Repaving of Southaven streets — a priority of Mayor Darren Musselwhite — has $4 million budgeted for the new asphalt surface.

Mike Miller plans to open his fourth Let It Fly next summer, in Southaven’s Silo Square.

Olive Branch’s young professionals can go to Memphis for entertainment, but would like to see more things to do in their DeSoto County city.

A loss by DeSoto County could end up being an expensive venture.

Improvements to the electric grid at City Park in Olive Branch will contribute to a stellar holiday light event.

Olive Branch officials want to monitor who drives into the DeSoto County city, and has hired a Georgia firm to track license plates with cameras.

The overwhelming passage of a hotel-motel tax by Olive Branch voters opens more options for parks and recreation amenities

Olive Branch voters approved a 1% tax on hotel and motel room stays Tuesday to help fund improvements to the city park system.

“That one dog can do the work that 20 investigators may not be able to do on their own,” said Deputy Chief Justin Smith.

Nesbit, Mississippi resident John Butler, who did not have a gym membership before, now goes every day, part of what may be his lifelong work to rebuild the 85% muscle mass he lost in his arms and chest.

Olive Branch city officials are gearing up for a referendum Tuesday, Aug. 2, on whether a 1% tax will be levied on hotel and motel stays, raising an estimated $500,000 annually for the park system.

The latest survey of residences revealed 3,758 households don’t have access to broadband or are underserved, meaning download speeds of less than 100 Mbps. 

A $30 million, mixed-use development featuring upscale shops, restaurants and boutiques, patterned in part after Silo Square in Southaven, is poised for approval in Hernando.

New Olive Branch police chief William Cox hopes to build a strong sense of morale within the department. 

The event kicked off the 20th annual, three-day competition with events open to the public Friday and Saturday at various sites in DeSoto County.

Aldermen apply for grant to bring dam up to state standards.

The new three-story physicians building will improve cancer care, consolidating two existing Southaven locations. 

Jessica Patch has shifted gears for her latest fiction novel focusing on a serial killer with plenty of local landmarks to set the scenes.

The 1-cent-per-dollar tax on prepared foods at places like restaurants and grocery delis has the potential to radically change the quality of recreation in the DeSoto County city.

Olive Branch elected officials reopened a discussion Tuesday on creating a residential rental property registry only two weeks after seemingly putting an end to any action.

Ed Crumpler uses his talent as an artist to maintain the character of Olive Branch by designing caricatures of the suburb’s residents.

Early in a June morning in 2006, two Olive Branch police officers approached a suspected stolen car. Gunfire erupted and 16 years later, authorities are still looking for the shooter.

Don Gammage is stepping down as Olive Branch police chief, ending a long career in law enforcement.

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The evolving story of what DeSoto County elected officials will do with the lifting of Mississippi’s prohibition on the sale and cultivation of medical marijuana is approaching an end.

DeSoto County cities have been discussing the influx of rentals, particularly the trending practice of larger companies outbidding single families to buy private homes to rent.