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Good morning! Here are your Wednesday morning DeSoto County news headlines…
Balloon festival proceeds benefit education
Reeves bill signing to ban gender reassignment procedures for children
Hoots begins campaign to State Representative
No makeup days for missed school snow days
March lottery scratch off games soon available
FESTIVAL PROCEEDS BENEFIT EDUCATION
Representatives of the Collierville Balloon Festival were on hand at Tuesday’s Olive Branch Rotary Club meeting to present the club with a $1,000 check to support the club’s activities to promote education.
REEVES SIGNS BILL BANNING GENDER REASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES FOR CHILDREN
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed House Bill 1125 – the Regulate Experimental Adolescent Procedures Act.
HOOTS BEGINS CAMPAIGN FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Southaven Alderman Charlie Hoots has announced his candidacy for State Representative.
NO MAKEUP DAYS FOR MISSED SCHOOL SNOW DAYS
If you were wondering how DeSoto County schools were going to make up for the four days of class missed earlier in February because of winter weather, the answer is… they won’t be made up.
MARCH LOTTERY SCRATCH OFF GAMES SOON AVAILABLE
Three new scratch-off games full of nostalgia and winnings are heading to Lottery retailers, starting Tuesday, March 7.
IN SPORTS…..
TUESDAY SPORTS: HUSTLE WIN SEVENTH STRAIGHT TO TARNISH GOLD
The Memphis Hustle has now won seven straight games.
ETCETERA…
Americans are more active now than before the pandemic.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1932 - Charles Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, is kidnapped from the family’s new mansion in Hopewell, New Jersey.
PAIN AT THE PUMP
According to AAA, DeSoto County’s average gas price is $2.909 a gallon. In Mississippi, the average per gallon price is $2.957 and across the nation, the average is $3.357 a gallon. Click the GasBuddy link for the lowest prices in DeSoto County.
TODAY’S WEATHER…
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY:
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 61. Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 71.
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