DeSoto County urges ‘emergency travel only’ as ice and staff shortages snarl roads
Traffic in North Mississippi is stopped in both directions on Interstate 55 north of Grenada due to ice. (Courtesy Mississippi Department of Transportation)
Mississippi officials sent National Guard troops, tow trucks and 135 snowplows to the area Wednesday to clear snow and ice from Interstates 22 and 55 where massive traffic jams began piling up a day earlier.
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Mississippi Department of Transportation DeSoto County Winter Storm 2026 road conditions Lee Caldwell John Caldwell Mark GardnerBrandon LaGrone II
Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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