 | Former Substitute Teacher Charged with Rape
A former substitute teacher in DeSoto County has been charged with statutory rape.
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 | Olive Branch to Hold Runoff Election for Mayor
A runoff mayoral election will be held in Olive Branch after none of the five candidates secured a majority of the votes in Tuesday's primary.
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 | Safety Concerns over Possible Olive Branch Airport Tower Closure
The Metro Olive Branch airport is one of 149 towers set to close in June. The FAA blames the cuts on sequestration.  Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Employee Charged with Embezzlement
An Olive Branch utility department worker is accused of stealing money from the city.
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 | Olive Branch Blocks Second Movie Theater
Olive Branch officials have blocked a movie theater developer's attempt to put a cinema at the wooded rear of the golf course community of Wedgewood.
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 | Olive Branch Neighbors Oppose New Movie Theater
It's a battle over the big screen. Two movie theaters are planning to build in Olive Branch, Mississippi. The city just approved zoning for the second one despite opposition from people in a nearby neighborhood. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto Schools Conducting More Environmental Tests at Elementary
One classroom and four common areas have been tested and deemed safe. Parents said that wasn't enough, sending a letter to Desoto County Schools requesting more rooms be inspected, so DCS made that happen. Watch Video
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 | GPS Helps Olive Branch Cut Down on Police Crashes
One in seven Memphis police squad cars was involved in a car crash last year. That same statistic applies to Shelby County sheriff's deputies. The accidents cost taxpayers millions of dollars, but another Mid-South city has nearly eliminated cop car accidents. Watch Video
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 | Competition among Movie Theaters Heating Up in Olive Branch
It's a tale of two theaters. Both are being built in Olive Branch, Mississippi. The drama unfolding over the planned projects is enough to rival those seen on the big screen. Watch Video
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| Tests Show DeSoto Co. School Free of Mold
Worry about mold and unsafe conditions at a Desoto County school came to a head Friday afternoon.
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 | DeSoto Co. Business to Give Away Free Roof
As a roofer, Wayne Sperry sees people with roofing problems who can't afford to fix them. He'd like to change that for one DeSoto County family. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Municipal Election Expected to be Competitive
It's the first time in almost two decades Mayor Sam Rikard's name won't be on the ballot. Two candidates have already filed for the mayoral race and half a dozen to run for aldermen. Watch Video
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 | Man Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity for Olive Branch Murder
A Mississippi man charged with murdering his girlfriend is headed to a state mental institution. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Hospital Halfway Finished
The city's new Methodist hospital has been under construction the last several months. Workers celebrated the half way point Tuesday saying it's a team effort. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Adding Ambulance, Firefighters
The city of Olive Branch is beefing up public safety, adding six firefighters and bringing a new ambulance to town. Watch Video
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 | Speeders Beware in Olive Branch, Mississippi
Two years ago officers were ticketing around 8,000 drivers. Now the department is on pace to more than double that number. Watch Video
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| Residents Fight Olive Branch Zoning Request
Residents living near the intersection of Stateline and Germantown Roads don't want businesses nearby. Now, it's up to the city. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Considers Raising Park Fees
The city has been renting out space in its parks at bargain rates. Now, after almost 20 years, the board of aldermen is considering raising the rates. Watch Video
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| Olive Branch in Line to be Next Mid-South Medical District
Methodist is building the town's first hospital, set to open next June. In the meantime other companies are giving Olive Branch a closer look. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Installs Hospital Construction Webcam
Watching the progress of the new hospital going up in Olive Branch is as easy as typing in a web address and making a few clicks.
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 | Olive Branch to Repave Roads this Fall
Work will begin in the next few weeks. The city's spending several hundred thousand dollars to create a more pleasant driving experience through town. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Christmas Lights Dedicated to Mid-South Child, Military
An Olive Branch light display is a festive show dedicated to a Mid-South four year old with a rare bone disease. Friday night is the big reveal, and after three years of doing this there's a new twist. Watch Video
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 | Mid-South Law Enforcement Increase Safety through Facebook Popularity
“Like us on Facebook.” That has become a common phrase in modern lexicon, and is now finding its way into a friendly cyber-war among Mid-South law enforcement agencies. Watch Video
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 | Two Miss. Restaurants Planning Free Thanksgiving Feast
The free dinner is for anyone and everyone who's hungry. The restaurant owners say it's their way of giving back to the community that keeps them in business. Watch Video
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 | Southaven, Olive Branch Budgets Include Raises, No Tax Increases
It's budget time in north Mississippi. Both Olive Branch and Southaven's preliminary budgets are ready, and there's good news for taxpayers in both cities. Watch Video
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 | Police Investigate Olive Branch Middle School
Neither DeSoto County Schools nor Olive Branch police would talk on camera, but the school system has just completed its investigation and says it involves improper accounting. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Working on City-Wide Emergency Alerts
City leaders are working on adding a new emergency system that sends alerts directly to resident's phones or computers. The idea is saving time will save lives. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Seeks Funding for Park Upgrades
The parks in Olive Branch need some TLC. There's much to do, but the city needs to find the money to do it. Watch Video
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 | Federal Agents Tracking Stolen Guns in 2 Burglaries
Federal agents have recovered several guns stolen from a Hickory Hill pawn shop in late December 2011. Nearly two dozen guns were stolen from the pawn shop. This comes as police investigate a similar crime in Olive Branch. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Mayor Sam Rikard Not Running for 5th Term
Come next year Olive Branch voters will choose a new name to add to city hall. Current Mayor Sam Rikard has announced he won't be running again. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Busy Getting Ready for New Hospital
The city of Olive Branch worked for more than a decade to bring a hospital to town. Now that one's being built, there's more that goes into it than just a building. The city's spending millions to get ready. Watch Video
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 | Desoto Police Searching for 'Empty-Handed' Burglar
He's hit more than a dozen homes in Southaven, Horn Lake and Olive Branch, but no one is reporting much stolen.
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| Olive Branch to Update Alderman Districts
Olive Branch officials expect to meet with consultants early next year to discuss drawing new lines for city voting districts.
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 | Olive Branch Police Explore Gang Ties in Gun Store Burglary
Olive Branch Police are investigating if gang members could be behind the recent burglary of a gun store.
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| Holiday Lights Shine for Mid-South Toddler
Bella's Lights in Olive Branch is a Christmas fundraiser for a local little girl. Watch Video
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| Objection to Olive Branch Cemetery Withdrawn
An Olive Branch landowner has dropped her objections to a church cemetery in an area dominated by industrial development.
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 | Facebook Paints Troubled Picture of Murder Suspects
Nick Walker and Dalton Shoemake both posted about killing well before they were charged with the murder of one of their neighbors. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Police Getting $194K Grant
Olive Branch police have been awarded $194,000 from the Department of Homeland Security for SWAT equipment and training.
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 | Mississippi Church to Offer Drive-Thru Prayer
Members believe it's an easy way to work prayer into the day, all you have to do is roll down your window.
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 | Olive Branch, Shelby County Working Together on Road Fixes
The two governments are working together to repave messy State Line Road. Watch Video
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 | Fight Over Money Leads to Olive Branch Murder
Police say Paul Victor III was strangled after a fight over money, and they arrested two men who live in the same Olive Branch neighborhood for his murder. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Tree Pickup to Begin Next Week
Olive Branch public works crews will begin picking up Christmas trees curbside next week to have them mulched.
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| Olive Branch Business Burglarized, Several Guns Stolen
A gun store in Olive Branch was burglarized in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Jan. 11, and thieves made off with several handguns. Watch Video
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 | Land Owner Battles Proposed Olive Branch Cemetery
Not so fast. That's the word from a landowner in Olive Branch fighting a plan by a local church to build a new cemetery. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Church Gives Turkey Dinner to Police & Firefighters
An Olive Branch church delivered four huge meals to all the town's emergency responders Thanksgiving morning. Watch Video
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 | MS House Fire, Home Filled With Ammo Related to Man's Suicide
An Olive Branch house fire and a Southaven home filled with weapons are both related to the suicide of 42-year-old Kenneth Wayne Cross. Watch Video
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 | Two Charged in Olive Branch Man’s Death
Two people have been charged in the death of an Olive Branch man whose body was found at Shelby Farms.
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 | Olive Branch Issues Warning on ID Theft, Tax Fraud
Imagine filing your tax return and learning your refund has already been given to someone using your social security number. It's already happened to a number of people in Olive Branch this tax season. Watch Video
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 | The Sport of Curling Comes to the Mid-South
The Mid-South Ice House is teaching curling classes in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Country Club Burglar Flees Across Golf Course
Police are searching for the suspect who burglarized the Olive Branch Country Club Pro Shop and fled in his vehicle across the golf course Tuesday morning.
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