In her coffee shops, Tina Tatum wants to create a space for gathering. Her newest space in Hernando is another place where she hopes visitors can do just that.
The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors appointed Judge Doug Hollowell III to the Justice Court District One seat on Monday. The seat was vacated by Judge Ken Adams last week — who served 25 years on the bench — to run for mayor of Olive Branch.
With photos of her late husband on the wall behind her, Barbara Chatham was sworn in as District 2 Election Commissioner by DeSoto County Circuit Clerk Dale Thompson on Monday.
On the first day of the 2021 Legislative Session, the Mississippi House of Representatives voted 119-1 to formally adopt the new state flag approved by voters in November. The measure will now move to the state Senate for a vote.
Though the word “unprecedented” has been thrown around a lot in 2020, the older generations may remember stories of the last pandemic: the Spanish Flu in 1918.
The second COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in the United States was given to health care workers at Methodist Olive Branch hospital Wednesday morning.
The process for getting COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Mississippi long-term care facilities has begun, according to State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs.
The first COVID-19 vaccines in DeSoto County were given to front-line health care workers on Wednesday afternoon at Baptist DeSoto Hospital.
After some confusion about the Mississippi Cottage Food Law, Tracie’s Texas Salsa is shifting from its original home on Facebook to the Bazar’s Bakery storefront.
Redistricting took Aldermen four years and cost over $60,000
Dobbs said that it is possible that 1000 people in the state die before the end of the year, if enough people continue to ignore safety guidelines like wearing masks or avoiding public gatherings.
During a special meeting Monday night, the Hernando Board of Aldermen unanimously approved Julie Hopkins’ plan for a “reverse Christmas parade.”
In a Tuesday press conference, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs reiterated the dangers in attending large gatherings as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens in the state. Still, church services are continuing as normal across the county.
Southaven was rated lower than any other municipality in the state and below 99.7% of cities nationwide surveyed in a new LGBTQ equality index.
This Thanksgiving, there will be at least 99 empty chairs at tables across DeSoto County because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nesbit resident Kevin McCandles is one of those in DeSoto County that will be celebrating Thanksgiving because of local health care professionals.
Older Mississippians may have access to a COVID-19 vaccine earlier than others in the state, according to a draft of the plan for distribution released by the Mississippi State Department of Health.
Ava Look and Anniston Murphy recently became the first female Eagle Scouts in the Memphis area with the American Chickasaw Council.
Several Southaven infrastructure projects have been delayed because of COVID-19.
DeSoto County now leads the state for total number of coronavirus cases reported since the beginning of the pandemic, overtaking Hinds County after weeks of rapidly chipping away at the gap between their caseloads.
“So please, if you live in DeSoto County or anywhere in Mississippi, we want you to be very careful and understand the risks that you're undertaking,” Dobbs said at a press conference today.
DeSoto County voters broke its record for ballots cast in a presidential election by more than 10,000 this year. The certified results for the 2020 elections report 76,636 ballots cast across the county, breaking the 2016 record of 66,349. The county also set a new record for absentee ballot…
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., the parent company of Southaven Towne Center, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week. The company, which owns 108 malls across the country, said that day-to-day business at its locations will continue as usual throughout restructuring processes desig…
The Ardagh plant expansion will bring 80 jobs to DeSoto County.
Trinity Health Center, a not-for-profit organization that uses donations and volunteers to serve lower income residents of the county, opened for business after 41 months of preparation.
Trinity Health Center, a not-for-profit organization that uses donations and volunteers to serve lower income residents of the county, opened for business after 41 months of preparation.
Supreme Court to decide precedent-setting case over county's water source
Election officials in DeSoto County said that there is no evidence of voter fraud or other efforts to compromise the integrity of last Tuesday’s elections.
The Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare hospital network surpassed its record of in-house COVID-19 patients on Wednesday. The new record of 155 beat the previous record of 148 recorded on July 31.
Several longtime voters in DeSoto County had never seen an election like the one that took place across the county on Tuesday.
Mississippi voters overwhelmingly approved a new state flag, legalizing medical marijuana and revising the state Constitution.
The second wave of COVID-19 infections is here for DeSoto County, health officials warn.
Of the four DeSoto County long-term care facilities that have experienced COVID-19 outbreaks, the two with the highest levels of spread among residents and staff were both cited for health inspection violations early this year.
Before the end of 2020, the Southaven Police Department will become the first law enforcement agency in DeSoto County to implement the use of body cameras.
With less than a week until Election Day, absentee voting records are being broken in Mississippi at the state level and in DeSoto County.
The five-member DeSoto County Board of Education oversees the state’s largest school district. The District 5 seat is the only one that will be on the ballot this year, and DeSoto Times-Tribune sat down with all three candidates to discuss their campaigns and the state of DCS.
Mrs. Gertrude Bridgeforth, 98, wants you to vote. She always has.
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n the amended order, Reeves is requiring masks and limiting public gatherings in nine counties facing the most extensive virus spread.
Mississippi’s two U.S. Senate candidates made stops in DeSoto County over the weekend just weeks ahead of a race that reflects a rematch of the 2018 special election.
Across Mississippi, local election officials are tasked with making the voting process as safe as possible during a pandemic. With a lack of action at the state level and DeSoto County’s high voter turnout, this has become a uniquely daunting task for local election officials.
DeSoto County, like the rest of the country, is clearly in a recession, marked by historic unemployment rates and uncertainty throughout the economy. New data about consumers, businesses and employees in the county suggests that this downturn could result in a recovery counted in years, not months.
State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs, during a visit to the DeSoto County Health Department on Wednesday, warned of another statewide surge in coronavirus cases because of the abandonment of social distancing guidelines and mask wearing.
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Rep. Trent Kelly visited DeSoto County this week for a dinner hosted by the Tate County Republican Club.
The Horn Lake Board of Aldermen decided in a 4-3 vote on Tuesday not to dismiss Pat Hissong, director of animal control services, over a Facebook post encouraging violence against Black Lives Matter protesters.
The Southaven Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a plan for the Southaven Police Department to purchase body camera equipment from Axon during their Tuesday meeting.
A piece of Horn Lake history was uncovered on Saturday, when a group of county residents reunited at City Hall to open a time capsule they had buried 20 years earlier.
Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday declined to extend a statewide mask-wearing mandate as COVID-19 cases remain relatively flat, saying “we should not use the heavy hand of government more than it is justified.”
The City of Hernando animal shelter needs to build a new facility, but is lacking the funds to do so, according to officials at the shelter. The shelter is home to dozens of furry friends who have long been outgrowing the space.
The Governor’s Job Fair Network held the largest drive-thru job fair in state history on Tuesday at the Landers Center. Over 200 people attended and 80 job offers were given.
