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.
Topic: Mayor Ken Adams
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July 2024
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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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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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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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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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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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February 2023
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Olive Branch’s ‘antiquated’ schools need plan, mayor says
The mayor and Board of Aldermen made its request last year and reiterated it again this month after DeSoto County Schools asked Olive Branch to approve putting classroom trailers at Career Tech East.
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Olive Branch Airport set to take off after record-breaking year
With growth potential on the horizon, the Olive Branch Airport is providing not only an alternative to big airports, but a teaching facility for instructors.
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Olive Branch city meetings will be live on YouTube
At long last, Olive Branch is on the verge of implementing live-streaming of its city meetings, a broadcast possibly available this summer.
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DeSoto County leaders lobby for wider I-55 at Mississippi State Capitol
DeSoto County officials head to Jackson on Thursday to lobby state legislators for funds to widen Interstate 55, eliminating a bottleneck where it narrows and making the expressway safer.
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January 2023
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Olive Branch takes steps for new animal shelter
Olive Branch is working to gain control of a piece of property donated by a developer to build an animal shelter more conducive to the city’s needs.
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Airport funding, I-55 fix top Olive Branch mayor’s wish list
Mayor Ken Adams wants funding for road projects, help with improvements on the airport and other help in his request to the Mississippi Legislature for this session.
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December 2022
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Olive Branch sets $18.8M for newly annexed areas, but there’s a lot more to do
Olive Branch has until 2026 to complete improvements in the annexed areas.
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Food trucks coming to Old Towne in Olive Branch
“I think it’s a new, positive pulse of energy for Old Towne,” Mayor Ken Adams said.
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November 2022
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Cascades development resumes in Olive Branch
After years of sitting dormant, the Cascades development in Olive Branch has received new approvals and the walk-live-play project could soon start construction.
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October 2022
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Olive Branch launches up to $25M in projects, including massive repaving
Olive Branch has a list of improvements it hopes to make such as paving and infrastructure work, improvements that could run up to $25 million.
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Olive Branch bucking for more entertainment in DeSoto County
Olive Branch officials are starting to increase the events in the DeSoto County city to make it more entertaining for residents who previously tended to go to Memphis.
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August 2022
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Getting nowhere with state on I-55 project, DeSoto officials turn to social media
DeSoto leaders have asked for funding to widen I-55, U.S. 51 and Miss. 305 multiple times, but those requests have fallen on deaf ears.
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DeSoto County and four city governments consider spending, budgets
Facing the financial challenges of governments everywhere, DeSoto County and its four major cities are crafting financial plans to address the needs in the coming fiscal year.
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Olive Branch park gets $75k electrical upgrade for show
Improvements to the electric grid at City Park in Olive Branch will contribute to a stellar holiday light event.
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Olive Branch residents vote for new tax to improve parks
The overwhelming passage of a hotel-motel tax by Olive Branch voters opens more options for parks and recreation amenities
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