 | Upgrades Coming for DeSoto County's 911 Centers
DeSoto County's 911 equipment is used every day, and it's getting old. The county is planning to replace everything with the best technology available.  Watch Video
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 | Beaver Dams, Downed Trees Causing Trouble in DeSoto County
Beavers are causing big problems in DeSoto County. There are too many of the animals building dams and cutting down trees. Now the county is looking at ways to cut down their population. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto County Extends Burn Ban
DeSoto County has extended its burn ban to August 9th as drought conditions persist across the Mid-South.
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 | DeSoto Sheriff Wants High-Tech Tool to Aid Searches, Manhunts
DeSoto County's sheriff wants night vision goggles, saying new technology could shorten searches. Watch Video
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 | Changes in Flood Maps Affecting DeSoto County Homeowners
DeSoto County emergency workers are asking everyone to review changes to the area's floodplains. The state just updated flood maps for the entire county. Watch Video
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 | More New Homes in MS, Builders Point to DeSoto Schools
Construction numbers are almost double what they were in 2011. Mississippi builders who point to what's happening in Memphis for their business boom. Watch Video
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 | Former MPD Detective's Murder Trial Delayed for 'Technical Issue'
It's DeSoto County's biggest murder case in years. Moments before the trial of Brooks Kelton Green began, it was put off until the fall. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto Sheriff's Department Urging Neighborhood Watch
Deputies are going neighborhood by neighborhood, posting signs and warning residents it's up to them to watch their homes. The new campaign is called See Something, Say Something.
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 | DeSoto County Planners Develop Vision for I-69/269 Trade Corridor
If you build it, they will come. For two years DeSoto County planners have been questioning residents about what they want to see built along the I-69/269 corridor. Watch Video
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 | Cracking Down on Contraband in DeSoto County Jail
Jails across the country are constantly fighting inmates from sneaking stuff in. DeSoto County is building a new jail with that in mind. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto Co. Juvy Officer Charged with Child Molestation
A juvenile detention officer with the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office has been charged with child molestation.
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 | DeSoto County Looks to Memphis on Public Transportation Plan
There's no public transportation in DeSoto County. The only way to get around is by car. The county's looking into adding a bus system and getting some help from Memphis. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto County Considering Wireless Internet
People in rural areas don't get high speed internet, so the county is trying to figure out a solution. Watch Video
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 | Tax Hike May Send Even More Memphis Shoppers to DeSoto Co.
With a sales tax of only seven percent, DeSoto County, Mississippi calls out to Memphians. Shop here, save money - and they do. Watch Video
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 | Suspect Charged with Assault on DeSoto Deputy, K-9
A traffic stop in DeSoto County led to a trip to the hospital after a convicted felon bit a deputy, fled, and was taken down by a K-9 officer.
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 | DeSoto County School District to Teach Abstinence-Only
Mississippi's largest school district says it will start teaching abstinence-only sex education classes starting next year. Watch Video
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 | 4 Miles of DeSoto Roads to be Repaved
It's not every day you're handed a million dollars, but that's what DeSoto County is getting from the state for road repairs.
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 | Traffic Crimes Down in North Mississippi
Since the fall, there are fewer traffic citations being written in north Mississippi. The county's not sure what to credit for the positive trend, but hopes it continues. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto Co. Building Permits for Homes on Upswing
Single-family building permits surged in May, driving up year-to-date activity and leaving DeSoto officials optimistic for a long-sought housing-industry turn-around.
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 | Study: DeSoto Drivers Are Speed Demons
A traffic study done by the sheriff's department shows drivers go upwards of 100 miles an hour on rural roads. Watch Video
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 | Suspects Arrested in Multi-State Burglary Ring
Police in Tupelo, Mississippi have arrested four suspects in a string of business burglaries in at least three southern states.
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 | DeSoto Radar Bill Fails, Speeders Safe for Another Year
Mississippi sheriff departments won't be getting radar anytime soon. Lawmakers aren't going to pass a bill allowing the tool. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto County Asking State For Sheriff's Radar
The county is asking the state to make it legal for the sheriff department to use radar.
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 | DeSoto Sheriff's Dept. Finds Firing Range in Marshall County
Residents didn't want the range in their backyards, so the department found a solution by crossing county lines. Watch Video
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 | All MS Schools to Teach No Sex Before Marriage
The state has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the country. To fight that rising number, Mississippi lawmakers are now requiring schools to teach abstinence. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto County Seeks Employee Input on Trimming Budget
It's expected to be a tight budget year in DeSoto County, but they're trying something new. The county's looking for a way to give employees a raise, so they're asking workers where the county can save. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto County Considers Change to Gun Laws
The county is considering limits to where people can shoot in rural areas. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto County Homeowners Confused over Tax Deadline
The deadline to file for Mississippi's homestead exemption was April 1st. Since that day fell on the weekend, it was moved up. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto Readies Argument against Ozone Guideline
A delegation from DeSoto County is going to Washington, D.C., to battle a feared ozone ranking.
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 | Pardoned Killer to Fight Return to Mississippi
Convicted murderer Joseph Ozment, who left Mississippi after being pardoned by former Gov. Haley Barbour, seems poised to fight attempts to make him return from Wyoming.
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| MS Murderers' Pardon Upheld, Victim's Family Reacts
Gerald McAbee says his brother-in-law's killer will be brought to justice one day. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto Cops Searching for Dollar Store Robbers
Two DeSoto County Dollar Generals have been robbed, less than a week apart, by the same two suspects. Watch Video
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 | Desoto County Schools get Tornado Safe Rooms
Desoto County Schools will soon begin designing safe rooms on six elementary campuses, thanks to Federal Emergency Management Agency and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency grant money.
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| Lawyer: Ozment Will Not Attend Mississippi Hearing
A pardoned killer from Mississippi will not return to the state without a fight.
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 | Mississippi Environmentalists Upset With EPA
Desoto County and state environmentalists want to separate the county from Tennessee and Akansas. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch, Shelby County Working Together on Road Fixes
The two governments are working together to repave messy State Line Road. Watch Video
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 | Body Found in Desoto County Identified as Missing Woman
A badly decomposed body found in a rural area of Desoto County earlier this week has been identified as Sherry Smith, according to the coroner's office. Watch Video
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 | Dozens of Business Breaks-Ins in Mississippi
Several pay day loan and cash advance businesses were hit in Southaven and Horn Lake over the weekend. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Tree Pickup to Begin Next Week
Olive Branch public works crews will begin picking up Christmas trees curbside next week to have them mulched.
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 | DeSoto Schools' Legal Tab Rises with Enrollment
Desoto County schools are seeing an expensive side effect of rapid enrollment growth in recent years.
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 | DeSoto County Burglaries Linked to Multi-State Theft Ring
There's new information on a string of burglaries in DeSoto County, where crooks broke into more than a dozen businesses in Southaven and Horn Lake last weekend. Watch Video
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 | MS Road Marking County Line to be Repaired
County Line Road lies between Tate and DeSoto Counties. Half of it is in good condition, half isn't. Watch Video
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 | Lower Turnout In DeSoto County Primary Election
Only 20% of registered voters are projected to vote. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto Sheriff's Office, Crimestoppers Calling for Better Communication
DeSoto County is looking to improve the way information is shared between CrimeStoppers and local law enforcement. Watch Video
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 | Land Owner Battles Proposed Olive Branch Cemetery
Not so fast. That's the word from a landowner in Olive Branch fighting a plan by a local church to build a new cemetery. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto Civic Center to be Renamed Landers Center
The DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven will become the Landers Center on Jan. 1.
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 | Voter Registration Problems Persist in DeSoto County
If you register to vote at a government office, you would think you'd be taken care of. That's not the case for hundreds who headed to the polls after they registered at DeSoto County's Department of Public Safety. Watch Video
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 | Remains Found in DeSoto County
Human remains have been found off a rural road in DeSoto County and the sheriff's department is investigating. Watch Video
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 | Bomb Squad Called to Fire Victim's Southaven Home
The Shelby County Bomb Squad was called to a home in Southaven after the Desoto County Sheriff's Office received a tip it was wired with explosives. Watch Video
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 | Warm Weather Good for DeSoto County Roads |
