsters back in their classrooms the first week of August. The plan was agreed upon during Tuesday’s meeting of the school board in Hernando that inc…
Constructed in 2014, LaBelle Haven Baptist Church sits on an acreage in Olive Branch, at 4800 Hwy. 305 North. LaBelle Haven is a 1,500 member body led by Rev. Dean Stewart.
Mississippi saw its largest one-day increase in new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, with a reported 498 new positive cases. The hike brought the total number of coronavirus cases in Mississippi to 17,768 as of late Monday morning.
More than 150 people gathered in front of the Hernando courthouse Friday night for a peaceful protest against police brutality and systemic racism.
