The Mississippi Department of Health reported five new coronavirus deaths and 226 new cases Sunday, bringing the state to a total of 30,900 cases and 1,111 deaths.
Updates on COVID-19 cases, DeSoto County response.
For nearly a half-century, Hubert Jones has committed to helping protect the city of Hernando from fires and other life-threatening emergencies.
The Mississippi state flag is no more. In a private ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion on Tuesday, Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill into law that officially retires the flag. Doing so was the final step in committing the flag, which was adopted in 1894 and featured the Confederate battle emble…
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Keidron Henderson was declared the new mayor of Walls on June 4 after being the only person to submit the 50 registered voter signatures to be placed on the ballot.
Glen Popeil works at getting contacts during the Amateur Radio Field Day at the Olive Branch City Park. The Olive Branch Amateur Radio Club and Chickasaw Amateur Radio Association combined on the 24-hour event to gain as many radio contacts as possible. The event showcases how amateur radio …
Two separate accidents, one in Horn Lake and the other in Southaven, stopped traffic on a busy Goodman Road for more than two hours Thursday evening. A person alleged to have been involved is now facing several charges related to the accidents.
A Southaven man has died as a result of injuries suffered in a two-vehicle accident in the city Wednesday evening.
Mississippi Wednesday saw another day of skyrocketing positive case numbers and new death reports that have jumped the total number of COVID-19-related fatalities in the state to over the 1,000 mark.
Over the past week, many national and state groups have ramped up pressure on lawmakers to change the state flag, the last in the nation to feature the Confederate battle emblem.
He’s unpacked, the family has settled in, and they are all excited about his new position and their new home. Dr. Brad Wheeler has hit the ground running as the new Upper School principal (grades 7-12) at Southaven’s Northpoint Christian School.
A native of Olive Branch is a member of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York’s graduating Class of 2020. Cadet Conner Sprout, son of Mark and LuElla Sprout of Olive Branch is now commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army with the successful completion of his studies at t…
Mississippi Supreme Court Associate Justice Josiah Coleman rang the bell to open the Hernando Farmers Market on Saturday, June 20 in Hernando. Coleman, representing District 3, Place 3 on the state Supreme Court, is running for re-election in November. He is being challenged by Third Chancer…
Driver license bureaus in Mississippi, including the Olive Branch and Nesbit locations in DeSoto County, have had their operating service schedule changed as of Monday, June 22.
Greg Sankey, the commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, said in a statement on Thursday evening that the conference would consider banning championship events in Mississippi until the state changes its state flag, which contains the Confederate battle emblem.
Mississippi’s largest public school district will operate during the coming fiscal year with total revenues of more than $313 million but will not ask for a millage increase.
DeSoto County officials announced Wednesday that another free giveaway of face covering masks will be held on Saturday, June 13 at several locations across the county.
The robots are coming. Associated Wholesale Grocers announced last week the company plans to build a state of the art, automated distribution hub in Hernando.
The first Mississippi Department of Public Safety “Walk-In Wednesday” at its Driver License Bureau brought a morning crush of people to the Nesbit bureau. The line of parked cars nearly reached Highway 51 on both sides of the road and people were lined up around all around the bureau’s parki…
Long-time DeSoto County Museum volunteer Charlotte Davis spruces up the museum’s entrance as fellow volunteer Rodney Vaughn is ready to welcome visitors back to the Hernando museum at 111 East Commerce Street. The museum had been closed due to COVID-19 concerns. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday fr…
Parts of DeSoto County were dealing with flooded roadways Tuesday morning with the remnants of Tropical Depression Cristobal passing over the area. Water was flowing over this driveway along Bethel Road in Olive Branch, for instance. Other areas dealing with water over roads were Miller Road…
We have seen many moments of athletes getting full-ride scholarships to play for this school or that school coming out of high school.
The Hernando Farmers Market has partnered with the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation for a program to get more healthy food into the hands of lower-income consumers.
There are several ongoing road projects underway in Hernando that will provide the city a second entrance off the interstate road system, alleviate some traffic congestion along Commerce Street, and also offer new walking and cycling opportunities for the DeSoto County seat.
Velvet Cream, a long-time culinary staple of Hernando, has reopened after temporarily closing due to threats received following an incident where store owner, Tommy Flinn confronted an African American police officer taking an accident report. Backlash was swift and fierce on social media fo…
Velvet Cream, a long-time culinary staple of Hernando, has reopened after temporarily closing due to threats received following an incident where store owner, Tommy Flinn confronted an African American police officer taking an accident report. Backlash was swift and fierce on social media fo…
A bipartisan group of Mississippi lawmakers, with the blessing of Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, began whipping votes and drafting a resolution on Monday to change the state flag, which was adopted in 1894 and is the last in the nation containing the Confederate battle emblem.
The DeSoto County Board of Education has passed a Return-to-School Plan that DeSoto County Schools will be using as it works toward getting youngsters back in their classrooms the first week of August. The plan was agreed upon during Tuesday’s meeting of the school board in Hernando that inc…
Mississippi saw its largest one-day increase in new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, with a reported 498 new positive cases. The hike brought the total number of coronavirus cases in Mississippi to 17,768 as of late Monday morning.
Jim Green, the man who brought music concerts to Southaven and helped make Snowden Grove Amphitheater, now known as the BankPlus Amphitheater, a top regional entertainment attraction, has died at the age of 50.
Mississippi’s drivers license stations, including Nesbit and Olive Branch in DeSoto County, are about to reopen under specific guidelines, announced Gov. Tate Reeves in Wednesday’s press briefing in Jackson.
Family and friends are mourning the loss of two young men who died in a single-vehicle crash in DeSoto County Sunday. A third young man also in the wreck remains hospitalized at Regional One Health in Memphis.
Olive Branch aldermen will allow a company to set up a new temporary fireworks sales site at one location in the city but not at another, after residents protested one particular site during Tuesday night’s Board of Aldermen meeting.
About 500 families were helped in their food needs when Sacred Heart Southern Missions set up a mobile food distribution at Southaven’s Christ the King Catholic Church last week.
A new mayor was sworn into office Tuesday evening to lead the Town of Walls when he was the only person to qualify at the deadline to be on a special election ballot.
The DeSoto County Animal Shelter and its puppy population are getting a “boost” of sorts, thanks to a young woman working toward achieving her Eagle Scout award.
Saturday morning of the last weekend in May saw DeSoto County participation in an effort to distribute as many free face masks as possible.
Olive Branch location now identified.
Gov. Tate Reeves announced his Safer At Home order will end on June 1 to be replaced by new guidance for the next stage of economic recovery for Mississippi.
Fire investigators in Marshall County continued Wednesday looking for clues to determine who may have set fire and vandalized the First Pentecostal Church of Holly Springs, a fire some believe may be arson-related due to graffiti left on the ground at the church’s entrance.
Northwest Mississippi Community College President, Dr. Michael Heindl (left) and Executive Director of Institutional Advancement Patti Gordon (right) welcomed Jackie Myrick of Southaven to campus May 12 as she presided at her first meeting after being elected president of the college’s Alumn…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), often referred to as “Mormons” was founded by Joseph Smith during a religious revival period in this country of the early 1800s known as the Second Great Awakening.
The final trip into the Hernando High School parking lot for the Class of 2020 became quite an event Friday night. It seemed like the entire community came out to witness what would be a momentous and historic occasion.
The Hernando Police Department has learned it has achieved four-year accreditation by the Mississippi Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission, or MSLEAC.
DeSoto County small businesses got a little boost on Saturday with the first of a recurring series of promotions aimed at pushing the need to shop locally.
On Memorial Day at 9 a.m., only a few people were on hand at Blocker Cemetery in Olive Branch to witness and honor more than 200 fallen hero veterans buried at the cemetery and at Payne Cemetery, another resting place in Olive Branch.
From left, Southaven Police Capt. Greg Smorowski, Southaven Police Officers Brett Logazino and Jason Asbury, Hernando Police Officer Falando Marion, and Horn Lake Police Officer Jason Cooper light their squad car blue lights Monday evening at the I-269/Getwell Road interchange. They were amo…
Plans are underway for a full slate of classes in all educational programs for the Fall 2020 semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College, Northwest President Dr. Michael Heindl has announced.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Friday has again added more time to his “Safer At Home” executive order, which is now in effect until June 1 at 8 a.m. It was to expire on Monday, May 25.
Early Monday evening on Memorial Day, travelers on some major highways in Mississippi might see the flashing lights of a law enforcement patrol cruiser. However, the flashing lights are not being used because a traffic violator has been pulled over.
