Alderman’s wife wants to resurrect crime watch in Horn Lake

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Published: January 09, 2022 4:00 AM CT
<strong>Bettie Young is spearheading an effort to promote Neighborhood Watch across Horn Lake.</strong> <strong>&ldquo;It was just going to be Ward 4, but then it got bigger,&rdquo; she said.</strong> (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

Bettie Young is spearheading an effort to promote Neighborhood Watch across Horn Lake. “It was just going to be Ward 4, but then it got bigger,” she said. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

The DeSoto County town was identified in 2021 as the third-safest city in Mississippi by Safewise.com, and citizens want to keep it safe.

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Toni Lepeska is a freelance reporter for The Daily Memphian. The 34-year veteran of newspaper journalism is an award-winning essayist and covers a diversity of topics, always seeking to reveal the human story behind the news. Toni, who grew up in Cayce, Mississippi, is a graduate of the University of Mississippi. To learn more, visit tonilepeska.com

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