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.
Topic: Olive Branch
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August 2022
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Olive Branch to monitor license plates of vehicles entering city
Olive Branch officials want to monitor who drives into the DeSoto County city, and has hired a Georgia firm to track license plates with cameras.
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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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Olive Branch raises taxes on hotel, motel stays to fund parks
Olive Branch voters approved a 1% tax on hotel and motel room stays Tuesday to help fund improvements to the city park system.
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Olive Branch voters to decide on hotel/motel tax Tuesday
Olive Branch city officials are gearing up for a referendum Tuesday, Aug. 2, on whether a 1% tax will be levied on hotel and motel stays, raising an estimated $500,000 annually for the park system.
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July 2022
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Olive Branch seeks state assistance with Maywood dam problem
Aldermen apply for grant to bring dam up to state standards.
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Oh, snap: This week’s best photos
This weeks photos are about creativity — Parkinson’s disease patients who find a creative way to build strength, a retiree who learns to make wooden caricatures, kids getting a lesson in cake decorating, and a hand-painted mural in Collierville. Check ’em out and vote for your favorite.
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Rental concerns arise again in Olive Branch, but no action taken
Olive Branch elected officials reopened a discussion Tuesday on creating a residential rental property registry only two weeks after seemingly putting an end to any action.
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Artist brings out the spirit of Olive Branch with wooden caricatures
Ed Crumpler uses his talent as an artist to maintain the character of Olive Branch by designing caricatures of the suburb’s residents.
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June 2022
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Gammage ends career as Olive Branch police chief
Don Gammage is stepping down as Olive Branch police chief, ending a long career in law enforcement.
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Wounding of two Olive Branch officers in 2006 remains a mystery
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DeSoto County prepares zoning for medical marijuana
The evolving story of what DeSoto County elected officials will do with the lifting of Mississippi’s prohibition on the sale and cultivation of medical marijuana is approaching an end.
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DeSoto cities take different approaches to regulating rental property
DeSoto County cities have been discussing the influx of rentals, particularly the trending practice of larger companies outbidding single families to buy private homes to rent.
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DeSoto officials looking for quick fix to Miss. 305
The widening of Miss. 305 south of Church Road to Interstate 269 to five lanes is number 15 on Mississippi’s priority list of improvements.
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Olive Branch’s newest top cop remains a mystery — even after vote
Even the new chief wasn’t aware, as of last night, that he is indeed the new chief.
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May 2022
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Campbell Clinic expanding orthopedic services with 3 new locations
The three new clinics in East Memphis, Arlington and Olive Branch will offer walk-in, urgent orthopedic care, X-ray, casting and physical therapy services for patients needing everything from pediatrics to geriatric care.
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Olive Branch mayor focuses on citizen involvement
Olive Branch Mayor Ken Adams made a campaign promise to get citizens involved in government, and he is living up to his plan with four groups, one concentrating on litter.
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Mississippi governor optimistic state’s growth will follow DeSoto’s lead
Tate Reeves touted economic growth potential across the state during an appearance at an Olive Branch manufacturing plant.
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‘We’re saying zero tolerance for littering’
Olive Branch is cracking down on littering hard enough that Police Chief Don Gammage interrupted a day of yardwork to chase down a couple of folks who dumped trash in a nearby ditch.
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April 2022
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DeSoto County governments begin consideration of medical pot sales
DeSoto County governments are taking varying approaches to the potential sale of medical marijuana.
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Olive Branch funds Christmas light show to enhance the holiday season
The dozens of displays and thousands of lights will loop through City Park. The 40-day event will culminate in a family-friendly New Year’s Eve party and fireworks show.
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Special tax could enhance parks in DeSoto County cities
With approval of special taxes by the Mississippi State Legislature, DeSoto County cities are studying how to use the money, most planning to steer the funds to parks and recreation.
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March 2022
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Musselwhite vows to ‘keep fighting until the end’ on tourism tax
Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite passionately voiced concerns that three DeSoto County legislators could kill the extension of a local 1% tax on restaurant food and beverages — revenue that helps fund parks. Olive Branch’s mayor has similar concerns.
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Olive Branch police chief to retire
Don Gammage’s departure, effective June 30, caps a 37-year law enforcement career.
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Olive Branch aldermen approve Maywood development
Aldermen approved a development at Maywood despite concerns about traffic, apartments and the views of current residents.
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Mississippi officials seek answer to Goodman Road congestion
The mixture of commercial, industrial and residential along Goodman Road in Olive Branch can make for snarling traffic in an already congested corridor.
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