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**OB POD**

A podcast highlighting the best small town in Mississippi, Olive Branch. Hosts Zack & Cash cover local government, community events, schools, and sports as well touch on interesting stories for Mississippi in general. Join them weekly by hitting the subscribe button and send them emails at TheObPodcast@gmail.com and https://twitter.com/ob_pod https://www.facebook.com/OliveBranchPodcast

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Ep. 15 A Market For More Than Farmers Jun 07, 2021

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VOTE!!! This week OB Pod went out into the community and enjoyed the OB Farmers market to see what it was all about! We have to say that we were excited to see how much the community came out to support all of the vendors! We have some fantastic ones that helped us open up the episode and have some fantastic products. That's not all, we also went to an alderman meeting and got the rundown on how the city decides which roads to fix, and how expensive these projects can be. Find out how you can avoid being labeled a menace to the society! We also have an exciting true crime episode, along with a national news stories, motivational message, and a memorial day war hero that you wont wanna miss. We finish the episode off with sports, an interview with Center Hill's new head baseball coach, and a debate on what college sport is the best for the tailgating experience. Make sure you get out there and VOTE!!! Polling Locations Ward 1: Olive Branch Fire Station #2 Craft and 78 Ward 2: Summers Hill Fire Station at Pleasant Hill road north of Goodman, next to Pleasant Hill Elementary Ward 3: Nicholas Community Center on Highway 178 by Hacks Cross Road Ward 4: Olive Branch Fire Station Downtown Ward 5: Olive Branch Fire Station at Hacks Cross by the airport Ward 6: Olive Branch Senior Citizens Center by the DMV and library WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO ANY MUSIC OR SOUNDS ON THIS EPISODE!!! We wanna thank our pals down at UTW for all of the great support and the wonderful job that they do. Make sure you check them out https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-water-tower/id1526072628 https://teamcouch.com/ https://desotodumpsters.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DesotoCleaning/ https://www.facebook.com/magicaldestinationsllc/ https://www.masterlawninc.com/ https://rodmanpropertiesllc.managebuilding.com/Resident/public/home?fbclid=IwAR16I4Rz2cax14Cp43wdjNBz_FLWzcPnmrcZEXnCkcPG1hJ9Fo1T1jDPYcw https://www.hatcherlandscape.com/ https://msfbins.com/agent/josh-mcintyre/

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Ep. 14 Memorial Day Mayor Q & A May 31, 2021

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This week OB Pod has one of the most important episodes we have ever produced! We have both Mayoral candidates on answering questions submitted to us by listeners! So thank you to the Olive Branch community for getting involved and helping make this such an important episode. As we do every week it starts off with announcements; and there were a few doozies as the Olive Branch annexation became official on Friday May the 28th, check out Bob Bakkens article here (https://desotocountynews.com/desoto-county-news/annexation-made-official-in-olive-branch/), Homer Skeleton Ford donated enough money to OBPD to get every officer a body cam, and a memorial day embrace is taking place at Blocker cemetery today. We also have a funny and entertaining fact of the week, followed by a new segment in the outro! Polling Locations Ward 1: Olive Branch Fire Station #2 Craft and 78 Ward 2: Summers Hill FIre Station at Pleasnt Hill road north of Goodman, next to Pleasent Hill Elementary Ward 3: Nicholas Community Center on Highway 178 by Hacks Cross Road Ward 4: Olive Branch Fire Station Downtown Ward 5: Olive Branch Fire Station at Hacks Cross by the airport Ward 6: Olive Branch Senior Citizens Center by the DMV and library WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO ANY MUSIC OR SOUNDS ON THIS EPISODE!!! We wanna thank our pals down at UTW for all of the great support and the wonderful job that they do. Make sure you check them out https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-water-tower/id1526072628 https://teamcouch.com/ https://desotodumpsters.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DesotoCleaning/ https://www.facebook.com/magicaldestinationsllc/ https://www.masterlawninc.com/ https://rodmanpropertiesllc.managebuilding.com/Resident/public/home?fbclid=IwAR16I4Rz2cax14Cp43wdjNBz_FLWzcPnmrcZEXnCkcPG1hJ9Fo1T1jDPYcw https://www.hatcherlandscape.com/ https://msfbins.com/agent/josh-mcintyre/

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Ep. 13 Bright Futures Ahead May 24, 2021

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This week OB Pod has a fun episode lined up for you. We start the episodes off with our motivational message like we do each and every week, this is a much needed one. It really helps you put things into perspective. We then go on letting you know that we are going to have Mayoral Candidates, Don Hall and Ken Adams on in two weeks to discuss their candidacy. We want questions from you! It is important that we have answers to questions from our citizens! You can email us at TheOBPodcast@gmail.com or send questions to OB Pod on Twitter or Facebook. . We also have live music in Olive Branch!!! Its at the Wesson house this Thursday and net Thursday starting at 7pm. OB Festival is making its debut at the Olive Branch park on June 12th! The first 60 vendors get a spot free! We went to the alderman meeting this week and it was a doozy and we were able to learn a lot and pass this info onto to you! We finish the episode off with a fact of the week, and interviews with Center Hill football Coach Peacock and a special interview with Newton Mealer.

WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO ANY MUSIC OR SOUNDS ON THIS EPISODE!!! We wanna thank our pals down at UTW for all of the great support and the wonderful job that they do. Make sure you check them out https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-water-tower/id1526072628

https://teamcouch.com/ https://desotodumpsters.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DesotoCleaning/ https://www.facebook.com/magicaldestinationsllc/ https://www.masterlawninc.com/ https://rodmanpropertiesllc.managebuilding.com/Resident/public/home?fbclid=IwAR16I4Rz2cax14Cp43wdjNBz_FLWzcPnmrcZEXnCkcPG1hJ9Fo1T1jDPYcw https://www.hatcherlandscape.com/ https://msfbins.com/agent/josh-mcintyre/

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Ep. 12 Spring Football In The Air May 17, 2021

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This week OB Pod has a fun episode lined up for you. We start the episodes off with our motivational message like we do each and every week, this is a much needed one. It really helps you put things into perspective. We then go on letting you know that we are going to have Mayoral Candidates, Don Hall and Ken Adams on in two weeks to discuss their candidacy. We want questions from you! It is important that we have answers to questions from our citizens! You can email us at TheOBPodcast@gmail.com or send questions to OB Pod on Twitter or Facebook. We also talk about the national news concerning Mississippi, like Tate Reeves opting out of the extra $300 for unemployment, and Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler tearing down initiatives in Mississippi. We also have live music in Olive Branch!!! Its at the Wesson house this Thursday and net Thursday starting at 7pm. OB Festival is making its debut at the Olive Branch park on June 12th! The first 60 vendors get a spot free! We then have interviews with Alderwoman of Ward 3 Joy Henderson, followed by Olive Branch head coach Jason Russell, and Lewisburg Head Coach Dustin Hecktorn. We close the episode out with sports and letting you know how to win a family four pack of tickets to go see Disney on Ice!

Here is the article to learn more about initiaviates in Mississippi (https://mississippitoday.org/2021/05/14/mississippi-supreme-court-overturns-medical-marijuana-initiative-65/) all credit goes to Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison

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Ep. 11 Leaders of the Community May 10, 2021

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This week we are lucky enough to put some of the cities leaders in front of microphones and let you know how they help us and look after us and the future generations. Zack and Cash continue sharing inspirational messages to start off your week in a positive manner, before announcing "THE MAYORAL DISCUSSION". OB Pod is going to have Ken Adams and Don Hall on to discuss their main running points and answer some questions the citizens have. Email us what you wanna know at TheOBPodcast@gmail.com or message us on Facebook or Twitter @OB_Pod. We then have our local announcements and rank our favorite local and soon to be local fast food restaurant burgers! We then give you the interviews you came here for from OB Police Chief Don Gammage, Fire Battalion Chief Dan Phillips, and Lewisburg Principal Kris Perkins. We finish the show with Sports: High School Football spring game announcements and the second round of baseball playoff scores. You will also be able to meet us at the Hernando A-Fair this weekend if you are looking for something to do!

Watertower Sessions with Missihippie music will have a special songwriters night, ft. Keith Paluso, Jeremy Stanfill, and Stephen Michael. This night will take place on May 14th on the Panola Street Courtyard at 8pm. This is being brought to Hernando by our partner podcast UTW and Rooster production company we gladly are apart of. You can purchase tickets at https://checkout.square.site/buy/X44G6G2KGMMPAFGASFBQ7WIT prices vary:$30 for a single, $50 for a couple, or $400 for a table of 8!

https://www.desotocountyms.gov/189/Household-Hazardous-Waste Hazard Waste Day

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Ep. 10 Showering in Rings and Medals May 03, 2021

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This week we continue on with our motivational message, coming from Tim Tebow with a heavy, but needed one! We start off letting people know WE ARE OPEN!!! Governor Tate Reeves has essentially made Mississippi complete free with Executive Order 1551. The Byhalia Pipeline gets a new update saying that the already established Collierville Connection does everything they want. Methodist Olive Branch Hospital receives an A health rating. Overpass I-22 on Red Banks road bridge is getting repaved next week May 3rd through the 7th. We then have a fantastic fact of the week that you will be floored by! We also have Candidate Vanessa Caswell on to talk about her Alderman at Large bid. You can contact her at www.votevcaswell.com (662-400-2721) VanessaCaswell4alderman@gmail.com. We are bringing you a new segment that we are proud of that builds the community, Local Business Spotlight, and our very first one is Malco Theatres, right here in Olive Branch (https://malco.com/cinema_shows_new.php?theatre_pick=111). We finish things off with an amazing interview with Olive Branch Head Women's Coach Jason Thompson and sports!

https://www.desotocountyms.gov/189/Household-Hazardous-Waste Hazard Waste Day The amount is not to exceed $87,760.00. (US Army Corp of engineers 75% in federal grant funds totaling $1,600,00.00 and City of Olive Branch 25% estimated at $400,000.00. These are the numbers for the new water line in Old Towne Olive Branch.

WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO ANY MUSIC OR SOUNDS ON THIS EPISODE!!! We wanna thank our pals down at UTW for all of the great support and the wonderful job that they do. Make sure you check them out https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-water-tower/id1526072628

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Epi. 9 Winners Continue To Win Apr 26, 2021

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This week unfortunately started a little somber for us as we got devastating personal news, but in looking for a bright light in it, we are introducing a new weekly segment that is hopefully gonna allow you to have something to look forward to! We then talk about the alderman meeting which had some big things happen, afterwards we talk about the Byhalia pipeline pause, and some important senate and house bills that Tate Reeves was able to pass earlier this month. We also introduce another new weekly segment Fact of the Week! We were lucky enough to interview Jay Nichols about the Dream Center's food distribution (https://www.desotodreamcenter.org/?fbclid=IwAR2V8ZwMcgRPBKZb2FffhPSWYltvKo6WUdjwmAHbgyEOsesjg5QpP4YFGqg), we then interview the Principal of Award Winning Lewisburg Elementary Sherry Anderson and some PTO parents. We then finish it all off with Lewisburg head baseball coach Rusty Cagle and some baseball players as we head into sports and a movie review!!!

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Ep.8 Winds of Change Apr 19, 2021

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A lot has happened this week. The world looked a little bit more normal with events happening around DeSoto County! The school year is coming to a close and all of the Valedictorians and salutatorians have been named. With the end of Spring Cleaning day DeSoto County is now heading into Hazard Waste day on May 15th. Feel free to share or tag us in any Spring Cleaning photos you have @OB Pod on Facebook and Twitter. We are #BackWithBob to talk about KJ Wright's 7-on-7 program he has put together (https://desotocountynews.com/desoto-county-sports/k-j-wright-holds-7-on-7-team-tryouts/). We finish things up with sports and a Game of Thrones 10 year anniversary rundown. Feel free to reach out to us on social media or email: Theobpodcast@gmail.com. You can listen to us on any podcast app!

https://www.desotocountyms.gov/189/Household-Hazardous-Waste Hazard Waste Day

We wanna thank our pals down at UTW for all of the great support and the wonderful job that they do. Make sure you check them out https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-water-tower/id1526072628

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Epi. 7 Didn't Pull Any Punches Apr 12, 2021

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OB Pod is back talking about one of the main things that had us starting this podcast ANNEXATION! Judge Lynchard has made his decision and tentively granting Olive Branch 18.8 square miles. You can see how those are spilt up in this map (https://www.desotocountyms.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=821&fbclid=IwAR1pt5u5LhonQrH1sdOeE_q266HGTL5ecvXJo9xh5umwr36J5plx7_BQEC8) We also bring you some local announcements, Talk to ward 3 candidate Jarvis Cook, Lewisburg citizen Jaime Ross, a fun Did You Know; along with a movie update and sporting news!

https://www.desotocountyms.gov/forms.aspx?FID=81 SPRING CLEANING FORM

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Ep. 6 Bowls for Life Apr 04, 2021

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OB Pod has an exciting episode lined up for you! We are able to talk about some zoning laws and they passed but there is still an appeal process that can happen if you want to FIGHT IT! This is down in Lewisburg. The annexation trial ended on April 1st, and the judge said he will make his decision within 14 days. HELP The Wooden Door is offering a $500 gift certificate to anyone who can identify the person illegally dumping in their dumpsters (https://fb.watch/4x2j6wnWFH/), any information is helpful.

https://www.desotocountyms.gov/forms.aspx?FID=81 SPRING CLEANING FORM https://wreg.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2021/04/MEMPHIS-COMMUNITY-AGAINST-POLLUTION-VS-ARMY-CORPS-OF-ENGINEERS.pdf argument against the pipeline

We also have some fantastic news involving KJ Wright NFL linebacker hosting a seven on seven team and you can sign up at (https://pollev.com/ysports300) and don't forget to reach out to a Lewisburg student to get a handmade bowl that benefits the food pantry!!!

HOPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!

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