There are 4 article(s) tagged Maywood:

• September 2025

  • Ask the Memphian: Is it true DeSoto County once had a beach? And it was full of sand from Destin?

    The owners of DeSoto’s Maywood Beach routinely headed down to Destin, but it wasn’t to frolic in the waves. 

    By Clay Bailey September 30, 2025

  • Bailey: Memories of Maywood filled with sun, fun — and Florida sand

    Memories of Maywood bring back times of cold water, spraying fountains, a jukebox and high dives, plus sand mined from Destin.

    By Clay Bailey September 19, 2025

• March 2022

  • Olive Branch aldermen approve Maywood development

    Aldermen approved a development at Maywood despite concerns about traffic, apartments and the views of current residents.

    By Toni Lepeska March 16, 2022

• February 2022

  • Work-live-play project proposed near DeSoto’s Maywood

    Once known as the “Beach within reach,” the Maywood community could soon become a meeting destination with a conference center, retail and hotels.

    By Toni Lepeska February 22, 2022