BBQ chain Jim ‘N Nicks opens in Olive Branch
The smell of wood smoke drifted through a warm summer morning in Olive Branch on Wednesday as Jim ‘N Nick’s Community Bar-B-Q officially opened its first...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
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Betty Ann Spears Hall
Betty Ann Spears Hall, 91, of Olive Branch, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2026, at Methodist Hospice Residence in Memphis, Tennessee.
Jun 18, 2026Open source
Olive Branch Coaching Legend Leslie Pool Headed to Mississippi Coaches Hall of Fame
Nearly three decades after he stepped away from the sideline, Leslie Pool is still being recognized for the mark he left on Olive Branch High School athletics.
Jun 5, 2026Open source
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Survey shows more than 70 percent of residents support allowing medical cannabis dispensary in Southaven
Two polls commissioned by a Cleveland, Mississippi, businessman looking to open a medical cannabis facility in Southaven show that over 70 percent of residen...
Jul 3, 2026Open source
Supervisor Robert Foster sues state over judicial redistricting
DeSoto County Supervisor Robert Foster and three other residents are suing the State of Mississippi to strike down a law that created two judgeships in DeSot...
Jul 3, 2026Open source
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Jul 3, 2026Open source
Construction crews reach milestone at Mississippi River Bridge in Lansing
Crews this week placed the highest piece of steel on the new bridge connecting Lansing, Iowa, with Wisconsin.
Jul 3, 2026Open source
Mississippi law expands when juveniles can be tried as adults
A new Mississippi law now in effect expands the circumstances under which juveniles bypass youth court and are tried as adults in circuit court.
Jul 3, 2026Open source
Mississippi Supreme Court issues temporary order suspending penalties in child records law
The Mississippi Supreme Court has stepped in with a temporary fix to a new law that took effect this week, impacting the state’s child protection system.
Jul 3, 2026Open source
Memories of Muscatine: A steamboat float from the 1946 Fourth of July parade
This week for Memories of Muscatine: A 1946 float presented by Mississippi Valley Grain & Feed.
Jul 3, 2026Open source
QC Answers: Where can you watch fireworks and celebrate the Fourth of July in the Quad-Cities?
Video from the 2024 Red White and Boom fireworks display, shot from the Rock Island side of the Mississippi River
Jul 2, 2026Open source
Workforce Pell Grant program ramping up in Mississippi 1 MIN READ
Jeremy Pittari Magnolia Tribune Mississippians looking to seek a degree or training in a high-skill, high-wage job will soon be able to apply for Workforce P...
Jul 2, 2026Open source
Supreme Court ruling in MS vote counting case deals blow to Trump effort 4 MIN READ
Taylor Vance Michael Goldberg MIssissippi Today The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Mississippi law in a ruling that will allow more than a dozen state...
Jul 2, 2026Open source
Marty, Linda Davidson gift aids MSU Riley Center operation, mission 1 MIN READ
A new endowment from Marty and Linda Davidson of Meridian will ensure the continued growth of art, education and community engagement at Mississippi State Un...
Jul 2, 2026Open source
MS Coast man fighting to save his leg contracts flesh-eating bacteria on a ‘typical day’ fishing
A Mississippi man is fighting to keep his leg after contracting a flesh-eating Vibrio infection while fishing in the Gulf of Mexico near Bay St. Louis and th...
Jul 2, 2026Open source
Clint Black Cancels Mississippi Show Due to Medical Emergency
Clint Black cancelled his Friday (July 3) show in Mississippi after being hospitalized over the weekend for infected tonsils that required surgery.
Jul 2, 2026Open source
What would removing Twin Cities locks and dams mean for the Mississippi River?
Some environmental groups think removing the locks and dams would help restore the ecological health of the river and create new recreational opportunities,...
Jul 2, 2026Open source
Dispersal of Opioid Settlement funds nears
An MOU is now live on the Mississippi Attorney General's website for those programs and projects approved for funding. Those receiving funding will be requir...
Jul 1, 2026Open source
Second pharmacist in fraud case sentenced this week to two and a half years and restitution payments
Ricky Wayne Quinn will have to repay close to $800,000 jointly with business parter John Anthony Null, who was sentenced earlier in the year. A second man ha...
Jul 1, 2026Open source
Workforce Pell Grant program ramping up in Mississippi
Job training that could qualify for federal aid may include pipefitters, plumbers and power line technicians. Mississippians looking to seek a degree or trai...
Jul 1, 2026Open source
‘A game changer’: New virtual learning program addresses Mississippi’s teacher shortage
‘A game changer’: New virtual learning program addresses Mississippi’s teacher shortage
Jul 1, 2026Open source
Mississippi financial aid programs face a $7.3 million shortfall, putting college grants at risk for more t...
Mississippi financial aid programs face a $7.3 million shortfall, putting college grants at risk for more than 27K students
Jul 1, 2026Open source
Some federal judges are scrambling to decide the fate of thousands in ICE custody. Not in Mississippi
Some federal judges are scrambling to decide the fate of thousands in ICE custody. Not in Mississippi
Jul 1, 2026Open source
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Olive Branch is in Desoto County, Mississippi.
Region: Mississippi
ZIP Codes
38654
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Jul 3, 2026Open source
Survey shows more than 70 percent of residents support allowing medical cannabis dispensary in Southaven
Two polls commissioned by a Cleveland, Mississippi, businessman looking to open a medical cannabis facility in Southaven show that over 70 percent of residen...
Jul 3, 2026Open source
Construction crews reach milestone at Mississippi River Bridge in Lansing
Crews this week placed the highest piece of steel on the new bridge connecting Lansing, Iowa, with Wisconsin.
Jul 3, 2026Open source
Mississippi law expands when juveniles can be tried as adults
A new Mississippi law now in effect expands the circumstances under which juveniles bypass youth court and are tried as adults in circuit court.
Jul 3, 2026Open source
Mississippi Supreme Court issues temporary order suspending penalties in child records law
The Mississippi Supreme Court has stepped in with a temporary fix to a new law that took effect this week, impacting the state’s child protection system.
Jul 3, 2026Open source
Memories of Muscatine: A steamboat float from the 1946 Fourth of July parade
This week for Memories of Muscatine: A 1946 float presented by Mississippi Valley Grain & Feed.
Jul 3, 2026Open source
Supervisor Robert Foster sues state over judicial redistricting
DeSoto County Supervisor Robert Foster and three other residents are suing the State of Mississippi to strike down a law that created two judgeships in DeSot...
Jul 3, 2026Open source
QC Answers: Where can you watch fireworks and celebrate the Fourth of July in the Quad-Cities?
Video from the 2024 Red White and Boom fireworks display, shot from the Rock Island side of the Mississippi River
Jul 2, 2026Open source
Workforce Pell Grant program ramping up in Mississippi 1 MIN READ
Jeremy Pittari Magnolia Tribune Mississippians looking to seek a degree or training in a high-skill, high-wage job will soon be able to apply for Workforce P...
Jul 2, 2026Open source
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34.9441400, -89.8544270
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