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The mayor and Board of Aldermen made its request last year and reiterated it again this month after DeSoto County Schools asked Olive Branch to approve putting classroom trailers at Career Tech East.
Traffic at Commerce Street and Interstate 55 in Hernando has outgrown the original 1960s design. With no room to widen it more, the city is looking to legislators for help.
The second bridge on the Bridges of Camp Creek development opens the way for more construction and better access to the Olive Branch site.
The state Transportation Alternative Funds Grant requires that the city provide 20% in matching funds for the project.
In March, Molly Burgess opened her second store that features the superfood berry acai, a healthy and tasty meal or snack option for Olive Branch residents.
Olive Branch used cutting-edge software to create priority list of the top 15 streets in need of repaving and other improvements.
With the Nashville private school shooting still resonating, the Olive Branch Police Department will offer a workplace safety training program to Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce members next week.
Memphis and North Mississippi representatives are in federal court this week as a judge reviews the agreement between the two entities regarding sewage treatment.
Testimony continued in federal court on Tuesday regarding the cost of Memphis treating wastewater from northwest DeSoto County and when the Mississippi district would leave the Memphis service.
Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite testifies that the cost associated with a North Mississippi area taking over wastewater treatment could mean a significant increase for residents.
Her experience with words and a rebound after an early setback helped an Olive Branch woman capture a major haul on Wheel of Fortune.
U.S. District Judge Mark Norris asked the parties in a dispute over the treatment of wastewater in northwest Mississippi to try and reach an accord before the decision fell to him.
With a significant presence of vehicles bearing out-of-state tags sitting in Olive Branch driveways, the suburb’s police officers plan to blitz neighborhoods to see if the person is avoiding buying a Mississippi license plate.
The Olive Branch Airport was awarded close to $3 million in grants to improve lighting and signage as the suburban airfield continues to grow.
On mission to preserve the community feeling of what is now the fifth-largest city in Mississippi, Olive Branch officials plan community events to spotlight on the city’s special year.
A lane of McIngvale Road in Hernando will be closed to traffic soon as construction begins on the new Hernando High.
Using information they learned through their studies, students at DeSoto Christian Academy built mini versions of various themed structures.
American Airlines donated $1.5 million for student scholarships last summer, a donor recently gave the academy a $6,000 flight simulator and opportunities to introduce airline careers to high schoolers are growing.
While Hernando voters rejected a tax on prepared foods at restaurants to improve parks, Hernando leaders plan to expand its facilities with the purchase of the Civic Center.
The increase in patients at Methodist Olive Branch Hospital reflects the growth in the community and better access to care.
After years of delays because of changing conditions and economic setbacks, a development has changed for a site near Goodman and Hacks Cross roads.
Part of the Rotary Club funds raised by the Collierville Balloon Festival are being used to help Hernando High students experience the obstacles of autism.
With a steady hand and a brush tipped with black durable paint, Suzanne Cox is updating and clarifying some of Hernando’s historic street signs.
Vendors will be selling things like local eggs, jellies, pickles, jewelry, soaps, wreaths and children’s hair bows.
“That’s an entitled bunch there,” Bruce McMullen said to U.S. District Judge Mark Norris. “That holds no credibility at all. One person is on Earth, and the other is on another planet.”