Good morning! Here are your Saturday morning DeSoto County news headlines…
VOLUNTEERING MAKES OUR WORLD BETTER
MWR is an all-volunteer, non-profit means of assisting hundreds of injured and orphaned birds and animals.
BOMB SQUAD CALLED AFTER SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE FOUND IN SOUTHAVEN
The Southaven Police Department received a complaint in regards to a suspicious package in the area of Goodman Road and Snowden Lane.
CONGER PARK PLAYGROUND DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREE
The longstanding center of the park has now been closed as city officials assess the damage and start to plan for its repair.
FINANCIAL LITERACY: DEBT COLLECTION RULES AND REGULATIONS
Not knowing critical information can possibly do great harm to you when you are trying to complete financial transactions and you don’t have all the information you need to make a critical decision.
JONES: SEEING OUR SPIRITUAL POVERTY
It’s been said that being poor is not a sin, but that’s about the only good thing there is about it. While no one enjoys being poor, I have noticed that a lot of people enjoy talking about how poor they used to be, and they tend to exaggerate.
IN NEWS AROUND THE MAGNOLIA STATE…
TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL OFFICE DONATES TO TORNADO RELIEF
Director General Robert Lo of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston, Texas, presented a significant donation of $50,000 collected from Taiwanese churches in the Houston area to Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief.
IN SPORTS…
FRIDAY SPORTS: JAGUARS MOVE ON WITH WALK OFF WIN OVER TUPELO
DeSoto Central moved on to the second round of the state baseball playoffs.
ETCETERA…
Two 100-year-old sisters share their tips for staying mentally sharp.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1990 Wrecking cranes began tearing down the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate.
PAIN AT THE PUMP
According to AAA, DeSoto County’s average gas price is $3.073 a gallon. In Mississippi, the average per gallon price is $3.108 and across the nation, the average is $3.627 a gallon. ALL PRICES ARE TRENDING LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS DAY. Click the GasBuddy link for the lowest prices in DeSoto County.
TODAY’S WEATHER…..
Saturday: Chances of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7 p.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 50. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
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