The DeSoto County trusty sought after his escape from a work detail Wednesday afternoon has been found, authorities stated Thursday afternoon.
DeSoto County will celebrate Earth Day this Saturday in Hernando. It is the ninth annual Earth Day Celebration held on the DeSoto County Courthouse square.
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday afternoon was seeking Robert Gene Heath, age 42 of Adamsville, Tenn., a trusty who escaped from a work detail near the DeSoto County Schools Bus Maintenance Facility early that afternoon.
In front of the DeSoto County Courthouse in Hernando stands a monument to men who have given their all, literally, to protect and serve their community and county.
A DeSoto County jailer is now himself in trouble with the law.
Living in the shadow of all of what is found north of the state line in Memphis, DeSoto County Tourism officials know they have to work hard and be creative in how they can get Mid-South visitors to spend some time in the county during their visits to the region.
Area Realtors were back in the community again on Wednesday, April 17 to help eliminate hunger in the Mid-South.
Sean Cook recently rallied his Boy Scout Troop Pack 190 to contribute dog food and supplies to Blackwell Animal Rescue Center and is shown with the items goodies loaded in his mother’s car for the rescue. One of the issues BARC has getting enough food to the fosters so they don’t have to be …
DeSoto County officials stated Thursday morning a man taken into custody in Osceola, Arkansas is a person the Sheriff’s Department has been seeking on sexual battery charges.
As expected, Wednesday's court hearing to hear the challenge to the City of Olive Branch annexing about 50 square miles of land in the Center Hill, Lewisburg, Bridgetown, Pleasant Hill and Cedar View communities inside its city limits did not take long.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District notified local authorities and emergency management personnel on Tuesday, April 16 that the activation of the spillway at Arkabutla Lake Dam, located 35 miles north of Marks, is imminent.
Discussions on several issues highlighted the trip of DeSoto County and city officials to the Nation’s Capitol this past week.
Monday is Tax Day and last-minute income tax filers have been reminded by the U.S. Postal Service of where and when they can get their tax forms into the post office to make the Monday deadline.
A Holly Springs man was killed early Thursday morning along U.S. Highway 78 near Red Banks.
Lewisburg High School’s broadcast journalism program Patriot Vision won the overall award for Mississippi’s Best Newscast at the recent Mississippi Scholastic Press Association (MSPA) Awards day.
The Mississippi Roses (MS) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated hosted the 2019 High School Oratorical Contest on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Doxey Auditorium on the campus of Rust College.
Joined by Southaven Police School Resource Officer Javier Iniguez, Morgan Tibbens takes the honorary lap of the DeSoto Central High School track to begin the annual Area 16 Special Olympics Track and Field event Wednesday morning. Hundreds of participants took part in the event highlighting …
Having a good time enjoying a hobby interest that also serves an important service when severe weather or disasters strike was a good reason for a “party” Saturday in a school parking lot.
DeSoto County got busy with its spring cleaning on Saturday, the start of this year’s Spring Clean Up Week that continues through this coming Sunday.
DeSoto County school board members Monday approved the construction of a Ninth Grade Academy building for DeSoto Central High School, similar to one now functioning at Southaven High School.
Two of the three Republicans campaigning for the party’s nomination in the governor’s race Tuesday met on a Mississippi State University stage to debate for the first time.
The DeSoto County Schools Board of Education will hold its first meeting in April on Monday, April 8, It begins at 3 p.m. in the boardroom at the Central Services office, 5 E. South Street in Hernando.
It’s been a battle of minds inside Longview Heights Baptist Church in Olive Branch this week. Successful competitors need not have knowledge of religion and spiritual matters. But those who succeed in this competition should know a lot about math, history, language arts, science and current events.
There were certainly many basketball fans glued to the television sets Friday night, watching to see if their NCAA brackets had survived another round, or if they’ve been completely busted, as many are by now.
Public school teachers in DeSoto County and across the state of Mississippi should expect to see some increase in their salaries from the state next school year, although it will likely be not as much as they were hoping to see.
Going out for lunch at a DeSoto County sandwich shop Wednesday meant more than just eating out. Hungry customers were aiding a local agency dealing with victims of abuse while also satisfying their own appetites.
Going out for lunch at a DeSoto County sandwich shop Wednesday meant more than just eating out. Hungry customers were aiding a local agency dealing with victims of abuse while also satisfying their own appetites.
Some agricultural land at Arkabutla Lake is being made available for lease to the public, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported Tuesday.
Victoria Newton (center), a Northwest Mississippi Community College sophomore from Nesbit, was named the Senatobia Rotary Club’s March Student of the Month for the school. Newton is joined by (from left) Julie Correro, director of education Instruction and Rotary member; Emily Harris, her mo…
DeSoto County continues to boast a vibrant economy for business but still reaches out to those seeking to connect with them for new job opportunities.
New reports that have recently come out from a number of sources continue to attest to DeSoto County’s good health and good livings.
The Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics Junior High Math Competition was held on the Senatobia campus of Northwest Mississippi Community College. On March 20, students from surrounding district schools traveled to the campus for testing. Northwest math instructors Susan Leake and …
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has said he would sign a bill that has passed the state Legislature, a bill that would set further restrictions on abortions in the state. It would make the state among the toughest in the nation to get the procedure, but may also place the state on a road involv…
A DeSoto County man has died as a result of an argument with another man that turned into a deadly shooting.
DeSoto County Tourism and the Convention Visitors Bureau seeks to enhance and update the visual image of the county as a historical and heritage destination. The organization has received funding through the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area (MHNHA) to do that.
As the Mississippi state legislative session is in its final days, a deadline looms for supporters of a move to restrict the ability of municipal governments in DeSoto County to annex land into the city limits.
Republicans at Mississippi State University have invited three of the major candidates from their party to discuss issues in early April on the Starkville campus.
The prevailing attitude among state lawmakers in Jackson appears to be that public school teachers and teacher assistants in Mississippi are deserving of some sort of a pay raise from the state’s portion of their paycheck.
This week’s rainfall has continued to cause flooded fields and roads to close in DeSoto County. This view, late Thursday morning, is from a bluff facing the town of Walls. The flooded farmland is near Nail Road and U.S. Highway 61, which was closed for a time into Thursday morning due to a f…
You can expect discussion between the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors and Sheriff Bill Rasco during Monday’s meeting about the Sheriff’s Department budget, with the conversation to center on the school resource officers at some county schools.
A DeSoto County city is among the state’s highest for evictions and the numbers across the state may grow with the Mississippi House passage of a bill that addresses the eviction of tenants. The bill is now headed to Gov. Phil Bryant for signing.
A new scam making its way now attempts to get direct deposits of employees’ pay to another bank account.
The Northwest Mississippi Community College Alumni Board of Directors met recently to discuss plans for its upcoming year. Seated from left are: Bonnie Burkes, secretary-treasurer; Brenda Holmes, Lafayette County; Jackie Myrick, vice president; Marvelene McCullar, at-large representative and…
Commissioner Mike Tagert, Northern Transportation District, has announced updates to Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects in Northwest Mississippi.
Mississippi Department of Employment Services officials have released the latest unemployment figures for the state and its counties in January.
The DeSoto County Museum is recognizing Black History Month with a special exhibit portraying the work of Gemenie Bowdre. The Historic DeSoto Foundation board of directors dedicated the exhibit, titled “African-American Literacy in DeSoto County During Segregation and Integration,” in honor …
Greenbrook Elementary School principal MeLynda Crockett is not one to stay behind the desk in her office during the school day. Crockett is virtually on the move and is encouraging those around her to do likewise.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District (MVK) notified local authorities and emergency management personnel on Thursday of the potential for water to be released at an uncontrolled rate from Arkabutla Lake Dam, which is located 35 miles north of Marks, into the project's …
March is a special time of the year. Coming out of the doldrums of winter, we start to enjoy more daylight, students and families look forward to Spring Break, and the promise of warmer weather starts to become more of a reality.
More than 250 prospective teachers attended DeSoto County Schools second annual Career Fair on Tuesday, March 5 at the Board of Education board room in Hernando. Potential teaching candidates were able to meet 42 principals in one location, representing eight school zones in DeSoto County.
By the end of June, the two campuses that are the Palmer Home for Children will become one, with the Columbus campus transitioning to its Hernando location.