Good morning! Here are your Thursday morning DeSoto County news headlines…
Olive Branch man charged in fraud scheme involving millions
BankPlus Amphitheater is ready to shine
Southaven Police search for missing juvenile
RAIN-A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES comes to the Heindl Center
Museum present historic photograph to the county courthouse
OLIVE BRANCH MAN CHARGED IN FRAUD SCHEME INVOLVING MILLIONS
A former executive with Williams Sonoma Inc. from Olive Branch is part of a multi-million dollar fraud scheme indictment released Wednesday from the U.S. District Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California.
BANKPLUS AMPHITHEATER IS READY TO SHINE
The renovated BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove hosts its first event Thursday, April 20.
SOUTHAVEN POLICE SEARCHING FOR MISSING JUVENILE
Southaven Police Department has asked the public’s help in finding a missing juvenile.
RAIN- A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES COMES TO THE HEINDL CENTER
Northwest Mississippi Community College’s Heindl Center for the Performing Arts will be presenting “RAIN – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES.”
MUSEUM PRESENTS HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH TO COUNTY COURTHOUSE
When 14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American teenager from Chicago visiting relatives in Mississippi, was murdered in the mid-1950s, the men charged with his death were prosecuted by DeSoto County attorney Gerald W. Chatham.
IN NEWS AROUND THE MAGNOLIA STATE…
REEVES SIGNS SERIES OF 'PRO-MOM' AND PRO-LIFE BILLS
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a series of pro-mom and pro-life legislation.
IN SPORTS…
AMERICANS WOMEN TO HEAD TO NISL PLAYOFFS
It’s on to the postseason for the Memphis Americans women’s National Indoor Soccer League team.
ETCETERA…
Toddler sneaks on the White House grounds.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1999-Teen gunman kills 13 at Columbine High School
PAIN AT THE PUMP
According to AAA, DeSoto County’s average gas price is $3.147 a gallon. In Mississippi, the average per gallon price is $3.168 and across the nation, the average is $3.684 a gallon. Click the GasBuddy link for the lowest prices in DeSoto County.
TODAY’S WEATHER…..
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 62. Friday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 70.
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