As the newly elected senator for parts of DeSoto and Tunica counties, Theresa Gillespie Isom brings an education and health care background to her role — and she plans to use it.
Two people who wrote letters of support for Lindsey Whiteside have recanted their communiques after the former assistant basketball coach pleaded guity of sexual battery of a minor.
Owner Randall Swaney said the North Mississippi restaurant that entices Memphians to drive miles for fine dining is going up for sale at the height of its popularity.
After writing a letter of support for Lindsey Whiteside, a former assistant coach indicted after pleaded guilty for sexual battery of a minor, community members have demanded the resignation of Michele Henley.
A one-day protest by students in the DeSoto County Schools over the district’s handling of the case against Lindsey Whiteside, drew a significant number of absences on Oct. 22.
Lindsey Whiteside appeared in U.S. District Court in Oxford, Mississippi, on Tuesday for a decision on bond and incarceration as she awaits trial on federal charges involving sexual battery with a minor.
An unsealed federal indictment outlines the charges against Lindsey Whiteside, a former youth pastor, who pleaded guilty in DeSoto County Circuit Court to sexual battery of a minor and received a widely criticized house arrest sentence.
An Intervention Court in Mississippi provides an alternative to defendants handcuffed by addiction, giving them hope of an improving life.
Lindsey Whiteside, who recently pleaded guilty to sexual battery with a minor in DeSoto County, faces new federal charges in connection with the case.
A group of parents is leading the charge against DeSoto County school leaders with a protest after a former coach pleaded guilty to sexual battery with a minor. Judge who presided over Lindsey Whiteside case recuses himself, blasts DARelated content:
In his recusal, Judge Andrew Howorth added a severe warning about the implications of pressure tactics on the judicial system, stating this “approximates the manner in which courts operate in authoritarian regimes, such as North Korea and Iran.”
Construction on the Landers Center expansion remains on target as the project moves into its next level of work.
DeSoto County deputies responding to a noise complaint, shot and killed a man at the scene, who, according to authorities, pointed a gun at the deputies.
DeSoto School Board members want Michele Henley to step down from her office, after she wrote a letter of support for Lindsey Whiteside, who pleaded guilty to sexual battery with a minor.
The combination of Whiteside’s sentence and school board member Michele Henley’s defense of her has galvanized a growing movement focused on accountability within DeSoto County’s leadership and education systems.
DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said his office is challenging the sentence, arguing sexual battery committed by a person in a position of trust is classified as a violent crime and is specifically ineligible for the house arrest program under Mississippi law.
The tiny town of Walls is overlooked compared to DeSoto County’s four other cities, but it provides space for the potential for controlled growth.
A former high school coach and youth minister at a DeSoto County church pleaded guilty to sexual battery with a minor, but her sentence was considered too lenient by District Attorney Matthew Barton.
After terminating the previous leaders of the city’s animal shelter, the Horn Lake Board of Mayor and Aldermen have named replacements for the facilities top two positions.
Cliff Johnson realizes that, as a Democrat, he has an uphill battle to represent Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District, but he has started his journey with a run for the Democratic primary.
Hernando considered naming a section of street after fallen activist Charlie Kirk, raising the question of when to name something after a person who died.
A 911 emergency outage left callers seeking police help to call alternate numbers to reach various agencies.
A turtle named Shellby is leading first graders across DeSoto County on a journey to learn where rainwater goes after it falls and why keeping it clean matters.
A week after aldermen declined to rename a Hernando street after Charlie Kirk, two billboards honoring the conservative commentator now stand in the North Mississippi city.
The special election is the result of a federal court ruling.
Memories of Maywood bring back times of cold water, spraying fountains, a jukebox and high dives, plus sand mined from Destin.
Coffee and pastries will mix with potential cat adoptions in a novel new business slated to open in Southaven later this year.
A former Horn Lake alderman says the current administration could have done more to lower the millage rate to help property owners. Mayor Jimmy Stokes said they did what was necessary.
Late last month, ground was broken on the Landers Center’s $85 million expansion, which includes a unique hotel-convention center project.