Cash is still king at DeSoto County’s rubbish pit
DeSoto County Supervisor Jessie Medlin argued against going cashless at the county rubbish pit, saying it would leave residents without credit cards with nowhere to dump waste. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Cash is still king, at least at the DeSoto County rubbish pit, even as the Board of Supervisors approved expanding the site.
Supervisors rejected a request Monday, Oct. 5, to go cashless at the pit, which collects non-household garbage, like storm debris and non-hazardous building materials, for county residents.
The board moved faster than usual to get the project underway without going out for bid again after previous unsuccessful attempts.
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Aarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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