Southaven

Barbecue, Sports, Festivals and Blues…We’re famous for it all!

Southaven is the gateway to Mississippi and just a few miles from downtown Memphis. Offering small town charm with access to tons of entertainment and dining, this community has it all! With its convenient location, affordability, excellent schools, quality health care, safe environment and progressive city government, Southaven is a growing city that has much to offer its residents.

Local Information

Southaven
Southaven

Welcome to Southaven

Southaven is known for local talent, welcoming community and land ripe for business and families. Southaven also has an active senior services program with 2,600 members. The West End District is the gateway to Southaven and Mississippi. The West End is considered the "Original Southaven" and includes the original business district. It remains vital to the overall success of the City and, thus, economic incentives are in place to encourage new business in the area. The Snowden District or "Getwell Corridor" delivers entertainment value with the BankPlus Amphitheater, Snowden Grove, restaurants and businesses. The Metropolitan District is focused on developing characteristics of a metropolis with architecture, culture and commerce. (Photo Courtesy of Snowden Grove & Southaven Parks)

Commerce
Commerce

Business in Southaven

The Southaven Chamber of Commerce is an active group of professionals, dedicated to increasing the visibility of local businesses and attracting new businesses to the area. In fact, Google announced it will be opening its first U.S. Google Operations Center in Southaven and expects to be operational in summer 2021. Southaven Chamber of Commerce is committed to one vision: Building a vibrant and prosperous community through business leadership in Southaven, Mississippi and the surrounding region. (Photo Courtesy of Southaven City Hall)

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Parks
Parks

Parks & Recreation

Southaven has a 9-hole golf course, an 18-hole disc golf course and 20 neighborhood parks with more than 200 acres of parkland. Southaven is proud to be home to the Snowden Grove Baseball Complex. It is the award winning, state-of-the-art, 17 baseball field facility that possesses features previously only found at professional stadiums. (Photo Courtesy of Snowden Grove & Southaven Parks)

Education
Education

Southaven Schools

Southaven Schools are part of the DeSoto County Schools system, which is Mississippi's largest and fastest growing school district. Mississippi's Literacy-Based Promotion Act focuses on building literacy skills among all students and has helped improve reading scores at a faster rate than all other states.