DeSoto County supervisors have gone on record in support of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution regarding the legal possession and ownership of firearms. Supervisors at the morning portion of its Tuesday, Jan. 21 meeting, declared the county to be a Second Amendment “Safe Haven” co…
Lewisburg Elementary School principal Sherry Anderson has been named a member of Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann’s new Administrator Advisory Council, Hosemann’s office announced on Friday, Jan. 17.
DeSoto County Emergency Services this week released an update on damage figures from the Jan. 11 tornadoes that struck the county.
Southaven Intermediate School third-grader Brian Miranda led the DeSoto County Schools Board of Education meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance on Thursday, Jan. 16 in Hernando. Students are routinely asked to start the board meeting with the Pledge during the school year.
New Northern District Transportation Commissioner John Caldwell took the oath of office on Tuesday, Jan. 7 to begin his first term in office. Wife and DeSoto County Supervisor Lee Caldwell held the Bible as Caldwell was sworn into office. Caldwell won election to the post in the November ele…
New DeSoto County Board of Supervisors Board President Jesse Medlin receives the gavel from outgoing Board President Lee Caldwell. The change of leadership came during the board’s first meeting of the new year on Monday, Jan. 6 in Hernando. Board members take turns during their terms in offi…
Applications are being accepted for people interested in learning more about the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department through its Sheriff’s Citizen Academy, or SCA.
The elected winner for the Mississippi House District 40 seat in the state Legislature has moved to have the House dismiss the challenge from the loser of that election.
For 20 years, the annual Crystal Ball Gala has been a special event in Northwest Mississippi. The gala event, to be held this year on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Arena in Southaven, has been the driving force that supports the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi (CFNM) as it “connects…
Southaven city officials have taken the first step toward equipping its police officers with body cameras, becoming the largest Mid-South community outside of Memphis to have the equipment in use.
DeSoto County supervisors this week received information from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) about a growing concern for a disease affecting deer.
Wednesday, Jan. 8 will begin the nomination period for the 2019 DeSoto's Best Awards, presented by the DeSoto Times-Tribune. Expect the DeSoto's Best website to go live and begin accepting nominations that evening. Look for more information on our website and on our Facebook page.
As the new year began Wednesday, Jan. 1, when the clock struck midnight, we said goodbye to 2019 and welcomed the start of 2020.
The man who has been the head of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) since 2014 will leave his position on Jan. 13.
A juvenile from Independence has been arrested in what is the first reported homicide case in DeSoto County for the new year.
DeSoto County residents who are eligible for, but who had not previously filed for, the county’s Homestead Tax Exemption may begin doing so now.
The 20th annual Crystal Ball will provide the backdrop to honor four outstanding Community Stars of Northwest Mississippi. These regional Community Stars will be honored along with the gala’s Stars of Hope, C Spire founders, brothers Wade and Jimmy Creekmore. The Crystal Ball helps over 800 …
As of the coming start of the Mississippi Legislative session next week, Robert Foster (R-Hernando) will no longer be a state representative. Instead, Foster is moving back into his role of owner/operator of the popular Cedar Hill Farm agri-tourist attraction.
It's been quite a year in 2019 for highways in North Mississippi.
(Editor's note: Story updated with name of shooting victim.)
With the start of a new year, a new term begins for DeSoto County officials elected during the November general election.
Registration for the 2020 spring semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College is just around the corner.
The Mississippi Legislative PEER Committee has released its report titled “Review of the Department of Public Safety Driver Service Bureau’s Management of Customer Service Delivery.”
There was an afternoon gathering Thursday, Dec. 19, at the Lewis Ranch on Malone Road in Nesbit, with people brought together to honor and recognize the music legend who lives there, in Jerry Lee Lewis.
We don’t know exactly where it will be located yet, but the mega-giant internet service and product provider Google is set to add its first Operations Center (GOC) in Northwest Mississippi.
We don’t know exactly where it will be located yet, but the mega-giant internet service and product provider Google is set to add its first Operations Center (GOC) in Northwest Mississippi.
The head of the Mississippi Department of Education will be dealing with new leadership at the top of state government next month when Tate Reeves becomes governor. She believes the new administration will work to continue education growth in the state.
Members of the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors Monday morning, Dec. 16, heard from a group of citizens concerned their weekly social gatherings at the county’s senior citizens center in Southaven were being broken up by a band wanting to play there once a month.
The Northwest Mississippi Association of REALTORS® (NWMAR) and Toys-For-Tots Mid-South partnered together to spread some Christmas cheer to the House of Grace, a local non-profit organization. Together they donated unwrapped toys, specially selected for the children of House of Grace, so the…
As DeSoto County School District (DCS) students head into the Christmas break, they leave school on Friday knowing that when they come back in January, they won’t have to bring any extra money with them to cover lunches they haven’t paid for.
Members of the DeSoto County Schools Board of Education returned from the Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA) meeting with two awards; being the Red Apple Award and the Diploma Circle Honor Award. The Red Apple Award is based on total hours of MSBA-approved board training hours earn…
At a recent ceremony honoring those who have established endowed scholarships at Northwest Mississippi Community College, a plaque of appreciation was presented by Northwest President, Dr. Michael Heindl (front row, fourth from right) to Jane Waldrop Williamson (center) for the establishment…
Brothers Wade and Jimmy Creekmore will be honored as the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi’s Star of Hope at their 20th annual Crystal Ball. This black-tie gala has been voted as the number one charitable event in Mississippi and is attended by 1,200 people.
The election has been won and now Gov.-elect Tate Reeves is setting forward what he feels the state of Mississippi must do to move forward under his watch.
(Editor’s Note: The following was first reported Thursday by Mississippi Today and is reprinted with permission.)
Southaven and the Landers Center will play a part in the annual St. Jude Marathon weekend, beginning today (Thursday) and continuing Friday ahead of the event on Saturday morning, Dec. 7. But, the crush of runners coming to the DeSoto County venue will tax traffic numbers for the two-day period.
As DeSoto County Coroner, Josh Pounders has to regularly deal with death and the end of life.
A suspect in a shooting incident that took place in a Southaven residential area late last week is in custody and has been extradited back from Memphis.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is ready to help deliver those special gifts to all the good girls and boys this Christmas season and have announced their holiday hours to make it happen.
DeSoto County supervisors have a lengthy list of items they would like to see done in the Mississippi State Legislature in the 2020 session that begins next month.
A Michigan City man is being held on $250,000 bond after DeSoto County authorities arrested him and charged him with fondling.
The dictionary has several definitions for the word “parade,” including “an informal, public procession, or to exhibit ostentatiously.”
Capt. David Crites, Sgt. Jeff Jaffe, Lt. Don Barr, and Sgt. Dwight Brittain were among Southaven Police Department officers who enjoyed a lunch meal served by the realtors of the Collins-Maury Coldwell Banker real estate agency during Feed A Cop Day at the agency office on Goodman Road East.…
Lottery players in DeSoto County and elsewhere in Mississippi who before had to head to other states to try their luck on scratch-off tickets now don’t have to travel any further than just down the street for their chance at winning some big money.
Southaven residents, when “taking a hike” is suggested, will soon have the longest pedestrian trail in DeSoto County to do so; and they’ll also have a bridge to cross when they do it.
Most municipalities and DeSoto County Government offices will have a holiday schedule this week because of Thanksgiving, including for waste collection.
Foundation for Excellence in Education grants aid in creative teaching methods.
A Memphis couple is in the DeSoto County Adult Detention Center in Hernando, charged with murder in the September death of a young child found in a Southaven hotel.
The most closely-contested race in the Nov. 5 general election has been decided with the DeSoto County Election Commission certifying the House District 40 vote between Republican state Rep. Ashley Henley and Democratic challenger Hester Jackson-McCray.
For the past week, from schools, to hospitals, and city governments, in many ways, DeSoto County residents have paused to reflect and remember the servicemen and women, past and present, who have fought to defend our country.
