Redistricting is always a bit tricky, and in Mississippi, it’s a bit of a tangled mess that dates back two years.

The U. S. District Court of the Southern District of Mississippi ruled on Tuesday, July 2, that some of the districts drawn in 2022 violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

Speaking to The Daily Memphian on Wednesday, July 17, Young said he is running as the “only conservative in the next election.”

The project will widen Snowden Lane, among other improvements, and upgrade fixtures at Autumn Woods.

“We’re probably the first restaurant in the world that was doing good but closed,” said Stafford Houston, who recently signed over ownership of the restaurant to two local chefs.

“The Mississippi Legislature effectively cracked the majority-Black community in Horn Lake across three districts and split Horn Lake and the historically Black town of Jago rather than keeping them together,” a federal court wrote.

“Sometimes it takes a second term to see things fully to fruition,” Mayor Ken Adams said, who says Olive Branch is on its way to becoming the largest city in DeSoto County.

Earlier this month, a federal court affirmed that new state House and Senate districts drawn in 2022 diluted the power of Black voters. 

Hernando Mayor Chip Johnson says construction should be finished by the time DeSoto County Schools starts back on Aug. 1.

The Jerry Lee Lewis Plaza will be unveiled in Silo Square in September. 

The rare classic car has spent the past decade on Beale Street but will return to Mississippi as part of the “Jerry Lee Lewis Ranch Experience.” 

Sheriff Thomas Tuggle and District Attorney Matthew Barton were elected on the promise of keeping DeSoto County safe. Can they do that while their offices are at odds?

The event featured food and craft vendors, a performance by the 41st Army Brass Band — the musical ambassador of the Mississippi Army National Guard — and a pyrotechnics display at the BankPlus Ampitheater.

On a recent episode of “Red, White & True” — a podcast from the DeSoto County Republican Party — Caldwell said the idea, first proposed earlier this year despite objections from Tunica County officials, has “not been resolved.”

Joshua Zimmerman, 31, was in court Friday, June 14, for a hearing related to multiple felony charges in DeSoto County including attempted murder, armed robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm. 

Want to see sparks fly this week? There are fireworks shows planned for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Earlier this year, Cummins, Daimler Trucks and Paccar announced plans to come together in a joint venture to build an EV battery facility in Byhalia, Mississippi. 

Thomas Waller was arrested Thursday, June 27, after Circuit Court Judge Celeste Wilson ordered him held for being intoxicated in court.

If accepted by the city’s aldermen, the drive-thru only coffee shop would be built where a diner currently stands.

The two-day festival celebrating hill country blues music will be held June 28-29 in Marshall County, between Holly Springs and Oxford.

The beloved group, known for vocal harmonies and radio hits, has sold 64 million albums. 

As Joshua Zimmerman remains on the run after escaping in DeSoto County, there are questions about what happened, who is responsible and what happened to the video evidence.

“It did not take long for us to uncover a conspiracy to cover up and suppress certain evidence regarding the escape of Joshua Zimmerman,” DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said during a press conference Thursday, June 20. 

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Authorities have begun Phase 2 in the search for an escaped DeSoto County inmate, and the reward for his capture is $10,000.

The new districts keep all six of the currently elected aldermen in their respective wards, and polling locations for each ward remain the same from the 2021 city elections with the exception of Ward 5.