A burn ban is now in effect in DeSoto County, prohibiting open burning unless authorized by the Florida Forest Service. According to the county’s “Emergency Drought Conditions Fire Hazard ...

DeSoto County Dining Week, running from April 7-13, offers residents discounts at local restaurants. The event, organized by DeSoto County Tourism, aims to showcase the diverse culinary scene in ...

DeSoto County will celebrate Earth Day on Saturday with a free event from 8 a.m. to noon at the historic DeSoto County Courthouse Square. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file) DeSoto County will hold ...

In early March, she said the scammer impersonated the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office. She was confused and concerned to hear a warrant was out for her arrest for reportedly missing federal court.

DESOTO COUNTY — The rural outskirts of Arcadia in DeSoto County is quintessential old Florida. It's about an hour's drive inland from the congested coast. Here there are vast expanses of land dotted ...

DeSoto County, Miss. (AP) - A federal three-judge panel on Tuesday evening ordered state officials to develop another legislative map that ensures Black voters in the DeSoto County area have a ...

DeSoto County, Miss. (AP) - A federal three-judge panel on Tuesday evening ordered state officials to develop another legislative map that ensures Black voters in the DeSoto County area have a fair ...

DESOTO COUNTY, Miss — A federal court on Tuesday declared that remedial state Senate plans failed to fix unlawful legislative maps in DeSoto County that denied Black voters the chance to elect ...

Earlier this year, during the 2025 session, the Legislature attempted to comply with the order and tweaked those districts. However, the plaintiffs still objected to parts of the Legislature’s plan.

DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. — A DeSoto Central Elementary School teacher was arrested Tuesday on a charge of possession of child pornography. Mitchell Cantrell was a fifth-grade teacher at the school ...