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    Mid-South Fair attendance is up 500% at Landers Center

    The Mid-South Fair Board employs more than 350 locals to sell tickets, park cars, provide guest services, clear trash and manage the event.

    By Rob Moore September 19, 2024
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    Southaven wary for new business moving into ‘epicenter of auto crimes’

    Auto burglaries have become so common near the Southaven-Whitehaven border, city officials might deny a business wanting to occupy an empty building near Stateline Road and Airways Boulevard.

    By Rob Moore September 18, 2024
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    Southaven Police moving to new Silo Square precinct

    The new station is a part of the city’s plan for “aggressive growth of our police operation,” said Mayor Darren Musselwhite.

    By Rob Moore September 18, 2024
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    DeSoto County Schools gets an A

    The Mississippi Department of Education released its most recent accountability grades Tuesday, Sept. 17. These results mark the largest-ever share of Mississippi districts that are now rated A, B or C.

    By Rob Moore September 18, 2024
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    NAACP claims DeSoto County election districts dilute Black voting power

    DeSoto County is about 31% Black, but none of the 25 current officeholders elected from districts provided by the 2022 plan are Black.

    By Rob Moore September 17, 2024
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    Mississippi State to face Utah in Mid-South Showdown at Landers Center

    Mississippi State basketball will be making more than one trip to the Memphis area in the 2024-25 season.

    By Parth Upadhyaya September 16, 2024
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    One dead after police shooting in Olive Branch

    ”The subject presented a weapon towards the officers,” according to the MBI.

    By Rob Moore September 16, 2024
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    Horn Lake alderman’s attorney says his client repaid funds

    Attorney Tony Farese said he believes if state officials had further investigated the matter, his client would never have been charged. 

    By Rob Moore September 13, 2024
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    South Point grocery store coming to Silo Square

    “We build something new to look and feel old,” said Silo Square’s developer. “That’s what you have to do to get some of that old charm.

    By Toni Lepeska September 12, 2024
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    Former Horn Lake alderman indicted

    Former Horn Lake alderman Charlie Roberts was indicted on charges that he received unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic despite getting paid to be a city official.

    By Rob Moore September 11, 2024
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    Southaven invests in police, fire depts. with proposed budget

    For a budget totaling $121,240,700, 51% of Southaven’s proposed budget would go to public safety. 

    By Rob Moore August 28, 2024
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    High security: Horn Lake relaxes guard requirement for cannabis stores

    An updated ordinance now allows cannabis dispensary owners to choose how to secure their business. 

    By Rob Moore August 27, 2024
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    Wadford’s speaks to DeSoto’s growing restaurant scene

    Silo Square and the relatively new restaurants along Getwell Road are drawing Memphis patrons. Shelby County auto tags are a common site on weekends.

    By Toni Lepeska August 27, 2024
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    Deputy jailer arrested for aiding Zimmerman’s escape

    The former employee was terminated Friday, Aug. 23, according to the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office. 

    By Rob Moore August 27, 2024
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    Bailey: Zimmerman captured but drama, questions linger in DeSoto County

    After more than two months, escapee Joshua Zimmerman is back in custody, but there is still tension between certain parties in DeSoto County.

    By Clay Bailey August 23, 2024
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    Officer in charge of DeSoto sex-offender registry recognized for work

    Sgt. Bryan Andrews took charge of the DeSoto County sheriff’s sex-offender registry in 2021, shifting the department’s reactive posture when investigating noncompliant offenders to one more proactive.

    By Rob Moore August 23, 2024
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    DeSoto County escapee sticking in Chicago for now

    After months on the lam, DeSoto County escapee Joshua Zimmerman was found barricaded in a Chicago restaurant. 

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    DeSoto County escapee apprehended, authorities say

    By Rob Moore August 22, 2024
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    Landers Center expansion called ‘most influential development’ in DeSoto

    Southaven officials say the new addition will turn the venue into one of the most competitive convention centers in Mississippi.

    By Rob Moore August 22, 2024
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    DeSoto County escapee apprehended, authorities say

    Joshua Zimmerman, the subject of a manhunt for more than two months, is in custody Wednesday after a standoff in Chicago.

    By Rob Moore August 21, 2024
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    DeSoto County escapee barricades self in Chicago restaurant

    “Our plan is to start extradition, and we’re praying that ... he’s captured, and we can bring him back here,” DeSoto County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Justin Smith said.

    By Rob Moore August 21, 2024
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    Mississippi man wakes up to find three people he most trusted dead

    When the second shot echoed from the quiet Hernando neighborhood on Mason Drive, Raymond Laws began to understand what was happening, and by the third shot, he knew with certainty.

    By Rob Moore August 18, 2024
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    Olive Branch man indicted on attempted murder of police officer

    Colby Towles, 34, was indicted on two counts, one for attempted murder and another for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer stemming from his arrest in March.

    By Rob Moore August 16, 2024
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    DeSoto County busts registered sex offenders

    A DeSoto County grand jury returned nearly 60 indictments this month against registered sex offenders.

    By Rob Moore August 15, 2024
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    DeSoto County school district’s absentee rate tops state average

    A high school in Olive Branch reported the highest rate of chronic absenteeism countywide at 46.88%. 

    By Rob Moore August 14, 2024
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    Silo Square barber experiences internet fame but still gives back

    Chris Newson has more than a million followers across TikTok, Instagram and Facebook combined, and customers come from all over the U.S. to visit his shop in Southaven’s Silo Square. 

    By Rob Moore August 11, 2024

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