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Hernando mourns loss of Louie Smith

Hernando is mourning the loss of Louie Smith, owner of a popular local pharmacy that is a backbone of the community.Hernando, Mississippi · Hernando Read Article

Fugitive Who Escaped DeSoto County Courthouse Sentenced to 50 Years for Attempted Murder

HERNANDO, Miss. – Joshua Zimmerman, whose dramatic courthouse escape in 2024 made national headlines, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for a 2023 attempted murder in Southaven. Zimmerman, a Connecticut native with a history of violent crimes across multiple states, pleaded guilty Thursday in DeSoto County Circuit Court…Hernando, Mississippi · Hernando Read Article

Hernando aldermen approves property tax rate reduction

Aug. 6, 2025 - The Hernando Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday to reduce the city’s property tax rate to 35.7654 mills for the upcoming fiscal year, a 5-mill decrease from last year. The move is intended to ease the impact of DeSoto County’s recent countywide property reassessment, which raised taxable…Hernando, Mississippi · Hernando Read Article

'One of the wildest 911 calls I took': Elderly Mississippi man shoots woman in leg when she refuses consent

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According to the DeSoto County District Attorney’s Office, a 78-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after he shot a woman in the leg who “refused to get naked and have sex with him.” Steven Robertson, of Hernando, Mississippi, was convicted of two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Authorities say the incident occurred when Robertson demanded sex from a woman and shot her in the leg when she refused. DeSoto Coun…Hernando, Mississippi · Hernando Read Article

Three children escape Juvenile Detention Center in Mississippi, recaptured, sheriff's office says

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Three children escaped a juvenile detention center in Hernando, Mississippi, early Sunday morning, the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office (DSCO) said.Hernando, Mississippi · Hernando See the Story

Hernando opens Church Park courts after resurfacing project

Still to be done is some fencing replacement and repairs that was a result of needing to get the large equipment in.Hernando, Mississippi · Hernando Read Article

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Hernando mourns loss of Louie Smith

Fugitive Who Escaped DeSoto County Courthouse Sentenced to 50 Years for Attempted Murder

Hernando aldermen approves property tax rate reduction

'One of the wildest 911 calls I took': Elderly Mississippi man shoots woman in leg when she refuses consent

Mississippi Man, 78, Sentenced To 30 Years For Shooting Woman Who Refused Sex

Hernando High School opens doors to new, spacious campus

'Adventure' Begins as New Hernando High Opens

New traffic signal installation underway

Three children escape Juvenile Detention Center in Mississippi, recaptured, sheriff's office says

Hernando opens Church Park courts after resurfacing project

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Hernando mourns loss of Louie Smith

Fugitive Who Escaped DeSoto County Courthouse Sentenced to 50 Years for Attempted Murder

Hernando aldermen approves property tax rate reduction

'One of the wildest 911 calls I took': Elderly Mississippi man shoots woman in leg when she refuses consent

Mississippi Man, 78, Sentenced To 30 Years For Shooting Woman Who Refused Sex

Hernando High School opens doors to new, spacious campus

'Adventure' Begins as New Hernando High Opens

New traffic signal installation underway

Three children escape Juvenile Detention Center in Mississippi, recaptured, sheriff's office says

Hernando opens Church Park courts after resurfacing project