Who to Call
AIRPORTS
Memphis International
901-922-8000
Olive Branch 662-895-2978
AMBULANCE
Olive Branch Fire Department
662-895-4111
ANIMAL CONTROL
Olive Branch 662-895-4582
After Hours and Emergencies
662-895-4111
ARTS COUNCIL
Olive Branch 662-404-2787
www.obarts.com
AUTOMOBILE TAGS
Olive Branch 662-469-8032
Automobile licenses must be purchased annually and are due during the month in which the vehicle was purchased. For new residents, Mississippi state law requires that automobiles be registered within 30 days of establishing residence. Vehicles purchased new or used from a dealer or individual must be registered within seven days. In all cases, license plates must reflect the county of residence of the registered owner.
BIRTH & DEATH CERTIFICATES
Mississippi Bureau of Vital Statistics
601-576-7981
BUILDING PERMITS
Olive Branch 662-892-9331
BUSINESS LICENSES
Olive Branch 662-892-9238
CABLE TELEVISION
Comcast Cable 901-259-2225
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Olive Branch 662-895-2600
www.olivebranchms.com
CITY COURT CLERK
Olive Branch 662-892-9500
CITY ENGINEER
Olive Branch 662-892-9351
CITY OF OLIVE BRANCH PHONE NUMBER
662-892-9200
www.obms.us
CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT
662-892-9341
CONGRESSMAN, U.S.
Trent Kelly
662-449-3090
2565 Caffet Street, #200
Hernando, MS 38632
CRIMESTOPPERS
DeSoto County 662-429-8477
CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER
Customer Service Director
Janice Foster 662-892-9291
DESOTO EDUCATION
DeSoto County Schools
662-429-5271
www.desotocountyschools.org
DRIVERS LICENSE
New residents of Mississippi must apply for a driver’s license within 60 days. If the applicant has a valid out-of-state license, only a rules, signs and eye test is required. If the applicant’s out-of-state license has expired, a road test may be required. A Social Security card must be shown.
Olive Branch, 662-890-7211
Nesbit 662-429-1353
DESOTO COUNTY TOURISM
Kim Terrell, Executive Director
4716 Pepper Chase Dr.
Southaven, MS
www.sodesoto.com
DESOTO HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER
662-781-0038
ELECTRICAL SERVICE
Northcentral Miss. Elec. Power Assoc 662-895-2151
Emergencies (night-weekend-holiday) 662-838-2151
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Olive Branch Dispatcher
(Fire or Ambulance) 662-895-4111
Station 1 662-895-9611
Station 2 662-895-9612
Station 3 662-895-9613
Station 4 662-895-9614
GARBAGE COLLECTION
(Not Trash) 662-892-9305
GOLF COURSES
Cherokee Valley 662-893-4444
O.B. Country Club 662-895-6525
Plantation 662-895-3530
Wedgewood 662-895-7490
HANDICAP DECALS
To obtain a Handicap Decal for your automobile, contact the DeSoto County Tax Collector’s Office at 662-469-8030.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLINIC
Hernando 662-429-9814
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
DeSoto County 662-469-8029
If you are buying or own a home and occupy it as your primary residence, you may be eligible for Homestead Exemption. To apply for Homestead Exemption, you need to go to the Tax Assessor’s office in Hernando and bring the following: a copy of your recorded warranty deed, social security numbers for you and your spouse if you are married, and your closing or settlement statement. Applications for exemption can only be accepted during the months of January, February and March of each year.
HUMANE SOCIETY (not the City of Olive Branch Animal Shelter)
7190 Old Hwy 78
Olive Branch 662-895-5328
JUSTICE COURT JUDGE
Ken Adams
Billy Lantrip
Brad Russell
Karen Sanders
Larry Vaughn
662-393-5810
LANDERS CENTER
Southaven, MS
662-280-9120 or 888-280-9120
LIBRARY
B.J. Chain
Olive Branch 662-895-5900
LITERACY COUNCIL
2061 Elm St.
Hernando 38632 662-429-2354
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Applications for marriage licenses are made at the DeSoto County Circuit Clerk’s office, 662-469-8007.
MAYOR, OLIVE BRANCH
Scott Phillips 662-892-9201
METRO INDUSTRIAL PARK
Olive Branch 662-260-7200
NATURAL GAS SERVICE
City of Olive Branch 662-893-5209
After hours emergencies 662-895-4111
Locate underground lines 1-800-227-6477
Billing 662-892-9300
NEWSPAPERS
DeSoto Appeal 901-333-2021
DeSoto Times Tribune 662-429-6397
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE
662-342-1570
PARKS & RECREATION
Olive Branch 662-893-5219
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
662-892-9334
POISON CONTROL
800-222-1222
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chief Don Gammage 662-892-9400
Dispatcher (Emergency / Report Crime)
662-895-4111 or 911
POST OFFICE
Olive Branch 662-890-5493
PROPERTY TAX, Desoto County Tax Collector
DeSoto County, Olive Branch
662-469-8032
PUBLIC WORKS STREETS & DRAINAGE
662-893-5200
SCHOOLS
Chickasaw Elementary School
Margaret Wixon 662-895-6664
Olive Branch Elementary School
Sunnie Barkley 662-895-2256
DeSoto Central Elementary School
Brenda Wilkinson 662-349-6234
DeSoto Central Middle School
Chad White 662-349-6660
DeSoto Central High School
Charlie Tipton 662-536-3612
Center Hill Elementary School
Rebecca Dearden 662-890-7705
Center Hill Middle/High School
George Loper 662-890-2490
Olive Branch Intermediate
Claudette Smith 662-893-1221
Olive Branch Middle School
662-895-4610
Olive Branch High School
Allyson Killough 662-893-3344
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Jamie Loper 662-890-9654
Overpark Elementary School
Lisa Love 662-890-8745
Lewisburg Elementary School
Gloria Hopkins 662-895-8750
Lewisburg Middle/High School
Jimmy Brady 662-890-6708
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
DeSoto County
Cory Uselton 662-429-5271
SOCIAL SERVICES
DeSoto Sunrise Homes 662-342-0155
Olive Branch Emergency Food Ministry
662-895-2913
Palmer Home For Children
Hernando Campus 662-449-2400
Sacred Heart Southern Mission
662-893-0255
Thrift Shop
662-895-2913
Mid-State Opportunities
662-895-4153
SENATORS, U.S.
Thad Cochran 662-236-1018
Roger Wicker 662-429-1002
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
DeSoto County 662-469-8500
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
1-800-268-2678
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Olive Branch 1-866-739-4771
M-F 9-4
www.ssa.gov
STATE SENATE
District 1, Chris Massey 601-359-3250 cmassey@senate.ms.gov
District 2, Dr. David Parker 601-359-2886 dparker@senate.ms.gov
STATE TAX COMMISSION
662-562-4489
STREET LIGHTS
662-895-0036
SUPERVISORS – DESOTO COUNTY
District 1 – 662-469-8002 Jessie Medlin
District 2 – 901-238-1600 Mark Gardner
TAX COLLECTOR
Joey Treadway 662-469-8032
All property and personal property taxes (county, city and school) are collected by the DeSoto County Tax Collector Olive Branch.
TELEPHONE SERVICE
CenturyTel 662-895-1234
Repair, 24 hr 800-824-2877
To locate underground cables
800-227-6477
http://www.centurylinkdeals.com/existing-customer.html
TRASH PICK-UP
(Not Garbage) 662-893-5209
UNDERGROUND LINES
To locate all underground lines call:
MS One Call 1-800-227-6477
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
Senatobia 662 562-4485
WIN Job Center 662-342-4002
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI DESOTO CENTER
662-342-4765
VOTER REGISTRATION
Residents in the City of Olive Branch may register at City Hall, 662-892-9200. Residents living in the county must register at the Circuit Clerk’s office in Hernando, 662-469-8007.
www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/voterregistration
WATER & SEWER SERVICE
City of Olive Branch 662-893-5249
Billing Questions 662-892-9305
After hours emergencies 662-895-4111