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.
Four local students were recognized for exhibits in microbiology during a regional science fair held at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. They were among hundreds of high school and middle school students who excelled in local science fairs and have a chance to enter state competition…
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.
The Career Technology Center West student population at the CTC West facility in Horn Lake will grow by at least 90 to 100 additional students next year and Principal Allyson Killough said that's an indication that the market is strong for what used to be known as vocational students — an ol…
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.
Southaven city officials are about to add a new police station to serve the western part of Mississippi’s third-largest city.
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.
Pastor Mike Higgins with Heartland Hands displays a van full of items collected during the Pack the Pantry softball game between DeSoto Central and Southaven high schools on Tuesday, April 10. Fans attending the game were encouraged to bring items to help Heartland Hands replenish its supplies.
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.
Southaven aldermen this week talked about the condition of the city’s streets along with Mayor Darren Musselwhite, who said he would be using additional money to further catch up, as the mayor termed it, what in some areas of the city is called the horrific condition of the roadways.
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.
During the past few years Southaven, Mississippi’s third-largest city, has designated specific business areas of the community by name, such as the West End District and the Snowden District.
Traffic became snarled for most of Wednesday morning into the afternoon when an 18-wheeler fuel tanker truck rolled over at the bridge above I-55 at Goodman Road where Southaven and Horn Lake joined. Goodman Road was closed in both directions for the morning through mid-afternoon. Some of th…
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.
Former Southaven alderman Ronnie Hale Monday changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on child pornography charges.
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.
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.
Sometimes in today’s society, it seems like the prevailing atmosphere is “anything goes,” as in clothing, etiquette, attitude and especially in manners and respect.
A pearl of great price is a beautiful jewel that is often shaped by grit and determination to succeed and thrive.
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.
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.
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.
Southaven eateries will start collecting the extra one-cent tax on gross sales May 1, the city’s Board of Aldermen determined at its meeting Tuesday night.
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.
The Southaven Middle School Pom Squad returned from Orlando, Fla. recently, where they competed in the National Dance Alliance Dance Nationals. They finished in first place and are now the national champs in the Junior High Pom Division. They finished second in the nation in the hip-hop divi…
A young boy who thought nobody cared about him has touched a nerve worldwide, according to Matthew Leach, father of the late Andy Leach, the 12-year-old Southaven Middle School student who took his own life after being harassed and bullied at school.
DeSoto County has been a center for competitive dance excellence in Mississippi with championships won at several levels.
The DeSoto County Sheriff's Department has charged a 36-year-old Southaven woman in connection with the death of her sister whose body was discovered Thursday in an abandoned house.
DeSoto County’s largest city should have an even shinier look to it after Saturday, May 5, when the first Southaven Serve Day takes place.
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.
Southaven Police Monday reported the investigation into a fatal accident in I-55 in the city last weekend was being continued.
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.
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.
Within the next 2-3 months, Southaven residents will have one company service its needs for sanitation services, including garbage, rubbish and recycling.
Residents visiting city buildings, including City Hall and the Police Headquarters in Southaven, Tuesday were greeted by a strand of black balloons.
Former television news photojournalist Charlie Hoots has been elected to represent Southaven's Ward 2 on the city's Board of Aldermen.
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.
