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DeSoto County Bulletin Board: May 28, 2012
The 12th annual Southaven softball camp is Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon, at Southaven High, 735 Rasco Road.
Memphis Parks Near Bottom of National Survey
Summer Owens, author of the book "Life After Birth: A Memoir of Survival and Success as a Teenage Mother", wants teen moms to know there's nothing fun or glamorous about having a baby as a child.
Southaven mayor discusses recent business trip to Sin City
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The month of June will mark two years since Odessa Johnson's embezzlement case was sent to a DeSoto County circuit court judge after two other judges recused themselves.
Horn Lake man's murder conviction stands
The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday declined to appeal an appeal from William Joseph Hogan, who was convicted and given a life sentence in 2009 in DeSoto County for the shooting death of his wife.
DeSoto County legislator Merle Flowers resigning
Mississippi state Sen. Merle Flowers of Olive Branch, a powerful voice for DeSoto County in the state legislature, announced this morning he is resigning.
In brief: Fire near Walls contained without damage
An agricultural fire that burned several acres in the Walls area Wednesday was contained before it reached any structures, officials said.
Civil War author Hawkins signing 'A Beautiful Glittering Lie'
Surrounded by books in her job at the M.R. Dye library in Horn Lake, local author J.D.R. Hawkins will unveil her latest work during a book launch party today from 4 to 6 pm.
DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority ironing out budget
Running figures for the next fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, the DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority board is weighing a very tentative 2013 budget with a $511,000 increase over last year's $5.9 million blueprint for municipal wastewater services.
He is a celebrated legend, a hero in the community. He is the man who has tracked storms and kept us safe from severe weather for decades.
No-frills Hernando jail receives rave reviews
County Supervisor Mark Gardner takes a photo of DeSoto Administrative Services Director Vannessa Lynchard and fellow supervisor Lee Caldwell behind bars during a tour of the county's new jail under construction in Hernando.
DeSoto County summer classes set in lower grades
The program will join the ones already in effect for middle school and high school , and it will be called Extended School Year.
DeSoto County Bulletin Board: May 21, 2012
Seniors in Action will meet Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the M.R. Dye Public Library, 2885 Goodman Road in Horn Lake.
Memphis-area planners consider area around I-269
Linking Millington and Hernando in the most roundabout of ways, Interstate 269 will be more than just a 60-mile bypass loop around Memphis when it's completed in the next five or so years.
UPDATE: A suspect in this case was taken into custody. Look for a complete story in our May 25 edition and watch facebook and twitter for updates.
Thomas Schlender wasn't unlike other grandparents. He loved to spoil his grandchildren.
5 children hurt in hayride accident
Five children at Lake Cormorant Elementary School received minor cuts and bruises in a hayride accident during an end-of-the-year celebration at the school.
Z-Pak drug could have deadly side effects
Arkansas wildlife officer Michael Neal Mississippi wildlife officers found Alexandria and Kyliyah Bain the same day they joined in the intense manhunt for their accused kidnapper, Adam Mayes.
Campers looking for a little education along with their recreation this summer should check out camps offered by Mississippi State University.
Cochran again expresses a serious misgivingsa about EPA decision
Sen. Thad Cochran yesterday again expressed his serious misgivings with an Environmental Protection Agency decision to place parts of DeSoto County under new air quality rules, cautioning that the designation could cast a pall on job creation.
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