The ordinance, which puts restrictions on noise and how close data centers can be home to homes in the area, is effective immediately.

The company said it is investing $40 million “to help strengthen the local emergency response systems.”

Gov. Tate Reeves appointed another North Mississippian to the state Supreme Court Monday, Aug. 17. Women now make up a third of the court’s nine justices.

A federal judge has denied an attempt by DeSoto County Supervisor Robert Foster to prevent a small section of voters to elect two new county judgeships just weeks before the election begins.

After the appointment of Mississippi’s first Muslim judge, a DeSoto County state senator wants to ban Sharia law in the state.

Last year, the Mississippi state legislature created a new Circuit Court and a Chancery Court judge in DeSoto County. But, in doing so, lawmakers said that only a small section of county voters could elect the two new judges for those courts.

Todd Mastry filed suit in 2025 claiming he was terminated because he refused to stop booking Black acts after requests and alleged racist comments from county supervisors and members of the Visitors Bureau.

The new location will be 2,200 square feet, which JoJo’s co-owner said will be the company’s go-to size for any future locations.

The former developer of the Cascades project in Olive Branch owes millions in unpaid loans. The future of the highly-anticipated project still remains unclear.

SpaceXAI alleges that Darana Hybrid and its CEO engaged in a practice of overbilling to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Mississippi attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Lynn Fitch branded herself as a Trump conservative in an appeal to about 50 supporters at a Mexican restaurant.

Olive Branch leaders pushed off a final vote on rezoning an area of the city to allow for a controversial industrial park and expand the county landfill.

Lynn Fitch became the state’s first female attorney general when she took office in 2020.

DeSoto County Supervisor Robert Foster took the stand Monday in his lawsuit against the state of Mississippi. But who lives in the judicial district he is suing over? 

The first day of a hearing that could impact the election of two new judges in DeSoto County began Friday, July 31.

The CEO of an Ohio-based industrial contractor said SpaceXAI still owes his company about 40% of its roughly $1.5 billion total bill.

SpaceXAI now has a clear regulatory roadmap for retiring the 69 natural gas turbines it operates without air emissions permits in Southaven.

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The company’s sprawling campus stretches across the Tennessee-Mississippi state line and includes three data centers.

Elon Musk appeared to acknowledge that the company had built a new data center, known as “Minihard.” 

Mississippi’s top lawmakers have named their picks to the state’s joint committee that will help decide the future of its voting maps.

The Southaven judge will replace Justice Robert Chamberlin on the state’s highest court.

Beginning next week, Horn Lake native Skyler King will trek from Oxford, Mississippi, to New York City on a skateboard to raise mental health and suicide prevention awareness.

Southaven is cracking down on blight in the city. But has it gone too far?

Southaven residents have one month to fix their broken blinds or they could be facing jail time.