Horn Lake News

Thomas "Big Hat" Fields loves to throw a good party. Every year on the Sunday before Labor Day in the heart of Cajun country, Lafayette, La., Fields puts on a humdinger of one at his home, cooking up a mess of jambalaya and "the best potato salad in Southwest Louisiana" for hundreds of fans before jumping up on stage with his squeezebox and his ...

Weather watchers wanting to be more involved will get their chance when Horn Lake, Mississippi hosts a free storm spotter class.

Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 545 E. Commerce Street in Hernando, will host an AARP Driver Safety Class April 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $12 for members or $14 for non-members. Certificates will be given at the end of class.

DeSoto County officials said the 2010 Census forms should begin arriving this week, and urged residents to complete and mail them.

Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie Smoke of Deatsville, AL and Mr. & Mrs. Shirley L. Thomas, Jr. of Montgomery, AL announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Allison Kimberly Thomas, to Mr.

Southaven, MS - FAST FACTS: Voter ID seen as a way to eliminate fraud Legislators refuse to pass Citizens demand a vote through referendum process dennis.turner@wreg.com Next fall, voters in Mississippi will decide what to do about eliminating voter fraud.

Historic Courthouse Square in Hernando turns over a new leaf this spring with the formal naming of trees on the grounds.

New voter registration cards are going out this week to some 6,500 voters in Horn Lake and Olive Branch in DeSoto County after the Justice Department approved an application to create three precincts from others where polling could be protracted due to long lines.

Horn Lake Planning Director Anita Rainey is retiring next month. Rainey, 54, has been the planning director for Horn Lake for 5 years.

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.

Chickasaw Elementary School, 6391 Chickasaw in Olive Branch, is hosting an art show Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. "Art Under the Big Top" showcases the efforts of the school's second- and third-graders. The event is free and open to the public.

Something's bugging the bugs that do the chemical magic of breaking down sewage at the Ross Road wastewater treatment facility that serves Olive Branch.

Horn Lake, MS - FAST FACTS: Mississippi in budget crunch Schools told to expect 15 percent less next year Could lead to layoffs of 300 in DeSoto dennis.turner@wreg.com The tight economy is hitting home in the most painful way in Mississippi.

A recent crackdown by Horn Lake on compliance with zoning ordinances has forced several temporary businesses along Goodman Road and other areas throughout city to either shut down or relocate.

Cortez Thacker, a fourth-grader at Horn Lake Intermediate School, warms up for the school's American Heart Association Jump Rope for Heart activity on Friday morning.

BILOXI - Eley Guild Hardy Architects' employee Justin Zahner recently passed the Architect Registration Exam and is now a licensed architect in Mississippi.

The second annual Ed Easley Preseason Baseball Camp will be held Saturday and Sunday at Olive Branch High School.

Emory Independent Methodist Church, 872 Watson Road in Byhalia, is hosting a fish fry to benefit St.

Tom Tiffany, leader of Pack 155, demonstrates to other Scout leaders the use of a Dutch oven during Scouting University on Saturday at Getwell Road United Methodist Church.

Horn Lake High School Principal Jim Ferguson has been named 2009-10 DeSoto County Schools Administrator of the Year.