Interstate 269, the nation's newest transportation corridor, is expected to open this fall — specifically during the time frame of September through November with a targeted date of Sept. 20 eyed by MDOT officials.
Among the famous lines from the baseball movie “Field of Dreams,” along with “If you build it, he will come,” is the line that Ray Kinsella said, “We’re keeping this field.”
Marcus Dupree was the subject of an award-winning book by the late Mississippi author Willie Morris, "The Courting of Marcus Dupree" which chronicled recruiting one of the top high school football players in the nation.
A DeSoto Central High School senior remains held after U.S. Magistrate Judge Roy Percy denied him bail on charges of making threats on the internet.
Track and special athletes from across DeSoto County turned out to participate in the annual Special Olympics Mississippi Area 16 Track and Field Competition at DeSoto Central High School.
Seniors in high school who are 18 years-old and registered to vote have a unique opportunity—they can learn about the electoral process and earn extra cash while in training and working at the polls as student election clerks for the June 5th election.
DeSoto County's annual Spring Cleanup is this Saturday, April 14 but the entire week that follows through April 22 is considered Spring Cleanup in DeSoto County.
For patients at a DeSoto County hospital who need intensive care, a new program is providing an extra set of eyes to monitor them, even if a bedside manner is not immediately available.
Students at DeSoto Central High School in Southaven are spending time in front of video screens today, but not to check up on the hottest music trends.
The state of health care in America is changing and much of the change includes expanded health care services in rapidly developing markets.
On the day that slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was being remembered by thousands gathered in Memphis, DeSoto County's pre-eminent civil rights pioneer and political science professor, Dr. Leslie-Burl McLemore of Walls, was speaking to a small audience at the University…
DeSoto County has consistently ranked high in most rankings as far as quality of life, health and education are concerned and now the state's fastest-growing county can add another feather in its cap.
A bubbly personality, but with a humble heart and a passion to help kids and support teachers, is the makeup of this year’s DeSoto County Schools (DCS) Parent of the Year.
Charles Barkley, retired Hall of Fame basketball player, Emmy Award-winning studio analyst and author, recently donated $250,000 to the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi to empower a new African-American history initiative for high school students throughout Mississippi and Alabama.
A 51-year-old Olive Branch man died early Thursday after being struck by a vehicle on Church Road.
Those who saw a law enforcement presence in front of Southaven’s Getwell Church Wednesday morning were not witnesses to a major incident or violation.
An employee of Overpark Elementary School in Olive Branch has been fired from her post after being arrested late last week on public intoxication charges.
More room in the trophy case at DeSoto Central High School was needed to be made after the school’s cheerleading and dance teams came away with championships earlier this year.
About 200 people showed up on the DeSoto County Courthouse lawn Saturday as part of the "March For Our Lives" nationwide movement.
Asa Fleming, a second-grader at Lewisburg Primary School, led the March 22 DeSoto County School District board meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance. Students are routinely asked to lead the school board meetings in the Pledge during the school year.
Olive Branch Police provided additional information Friday evening about a death investigation after a man was found shot to death and lying in a city residential street early that same morning.
DeSoto County schools are certainly “in tune” when it comes to the vast variety of musical talent being fostered in its schools.
Mississippi's newest U.S. Senator, Cindy Hyde-Smith, has hit the ground running since she was tapped by Republican Gov. Phil Bryant to fill the seat long held by U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, who is officially stepping down from his duties as of April 1.
Preliminary autopsy results are back from the Mississippi State Crime Lab in Jackson on the body of 32-year-old Trisha Marie Lyons whose body was discovered in an abandoned house on Fogg Road on March 15.
With the start of the spring season, DeSoto County residents begin looking at how all of winter’s trash came about and ended up in their yard or along their roadside.
With the start of the spring season, DeSoto County residents begin looking at how all of winter’s trash came about and ended up in their yard or along their roadside.
Jake Boyero, a senior at Olive Branch High School, knows what he wants and is ready to take on the world to get there. Or at least tackle the task of his time attending the U.S. Naval Academy to reach his goals.
With the resurgent growth of residential home construction in Mississippi's fastest-growing county, DeSoto County Supervisors are grappling with how to manage that growth effectively.
DeSoto County has been a center for competitive dance excellence in Mississippi with championships won at several levels.
A Center Hill High School teacher has been selected to take part in an event that aims to help teachers bring science to life in the classroom through agriculture.
The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi recently announced that Mary Thompson has been elected to the Board of Directors.
Mississippi legislators have passed the nation’s strictest abortion ban with support from DeSoto County legislators, but legal challenges may be forthcoming in response, if it indeed becomes law.
For the first time Thursday, the DeSoto County School District (DCS) embarked on a unique step for them toward filling its many classrooms with teachers for the 2018-19 school year.
If one ever questioned the level of youthful artistic talent that resides in DeSoto County, they needed to be at Northcentral Electric Power Association Thursday evening to see that the creative skill of local artistry is in good hands.
Each one of us has enjoyed the guiding hand of a mentor at some stage in our professional lives, points out Mid-South caterer John Woods.
As the DeSoto County Economic Development Council (EDC) actively works to find new industry and business opportunities to the county, it is also embarking on an effort to introduce those career options to youngsters beginning to think about what to do when they leave high school.
DeSoto County Schools Supt. Cory Uselton Tuesday announced that two of the district’s principals will transition to new locations when the new school year begins.
There once was a time Brad Meadows was knocking on doors in the outside sales world, hoping they would open for him to get the next big score in a sale for the firm he represented.
DeSoto County Supervisors Monday were examining whether or not to strip the Board of Adjustment from having the final say on weightier matters involving conditional use and subdivision issues which are sometimes appealed to the Board of Supervisors.
Little six-year-old Taylor Brown of Memphis learned in a Saturday evening Reveal Party with Make-A-Wish of the Mid-South at the Olive Branch Chick-fil-A that her wish to go to Disney World had been granted. Taylor was born with a heart condition that has required two heart surgeries in her s…
Firefighters are a special group. They are called to battle fires, respond to car wrecks and other emergencies on a nearly daily basis.
As a U.S. Marine, Northern District Transportation Commissioner Mike Tagert is not afraid of a fight.
Rainfall overnight is expected to cause low-lying areas to flood this morning with some roads expected to be closed, according to DeSoto County Road Manager Andy Swims.
Passage by the Mississippi House of Representatives of tourism tax incentives for both Horn Lake and Southaven will continue to pay dividends for years to come, according to the author of the bill, State Rep. Jeff Hale, R-Nesbit and the bill's co-author, State Rep. William Kinkade, R-Byhalia.
House members are slated to consider a controversial Senate bill put forth by Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves which would consolidate power and authority over transportation funds under the governor's control, rather than a three-person Mississippi Department of Transportation Commission.
A deluge of rainfall across the Mid-South these past few days has resulted in the closing of some roads and the potential for even more flooding in low-lying areas, DeSoto County Road Manager Andy Swims said Friday.
Southaven and Horn Lake city officials received good news from the Mississippi House of Representatives this week about taxes.
Northern District Transportation Commissioner Mike Tagert told Southaven business leaders this week that several highway projects affecting them continue moving forward and at faster than expected speed.
The curtain goes up Friday on the DeSoto Family Theatre's production of the Disney musical "Aladdin Jr.," at Landers Center Theater in Southaven.
Drivers who have had to endure a nearly two-year-long detour between Hernando and points to the south on U.S. Highway 51 Tuesday were greeted with the news that their extra travel was at an end.
