An animal rescue center in Southaven has received a helping hand to feed its “furry friends” from nurses at a DeSoto County hospital.
Some of DeSoto County’s state lawmakers this weekend provided an update on the legislative session’s progress in Jackson.
Recently, Northwest Mississippi Community College English instructors Beth Adams and Doug Johnson completed the Invitational Leadership Institute for Teachers at the University of Mississippi Writing Project (UMWP).
Northpoint Christian School has announced this year’s valedictorian and salutatorian for the graduating Class of 2019.
Members of the DeSoto Central cheerleading team were greeted by parents and supporters when they arrived back in Memphis this week. The team achieved a back-to-back National championship in Super Varsity Game Day competition at Orlando, Florida and at the same time took the World title at th…
When it comes to cheerleading, DeSoto County is where the best in the country reside. In fact, you can add it’s where the best in the world are located.
DeSoto County Schools (DCS) board members have approved next year’s school calendar, with that approval being made during the board’s most recent meeting at Central Services in Hernando.
Southaven city officials have voted to move forward on adding new welcome signs to greet those visiting Mississippi’s third-largest city.
DeSoto County Schools (DCS) will have an elementary school teacher from Olive Branch as its district Teacher of the Year for the 2018-19 school year.
Legendary Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary shared his testimony of life, faith and football to more than 1,000 who attended Thursday’s fifth annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) fundraiser breakfast at the Landers Center in Southaven.
Band students from up and down the I-55 corridor and beyond were on the Senatobia campus of Northwest Mississippi Community College for the annual I-55 Band Clinic on Feb. 1 and 2. Northwest’s Fine Arts Department has hosted the annual event for over 30 years, according to John Ungurait, dir…
While not actually doing the physical pickup of trash, DeSoto County officials say the “Shame On Y’all” sign campaign has been working to thwart potential litterers of what they are doing to the county’s roadways.
The Executive Director of the Institute of Community Services, Inc. (ICS), Mrs. Eloise McClinton and a DeSoto County resident, recently traveled to Washington, DC to attend a National Head Start conference along with Mrs. Lillie Smith, Field Services Director and Mrs. Angela Mayfield, Admini…
DeSoto County Government recognized work anniversaries of county Emergency Services Agency Director Chris Olson (10 years) and Division Chief Scott Sanko (17 years) during Monday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. From left are Sheriff Bill Rasco, Supervisors Bill Russell and Jesse Medlin, Sank…
It took 68 rounds and 268 correctly spelled words to determine first and second place winners in the 2019 DeSoto County Spelling Bee, a countywide event that included Northpoint Christian, Sacred Heart and DeSoto County Schools.
A DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department deputy is no longer with the force after he resigned on Friday. The resignation came in the wake of his arrest for driving while under the influence near Hattiesburg last week.
Southaven Police are investigating an overnight shooting early Monday morning that left a woman wounded and hospitalized. A suspect in the incident is being sought.
It’s been a long push by state public service officials as well as local leaders of the power cooperative that serves the Olive Branch area of DeSoto County, as well as other cooperatives in the Magnolia State.
Legislatures in New York and Virginia have this year considered taking radical steps in recent weeks on the issue of abortion. A measure now in a Mississippi House committee and introduced by a DeSoto County legislator would take a 180-degree turn away from those measures.
Site work has begun on the new handicapped accessible playground next to Field of Dreams in Southaven’s Snowden Grove Park. The total cost of the project is $450,000 and construction is expected to be completed in April. Some of the amenities include musical instruments, ADA accessible swing…
Wednesday morning at the Landers Center in Southaven, thousands of youngsters converged on the arena excited about getting to see a professional basketball game played in front of them.
As January ends and February begins, American taxpayers should be close to receiving all of the needed materials, such as W-2 forms to 1099s and other information to fill out their income taxes ahead of the April 15 deadline.
No credible threat was ever determined or found, but one young middle school student is now in deep trouble for what he or she put out on social media Tuesday.
DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco (right) and Adult Detention Center Director Chad Wicker have received an accreditation certificate from the American Correctional Association (ACA). Auditors graded the Adult Detention Center facility on 46 mandatory compliance checks, scoring 100 percent; an…
While not held on the actual construction site, dignitaries Monday gathered nearby to turn dirt and celebrate a future Mississippi Army National Guard Readiness Center to be built in DeSoto County.
About this time of year, things can get a little lonely around the kennels of the DeSoto County Animal Services Shelter at 1251 Humane Way in Nesbit. Those kennels however have been way too busy this year, said County Animal Services Director Monica Mock last week.
About this time of year, things can get a little lonely around the kennels of the DeSoto County Animal Services Shelter at 1251 Humane Way in Nesbit. Those kennels however have been way too busy this year, said County Animal Services Director Monica Mock last week.
There’s still more than month to go before the qualifying period ends for the August primary elections, however many of the races have come into better focus as candidates have qualified for the ballot.
Friday’s announcement by President Donald Trump that a deal had been reached and a partial shutdown of the federal government was ending was welcome news for thousands of workers either furloughed or required to work without getting paychecks while the impasse had gone on for 35 days.
Dean Hill Missionary Baptist Church, under the leadership of Pastor Anthony T. Bryant, hosted a community prayer breakfast in honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, Jan. 21, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Kimberly Remak Wednesday officially qualified for State Representative. Remak is seeking the Republican nomination in House District 7. The district includes parts of Olive Branch and Southaven.
More than 75 winners attended the recent DeSoto County Reading Fair. The students were winners from their respective public or private DeSoto County school and were competing in the District Reading Fair, held at the Board of Education room in Hernando. All participants received a medal.
First Baptist Church in Horn Lake has been abuzz on Saturday mornings this month with activity, as the annual Art to Achieve has continued there, an activity done through the Arc Northwest Mississippi, based in Southaven.
The money seems to have fallen into place for DeSoto County to move forward on major road and bridge improvements.
Author and journalist Jesse Holland reminds people whenever he has the chance that his roots lie in Mississippi.
For a second year, the legacy of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was remembered and his life of unity and service was honored through an run and program held in DeSoto County.
The DMI All Stars, a select group of entertainment industry students from the Delta Music Institute (DMI) program at Delta State University, are preparing to travel to Los Angeles, Calif., to perform on the Target Terrace at GRAMMY Museum® at L.A. Live for Mississippi Night! during GRAMMY® W…
DeSoto County Schools (DCS) Supt. Cory Uselton this week updated a group about the school district’s progress while at the same time receiving a gift from the group of American flags for each DCS school.
Republican Lynn Fitch has served as Mississippi State Treasurer for nearly eight years. Fitch now believes she is ready to move to another state government office after November’s general election.
Knox Pitcher, son of Jacob and Jill Pitcher of Southaven, examines a scale replica of a Spinosaurus, the only dinosaur that could swim and had paddles with DeSoto County Museum Curator Robert Long at Carriage Hills Baptist Preschool on Monday, Jan. 14. The DeSoto County Museum presents progr…
A DeSoto County man is being held in the DeSoto County Adult Detention Center in Hernando on charges of murder and being a felon in possession of a weapon following the shooting death of his brother Monday evening.
DeSoto County Supervisors spent Monday in a special meeting with county zoning officials to look at recommended revisions to its zoning ordinances. It was one of what will be a number of meetings that will help shape the regulated growth of the county in the future.
DeSoto County boards of aldermen will return to their respective meeting rooms Tuesday evening in regular session.
Program coordinator Dep. Jerald Wheeler with the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department is in the process of forming another Sheriff’s Citizens Academy program, set to begin next month.
On practically any weekend in northwest Mississippi you'll find a group or buddies with names like Psycho, Robbie, David, Dayne, Coolio, and Chance at one of the disc golf courses, like Latimer Lake Park in Horn Lake, Central Park in Southaven, Arkabutla State Park near Hernando or any of se…
With November elections looming on the horizon, Mississippi lawmakers will be tempted to dodge the spotlight and avoid controversial legislation during the 90-day legislative session that started on Jan. 8th and is scheduled to go through April 7.
Healing Hearts Child Advocacy Center (HHCAC) has announced that Sally Williams has been selected as the organization’s new Executive Director. Williams will lead the HHCAC’s continued efforts to respond to child abuse with a supportive team approach that reduces trauma through advocacy, trea…
Flu activity is increasing in Mississippi and nationwide, according to Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials.
The January meeting of Northwest Mississippi Community College’s Reading Roundtable, made possible with funds from Sycamore Bank, will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m., in the R.C. Pugh Library on the Senatobia campus. Leading this month’s discussion of The Broken Girls by award-winning…
Northwest Mississippi Community College President, Dr. Michael Heindl (left) congratulates newly re-elected board officers Dr. Adam Pugh (center), chairman, Lafayette County, and Cory Uselton (right), vice chairman, DeSoto County at the Jan. 10 meeting of the Board of Trustees. Not pictured …
DeSoto County supervisors this week met for the first time in 2019 with a change of leadership for the new year and a lengthy discussion about a proposed annexation from one of its cities.
