A rite of the season: Southaven is holding its Springfest this week through Saturday with rides, concessions and the aromatic draw of the annual barbecue contest.

Desoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton says he is making strides in cutting crime, and intends to continue to serve as the county’s top prosecutor.

With expanded needs in Desoto County, Dream Center is expanding its operation to the eastern side of the county in the Olive Branch community.

With the nearby courthouse and law offices circling the DeSoto County square in Hernando, The Docket seemed like a valid name for a new restaurant, even though the owners have a medical background.

When a local group missed out on Topgolf coming to DeSoto County, they decided to switch to pickleball with the same recipe -- the sport to go with meeting rooms, restaurant and a trio of bars.

City Hall Cheesecake owner Kim Daly used to be frustrated that ex-offenders weren’t given second chances. Then she decided she could do something about it by buying a bakery.

A recycling drive at the Tanger Outlets in Southaven will take donated sneakers and transform them into things like soft play surfaces.

Last month, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Permit Board approved an xAI subsidiary’s application to erect 41 natural gas turbines.

Matthew Ramsey is managing the Artemis II mission, but his roots are in DeSoto County where he played sports and learned from STEM programs at Hernando High.

DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton highlighted lower crime statistics in his State of the County address.

In November of last year, two DeSoto County teenagers in an SUV found themselves in a fast-moving ravine. But they survived thanks to one of the accident's witnesses. 

In DeSoto County, joining the local Search and Rescue unit means logging thousands of training hours, swimming miles in open water and responding to traumatic scenes at a moment’s notice.

With a nearby developments and improvements to a major intersection, the Mid South Center in Olive Branch is aimed at providing new businesses.

After the departure of the Riverkings in 2018, ice hockey is returning to the Mid-South this fall with a new franchise in the Federal Prospects Hockey League.

“I’m stating unequivocally that I made some large mistakes in budgeting,” Hernando Mayor Chip Johnson said.

After the intensity of the Winter Olympics, a crew of ice-skating performers will display their talents in an exhibition at the Landers Center.

The American Contract Bridge League, based in Horn Lake, is opening The Game Table, where visitors can play bridge, spades, mahjong, and various other card and board games.

The cost of sanitation service is going up in Horn Lake again – the second time in recent months customers have faced an increase. 

“We will be bringing professional hockey back to the Mid-South,” the Landers Center chief operating officer said.

A DeSoto County sheriff’s deputy jumped into a swollen ravine last fall to save two teenage girls and was recognized for the rescue.

The Mississippi Legislature has approved a salary increase for teachers, but some DeSoto County educators say the incremental raises won’t have much of an impact.

Fresh off historic performances in the Winter Olympics, members of the USA ice-skating squad will appear in Southaven at the Landers Center in May.

The 1st includes DeSoto County. Southaven, Hernando, Horn Lake, Olive Branch, Oxford, and Tupelo are all in the district.

Mississippi is rushing plans to make xAI’s request for permanent natural gas turbines in Southaven, according to the NAACP.

The shift from private residence to rock ’n’ roll destination has made the Jerry Lee Lewis Ranch Experience, complete with bullet holes in the bedroom, a stop on the music lovers’ trail.