Another Desoto County sheriff’s deputy WAS injured during a pursuit Wednesday night. The deputy had to be rused to the hospital, but is said to be doing fine today. Chief Deputy Justin Smith said the chase began in Walls, where a vehicle had been pulled over for a relatively minor traffic violation. Smith said the … Read more
A deputy involved shooting in Southaven Wednesday morning. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has taken over the case after one man died in the shooting around 7am. DeSoto County sheriff’s deputies had reporteldy been making an arrest at a home on Clark Avenue when the man pointed a gun at them. The deputies responded by … Read more
Business news… Chipotle opening it’s first location in Olive Branch. The new Chipotle is open at 8255 McGregor Crossing. It’s also the brand’s first signature Chipotlane, a drive through lane allowing customers to pick up digital orders. The restaurant will have hours each day from 10:45 a.m. to 10pm. Chipotle also says it’s hiring at … Read more
SIMFLO, one of the nation’s top providers of industrial, municipal and commercial-use pumps, will soon open its third U.S. location in Southaven, Mississippi, part of the greater Memphis region. The company – which has been headquartered in Lubbock since 1951 – also operates a facility in Willcox, Arizona, and recently completed construction of a new … Read more
Some Hernando residents werre without water on Tuesday after a reported water main break. The city sent out a notice late Tuesday evening informing residents of the problem, which was caused by a city contractor laying pipe for a new storm drain. The crew struck a large water main near Compell Church on McIngvale Road. … Read more
A now- former northern Mississippi tax collector has been indicted for fraud. Larry Ropss is the former tax collector in Alcorn County, Mississippi. State Auditor Shad White confirms that Ross has pleaded guilty to false representation to defraud the government. He has since resigned his position after accusations that he created a bill of sale … Read more
Don Sundquist, a Republican who was twice elected governor of Tennessee and also served 12 years in Congress, died Sunday. He was 87. Sundquist died at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis on Sunday morning, according to a family spokeswoman. He died peacefully, surrounded by family members, following surgery and a short illness, according to a … Read more
A Tennessee judge on Friday set a September court hearing to discuss requests by three of five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols to face separate trials. Lawyers for Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills and Justin Smith have filed motions asking Judge James Jones Jr. to grant them separate trials on … Read more
A former police officer must serve one year in prison in a car crash that killed two people while he was off duty in Memphis, Tennessee, court records showed Tuesday. Antonio Marshall, 29, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in the 2021 crash that killed Travis Parham, 19, and Wallace Morris, 42. Marshall was sentenced to … Read more
A former Memphis police officer of the year has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Nashville Police Department, claiming it violated federal law by rescinding a job offer after learning he has HIV. The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Nashville, said the officer presented a letter from his health care provider showing that … Read more