Hernando News

Title town has been abuzz since the Panthers defeated Hernando 9-6 in the finals to claim their fifth overall state baseball crown .

Snow White and the Huntsman Reward for Man on TBI Top 10 22 BUI Arrests Cops Run for Special Olympics I-24 Traffic Delays Coming Today : Increasing clouds with some scattered showers and storms, especially late.

Kevin Blackwell, chairman of the DeSoto County Republican Party, announced Wednesday that he plans to run for the state Senate seat being vacated by Olive Branch Republican Merle Flowers.

Anyone wanting to get in on the ground floor of a pivotal stage of DeSoto County planning gets their chance during a bus tour Saturday and a hearing next week.

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he believes there's a place for prayer in public schools.

Johnny Dabbs, 43, gets in his daily mile run at the Hernando Sports and Fitness Park's newly resurfaced quarter-mile track with son Chase, 16, a junior at Hernando High.

Multiple law enforcement agencies converged at the Tunica County Sheriff's Department on Friday, May 21, to announce an arrest in two linked shootings along roadways in North Mississippi.

He is a celebrated legend, a hero in the community. He is the man who has tracked storms and kept us safe from severe weather for decades.

The call Matt Anderson was waiting for came in the dark, at 3:45 in the morning Friday, May 18, from Panola County Sheriff Dennis Darby.

Former state Sen. Ezell Lee of Picayune died Monday after battling cancer, according to a Senate staff member who had spoken with his family.

County Supervisor Mark Gardner takes a photo of DeSoto Administrative Services Director Vannessa Lynchard and fellow supervisor Lee Caldwell behind bars during a tour of the county's new jail under construction in Hernando.

The handwritten sign posted on the front door of The Elegant Farmer said it all: Shooting Diners, Drive-ins & Dives.

Linking Millington and Hernando in the most roundabout of ways, Interstate 269 will be more than just a 60-mile bypass loop around Memphis when it's completed in the next five or so years.

Some people are on edge in Panola County after a pair of shooting deaths last week but the county has been spared any more violence since a Nebraska man was killed here May 8. No other shootings have occurred in Panola County despite rumors to the contrary, Panola sheriff's investigator Bill McGee said Thursday.

Authorities in Mississippi said early Friday they have arrested a suspect in two fatal highway shootings that happened late at night along desolate stretches.

Skaters are rolling and dog lovers are straining at the leash to raise funds and awareness for special parks in Hernando.

Investigations into a pair of shootings that have occurred over the past two weeks on Mississippi highways has officials warning people in the northern part of the state to take precautions while driving, especially at night.

Thomas Schlender, 74, of Raymond, Neb., was found in his car on Interstate 55 in Panola County on May 8 about 1:30 a.m. Three days later, Lori Anne Carswell, 48, of Hernando, was found near her car on Mississippi Highway 713 in nearby Tunica County about 2:15 a.m. The interstate is more heavily traveled than the state highway where Carswell was ... (more)

A regional effort to lower blood-pressure levels gets started Sunday in the Hernando area at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church's homecoming celebration.

Tate County sheriff Brad Lance, left, Lent Rice, DeSoto County sheriff's office, Jay Hale, DeSoto County district attorney's office, Panola County sheriff Dennis Darby, John Champion, DeSoto County District Attorney and DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco make their way to the county courthouse in Hernando, Miss., on Monday, May 14, 2012 for a news ... (more)