Traffic stops in the DeSoto County city were up 87% in 2023 with 13,229 stops.

Gene Dewayne Saulsberry was arrested by Shelby County Sheriff’s Office’s Fugitive Apprehension Team around 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 5, in Hickory Hill.

Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a “watch” for the drainage basin — located in parts of DeSoto and Tate counties — elevating its risk status from an “alert.”

Before being chosen for the top law enforcement position, Brent Vickers acted as Southaven’s deputy chief of police. 

The official sports medicine provider for the Memphis Grizzlies has more than doubled its footprint in Southaven to meet the growing demand for physical therapy. 

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed an incentive package worth more than $400 million, finalizing the state’s role in a deal that will see three companies invest nearly $2 billion in an EV battery facility in Marshall County. 

A second inmate, identified as Gene Saulsberry, is still at large. 

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Two inmates walked away from a job site Tuesday

Two prisoners walked off from a DeSoto County nonprofit where they were working Tuesday, leading to a manhunt and an associated arrest.

“Today is a wonderful day for Mississippi,” state Gov. Tate Reeves said. “We’re here to celebrate a historic investment in our state, the single largest payroll commitment of any major project in Mississippi history.”

Vickers currently serves as the city’s deputy police chief. He has been with the Southaven Police Department for nearly 25 years. 

With a recently elected sheriff, and new police chiefs in Olive Branch, Hernando, Horn Lake and Southaven, the county stands unified against crime.

The announcement of an electric battery manufacturer in Marshall County, coupled with the already announced BlueOval City may change the rural areas of Shelby and Fayette counties.

The notice included the immediate Town of Walls along Old U.S.61 going west and along Highway 61 south of Goodman Road to Star Landing Road.

Cummins, Daimler Trucks and Paccar will each own 30% of the joint venture, which will focus on lithium-iron-phosphate battery technology for commercial battery-electric trucks.

According to a statement from Mayor Ken Adams’ office, record low temperatures and icy conditions throughout the region have stressed all utility systems, and roads have become almost impossible to navigate.

The notice includes the immediate Town of Walls along Old Highway 61 going west and along Highway 61 south of Goodman Road to Starlanding Road.

Suburban districts and Memphis-Shelby County Schools have made the decision to close schools Thursday, Jan. 18, as more wintry precipitation is expected.

Gov. Tate Reeves announced Tuesday, Jan. 16, plans for a special session of the legislature later this week to finalize a development deal that would create around 2,000 new jobs in the north Mississippi county. 

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The project, which will be built at the 3,600-acre Chickasaw Trails Industrial Park on the Mississippi-Tennessee state line, is pending approval by Mississippi officials, sources said.

When Stafford and Christy Houston purchased the Bonne Terre property in Nesbit, Mississippi, they knew they needed someone special to run the steakhouse at the inn and event venue. 

In 2023, the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department said they encountered about 55 human trafficking victims. The north Mississippi county often leads the state in human trafficking arrests. 

Founded in 1993, North American Electric distributes electric motors and gearing. 

Far & Dotter is part of a franchising model from cannabis company Curio Wellness. This store marks the company’s first retail location in Mississippi and third nationwide.

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill wanted to bring a new restaurant to the Silo Square project. The development has become emblematic of Southaven’s status as a developing city in one of the fastest-growing counties in the U.S.