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    Horn Lake Alderman David Young running for mayor

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

    By Rob Moore July 17, 2024
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    Southaven awards more than $4M in construction contracts

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

    By Rob Moore July 17, 2024
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    Nesbit’s BT Prime Steakhouse has closed but new owners plan to reopen

    “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.

    By Rob Moore July 16, 2024
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    DeSoto County could see new state Senate district

    “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.

    By Rob Moore July 16, 2024
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    Olive Branch mayor seeks second term in growing city

    “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.

    By Rob Moore July 15, 2024
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    Mississippi pushes for more time to redraw Black-majority districts

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

    By Rob Moore July 15, 2024
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    Roundabout construction to close Hernando intersection for 10 days

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

    By Rob Moore July 11, 2024
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    A Jerry Lee Lewis memorial is coming to Silo Square, and you can be a part

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

    By Rob Moore July 10, 2024
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    Jerry Lee Lewis’ 1983 Cadillac Eldorado returns home

    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.” 

    By Rob Moore July 15, 2024
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    Moore: Can the rift between DeSoto County sheriff and DA be fixed?

    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?

    By Rob Moore July 05, 2024
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    Southaven residents brave the heat for Fourth of July extravaganza

    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.

    By Rob Moore July 04, 2024
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    DeSoto supervisor concerned about immigrant facility in Tunica County

    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.”

    By Rob Moore July 03, 2024
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    Reward for escaped DeSoto County inmate raised to $20K

    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. 

    By Rob Moore July 02, 2024
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    Fourth of July fireworks and festivities guide

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

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 01, 2024
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    Work begins on nearly $2B EV battery facility in Marshall County

    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. 

    By Rob Moore June 28, 2024
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    DeSoto County assistant district attorney resigns after being arrested

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

    By Rob Moore June 28, 2024
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    Scooter’s Coffee plans for opening in Horn Lake

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

    By Rob Moore June 25, 2024
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    North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic to include guitar workshop

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

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 28, 2024
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    1990s boy band coming to Memphis area

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

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 24, 2024
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    Bailey: Finger-pointing in DeSoto as sides form on what happened with escaped prisoner

    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.

    By Clay Bailey June 21, 2024
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    ‘It was admitted’: DeSoto employee deletes evidence of inmate escape, DA says

    “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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    DeSoto inmate escaped through courthouse ‘design flaw,' sheriff says

    By Rob Moore June 20, 2024
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    DeSoto inmate escaped through courthouse ‘design flaw,’ sheriff says

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

    By Rob Moore June 20, 2024
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    Southaven adopts new voting districts very much like the old ones

    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.

    By Rob Moore June 19, 2024
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    DeSoto supervisors amend budget to give DA an additional prosecutor

    This approval means the DeSoto County District Attorney’s Office will employ seven assistant district attorneys as it prepares to deliver more than 450 indictments, a total that would set a record for the county and the state. 

    By Rob Moore June 19, 2024
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    DeSoto County Schools has ‘more money than it’s ever had’

    “DeSoto County Schools has more money than it ever has,” said Stacey Graves, the district’s chief financial officer, during a presentation earlier this month. “That means we can do more things to move the district forward.” 

    By Rob Moore June 18, 2024

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