Spike in drug overdose cases reported in the Delta
January was a difficult month for drug overdoses in 10 Mississippi counties.
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Light Up The Lake shines hope in the cancer fight
About 700 luminaries, beacons of hope with light, lined the lake at Southaven’s Central Park Saturday evening.
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Weekend sports: Americans sweep Tampa Bay in weekend series
The Memphis Americans swept the Tampa Bay Strikers in a highly-contested National Indoor Soccer League series at the Landers Center over the weekend.
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Relief efforts organized for Mississippi tornado victims
List of DeSoto County relief efforts for Mississippi tornado victims.
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Treadway seeks more compensation from the county
The sides are saying they are talking but the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors was hit hard this week by a notice from county Tax Collector Joey Treadway, who said he is owed money.
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Beware of utility fraud and scammers
When severe weather strikes, utility imposter scammers are usually not far behind to exploit them.
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Friday update: County, Waste Pro answer questions on collection issues
The collection service contracted to pick up waste in unincorporated DeSoto County has had several problems come up to prevent them from staying on schedule.
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Gunasekara to appeal judge’s ruling on residency
The question of, “Is she on the ballot, or not?” will apparently be settled in the Mississippi Supreme Court.
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Rodriguez sentenced in 2021 triple slayings
The man found guilty of shooting to death three people along an Olive Branch street in the early morning hours of Jan. 1, 2021 was sentenced to a total of 60 years.
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