New York company acquires Hernando motor distributor
Founded in 1993, North American Electric distributes electric motors and gearing.
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North Mississippi DeSoto County DA forms partnership to battle human trafficking
In 2023, the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department said they encountered about 55 human trafficking victims. The north Mississippi county often leads the state in human trafficking arrests.
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North MississippiMarshall County poised to be the site of multibillion-dollar EV-battery facility
The project, which will be built at the 3,600-acre Chickasaw Trails Industrial Park on the Mississippi-Tennessee state line, is pending approval by Mississippi officials, sources said.
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North Mississippi Special session to consider $1.9B EV battery facility in Marshall County
Gov. Tate Reeves announced Tuesday, Jan. 16, plans for a special session of the legislature later this week to finalize a development deal that would create around 2,000 new jobs in the north Mississippi county.
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North Mississippi Walls under boil water notice
The notice includes the immediate Town of Walls along Old Highway 61 going west and along Highway 61 south of Goodman Road to Starlanding Road.
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North Mississippi Olive Branch declares state of emergency
According to a statement from Mayor Ken Adams’ office, record low temperatures and icy conditions throughout the region have stressed all utility systems, and roads have become almost impossible to navigate.
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North Mississippi Mississippi Legislature sets stage for nearly $2B investment in Marshall County
Cummins, Daimler Trucks and Paccar will each own 30% of the joint venture, which will focus on lithium-iron-phosphate battery technology for commercial battery-electric trucks.
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North Mississippi Walls boil water notice lifted
The notice included the immediate Town of Walls along Old U.S.61 going west and along Highway 61 south of Goodman Road to Star Landing Road.
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North Mississippi Southaven aldermen to vote Brent Vickers appointment for police chief
Vickers currently serves as the city’s deputy police chief. He has been with the Southaven Police Department for nearly 25 years.
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North Mississippi Reeves signs legislation making way for $2B Marshall County investment
“Today is a wonderful day for Mississippi,” state Gov. Tate Reeves said. “We’re here to celebrate a historic investment in our state, the single largest payroll commitment of any major project in Mississippi history.”
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North Mississippi Two inmates walked away from a job site Tuesday
Two prisoners walked off from a DeSoto County nonprofit where they were working Tuesday, leading to a manhunt and an associated arrest.
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North Mississippi Escaped DeSoto County inmate captured, second still at large
A second inmate, identified as Gene Saulsberry, is still at large.
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North MississippiDeSoto County officials embrace nearly $2 billion Marshall County investment
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed an incentive package worth more than $400 million, finalizing the state’s role in a deal that will see three companies invest nearly $2 billion in an EV battery facility in Marshall County.
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Public Safety Brent Vickers named Southaven’s new chief of police
Before being chosen for the top law enforcement position, Brent Vickers acted as Southaven’s deputy chief of police.
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North Mississippi Winter storms add to Arkabutla Dam stress
Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a “watch” for the drainage basin — located in parts of DeSoto and Tate counties — elevating its risk status from an “alert.”
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North MississippiHolly Springs and TVA clash over compliance
Officials met Jan. 31 in Jackson, Mississippi, to address updates from a report issued by the TVA in 2023 detailing safety issues and concerns about the utility provider’s ability to sustain itself.
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North Mississippi Second DeSoto County inmate arrested after nearly two weeks on the run
Gene Dewayne Saulsberry was arrested by Shelby County Sheriff’s Office’s Fugitive Apprehension Team around 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 5, in Hickory Hill.
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Public Safety Arrests and traffic stops increase in Hernando
Traffic stops in the DeSoto County city were up 87% in 2023 with 13,229 stops.
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North Mississippi One dead following shooting with DeSoto County sheriff’s deputies
The incident occurred after DeSoto County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to make a stop along the border of Tunica and DeSoto counties.
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Public Safety DeSoto County Sheriff says officer-involved shooting ‘in line with training’
The MBI has not disclosed what initiated the stop. None of the DeSoto County Sheriff’s officers were seriously injured, but the K9, identified as Luca, is deceased.
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North Mississippi Southaven sanitation fees to increase with switch to Waste Pro
Over objections by the mayor and the director of public works, Southaven aldermen decide to change sanitation companies despite past problems with Waste Pro and a higher cost to residents.
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North Mississippi DeSoto County Republicans host U.S. Senate candidate forum
Speaking to a crowd of about 100 constituents, Mississippi State Rep. Dan Eubanks and retired Marine Corps Colonel Ghannon Burton squared off against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker’s wife, Gayle Wicker.
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North Mississippi DeSoto County Sheriff’s K-9 Luca laid to rest
Humans and dogs lined the streets to pay respects to the canine who also served U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan during his 10 years of life.
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North Mississippi DeSoto County DA says trial is chance to ‘stop Memphis and save DeSoto’
Barton campaigned on taking a tough approach on crime committed in DeSoto County by Memphis residents. This trial was his opportunity to demonstrate that commitment.
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North Mississippi Memphis man sentenced to 38 years in Southaven attempted-murder case
The case was the first DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton tried since being elected in November when he ran on taking a strict approach to crime committed by Memphians in North Mississippi.
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