Olive Branch celebrates 150th birthday with community events
On mission to preserve the community feeling of what is now the fifth-largest city in Mississippi, Olive Branch officials plan community events to spotlight on the city’s special year.
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On mission to preserve the community feeling of what is now the fifth-largest city in Mississippi, Olive Branch officials plan community events to spotlight on the city’s special year.
With a significant presence of vehicles bearing out-of-state tags sitting in Olive Branch driveways, the suburb’s police officers plan to blitz neighborhoods to see if the person is avoiding buying a Mississippi license plate.
Her experience with words and a rebound after an early setback helped an Olive Branch woman capture a major haul on Wheel of Fortune.
Olive Branch used cutting-edge software to create priority list of the top 15 streets in need of repaving and other improvements.
In March, Molly Burgess opened her second store that features the superfood berry acai, a healthy and tasty meal or snack option for Olive Branch residents.
As Mississippi cities strive to recover from recent storms, the City of Olive Branch is collecting needed goods to help the Mississippians affected by the devastating weather.
The state Transportation Alternative Funds Grant requires that the city provide 20% in matching funds for the project.
The second bridge on the Bridges of Camp Creek development opens the way for more construction and better access to the Olive Branch site.
The mayor and Board of Aldermen made its request last year and reiterated it again this month after DeSoto County Schools asked Olive Branch to approve putting classroom trailers at Career Tech East.
With growth potential on the horizon, the Olive Branch Airport is providing not only an alternative to big airports, but a teaching facility for instructors.Related story:
The job gives David Taylor an opportunity to help make Olive Branch Airport the kind of airport his dad envisioned.
At long last, Olive Branch is on the verge of implementing live-streaming of its city meetings, a broadcast possibly available this summer.
Olive Branch is working to gain control of a piece of property donated by a developer to build an animal shelter more conducive to the city’s needs.
A Christian music festival in Olive Branch this June is expected to draw thousands of spectators with an unnamed top performer as headliner.
“I had sticker shock,” Olive Branch Mayor Ken Adams said. “I would have thought we could put up five traffic lights for that much.”
Mayor Ken Adams wants funding for road projects, help with improvements on the airport and other help in his request to the Mississippi Legislature for this session.
While Helen of Troy announced a 10% worldwide workforce reduction this week, the layoffs should not have a significant impact on the company operations in DeSoto County.
A warming shelter has opened in DeSoto County due to extreme cold, and Northcentral Electric Cooperative has canceled rolling blackouts.
The Board of Aldermen voted 7-0 for the application submitted by Amji Investments LLC, which wants to create a destination RV park with a lake and up to 85 vehicle slots.
Olive Branch has until 2026 to complete improvements in the annexed areas.
Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park is a brilliant display of holiday decorations and made the perfect backdrop for one attendee on an unforgettable night.
“I think it’s a new, positive pulse of energy for Old Towne,” Mayor Ken Adams said.
The growth in Olive Branch has had one benefit — Huey’s will open its second spot in Mississippi at The Bridges of Camp Creek.
After years of sitting dormant, the Cascades development in Olive Branch has received new approvals and the walk-live-play project could soon start construction.
The Olive Branch Police Department welcomed residents to headquarters this week to demonstrate some of the new technology available to officers.