The Morning View 9.16.2023

DeSoto County News

Good morning! Here are your Saturday morning DeSoto County news headlines…

• Board meeting agendas 

• Jury rules officers not liable in Lopez shooting death case

• Two-vehicle crash claims life of Olive Branch man

• Lynn Jones: God helps us face challengers

• Prep football results for Friday, Sept. 15

BOARD MEETING AGENDAS

Links to supervisors, aldermen agendas

JURY RULES OFFICERS NOT LIABLE IN LOPEZ SHOOTING DEATH CASE

Officers were not liable and reasonable force was used in the July 2017 incident.  

TWO VEHICLE CRASH CLAIMS LIFE OF OLIVE BRANCH MAN 

Accident took place near Independence Thursday afternoon.

LYNN JONES: GOD HELPS US FACE CHALLENGES

The Bible is filled with accounts of how God used unlikely people to accomplish great things for Him.

IN NEWS ACROSS THE MAGNOLIA STATE…

KEMP MARTIN, PINKINS DISCUSS CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND VOTING RIGHTS

For the past two presidential elections, Mississippi has ranked below the national voter participation rate.

IN SPORTS…

PREP FOOTBALL FOR FRIDAY, SEPT. 15

Scores from Friday’s DeSoto County high school football games. 

ETCETERA… 

Americans have mixed views on the future of the family.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1925 - B.B. King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, is born.  

PAIN AT THE PUMP

According to AAA, the average regular unleaded pump price in DeSoto County is at $3.292 a gallon. In Mississippi, the average per gallon price is $3.309, and across the nation, the average is $3.866 a gallon. ALL ARE TRENDING HIGHER FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY. Click the GasBuddy link for the lowest prices in DeSoto County. 

TODAY’S WEATHER….

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

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