Smell that? That’s the hot asphalt of Nail Road’s extension in DeSoto County.
The Nail Road extension ribbon-cutting ceremony took place June 4. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian)
County officials formally opened the recently completed extension of Nail Road in Olive Branch, elongating the stretch of blacktop around 2 miles to connect with Center Hill Road to the east.
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Nail Road DeSoto County Olive BranchAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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