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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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- 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 (5)(Parks Rec)
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.
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.
high↓Feb 2026[6]
Pedestrian trail network expansion
Outside MPO funding is expected to help pay for it; the exact local cost wasn't stated.
low↓May 2026[1]
Animal shelter donations
Adds $4,105 in private donations for the shelter.
low↓Feb 2026[1]
July 4th fireworks at Snowden
$40,000 city cost for the event.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Musselwhite was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Parks Rec.