In brief: Bond rating improves for DeSoto County Schools (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:02:00 GMT
The DeSoto County School District’s bond rating got a recent boost.Moody’s Investors Service, one of three national credit rating agencies on Wall Street, upgraded the district’s bond rating from Aa3 to Aa2.“We were already the highest-rated school district in Mississippi, and now we are among the highest-rated school districts in the nation for fiscal responsibility,” said Ken Reid, DCS ...
DeSoto County Bulletin Board: Feb. 27, 2010 (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT
Soccer tryouts Northwest Mississippi Community College will have tryouts for the 2010 soccer teams today on the main campus in Senatobia. The women's tryout begins at 10 a.m., followed by the men at 1 p.m. For more information, contact coach Peter Jarjoura at (662) 562-5280.A.C. DeSoto is conducting competitive soccer tryouts for boys ages 8-11 and for girls ages 9-11. For more information ...
In brief: Five charged in Olive Branch home burglary (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:02:00 GMT
Olive Branch police collared five young people and charged them with burglary Tuesday shortly after a home invasion in the eastern part of the city.The break-in occurred about 2 a.m. in the 10000 block of Palmer Drive, in a neighborhood near Goodman and Alexander roads.According to a police account, "there was no forced entry to the home as they were acquaintances of one of the residents. One ...
Olive Branch takes it on the chin in loss to Vicksburg (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT
Vicksburg 73, Olive Branch 63With 22 points entering the fourth quarter of Tuesday's Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 6A first-round playoff game at Olive Branch, Vicksburg's Kelsey Howard had to be wondering what else he could do to make the crowd at Conquistador Gym take notice.A collision under the Gators' basket with OB big man Kadeem Cole at the 7:45 mark did the trick ...
DeSoto County Bulletin Board: March 12, 2010 (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT
Pony Dream Farms, 1821 Craft Road in Olive Branch, is having a spring break horse camp Monday-March 19.
Bulletin board (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT
NARVREThe National Association of Retired & Veteran Railroad Employees will meet March 11 at 11 a.m. at the M.R. Davis Public Library, 8554 Northwest Drive in Southaven. Call (662) 781-2080.School receptionLewisburg High School, 1755 Craft Road in Olive Branch, is hosting a reception for football coach Butch Veazey March 25 at 6:30 p.m. Veazey is in his first year at the school following 20 ...
Wish-list seeks tools to fight crime, terror (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:03:00 GMT
Smile -- you're on one of 10 license-plate-reading cameras DeSoto officials would like to see deployed across the county. And smile even more if your plea for federal funds serves to make these $24,000 gadgets -- or maybe even an $800,000 mobile disaster communication center -- available here.This week in Washington, Mississippi's two senators and four House members hear the county's wish list ...
In brief: Byhalia driver crashes following chase (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT
OLIVE BRANCH A Byhalia man was arrested Wednesday morning in Olive Branch after leading law enforcement officers from various agencies on a chase and crashing into a vehicle.Katari V. Martin, 23, was charged by Olive Branch police with leaving the scene of an accident, failure to yield to blue lights and reckless driving, Asst. Chief Mark Kimbell said.Martin was allegedly driving a black Dodge ...
Police Chase Ends In Crash (WREG-TV Memphis)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:16:17 GMT
Police chase man suspected of theft
In brief: Southaven ducks, geese get meal ticket (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:02:00 GMT
The ducks and geese in Southaven will not go hungry.In a 5-2 vote, the Board of Aldermen shot down a proposed ordinance that would have banned feeding of waterfowl in the city.During the 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday, a handful of residents, mostly those opposed to the ordinance, urged city leaders not to outlaw feeding the animals.Kevin Blackwell, who lives in the Pinehurst subdivision, suggested the ...
