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Darren Musselwhite

Mayor2025-06-30–2029-07-01 (start: DeSoto County News 'Southaven mayor, aldermen sworn into office for a new term' dated June 30, 2025 reports Mayor Musselwhite and the Board of Aldermen were sworn in that Monday afternoon for four years with City Clerk Andrea Mullen administering the oath; month-level end: July 2029, four-year term whose new terms began July 1, 2025 per DeSoto County News 'Aldermen to begin new terms on July 1'; Musselwhite is in his fourth term, first elected 2013)

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At a glance

News mentions
1

Term ending Jul 1, 2029.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
20
Total speaking time
5:56:59
Avg per meeting
17:51
Segments
6512

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Top issues during term (20)

high→Jun 2026[34]

xAI/SpaceX Land Swap and $40 Million Police-Fire Training Investment

Could save local taxpayers up to $645,000 of the estimated $800,000 equipment cost if awarded.

high↑Mar 2026[18]

Street resurfacing program

$7 million budgeted for street resurfacing this year.

high↑Mar 2026[16]

State Line Road widening project

Up to $240,000 in engineering costs; construction costs TBD.

medium↑Aug 2026[15]

Leisure and Recreation District Expansion at Top of the Sipp

Revenue has increased since beer sales began; 18 holes costs residents $26.

high↑Jan 2026[15]

Illegal Drug Sales Disguised as Legal Products in Stores

A statewide ban could cut sales at local smoke shops and kratom retailers, while shifting enforcement costs to state and local agencies.

high↑May 2026[14]

Street Resurfacing and Striping Program

Multiple projects funded in part through MPO grants; specific totals not stated.

medium↓Sep 2026[13]

Citizen Agenda Rules Formalization

high↑Aug 2026[12]

Airways Road Resurfacing Award (Nail Road to Goodman Road)

Funded largely by federal MPO money, not just local tax dollars.

high↑Jul 2026[12]

Starlanding-Sweeney roundabout

The project costs $767,709.

high↑Aug 2026[12]

Getwell Road Widening Project Closed Out

Contract decreased by $7,077.21.

medium↓Jan 2026[12]

Property Maintenance Code Enforcement

The city's goal is owner-funded removal, not city-paid demolition.

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Rural King revitalization at former Kmart site

The city forgoes tap, water, sewer, and permit fees in exchange for a $19 million renovation of a long-vacant retail anchor.

medium↓May 2026[10]

Landscaping contract costs

Roughly $87,000/year if the amendment stood as quoted; the board wants it lower.

medium↓Jun 2026[9]

Four-Year Parks Enhancement Plan Renewal

Cuts long-term energy and maintenance costs.

medium↓Apr 2026[9]

Generator project rebid

About $250,000 in unplanned spending covered by transfers from other budget lines.

low↓Mar 2026[9]

Snowden Grove Fence Replacement Delayed by Over-Budget Bids

Project cost will be re-approached via rebid to fit the budgeted parks enhancement allocation.

critical↓Jan 2026[8]

xAI Data Center Noise Concerns

xAI's subsidiary will spend $3.46 million on State Line Road improvements, and the mayor projects over $20 million a year in new general fund revenue from the development.

high↓Jul 2026[7]

Whitworth water plant emergency repair

$45,211.25 in emergency repair costs ratified.

high↓Jun 2026[6]

Indoor Tennis Expansion at Snowden Grove

Design costs now; construction could tap the general fund, with realistic cost at 8-10 courts.

Decisions during term (306)

Recorded while Musselwhite was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.