Scooter’s Coffee plans for opening in Horn Lake
If accepted by the city’s aldermen, the drive-thru only coffee shop would be built where a diner currently stands.
Rob Moore
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Public SafetyFugitive from three states at large: The criminal career of Joshua Zimmerman
Zimmerman is wanted by authorities in at least three states, including Texas for the 2023 murder of Keyanna Shantall Mercer in Houston.
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North Mississippi‘It was admitted’: DeSoto employee deletes evidence of inmate escape, DA says
“It did not take long for us to uncover a conspiracy to cover up and suppress certain evidence regarding the escape of Joshua Zimmerman,” DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said during a press conference Thursday, June 20.
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DeSoto inmate escaped through courthouse ‘design flaw,' sheriff says
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North MississippiDeSoto inmate escaped through courthouse ‘design flaw,’ sheriff says
Authorities have begun Phase 2 in the search for an escaped DeSoto County inmate, and the reward for his capture is $10,000.
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North Mississippi Southaven adopts new voting districts very much like the old ones
The new districts keep all six of the currently elected aldermen in their respective wards, and polling locations for each ward remain the same from the 2021 city elections with the exception of Ward 5.
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North MississippiDeSoto supervisors amend budget to give DA an additional prosecutor
This approval means the DeSoto County District Attorney’s Office will employ seven assistant district attorneys as it prepares to deliver more than 450 indictments, a total that would set a record for the county and the state.
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North MississippiDeSoto County Schools has ‘more money than it’s ever had’
“DeSoto County Schools has more money than it ever has,” said Stacey Graves, the district’s chief financial officer, during a presentation earlier this month. “That means we can do more things to move the district forward.”
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North MississippiProspective owners considering Jerry Lee Lewis Ranch as a museum
“We want to offer a quality tour so that when people leave, they’re mesmerized by Jerry Lee’s career, his accomplishments, his home,” Todd Allen Herendeen, the property’s potential buyer, said.
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North MississippiAmid population growth surge, Southaven preps to redistrict wards
From 2010 to 2020, the DeSoto County city’s population grew from less than 49,000 residents to almost 55,000. In 2000, Southaven’s population was around 29,000.
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North MississippiMBI special agent awarded for role in arrest of former Southaven officer
“Capt. Farish represents everything that is good in law enforcement,” said DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton as he presented Farish with his office’s Behind the Badge Award. “He represents everything we strive to emulate.”
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North MississippiDeSoto County plans for 38 resource officers in schools
With a new contract approved, DeSoto County Schools is altogether expected to spend more than $4 million on resource officers for the upcoming school year.
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North MississippiTopgolf-inspired pickleball facility coming to Southaven
Designated as the third phase of Top of the ’Sipp, the pickleball facility will be called Bangers Pickleball and, if approved by the city, could open as soon as fall 2025.
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North MississippiRaising Cane’s Chicken Fingers headed to the Mid-South
The new location for the chicken tender chain would be the first in the area.
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North MississippiMixed-use development in Hernando breaks ground after 17-year delay
Delta Landing has broken ground across from the new Hernando High. The 250-acre development will include more than 500 single-family homes, about 90 condominiums and a separate senior living facility.
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North Mississippi New principals appointed at Southaven Elementary, Horn Lake Intermediate
Both of the new principals currently work for the district as assistant principals at other schools.
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North MississippiHorn Lake approves new animal shelter to combat increased strays
Built in 1991, Horn Lake’s current animal shelter can hold 47 dogs, but right now, the facility is well past capacity with about 95 strays.
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North MississippiDeSoto County Schools outperform state on reading assessment
The passage rates at Hernando Hill Elementary and Lewisburg Elementary School were particularly high with success rates of 92.4% and 90.4%, respectively.
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North MississippiOlive Branch Airport gets more than $5M in funding
“Over the course of the next three to four years ... the airport’s going to be almost completely remodeled,” the airport’s manager said. “When it’s all completed, it’s going to be almost like a brand new airport.”
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North MississippiCourt order hampers Olive Branch expansion
“Today’s decision reaffirms what we set out to do with this lawsuit, and that was to protect the rights of citizens of DeSoto County and their community,” former Southaven Mayor Greg Davis said.
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North MississippiCourt order quashes DeSoto tax collector’s refusal to work
Joey Treadway declared he won’t collect taxes if he doesn’t get a raise. But an injunction by Circuit Court Judge Albert B. Smith of Mississippi’s 11th Judicial District orders him to do his job.
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North MississippiDeSoto County asks state Supreme Court to appoint judge in Treadway lawsuit
Officials are turning to the Supreme Court of Mississippi after both judges for the 23rd Circuit Court District signed recusals, citing conflicts of interest.
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North Mississippi Southaven tweaks nuisance-property ordinance following uptick in violent crime
Southaven’s aldermen amended an ordinance defining chronic-nuisance properties to include any location where two violent or felonious drug events occur during a two-year period.
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North Mississippi Hernando appoints two new judges to city bench
Adam Emerson replaces Judge Anthony Nowak, who served on the city bench for 25 years. Robert Morris will become the city judge pro tempore.
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North MississippiDeSoto County gets $90M for I-55 expansion
The Mississippi Legislature ended the 2024 session approving a $7 billion state budget. Part of that funding is designated for widening a portion of Interstate 55 in DeSoto County.
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North MississippiDeSoto DA opposes potential Hernando municipal judge nominee
Hernando Mayor Chip Johnson intends to nominate Bob Morris to a municipal judgeship when the city’s aldermen meet next on Tuesday, May 7.
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