DeSoto County leaders lobby for wider I-55 at Mississippi State Capitol

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: February 08, 2023 8:54 PM CT | Published: February 08, 2023 5:31 PM CT

DeSoto County officials head to Jackson on Thursday to lobby state legislators for funds to widen Interstate 55, eliminating a bottleneck where it narrows and making the expressway safer.

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DeSoto County Interstate 55 traffic Mississippi State Legislature Mayor Ken Adams
Toni Lepeska

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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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