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.

Suburban home sales dipped in 2022, and new home sales remained low compared to the previous year.

In a museum in Hernando, DeSoto Countians can get a look at their past and an appreciation for those who settled there.

A Christian music festival in Olive Branch this June is expected to draw thousands of spectators with an unnamed top performer as headliner.

Medical marijuana sales could begin in DeSoto County by the end of the week.

With concerns about crime, congestion and over-development, Lakeland officials have placed a one-year moratorium on commercial projects along U.S. 70.

With questions about its location in The Lake District, officials in Lakeland are looking at alternative places for a potential Sheriff’s Office substation.

The aldermen unanimously approved the amended outline plan for The Standard Germantown, formerly known as Carrefour at The Gateway.

The Southaven Police Department is in the process of the final stages of seeking qualifying for state accreditation of the force.

Collierville’s mayor and aldermen ratified the PILOT that the Industrial Development Board approved last month.

DeSoto County officials plan to change some addresses for a new section of Holly Springs Road to end years of problems caused by flash flooding in the area. The change could be annoying for residents affected.

In an effort to control where smoking and vaping products are sold in Lakeland, the city’s commissioners have amended their ordinance to allow the businesses only in industrial districts.

In addition to navigating state mandates, cannabis companies will need to comply with municipal rules, and, in some cases, county government regulations.

After three years of operation through the challenges of a pandemic, Germantown Pharmacy has been successful enough to outgrow its space on Exeter Road. The business has relocated to 7465 Poplar Ave.

Four members of Germantown’s Harvest Church were killed in a plane crash in Yoakum, Texas, leaving behind church leaders, family members and community officials. 

“We have a great market, but we’re in a situation where we need to slow it down a little bit because we can get overdone in this area.”

The project was originally approved for 168 age-restricted units, and developers now want to increase that to more than 400.

The suburbs in northeast Shelby County are preparing master plans in anticipation of improvements to the parks in their respective cities.

The 18-acre site is zoned residential and a 38-lot subdivision was once approved for the area, but only three homes were ever developed. 

A meeting on Friday in Hernando will outline the extension of broadband services to the underserved areas of DeSoto County. Officials will explain the anticipated timeline for the extension to homes and what residents can expect.

With higher interest rates as a deterrent and the rising cost of materials, single-family residential starts dipped in DeSoto County.

Steve Tucker, who was piloting a plane near Yoakum Municipal Airport when it crashed, killing him and three other passengers, was president of a saddle company located across the street from the small Texas town’s airport. 

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Many of the trees coming off the Germantown Country Club site will not be shipped off to a landfill. Farmington-Kimbrough Development Group wants the wood to be used for a new purpose.

Later Wednesday morning, an update from the church said the sole survivor was breathing on his own and communicating through writing.