Olive Branch News

Olive Branch resident Paul Clever was 6 when his father went down in a spy plane over Laos during the Vietnam War.

What if a tornado like the one that hit Oklahoma struck here? DeSoto County's Emergency Management Agency is asking that question this week.

With their hands full, people from all over Mississippi showed up at the Landers Center in Southaven to drop off items that will be taken to the tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma.

When Kate Thomasson was just a toddler she had lost most of her hearing. After trying numerous hearing aids that failed to fully remedy her problem, Kate's frustrated father decided to take matters into his own hands.

Doppler radar estimates two to four inches of rain has fallen over the past two hours.

At least three cars are halfway under water at Goodman Road and Elmore Road. See more details on traffic in the Action News 5 Traffic Tracker here .

In a deal involving two Top 15 bedding brands, Symbol Mattress has agreed to acquire Englander licensee Fraenkel in an asset purchase agreement subject to the completion of due diligence, Symbol officials said.

As Memorial Day, the unofficial beginning of the summer grill season, looms, the industry remains red hot.

The countywide public district, Mississippi's largest, will begin graduations Tuesday, when Lake Cormorant holds its ceremony at 7 p.m. at the Landers Center at Interstate 55 and Church Road in Southaven.

South States' main office is in Jackson, Mississippi, and it has full-service branch offices in Olive Branch, Mississippi, and in Monroe, Louisiana.

Investigators said the teen was a student of the teacher's at some point. Julie Pope, 27, was arrested by Olive Branch Police Wednesday.

Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen has been showing some motherly love recently.

Olive Branch's annual Mayfest is expanding this year to incorporate the pet community in the day's traditional activities.

Hernando will get ready for its close-up as aldermen approved a two-year deal with a Rochester, N.Y., firm to make promotional videos of the city at no cost to taxpayers.

DeSoto County plans to team with Olive Branch on the $600,000 replacement of an old timber-supported bridge on State Line Road over Johns Creek, east of Miss.

A Southaven attorney charged with DUI and misdemeanor possession of a pain killer will face a judge in municipal court on the charges Wednesday.

At Lewisburg Primary School in Olive Branch, Mississippi the mission is clearly defined: to help students grow academically, as well as socially.

Millie Croft, of Southaven, joins hands with Rev. Bartholomew Orr during an observation of today's National Day of Prayer at Southaven City Hall board room.

AROUND MISSISSIPPI - The Mississippi State Department of Health has issued certificates of need for three projects.

Parkwood Behavioral Health System in Olive Branch has been given state approval to add 20 acute adult psychiatric beds at its mental health facility.