DeSoto County News

Organizers said the June Sunset on the Square music series drew crowds to downtown Hernando and supported local musicians, vendors and businesses. They invited the public to the Hernando Water Tower Festival on Sept. 26.

Fire Chief Danny Scallions will retire after 34 years with the Southaven Fire Department and 36 years in the fire service, city officials said.

A man died and a woman was treated after a shooting Friday at a home in the 7400 block of Fox Tree Lane, the Olive Branch Police Department said.

A retailer said a Hat Bar pop-up will be at City Hall Cheesecake today from 2 to 7 p.m., with 25 percent off select U.S. styles and sizes from XS to 3X.

The Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce announced it will welcome Wheeler Express as a new chamber member and celebrate a grand opening Saturday at the business’s Wheeler Road location.

City Hall and other city buildings will be closed Friday, July 3, the City of Olive Branch said. Emergency services and garbage collection will continue, the city said.