Southaven News

A Mississippi woman is claiming that a popular 1990s rapper faked his own death to get out of paying her thousands of dollars.

Southaven opened the game with two runs in the bottom of the first against Red Rebels ace Bryant Johnston on a single off the bat of Nolan Blackwood.

What if a tornado like the one that hit Oklahoma struck here? DeSoto County's Emergency Management Agency is asking that question this week.

Stockertown interim Mayor Charles Davis won the Democratic nomination for the full position during tonight's primary, according to unofficial results.

The Census Bureau says Thursday that Southaven was 1 of 9 U.S. cities whose population went above 50,000 between 2011 and 2012.

Damaging winds and power outages were not the only concerns for Mississippi residents Tuesday night as severe storms progressed across the state.

MSU gets commitment number four and its first from the junior college ranks in former Callaway High School offensive lineman Jocquell Johnson.

With their hands full, people from all over Mississippi showed up at the Landers Center in Southaven to drop off items that will be taken to the tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma.

Scott Phillips, the assistant fire chief in Olive Branch, became the city's new mayor Tuesday by defeating Art Shumway in a runoff for the Republican nomination.

People spent the day cleaning up and drying out from Tuesday's stormy weather. Southaven Mayor Greg Davis called a state of emergency during the worst point of the storm.

Darren Musselwhite is officially in the running as Southaven's next mayor after securing his candidacy in Tuesday night's Republican primary run-off election.

Doppler radar estimates two to four inches of rain has fallen over the past two hours.

At least three cars are halfway under water at Goodman Road and Elmore Road. See more details on traffic in the Action News 5 Traffic Tracker here .

The third annual Southaven Fire Department's Fire Academy for Kids will begin with sessions next month and in July.

DeSoto Supervisors who lost in races for Southaven, Olive Branch mayor take it in stride, say they'll help cities from county post.

Friday was the fifth day of the trial. Davis was on the stand to speak about why he and his wife needed counseling.

A retired investigator for the Mississippi Auditor's office testified that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis was reimbursed by the city or the Chamber of Commerce for credit card charges that included a property tax payment on a Florida condo he once co-owned. Already subscribe to The Memphis Commercial Appeal? Click below to activate your Premium ... (more)

The countywide public district, Mississippi's largest, will begin graduations Tuesday, when Lake Cormorant holds its ceremony at 7 p.m. at the Landers Center at Interstate 55 and Church Road in Southaven.

The Memphis Area Transit Authority is facing funding cuts after losing $2 million last year.

Southaven 5, Northwest Rankin 2: The Chargers scored twice in the first inning and added three more runs in the fourth to eliminate the visiting Cougars in Game 3 on Monday.