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Firebirds Wood Fired Grill wanted to bring a new restaurant to the Silo Square project. The development has become emblematic of Southaven’s status as a developing city in one of the fastest-growing counties in the U.S.
Founded in 1993, North American Electric distributes electric motors and gearing.
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.
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.
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. Marshall County poised to be the site of multibillion-dollar EV-battery facilityRelated story:
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vickers currently serves as the city’s deputy police chief. He has been with the Southaven Police Department for nearly 25 years.
“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.”
Two prisoners walked off from a DeSoto County nonprofit where they were working Tuesday, leading to a manhunt and an associated arrest.
A second inmate, identified as Gene Saulsberry, is still at large. Related content:
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.
Before being chosen for the top law enforcement position, Brent Vickers acted as Southaven’s deputy chief of police.
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.”
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.
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.
Traffic stops in the DeSoto County city were up 87% in 2023 with 13,229 stops.
The incident occurred after DeSoto County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to make a stop along the border of Tunica and DeSoto counties.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.