MDEQ Announces recycling grants for local governments

Submitted by Ken Adams on Sunday, July 25th, 3:28 pm

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has announced the availability of grants for cities and counties for recycling and materials conservation projects. Eligible projects include funding for recycling equipment and supplies, educational programs, and promoting the purchase of products with recycled content. Eligible local governments may submit grant proposals for a potential funding award of up to $100,000.

The deadline to submit an application is 3:00 pm, Friday, August 13, 2010. For more information, click here.

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Olive Branch Police Department unveils new high-tech equipment

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Friday, July 23rd, 2010, 5:43pm

OLIVE BRANCH, MS (WMC-TV) - The Olive Branch Police Department is going high-tech to try and catch law breakers in their city.

The department recently purchased a license plate reader, or LPR, that can read license plates while vehicles move in real time.

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Residents fear church will disrupt peaceful neighborhood

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010, 3:31pm

By Chip Washington - bio | email

OLIVE BRANCH, MS (WMC-TV) - Residents of the Laurelbrook subdivision are fearful the construction of a new church disrupt will disrupt life in their neighborhood.

"There's gonna be an entrance and an egress point that connects to our street, so every Sunday for two services, plus Wednesday nights, we're gonna be faced with 400 plus church members," said Kevin Manns, a resident of the subdivision.

Laurelbrook is located just off Highway 302 in DeSoto County, just outside of Olive Branch's city limits. Tuesday, crews were already digging for the new Great Commission Church, which will set directly across the street from Manns' home.

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Free health screening for stroke victims

Submitted by Tracey Rogers, News Director

Monday, July 19th, 2010, 4:56pm

Action News 5 received this press release from Baptist Memorial:

Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Holds Free Screening for New Technology
Technology will assist patients recovering from stroke

Baptist DeSoto has received new technology from Bioness to assist patients recovering from a stroke. The public will have a chance to see this most recent advancement on Wednesday, July 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the outpatient rehabilitation building.
Potential candidates should call 662-772-2120 to take a short qualification survey over the phone. If you are a candidate for the new technology, an appointment will be scheduled for July 21.
The facility will now be the only hospital in the DeSoto area with such technology.

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Free seminar set for knee and hip replacement questions

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010, 3:43pm

If your knees or hips just don't work as well as they used to, you've probably already started to drop out of some of the activities that you used to enjoy. But it doesn't have to be this way.

Total joint replacement can help you get back into life and scientific advances are making it more effective that ever.

Maybe you've been hesistant to talk to a doctor about the possibility because you have questions about the procedure, recovery time, or something else.

Saint Francis Hospital has just the event for you.

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Vet discusses dangers of canine heat stroke

Submitted by Brittney Goo on Wednesday, July 14th, 10:48 am

The summer heat has set in, which means pet owners need to take precautions to ensure their dogs do not suffer from heat stroke.

According to Dr. Carr Kelsey of the Kelsey Canine Medical Center in Collierville, dogs struggle with heat just as much as humans. They can suffer from heat stroke and heat exhaustion in just a short period of time.

Dogs already have a higher normal body temperature than humans of around 101.5°F. Unlike people, dogs have very limited sweat glands located in the pads of their paws. These glands can not sufficiently cool the dog off, which is why they also pant.

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