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DeSoto County Dream Center to host backpack giveaway
HORN LAKE, Missi. - DeSoto County Dream Center is hosting a backpack giveaway to Title 1 school students and families in DeSoto County. This organization's goal is providing supplies to the community to help ease financial burdens. This free event will take place on July 13 at Lammer Lakes in...
When is the first day of school for Memphis and Mid-South districts?
Summer is well underway which means the start of the school year will be here before you know it. Most schools in the Memphis area choose to start at about the same time, but a few start a bit early. Registration for the school year is open at almost all schools now, so if you haven't registered your child yet, it may be time to get ahead of the game.
Driver of stolen 4Runner arrested after I-55 pursuit
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is in custody after he allegedly took police on a chase up Interstate 55 in Mississippi in a stolen vehicle. Saturday just before 9 a.m., DeSoto County deputies say they responded to a stolen Toyota 4Runner on I-55. According to reports, the vehicle was spotted and the deputies coordinated with […]
Arkabutla dam repairs enter new phase
ARKABUTLA DAM - Repairs have reached a new phase at the weakened Arkabutla dam on the DeSoto-Tate County line. The dam controls the Coldwater River which flows into the Tallahatchie and Yazoo. Repairs to the dam began last year when signs of weakening showed up. Contractors for the army corps...
Reward increases for escaped DeSoto County inmate, U.S. marshals confirm
DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. (WMC) - Authorities are still searching for an escaped inmate out of DeSoto County, and have now raised the reward for anyone with information. Joshua Zimmerman was being held at the Desoto County Adult Detention Center, escaped from the DeSoto County courthouse in Hernando around 8:30 Friday morning, according to law enforcement officials.
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