Desoto County News

Fall Fest is scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 25 at Hernando Baptist Church, according to the Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce.

The week honors people who serve a vital role in operating rooms, according to Northwest Mississippi Community College.

The city said it has partnered with Welcome Home Mississippi to highlight Southaven as a place to settle, retire and call home.

Trunker spaces are available for businesses and organizations at the Oct. 30 event, which organizers say will help create one of Southaven’s favorite Halloween traditions.

The project will bring seasonal music to Hernando’s historic downtown Square, with a community introduction planned for “tomorrow” at 11 a.m., according to the Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce.

The college said it hosted the Rural Community College Alliance and ATEA for their annual conference and that they attended a Ranger football game Thursday night.

The city said one or two storms could produce a wind gust near severe limits, but overall severe-weather chances are low.

The Southaven Young Professionals event is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Back Nine Golf Southaven.

The Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce said Jersey Mike’s is in Hernando and invited the public to a Wednesday ribbon-cutting before the restaurant’s grand opening.

Sheriff Shane Phelps and Chief Deputy Reginald Lantern were recognized at a Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Upsilon Tau Zeta Chapter scholarship luncheon, according to the Panola County Sheriff’s Office.