Olive Branch police officers cleared in 2024 fatal shooting
Officers who were involved in a 2024 fatal shooting investigated by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation were cleared, the Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office said.
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June 2026
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Jim ’N Nick’s opens first Mississippi location in Olive Branch
Barbecue joint Jim ’N Nick’s now has twice as many stores as Baskin-Robbins does ice cream flavors.
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Man convicted for 2023 Olive Branch hotel shooting
Alvin Myles Jr. was sentenced after a four-day trial.
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Smell that? That’s the hot asphalt of Nail Road’s extension in DeSoto County.
County officials formally opened the recently completed extension of Nail Road in Olive Branch, elongating the stretch of blacktop around 2 miles to connect with Center Hill Road to the east.
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April 2026
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A shrimp-ly amazing journey: 2 Crazy Fellas opening second location
The upcoming expansion marks a major milestone for a business that, according to the company’s website, began quite literally with a sack of oysters and the sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DeSoto County Dream Center expands reach with new Olive Branch campus
With expanded needs in Desoto County, Dream Center is expanding its operation to the eastern side of the county in the Olive Branch community.
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February 2026
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Nuts, bolts and national goals for a DeSoto robotics team that engineered a path to Washington
A group of homeschool students from Olive Branch is headed to Washington, D.C., to compete in a national robotics competition.
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January 2026
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Olive Branch resident spun the wheel, solved the puzzle on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
Her experience with words and a rebound after an early setback helped an Olive Branch woman capture a major haul on “Wheel of Fortune.”
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November 2025
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Affidavit points to student in St. George’s alleged sexual assault
The search warrant and accompanying paperwork are the latest information regarding the alleged sexual assault that occurred in the private school’s athletic facility in Collierville on Oct. 8.
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Schools, health care, Medicaid: New Mississippi senator outlines priorities
As the newly elected senator for parts of DeSoto and Tunica counties, Theresa Gillespie Isom brings an education and health care background to her role — and she plans to use it.
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September 2025
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Ask the Memphian: Is it true DeSoto County once had a beach? And it was full of sand from Destin?
The owners of DeSoto’s Maywood Beach routinely headed down to Destin, but it wasn’t to frolic in the waves.
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July 2025
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From FedEx to City Hall: Olive Branch COO stepping down
Before Todd Ondra was hired, Olive Branch’s 17 department heads reported directly to the town’s mayor.
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May 2025
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Olive Branch roadwork begins Monday
Roadwork is scheduled to begin Monday, May 12, along Camp Creek Boulevard and Craft-Goodman-Frontage Road, Olive Branch officials announced Friday.
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April 2025
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Olive Branch blocks Crumpler Place development
The Olive Branch Board of Aldermen rejected a development near Goodman and Crumpler roads, saying it was not in keeping with the zoning, siding with residents who opposed the plan with its apartments.
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March 2025
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Three candidates seek Olive Branch alderman seat
Former Olive Branch police chief Don Gammage faces Dion M. Jones and Mike Hutchins in the April 1 Republican Primary to serve as the city’s Ward 3 alderman.
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November 2024
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2 Tennessee tax preparers charged with filing $65 million in false claims
A federal grand jury indicted two Olive Branch residents on more than 50 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, preparing false tax returns and obstruction of justice.
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October 2024
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Proposed Olive Branch polling locations will not affect general election
The new polling locations, first introduced during a meeting with the city’s aldermen Oct. 15, would not go into effect until 2025.
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Olive Branch manufacturer lays off 147 workers
Based in California, the company manufactures “smart glass” at a single facility located at 12380 Kirk Road in Olive Branch.
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September 2024
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DeSoto County Jane Doe identified after 40 years, but questions remain
Identified after 40 years, there are questions about a woman’s body found on the side of the road in DeSoto County, including whether she could be a victim of the “Bible Belt Strangler.”
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One dead after police shooting in Olive Branch
”The subject presented a weapon towards the officers,” according to the MBI.
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August 2024
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Olive Branch man indicted on attempted murder of police officer
Colby Towles, 34, was indicted on two counts, one for attempted murder and another for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer stemming from his arrest in March.
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July 2024
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Olive Branch mayor seeks second term in growing city
“Sometimes it takes a second term to see things fully to fruition,” Mayor Ken Adams said, who says Olive Branch is on its way to becoming the largest city in DeSoto County.
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June 2024
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Officer decertified in Tennessee, no longer employed by Olive Branch
DeMario Pree, who previously worked for Collierville and was employed by Olive Branch police, was dismissed from the Mississippi department after he was decertified by the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.
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May 2024
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Olive Branch Airport gets more than $5M in funding
“Over the course of the next three to four years ... the airport’s going to be almost completely remodeled,” the airport’s manager said. “When it’s all completed, it’s going to be almost like a brand new airport.”
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April 2024
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Mixing beer with (cotton) gin christens Olive Branch pub site
Relying on his experiences overseas, Justin Ash is opening an Irish pub in the Old Towne district of Olive Branch.
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