Southaven News

Scott Phillips, the assistant fire chief in Olive Branch, became the city's new mayor Tuesday by defeating Art Shumway in a runoff for the Republican nomination.

People spent the day cleaning up and drying out from Tuesday's stormy weather. Southaven Mayor Greg Davis called a state of emergency during the worst point of the storm.

Darren Musselwhite is officially in the running as Southaven's next mayor after securing his candidacy in Tuesday night's Republican primary run-off election.

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 .

The third annual Southaven Fire Department's Fire Academy for Kids will begin with sessions next month and in July.

DeSoto Supervisors who lost in races for Southaven, Olive Branch mayor take it in stride, say they'll help cities from county post.

Friday was the fifth day of the trial. Davis was on the stand to speak about why he and his wife needed counseling.

A retired investigator for the Mississippi Auditor's office testified that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis was reimbursed by the city or the Chamber of Commerce for credit card charges that included a property tax payment on a Florida condo he once co-owned. Already subscribe to The Memphis Commercial Appeal? Click below to activate your Premium ... (more)

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.

The Memphis Area Transit Authority is facing funding cuts after losing $2 million last year.

Southaven 5, Northwest Rankin 2: The Chargers scored twice in the first inning and added three more runs in the fourth to eliminate the visiting Cougars in Game 3 on Monday.

An investigator with the Mississippi auditor's office has testified in court that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis submitted duplicate charges to the city and the Chamber of Commerce, and was reimbursed a total of $461,000. Karen Swain, an investigator with the state auditor's office, said the city and the chamber both routinely reimbursed Davis for ... (more)

The civil case against Mayor Davis centers around the state auditor's effort to collect New Orleans police vowed to swiftly track down the gunmen who wounded 19 people at a neighborhood Mother's Day parade, the latest case of violence flaring up around a celebration in the city this year.

The civil case against Mayor Davis centers around the state auditor's effort to collect more than $70,000 in public money allegedly spent on personal matters.

Next week is a big one for Southaven Mayor Greg Davis. That is when we expect to finally have a concrete answer on whether the mayor misspent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars.

A Memphis, Tenn., man faces up to 30 years in prison after his conviction in DeSoto County of assaulting a Southaven police officer.

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.

In the Southaven Mayor's race as of Tuesday night, Darren Musselwhite has 2,489 votes, Mark Gardner 1,456, Jerald Wheeler 1,619, Christopher Klass, 33.