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The president of the DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau, which recently became part of a story about alleged racism in the firing of its executive director, says a broader “shakeup” will take local tourism to another level.
Officials announced that broadband internet service has reached into all rural areas of DeSoto County.
Students will start filling the halls of the new Hernando High in late summer, providing relief to other schools in the DeSoto County school district.
If adopted, the map, drawn to avoid dilution of Black voter strength, would pit two existing senators against each other.
DeSoto County residents have the opportunity to get rid of some unwanted materials during the annual spring cleanup week.
Former Olive Branch police chief Don Gammage faces Dion M. Jones and Mike Hutchins in the April 1 Republican Primary to serve as the city’s Ward 3 alderman.
The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors is looking into legal considerations if the state Legislature passes a redistricting plan that could impact North Mississippi representation.
Cost estimates total about $88 million, up from an estimate of about $84 million a year ago. It’s the first major expansion since the venue opened in 2000.
St. Paul Catholic School’s mission of education has evolved as the surrounding Whitehaven area changed. Now supporters are raising money to update the 75-year-old structure.
“We build something new to look and feel old,” said Silo Square’s developer. “That’s what you have to do to get some of that old charm.
Silo Square and the relatively new restaurants along Getwell Road are drawing Memphis patrons. Shelby County auto tags are a common site on weekends.
Relying on his experiences overseas, Justin Ash is opening an Irish pub in the Old Towne district of Olive Branch.
With a recently elected sheriff, and new police chiefs in Olive Branch, Hernando, Horn Lake and Southaven, the county stands unified against crime.
Keith Fulcher’s fundraising efforts are helping the poor in Mississippi, particularly children.
For the last 25 years, Jason Shifflett has not only turned the Domino’s in Olive Branch into a money-making endeavor, but he is sharing that success with the community.
A year after William Cox became police chief, it appears his strategies for keeping polices officers from leaving are successful. Olive Branch has achieved a higher rate of retaining officers than nearly all of its sister cities.
Law enforcement agencies across the countries are relying on drones to help with their work, and Hernando is part of that growing list.
After relentless waves of destructive summer storms in the Memphis metro area, generators are a hot commodity. Consumers are even turning to whole-house generators.
Southaven may be a young city, but it’s preserving its history, starting with The Tree.
With an assist from Buddy the Bernedoodle, visitors to the Baptist Centers for Good Grief find a warm and comforting friend to help them cope with loss.
The first household customers to get broadband extended to underserved areas are expected to be tapped to sign on for service next month.
Hernando aldermen approved allowing food trucks in the DeSoto County city, but not at the expense of existing brick-and-mortar restaurants.
Grants and city donations contributed to an expanded skate park, which holds a grand opening event this weekend in Hernando’s Renasant Park.
The largest of the two annexation requests was initiated last year for 450 acres and pits one large family group against another.
DeSoto County Schools is looking for a site to build a new career technology center as “hands-on” jobs become more in demand.