Now in its second year, an effort to memorialize Ann Brown Ashcraft, a wife, mother and grandmother, as well as a book lover and patron of the arts and history, is helping to provide books to chronically ill children.
A 29 year-old Olive Branch died when his vehicle careened off a rural DeSoto County road and struck a tree, instantly causing the vehicle to explode in flames.
Cars whiz past a barbed-wire fence at the corner of Swinnea and Star Landing Road where horses and a burro graze on the sparse grass of a weedy pasture.
The race for the District 4 seat on the DeSoto County Schools (DCS) Board of Education became a contested race last week when Jeny Price, a Lake Comorant Middle School and High School parent, filed papers to have her name on the ballot for District 4 board member.
As the late music legend Elvis Presley considered the next step in his career during the late 1960s and needed some time to get away from the limelight, Elvis would head south of Graceland to his Circle G Ranch in Horn Lake.
The Northwest Mississippi Community College's Library on the main campus in Senatobia and also at the DeSoto Center is a world-class resource for students from across the Mid-South.
Candidates whose names will appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot are gearing up their campaigns to run for elected office.
As the start of the 2018-19 school year approaches, a scramble happens each year in stores all over by moms and dads all trying to make sure their youngsters have the tools they need to learn.
DeSoto County, despite having one of the top-performing public school districts in the state of Mississippi, still has students who, for whatever reason, are not reaching their full academic and/or character potential.
DeSoto County will join an interlocal pact with several other counties to obtain high-resolution GIS mapping of the county down to six-inch scale accuracy.
To show appreciation to the DeSoto County School District in the first week of the new school year, First Tennessee Bank provided lunch for about 250 Central Services employees Friday afternoon in Hernando. The meals were purchased at a 20 percent discount from the Olive Branch Chick-fil-A a…
For residents of the City of Hernando living primarily in the Jaybird Road area, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Precautionary Boil-Water Alert for customers who receive their drinking water from their water supply located in DeSoto County.
The DeSoto County School District (DCS) Board of Education has two seats up for election this November and Wednesday was the first day for candidates to file to be placed on the ballot.
Chick-fil-A’s annual Topple the Truck fundraiser for DeSoto County Schools delivered school supplies Monday afternoon to the DCS Central Services office in Hernando. The Chick-fil-A locations in Southaven and Olive Branch have collected items for schools to have access to during the year. A …
Vacation has officially ended for what is expected to be another record number of students in Mississippi’s largest school district as Monday started classes in the DeSoto County School District.
For years, the residents living along flood-prone Holly Springs Road have had to contend with frequent flooding and erosion of the roadway during high-water events.
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department is welcoming four new deputies who excelled during the 12-week Mississippi Law Enforcement Officer’s Training Academy in Pearl. The group brought back awards ranking them in the top tier of their class. The awards were for firearms training and academic…
All is about ready for the new school year to start on Monday, Aug. 6 in the DeSoto County School District (DCS).
DeSoto County is getting charged up for the Mid-South Area Job Fair in Southaven with a new location this year.
The newly-minted District Governor of Rotary District 6800 is urging members of the Mid-South's largest contingent of Rotarians to become more "engaged" in their communities.
Loss of oxygen in surface water in DeSoto County's lakes, ponds and streams is the most common cause of natural fish kills which are common in hot months like August and September.
The first day of the education year started a little earlier on Friday for about 270 new employees of Mississippi’s largest school district. They were the ones being educated and not doing the educating, however.
Entergy Mississippi President and CEO Haley Fisackerly (second from left) recently presented a $5,000 grant to the DeSoto County Foundation for Excellence In Education for its first annual “Pathways2Possibilities” DeSoto Career Expo. The interactive technical career fair will give some 3,000…
Diane Smith, Classified Manager for the DeSoto Times-Tribune, is manning the newspaper's effort to help with the "Operation Feed" Food Drive for the Mid-South Food Bank, now through July 31.
Shoppers in DeSoto County and across the state of Mississippi may have a few extra pennies jingling in their pocket or purse if they are out making purchases this weekend.
Shoppers in DeSoto County and across the state of Mississippi may have a few extra pennies jingling in their pocket or purse if they are out making purchases this weekend.
Diane Smith, Classifieds Manager for the DeSoto Times-Tribune, is manning the newspaper's effort to help with the "Operation Feed" Food Drive for the Mid-South Food Bank, now through July 31.
People behind a new residential-commercial development near the Getwell-Starlanding Road intersection can move ahead with their plans following a zoning approval vote by the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors Monday morning.
The DeSoto County School District (DCS) has been asked again by a Wisconsin group to stop what it terms “unconstitutional prayer” at school functions.
Melissa Green, Director of Accreditation and MIS for the DeSoto County School District, assists Dexter and Nathan Washington in the online registration process. Green’s office at Central Services in Hernando has extended hours ahead of the start of school to assist in the registration proces…
With the start of the 2018-2019 DeSoto County School District (DCS) classroom year about to start on Aug. 6, three school administrative changes have been announced.
The firearms policy at the Landers Center, the busy venue in Southaven that hosts concerts, sporting events and other events such as high school graduations, came into question at a recent meeting of the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors.
Voters wishing to cast ballots in runoff elections are being given more time to register to vote in those elections, pursuant to a petition by a civil rights group.
Daniel Davis, 16, is a budding artist who aspires to be the next Edgar Degas, or perhaps Claude Monet.
Grace abounds in the lives of youngsters who often don't have a chance to grow spiritually or in character.
Lewisburg Fire Chief David Linville has always been putting out fires and that’s a good thing.
DeSoto County authorities remain on the lookout for a DeSoto County teen who was reported missing on June 20. Chief Inspector Roger Hutchins with the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department said Abigail Foster, 16, was last seen in the Eudora area. Investigators said she has run away from home pr…
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The sea of red, white and blue flags fluttered in the warm summer breeze across the DeSoto County Courthouse lawn over the Independence Day holiday — more than 800 total.
Mississippi is no longer in last place when it comes to the well being of children.
Hundreds of some of the DeSoto County seat's youngest bicycle enthusiasts pedaled their way around the historic Hernando Square Friday in both safety and style during the city's annual Bicycle Parade.
Hernando aldermen Tuesday adopted a "zero tolerance" drug policy on behalf of employees with the City of Hernando but not without stirring debate on one of the policy's main edicts — termination upon testing positive for drugs or alcohol.
Southaven Police are investigating an incident that occurred at the Conn's HomePlus store in Southaven Tuesday night.
As DeSoto County pauses on Independence Day to celebrate American freedom, many local and governmental services will also pause to join in the celebration.
“Do you remember the band The Posies?”
DeSoto County's total assessed value continues to rise, meaning land values in Mississippi's fastest-growing county are worth more than they were previously.
Those individuals in the market for a new or existing home in Mississippi's fastest-growing county have a wide inventory from which to choose, according to Tracy Kirkley, broker and vice president with Crye-Leike Realtors in Olive Branch.
A community-wide service honoring the staff of the DeSoto County Animal Shelter and memorializing lost pets draws scores of animal lovers to the pews of the Eudora United Methodist Church sanctuary during the last week in July.