Olive Branch Police

There will be a light sequence change to the area of HWY 302 and Craft-Goodman Road the week of March 4th. The northbound and the southbound left turn arrows will operate at the same time and then the northbound and southbound thru movements will operate at the same time.

For immediate release @OBPD

The safety and security of all residents and visitors of the City of Olive Branch is of the utmost importance to Mayor Ken Adams, Police Chief Bill Cox, and Fire Chief Johnny Eason. Please see the full statement here: tinyurl.com/5f8zpptc

Tornado Watch until 7pm. Please remain weather aware and know where your safe place is in the event of severe weather.

DeSoto County is currently under a tornado watch until 1pm. Please remain weather aware and know where your safe place is.

Beginning immediately, our City Parks will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Olive Bark Park is reopening today as well. Sunshine is scheduled for the entire week and we encourage you to enjoy it with your family, responsibly. Please continue to practice social distancing.

Update from Mayor Scott Phillips (March 31, 2020) obms.us/covid19update033120/

Press Release from March 22, 2020, Special Meeting: obms.us/032220meeting/

ATTENTION: @MississippiDOT will begin an intersection improvement at Bethel Rd. and Business Center Dr. Construction signage will be placed in that area 9/26, or 9/27, with construction beginning the following week. Improvements will include a new traffic light.

ATTENTION: Due to a drainage pipe failure, Cedar Creek Drive at Miranda Drive will be closed until we can replace the drain pipe. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience while we work to replace the drainage pipe. Hope to reopen by end of this week.

Our Public Works Department will be striping crosswalks on Camp Creek Road at Chick-fil-A and Abbays, Thursday morning, August 29th, from 2am until 6am. During this time, they will have one lane closed in each direction. Please use caution in this area while workers are present.

Beginning at 11am today, Wednesday, August 7th, please avoid Goodman Road at North Hamilton Circle, as they work on the traffic signal. If you must travel in this area, expect delays. Once they complete the work, we will notify everyone on our social media accounts.

A dump truck has hit a traffic light at Hwy 302 (Goodman Road) and N. Hamilton Circle. Police are currently directing traffic at this intersection. A crew is on their way to repair the signal. Please use caution in this area.

Friday, May 4th, at 4pm, The Peace Run Torch will make its way down Hwy. 178, to City Hall with some local @OBPD Officers running with the Peace Run Athletes. @OBHSQuistors Band will play the Peace Run Theme Song. Find out more about Peace Run at peacerun.org

The @OBChamber held their 45th Annual Business Celebration at @Cherokee_Valley tonight. The Chamber Board of Directors presented the McCauley Award to @obpd Chief Don Gammage. Mayor Phillips, the Board of Aldermen and all of us are proud of Chief Gammage. #MyCityofOB