There are 11 article(s) tagged Michael Lee:

• December 2023

  • DeSoto officials push to allow sheriffs to use radar

    “There are places where a stop sign just does not get the job done,” said Supervisor Michael Lee. 

    By Rob Moore December 11, 2023

• July 2023

  • DeSoto County sheriff candidates continue to hammer on crime

    Sheriff candidates Michael Lee and Thomas Tuggle made their case to the DeSoto County Republican Club Tuesday evening.

    By Beth Sullivan July 26, 2023

  • DeSoto County sheriff candidates focus on deterring crime

    Both prospects for the new DeSoto County sheriff have history and law enforcement and agree the biggest public safety issue facing the county is crime from Memphis and surrounding Mississippi counties.

    By Beth Sullivan July 03, 2023

• June 2023

  • DeSoto County sheriff race a top-dollar campaign

    The Republican Primary for DeSoto County sheriff is becoming a high-priced affair with both Michael Lee and Thomas Tuggle raising substantial funds in their campaigns for the office.

    By Beth Sullivan June 15, 2023

• May 2023

  • DeSoto County, Horn Lake opt out of multibillion-dollar federal grant

    During phase two of the grant program, which is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, each jurisdiction could potentially be awarded up to $100 million.

    By Beth Sullivan May 23, 2023

• March 2023

  • DeSoto County park to include wheelchair-accessible playground

    The park, on track to open in July, will be the first DeSoto County park with dedicated wheelchair-accessible playground equipment.

    By Beth Sullivan March 16, 2023

• February 2023

  • DeSoto County bans TikTok on government-issued devices

    DeSoto County Board of Supervisors voted to ban the social media app following Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves' ban on state-issued devices.

    By Beth Sullivan February 09, 2023

• January 2023

  • First wave of hopefuls file for DeSoto County elections

    Seventeen candidates filed qualifying papers on Tuesday as the DeSoto County election season kicked off for a variety of offices later this year.

    By Toni Lepeska January 03, 2023

• November 2022

  • A $37M fix ends flash flooding on DeSoto County road

    The floods carried debris that would block the road, and closures separated schools from their district emergency services.

    By Toni Lepeska November 17, 2022

• April 2022

  • DeSoto groups collect equivalent of 1,000 residential garbage carts of trash in less than a week

    Groups across DeSoto County have fanned out to pick up trash in an effort to keep the streets of their communities clean.

    By Toni Lepeska April 06, 2022

• January 2022

  • As people ‘flock’ to DeSoto, County looks to split agricultural zone from residential

    “If you’re raising cows, we’re not trying to take that from you. If you’re raising chickens, we’re not trying to take that from you. Are we trying to stop people from farming their land? We’re not.”

    By Toni Lepeska January 20, 2022