Olive Branch awarded $2.3M for conservation project
Olive Branch has received a multimillion grant from The Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund to continue on an ambitious plan for the Lick Creek park.
Topic: Ken Adams
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January 2026
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September 2025
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Olive Branch will ‘cease communications’ with Daily Memphian
After being denied a free subscription to The Daily Memphian, the Olive Branch mayor says his city will no longer speak to anyone from the news site.
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August 2025
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Olive Branch poised to remain most affordable city in DeSoto County
Olive Branch moves forward to set millage rate while keeping in mind that reappraisal increased property values, affecting tax bills.
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July 2025
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Disc-over the fun: Olive Branch’s disc golf course opens
Olive Branch took advantage of the Tennessee Valley Authority clearing trees at City Park by converting the hilly, zigzagging space to a disc golf course.
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June 2025
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Olive Branch park robber sentenced to 35 years
A man who robbed a woman in an Olive Branch park a year ago has pleaded guilty to numerous charges and faces a sentence totaling 35 years.
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May 2025
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Olive Branch appoints ‘firefighter’s firefighter’ as new fire chief
Olive Branch has hired William D. Clark II, a firefighter with more than three decades of experience in Lewisburg and Memphis, as the city’s new fire chief.
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October 2024
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Proposed Olive Branch polling locations will not affect general election
The new polling locations, first introduced during a meeting with the city’s aldermen Oct. 15, would not go into effect until 2025.
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July 2024
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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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January 2024
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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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October 2023
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Widening Interstate 55 is still a top priority for DeSoto County
A lobbyist spent time with the DeSoto County Economic Development Council recently to outline how he plans to advocate for the major work on Interstate 55 during the next state legislative session.
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September 2023
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Olive Branch to livestream Board of Aldermen, Planning Commission meetings
Olive Branch citizens will now have better access to city meetings as the DeSoto County municipal government broadcasts its Board of Aldermen and Planning Commission sessions.
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August 2023
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Olive Branch’s proposed budget: A ‘build year,’ but no millage rate increase
Olive Branch’s budget focuses on paving, police and municipal buildings, while maintaining the same millage rate for the ninth straight year.
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Olive Branch sees police retention rate soar
A year after William Cox became police chief, it appears his strategies for keeping polices officers from leaving are successful. Olive Branch has achieved a higher rate of retaining officers than nearly all of its sister cities.
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Olive Branch to teach ‘future leaders’ how municipalities work
Students entering their junior or senior years of high school who meet the qualifications are eligible to apply for the first Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council in Olive Branch.
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June 2023
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Olive Branch footprint to grow with two potential annexations
The largest of the two annexation requests was initiated last year for 450 acres and pits one large family group against another.
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DeSoto County Schools looking for land to build new Career Tech East
DeSoto County Schools is looking for a site to build a new career technology center as “hands-on” jobs become more in demand.
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May 2023
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DeSoto County, Horn Lake opt out of multibillion-dollar federal grant
During phase two of the grant program, which is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, each jurisdiction could potentially be awarded up to $100 million.
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April 2023
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Olive Branch celebrates 150th birthday with community events
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.
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Olive Branch Airport awarded $2.74 million in federal grants for improvements
The Olive Branch Airport was awarded close to $3 million in grants to improve lighting and signage as the suburban airfield continues to grow.
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Olive Branch to crack down on out-of-state tags with neighborhood blitz
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.
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DeSoto County cities say Treadway must collect motor vehicle tax
Some DeSoto County cities have passed resolutions stating that tax collector Joey Treadway should continue collecting vehicle taxes while the municipalities and Treadway debate the public official’s duties.
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Olive Branch identifies worst streets to get repaving, improvements
Olive Branch used cutting-edge software to create priority list of the top 15 streets in need of repaving and other improvements.
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March 2023
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DeSoto County mayors ‘hopeful’ for agreement in tax collector dispute
With tax collector Joey Treadway asking for more money before he continues to collect taxes for DeSoto County cities, the mayors hope some agreement can be reached.
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Olive Branch gets $900K for soccer park trail construction
The state Transportation Alternative Funds Grant requires that the city provide 20% in matching funds for the project.
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Second phase of Bridges of Camp Creek in Olive Branch moves forward
The second bridge on the Bridges of Camp Creek development opens the way for more construction and better access to the Olive Branch site.
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