Text-to-911 coming to DeSoto County
Starting in October, DeSoto County’s emergency communications centers will accept SMS text-to-911 messages. (Matt Sedensky/AP Photo file)
“The goal is always (to) call if you can, text if you can’t ...” said the director of the DeSoto County Emergency Communications District. “Sometimes that’s not an option, and when it isn’t, now they have a way to talk to 911.”
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Beth Sullivan covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. Previously, she worked at The Austin Chronicle as an assistant editor and columnist.
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