There are 53 article(s) tagged DeSoto County Board of Supervisors:

• December 2023

  • I-55 improvements top DeSoto Supervisors’ asks for legislative session

    Among all of the needs facing Mississippi’s fastest-growing county, the supervisors said Monday that widening parts of I-55 is the board’s highest priority. 

    By Rob Moore December 11, 2023

• November 2023

  • Incumbents retain offices in contested DeSoto County supervisor races

    Republican incumbents in local DeSoto County races returned to office Tuesday night in Mississippi’s Nov. 7 general election.

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• October 2023

  • Two DeSoto County Board of Supervisors incumbents draw challengers

    Districts 1 and 3 will be decided in Mississippi’s Nov. 7 general election. Three other seats are on the ballot, but are uncontested.

    By Beth Sullivan October 23, 2023

• September 2023

  • DeSoto County approves budget with no tax hike for 20th year in a row

    DeSoto County supervisors adopted the budget for the coming fiscal year, holding the line on the millage rate for the 20th straight year.

    By Beth Sullivan September 05, 2023

• August 2023

  • DeSoto County officials break ground on Agri-Education Center

    DeSoto County officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the $19 million Agri-Education Center Friday, Aug. 25.

    By Beth Sullivan August 25, 2023

  • DeSoto County to delay recycling collection under new waste contract

    Despite a new contract with Waste Connections starting on Oct. 1, recycling service to those and unincorporated pockets of the DeSoto County will be delayed a month.

    By Beth Sullivan August 21, 2023

• July 2023

  • DeSoto County supervisor candidates highlight infrastructure, emergency services

    Three candidates are seeking the District 5 seat on the five-member DeSoto County Board of Supervisors, hoping to fill the vacancy left by DeSoto County sheriff candidate Michael Lee.

    By Beth Sullivan July 30, 2023

  • DeSoto County hires outside lawyer in tax collector dispute

    DeSoto officials say they are not filing suit right now, however. 

    By Beth Sullivan July 18, 2023

  • DeSoto County signs new waste collection contract with steep fee hikes

    Residents in Walls and unincorporated areas of DeSoto County will soon see big increases in their monthly garbage and recycling fees. 

    By Beth Sullivan July 18, 2023

• June 2023

  • DeSoto County broadband extension seeing progress in Delta

    The first household customers to get broadband extended to underserved areas are expected to be tapped to sign on for service next month.

    By Toni Lepeska June 21, 2023

  • DeSoto County raises compensation for defiant tax collector, assessor

    Months after DeSoto County tax collector threatened to not collect city taxes without additional compensation, county supervisors signed off on new city fees, which will provide additional payment for tax collector and assessor.

    By Beth Sullivan June 20, 2023

  • Out-of-county enrollment in DeSoto County Schools will be a misdemeanor

    The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors began the process of cracking down on non-residents who file false information to benefit from the county’s services, particularly schools.

    By Beth Sullivan June 19, 2023

  • Cities sign new agreement with DeSoto County for tax collection, assessment

    DeSoto County cities have approved an amount to pay for collection of their taxes, but it is not the amount Tax Collector Joey Treadway requested.

    By Beth Sullivan June 07, 2023

• May 2023

  • DeSoto County, Horn Lake opt out of multibillion-dollar federal grant

    During phase two of the grant program, which is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, each jurisdiction could potentially be awarded up to $100 million.

    By Beth Sullivan May 23, 2023

  • DeSoto County OKs proposal for new garbage, recycling collection provider

    Residents in unincorporated DeSoto County will have a new sanitation collection service later this year and with the new company comes a higher cost.

    By Beth Sullivan May 02, 2023

• April 2023

  • DeSoto County tax collector doubles down on effort to get paid more

    DeSoto County tax collector Joey Treadway outlined some of the reasons he thinks municipalities in the North Mississippi county should pay for his services outside of the salary he collects from the county.

    By Beth Sullivan April 17, 2023

  • DeSoto County assesses damage from Friday’s severe weather

    As storms moved through the Mid-South last Friday night, the National Weather Service estimates that a tornado swept across a rural section of DeSoto County.

    By Beth Sullivan April 03, 2023

• March 2023

  • DeSoto County tax collector threatens to not collect taxes until he’s paid more

    DeSoto County Tax Collector Joey Treadway wants to renegotiate the formula for how he is paid as he runs unopposed for reelection later this year.

    By Beth Sullivan March 24, 2023

  • DeSoto County approves additional election equipment, supplies ahead of Aug. 8 primary

    Additional equipment is necessary to meet the needs of five new precincts as a result of redistricting, election commissioners said at the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors’ meeting on Monday, March 20.

    By Beth Sullivan March 21, 2023

• February 2023

  • DeSoto County bans TikTok on government-issued devices

    DeSoto County Board of Supervisors voted to ban the social media app following Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves' ban on state-issued devices.

    By Beth Sullivan February 09, 2023

  • DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department adopts paid parental leave policy

    The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department will implement a paid leave program for parents of new children, covering employees’ paycheck for two weeks in connection with birth, adoption or foster placement.

    By Beth Sullivan February 07, 2023

• January 2023

  • DeSoto County single-family building permits down in 2022

    With higher interest rates as a deterrent and the rising cost of materials, single-family residential starts dipped in DeSoto County.

    By Toni Lepeska January 19, 2023

  • DeSoto County eyes 2023 election needs

    With a new set of election days looming in DeSoto County, officials are looking at new equipment, new voting locations and hoping to increase pay for poll workers.

    By Beth Sullivan January 06, 2023

  • Underserved DeSoto households get high-speed Internet by July 2025

    After years of pursuing adequate Internet service across DeSoto County, the Board of Supervisors have approved a plan that should upgrade underserved areas in the next three years.

    By Toni Lepeska January 04, 2023

  • DeSoto County Board of Supervisors names new leaders

    The DeSoto County board of Supervisors selected Ray Denison as its president for this year with Lee Caldwell moving into the vice president’s role.

    By Beth Sullivan January 03, 2023