Citizens got a look at Horn Lake’s early version of the city’s first comprehensive plan in 20 years and expressed their views for the suburb’s future.

Horn Lake has experienced “explosive growth” in the last three to four years. The comprehensive plan will explore the potential for what the community can be.

Southaven alderman Charlie Hoots would like to add state representative to his resume.

The DeSoto County town’s planning department is plotting a comprehensive course, the first in about two decades.

The mayor and Board of Aldermen made its request last year and reiterated it again this month after DeSoto County Schools asked Olive Branch to approve putting classroom trailers at Career Tech East.

Clearway Energy Group, which is constructing the county’s first solar farm near Walls, Mississippi, recently notified government officials that activity to the site will increase.

The site, which is within walking distance of Silo Square and Snowden Grove Park, borders the northern boundary of the recently approved mixed-use development Crossover. 

The master plan for Crossover — a mixed development between Getwell and Snowden Lane — received the unanimous blessing from Southaven officials this week.

Drivers in Hernando will be able to see street signs better under plans by the DeSoto County city to improve the quality.

Planning Director Chad Bahr presented the commission’s recommendations for medical marijuana dispensaries zoning at Tuesday night’s meeting. Some aldermen, however, pushed back on the commission’s recommendations.

A gunman that authorities say killed six people burst into his ex-wife’s home and smashed her boyfriend in the head with the butt of a gun before shooting her, her boyfriend said.

The Tate County Sheriff Brad Lance told local news outlets the killings occurred at a convenience store and two homes.

The Mississippi state GOP leaders ruled Thursday that despite living in D.C. during the Trump Administration, Mandy Gunasekara meets the residency requirements to run for Public Service Commission in the Northern District.

With its move to DeSoto County, Associated Wholesale Grocers is occupying a huge warehouse that brings together its distributions throughout the Memphis metropolitan area.

After years of asking, DeSoto County officials will soon see a widening of Interstate 55 after Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced funding for the first phase.

From patrolling on his bike to a cruiser, Shane Ellis has a history with Hernando, putting the new police chief in a unique situation.

The job gives David Taylor an opportunity to help make Olive Branch Airport the kind of airport his dad envisioned.

With growth potential on the horizon, the Olive Branch Airport is providing not only an alternative to big airports, but a teaching facility for instructors.

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The time Mandy Gunasekara spent in D.C. working for the Trump administration has called her residency into question, and her ability to run for the office.

With a quirky name like Area 51, a Mississippi trail biking group has worked around Arkabutla Lake to make a challenging path to ride and jump.

At long last, Olive Branch is on the verge of implementing live-streaming of its city meetings, a broadcast possibly available this summer.

DeSoto County Board of Supervisors voted to ban the social media app following Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves' ban on state-issued devices.

DeSoto County officials head to Jackson on Thursday to lobby state legislators for funds to widen Interstate 55, eliminating a bottleneck where it narrows and making the expressway safer.

If the proposed hotel isn’t under construction at the end of those two years, the permit will expire.