Hernando’s Board of Aldermen approved a contract with artificial intelligence company Polimorphic for some City Hall operations.

Seven human trafficking victims were rescued during a recent operation in Southaven, the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office announced Monday, Sept. 14.

New documents show former DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau leadership is backing claims by the Landers Center head who said he was fired last year for refusing to stop booking Black acts.

Mayo Clinic chose Southaven due to the location and ability to set up equipment quickly, Mississippi Development Authority officials said.

This year’s Mid-South Fair includes an artist lineup with some Memphis and national country acts.

A trial date has been set in a federal lawsuit over the fatal 2024 shooting of Jamarcus Brown by the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office.

The City of Hernando and DeSoto County governments have both passed their budgets for the coming fiscal year.

Olive Branch Mayor Ken Adams stirred up a hornet’s nest with his decision not to lower the flags in honor of Dolly Parton. But did the Flag Code open the door for the mayor’s decision?

Although the jury is still out on Hernando’s budget after it was passed and then unpassed, several other DeSoto County municipalities have approved their financial plans with no property tax increases for the fiscal year.

DeSoto County Supervisor Robert Foster’s lawsuit against the State of Mississippi has been dismissed, but it may not be gone forever.

Hernando’s Board of Aldermen went back on approving the city’s new budget after tensions flared.

After the death of national icon Dolly Parton last week, one Mississippi mayor won’t lower flags in her honor.

The project initially stirred up residents because a data center was presented as a possible conditional use on part of the site. That was later removed, but pushback persisted.

At its peak, the company’s non-permitted turbine count was 69, according to federal court documents and Mississippi state records.

Mississippians packed Northwest Community College in Southaven Thursday night, arguing for and against the state’s anticipated redistricting efforts.

Whiteside, a convicted sex offender and ex-DeSoto County youth pastor, is set to change her not guilty plea to one of the three federal charges she is facing.

Sean Tindell made his case to supporters in Southaven on why he should be Mississippi’s next attorney general.

The audit also said the city needs to upgrade its financial software, which dates back to 1988.

A new sporting-goods store in Southaven looks to capitalize on the popularity of baseball and softball in the area.

Dabbs Cannabis Dispensary, a Mississippi-based company with 26 locations in the state, wants to open its second Olive Branch location.

DeSoto County’s Youth Court judge will replace Circuit Court Judge Celeste Wilson, a recent appointment to the state Supreme Court, Gov. Reeves announced Wednesday, Aug. 19.

The ordinance, which puts restrictions on noise and how close data centers can be home to homes in the area, is effective immediately.

The company said it is investing $40 million “to help strengthen the local emergency response systems.”

Gov. Tate Reeves appointed another North Mississippian to the state Supreme Court Monday, Aug. 17. Women now make up a third of the court’s nine justices.

A federal judge has denied an attempt by DeSoto County Supervisor Robert Foster to prevent a small section of voters to elect two new county judgeships just weeks before the election begins.