There are 59 article(s) tagged Horn Lake:

• February 2022

  • DeSoto leaders consider opting out of medical marijuana sales

    The Mississippi Legislature has approved the sale of medical marijuana, but local leaders have concerns about factors such as zoning where the sales occur.

    By Toni Lepeska February 27, 2022

  • U.S. Engineers suggest DeSoto County flood wall, levee

    The Corps wants to create a remedy to Horn Lake Creek breaching its banks, as it did in September 2014, as well as restoring the creek’s ecosystem. 

    By Toni Lepeska February 13, 2022

• January 2022

  • Horn Lake’s new recruiter believes in doing things that ‘make you stand out’

    T.J. Cates is tasked with drawing more retail and commercial entities to Horn Lake in hopes of enhancing folks to the DeSoto County city.

    By Toni Lepeska January 19, 2022

  • Dream of building a mosque endures rejection and a court challenge

    Horn Lake has reached an agreement that will allow a mosque built in the DeSoto County city.

    By Toni Lepeska January 17, 2022

  • Alderman’s wife wants to resurrect crime watch in Horn Lake

    The DeSoto County town was identified in 2021 as the third-safest city in Mississippi by Safewise.com, and citizens want to keep it safe.

    By Toni Lepeska January 09, 2022

• December 2021

  • Olive Branch seeks hotel-motel tax to help with parks improvements

    Olive Branch wants to enact a hotel-motel tax to improve its parks and recreation facilities. But the idea could face some resistance at the state level.

    By Toni Lepeska December 31, 2021

• February 2021

  • DeSoto Democrats hope national trend helps local candidates

    Democrats took control of the presidency and Congress in 2020. Could DeSoto County be poised to wrest leadership positions from the Republicans in DeSoto County?

    By Toni Lepeska February 09, 2021

• February 2020

  • Sunrise Builders Supply brings hardware, lumber sales back to Arlington

    A new lumber yard and hardware store is coming to Arlington, adding to the community's retail mix.

    By Michael Waddell February 10, 2020

• December 2019

  • Memphis’ plan to cut off wastewater treatment to Southaven, Horn Lake moves to court

    Since March 2018, the City of Memphis has been saying it intends to end the 1970s-era agreement to treat wastewater in a North Mississippi sewer district that predates the incorporation of Southaven. 

    By Bill Dries December 31, 2019