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This week’s Headlines:     

1)Weekly Legislative Summary

2)Senator Wicker advocating for Pro life

3)Senate Bill 2847 and Debate Over Auditor's Powers

4) HB 1433, the “Mississippi Quality Desert Educational Enrollment and Transfer Scholarship (QDESA) Act”

5)Supreme Court leaves in place Mississippi’s voting bar for people convicted of some crimes

6)State tops nation for fourth-grade reading and math scores.

7)District Attorney’s office assists ICE deportation efforts

8) Govenor Reeves State of the State Address summary.

9)Senate’s student cell phone restriction bill passes out of committee Special thanks to the DeSoto County News for being our main source for current events! Go to DeSotoCountyNews.com to find more news relevant for you!

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1)Community Garden planned for Olive Branch

2)Renasant Park Phase Two groundbreaking held

3)2024 DeSoto County real estate market trends and 2025 outlook

4)Sex Offender Accountability Act to strengthen protections against sexual predators

5)Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program legislation introduced

6)Bills being proposed so far in the 2025 session

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1)Municipal primary ballot begins to fill out.

2)FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods.

3)Illegal guns and drugs found in Horn Lake search warrant.

4)Olive Branch mother and son convicted of CARES Act fraud.

5)House committee advances income tax elimination plan

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This week’s Headlines:     

1)City mayoral races Announced.

2)MS Attorney General gives her 2025 goals for Mississippi.

3)MS Gov signs order to focus efforts on AI in Mississippi.

4)DA office opinion poll results.

5) DeSoto County roads were accident free after snow fall.

6)DeSoto County could be seeing voting districts changed.

7)Income Tax elimination is a top goal for 2025 legislative session.

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1)Olive Branch Mayor gives year in review

2)District Attorney unveils his goals

3)MDOT updates North Mississippi road projects

4)Arrest made in stolen vehicle chase, crash

5)Renasant Park improvement project groundbreaking held

6)Juvenile shot in Horn Lake domestic dispute

7)Key Issues for the 2025 Mississippi Legislative Session

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1)Avian Influenza found in Mississippi poultry flock

2)Stop signs in place at dangerous intersection

3)LCHS Gators’ defensive coach victim of stabbing at distribution center

4)Dual-Credit Students in Mississippi Go to College at Nation’s Highest Rate

5)Key Points from the 2025 Legis lative Session Preview on Education

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This week’s Headlines:     

1)DeSoto County Faces Sewer and Road Challenges

2)Municipal elections set for 2025 across Mississippi

3)Supervisors and city leaders work on intersection safety

4)Southaven Big Lots is closing

5)Mississippi Dept. of Education pushes additional changes to K-12 funding formula

6)Immigration drives US population growth to highest rate in 23 years.

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This week’s Headlines:     

1)Southaven man's attempted escape after sentencing

2) Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto receives a B safety grade

3)School Choice and Education Savings Accounts

4)Mississippi Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Recommendation

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This week’s Headlines:     

1) Senator Wicker works to improve adoption in Mississippi and the US.

2) November sees 60 felony convictions in DeSoto County.

3)Renasant Park is set for a large expansion.

4)Landers Center redevelopment begins.

5) Teacher Turnover increases in Mississippi.

6)State Auditor announces legislative priorities for 2025.

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This week’s Headlines:     

1)Methodist Olive Branch Hospital rated as one of the safest hospitals.

2)State Auditor seeks more money for the classroom.

3) Two of DeSoto County's middle schools rated in the top 10 middle schools in the state.

4) Mississippi mortgage rates drops and applications rise.

5) How to protect yourself against scams.

6) Hernando Mayor details Hernando Growth.

7)Senator Wicker gives insight into energy in Mississippi and in the US.

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