Southaven plans new connector road near Landers Center
The DeSoto County city’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted Tuesday, Aug. 6, to approve right-of-way dedication for the connector just south of Church Road.
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August 2024
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Southaven removes towing company from rotation
Police Capt. Brett Logazino detailed two recent incidents when the wrecker service transported vehicles from DeSoto County to Memphis, a move that could hinder criminal investigations.
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Celebrated DeSoto County student athlete dies in car crash
Officers with the Olive Branch Police Department responded to a traffic incident near Terrace Stone Drive during the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 3, later confirming the death of the rising baseball star.
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Returning Southaven Open serves up competition
Players will take part in the Mississippi’s only professional men’s tennis tournament for $25,000 in prize money.
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Sippin Silo brings wine bar concept to Southaven
Sippin Silo opened earlier this year in Silo Square, with a serve-yourself bar offering 24 different wines, including a non-alcohol option, as well as craft cocktails.
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July 2024
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What’s in the contract between DeSoto County Schools, juvenile facility
The contract primarily concerns requirements the DeSoto County Juvenile Correctional Facility must meet to receive federal funding.
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DeSoto schools performs below state average on kindergarten readiness
County-wide, Hernando Elementary School and Lake Cormorant Elementary School had the highest percentages of students who out-performed a state benchmark.
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Judge places gag order on DeSoto DA
A Circuit Court judge has issued a gag order to prevent DeSoto County’s Matthew Barton from speaking publicly about an inmate who escaped from custody and remains at large.
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Court says Mississippi can wait for 2025 to draw new legislative maps
The U. S. District Court of the Southern District of Mississippi ruled on Tuesday, July 2, that some of the districts drawn in 2022 violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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Horn Lake Alderman David Young running for mayor
Speaking to The Daily Memphian on Wednesday, July 17, Young said he is running as the “only conservative in the next election.”
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Southaven awards more than $4M in construction contracts
The project will widen Snowden Lane, among other improvements, and upgrade fixtures at Autumn Woods.
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DeSoto County could see new state Senate district
“The Mississippi Legislature effectively cracked the majority-Black community in Horn Lake across three districts and split Horn Lake and the historically Black town of Jago rather than keeping them together,” a federal court wrote.
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Olive Branch mayor seeks second term in growing city
“Sometimes it takes a second term to see things fully to fruition,” Mayor Ken Adams said, who says Olive Branch is on its way to becoming the largest city in DeSoto County.
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Mississippi pushes for more time to redraw Black-majority districts
Earlier this month, a federal court affirmed that new state House and Senate districts drawn in 2022 diluted the power of Black voters.
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Roundabout construction to close Hernando intersection for 10 days
Hernando Mayor Chip Johnson says construction should be finished by the time DeSoto County Schools starts back on Aug. 1.
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A Jerry Lee Lewis memorial is coming to Silo Square, and you can be a part
The Jerry Lee Lewis Plaza will be unveiled in Silo Square in September.
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Moore: Can the rift between DeSoto County sheriff and DA be fixed?
Sheriff Thomas Tuggle and District Attorney Matthew Barton were elected on the promise of keeping DeSoto County safe. Can they do that while their offices are at odds?
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Southaven residents brave the heat for Fourth of July extravaganza
The event featured food and craft vendors, a performance by the 41st Army Brass Band — the musical ambassador of the Mississippi Army National Guard — and a pyrotechnics display at the BankPlus Ampitheater.
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DeSoto supervisor concerned about immigrant facility in Tunica County
On a recent episode of “Red, White & True” — a podcast from the DeSoto County Republican Party — Caldwell said the idea, first proposed earlier this year despite objections from Tunica County officials, has “not been resolved.”
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Reward for escaped DeSoto County inmate raised to $20K
Joshua Zimmerman, 31, was in court Friday, June 14, for a hearing related to multiple felony charges in DeSoto County including attempted murder, armed robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm.
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June 2024
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DeSoto County assistant district attorney resigns after being arrested
Thomas Waller was arrested Thursday, June 27, after Circuit Court Judge Celeste Wilson ordered him held for being intoxicated in court.
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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.
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Fugitive 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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‘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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DeSoto 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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