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‘The unsung hero’: How a DeSoto County cold case was kept alive
Lorie Ann Mealer Pennell would very likely still be a Jane Doe if it weren’t for Amber Edlin, a crime-scene technician with the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office.
Rob Moore
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North MississippiDeSoto sheriff had tip Zimmerman was in Chicago before arrest
Sheriff Thomas Tuggle’s statements Monday were his first on the case in over a month, a decision he compared to a game of chess with the media.
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MusicJerry Lee Lewis statue goes up in DeSoto County
The “Great Balls of Fire” singer was memorialized Friday when local officials, Lewis fans and members of his family saw the statue of his likeness unveiled in a plaza bearing his name at Southaven’s Silo Square.
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North MississippiMid-South Fair attendance is up 500% at Landers Center
The Mid-South Fair Board employs more than 350 locals to sell tickets, park cars, provide guest services, clear trash and manage the event.
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North MississippiSouthaven Police moving to new Silo Square precinct
The new station is a part of the city’s plan for “aggressive growth of our police operation,” said Mayor Darren Musselwhite.
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North MississippiSouthaven wary for new business moving into ‘epicenter of auto crimes’
Auto burglaries have become so common near the Southaven-Whitehaven border, city officials might deny a business wanting to occupy an empty building near Stateline Road and Airways Boulevard.
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North MississippiDeSoto County Schools gets an A
The Mississippi Department of Education released its most recent accountability grades Tuesday, Sept. 17. These results mark the largest-ever share of Mississippi districts that are now rated A, B or C.
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ElectionsNAACP claims DeSoto County election districts dilute Black voting power
DeSoto County is about 31% Black, but none of the 25 current officeholders elected from districts provided by the 2022 plan are Black.
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North Mississippi One dead after police shooting in Olive Branch
”The subject presented a weapon towards the officers,” according to the MBI.
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North MississippiHorn Lake alderman’s attorney says his client repaid funds
Attorney Tony Farese said he believes if state officials had further investigated the matter, his client would never have been charged.
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North MississippiFormer Horn Lake alderman indicted
Former Horn Lake alderman Charlie Roberts was indicted on charges that he received unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic despite getting paid to be a city official.
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August 2024
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North Mississippi Southaven invests in police, fire depts. with proposed budget
For a budget totaling $121,240,700, 51% of Southaven’s proposed budget would go to public safety.
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North Mississippi High security: Horn Lake relaxes guard requirement for cannabis stores
An updated ordinance now allows cannabis dispensary owners to choose how to secure their business.
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North Mississippi Deputy jailer arrested for aiding Zimmerman’s escape
The former employee was terminated Friday, Aug. 23, according to the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office.
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Public Safety Memphis-area man charged with making threats against Biden, Harris, Obama
Kyl Alton Hall was indicted Tuesday, Aug. 20, on three felony charges.
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North MississippiOfficer in charge of DeSoto sex-offender registry recognized for work
Sgt. Bryan Andrews took charge of the DeSoto County sheriff’s sex-offender registry in 2021, shifting the department’s reactive posture when investigating noncompliant offenders to one more proactive.
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North MississippiDeSoto County escapee sticking in Chicago for now
After months on the lam, DeSoto County escapee Joshua Zimmerman was found barricaded in a Chicago restaurant.
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North MississippiLanders Center expansion called ‘most influential development’ in DeSoto
Southaven officials say the new addition will turn the venue into one of the most competitive convention centers in Mississippi.
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North Mississippi DeSoto County escapee apprehended, authorities say
Joshua Zimmerman, the subject of a manhunt for more than two months, is in custody Wednesday after a standoff in Chicago.
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North Mississippi DeSoto County escapee barricades self in Chicago restaurant
“Our plan is to start extradition, and we’re praying that ... he’s captured, and we can bring him back here,” DeSoto County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Justin Smith said.
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North MississippiMississippi man wakes up to find three people he most trusted dead
When the second shot echoed from the quiet Hernando neighborhood on Mason Drive, Raymond Laws began to understand what was happening, and by the third shot, he knew with certainty.
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North Mississippi Olive Branch man indicted on attempted murder of police officer
Colby Towles, 34, was indicted on two counts, one for attempted murder and another for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer stemming from his arrest in March.
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North MississippiDeSoto County busts registered sex offenders
A DeSoto County grand jury returned nearly 60 indictments this month against registered sex offenders.
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North MississippiDeSoto County school district’s absentee rate tops state average
A high school in Olive Branch reported the highest rate of chronic absenteeism countywide at 46.88%.
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North MississippiSilo Square barber experiences internet fame but still gives back
Chris Newson has more than a million followers across TikTok, Instagram and Facebook combined, and customers come from all over the U.S. to visit his shop in Southaven’s Silo Square.
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