A scuffle between the Memphis Americans and the Tampa Bay Strikers after a weekend showdown resulted in a one-day suspension for a coach from both teams.

As Mississippi cities strive to recover from recent storms, the City of Olive Branch is collecting needed goods to help the Mississippians affected by the devastating weather.

A powerful tornado cut a devastating path through Mississippi, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens, and flattening entire towns as it carved a path of destruction for more than an hour. One person was killed in Alabama.

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Tornadoes that ravaged parts of Mississippi overnight were the deadliest in the state in more than a decade, according to National Weather Service records.

Emergency officials in Mississippi say 23 people have been killed by tornadoes that tore through the state on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states. 

The state Transportation Alternative Funds Grant requires that the city provide 20% in matching funds for the project. 

DeSoto County Tax Collector Joey Treadway wants to renegotiate the formula for how he is paid as he runs unopposed for reelection later this year.

The second bridge on the Bridges of Camp Creek development opens the way for more construction and better access to the Olive Branch site.

Horn Lake joins Olive Branch, Hernando and DeSoto County in its decision to opt in to the state program. 

Additional equipment is necessary to meet the needs of five new precincts as a result of redistricting, election commissioners said at the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors’ meeting on Monday, March 20.

The app will allow users to pay court fines and car tag renewals, view land records, and receive news alerts on their mobile devices, according to DeSoto County Community Resource Director Christie Barclay.

The park, on track to open in July, will be the first DeSoto County park with dedicated wheelchair-accessible playground equipment.

A pandemic-era hobby and a desire to master sourdough bread have led to a new bakery in Hernando.

The 251-acre mixed-use development called Delta Landing was considered by Hernando this week as neighbors expressed some reservations about the project.

As the sides debate who has ownership of Jerry Lee Lewis’ ranch in Nesbit, Miss., his son has been evicted from the property.

Better Than Ezra will headline a grand opening show as BankPlus Amphitheater christens its new season and renovated venue in April. The number of seats has more than doubled for a total of 9,800.

On Tuesday, March 7, the Horn Lake Board of Aldermen approved an ordinance amending the city’s zoning ordinance to regulate medical cannabis dispensaries in the North Mississippi suburb.

Traffic at Commerce Street and Interstate 55 in Hernando has outgrown the original 1960s design. With no room to widen it more, the city is looking to legislators for help.

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.