Retired lawman takes DeSoto County school board job
Jerald Wheeler (left) is administered the oath of office by DeSoto County Circuit Court Judge Celeste Wilson. He is accompanied by his daughters, Jerald-Holly Jeffries (second from left) and Lacey Bartolotta (third from left). (Courtesy DeSoto County Schools)
Jerald Wheeler, a former Southaven police officer who supervised school resource officers for 24 years, is replacing Ann Jolley on the DeSoto County school board.
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