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HORN LAKE, Miss. – Friday was the deadline for DeSoto County Schools parents to switch their children to either virtual or in-person learning for the upcoming semester. It comes as DeSoto County students continue to test positive for COVID-19. In the week ending December 4th, DCS added 66 new COVID cases, and many more students […]

HERNANDO, Miss. – A Mid-South teacher has passed away after a long battle with COVID, and parents and students who knew her are reeling. DeSoto County Schools confirmed to WREG-TV on Monday, that a teacher has passed away after being hospitalized for weeks with COVID and pneumonia. They have not identified the teacher publicly, but […]

FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. — Two of the five youth detainees who escaped from the Wilder Youth Development Center in Somerville on earlier this month have been apprehended, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said Monday afternoon. The sheriff’s office said the youths were apprehended in Memphis as part of a cooperative effort between them and area […]

FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. — Security camera video appears to show five juveniles, possibly the escapees from the Wilder Youth Development Center in Fayette County. A multi-agency search has been underway since they were reported missing Saturday morning. But information from the state about the juveniles has been very limited. The owner of the business, who […]

FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. — Five young people who escaped from the Wilder Youth Development Center in Fayette County remain on the run Monday. They were reported missing Saturday morning, and while their names are not being released, these young escapees have records of very violent crimes. Bridget Brown lives about a quarter mile from the […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – The owner of a Knoxville daycare will serve four years of state-supervised probation after pleading guilty in the 2018 deaths of twin toddlers. Jennifer Salley, owner of OM Baby Childcare, pleaded guilty to two counts of criminally negligent homicide on Wednesday. She was charged after 2-year-old Elyssa and Elijah Orejulah were […]

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — Southaven High School’s football team will no longer play Hernando High School’s team Friday after multiple Southaven players tested positive for COVID-19, DeSoto County Schools confirms. The district isn’t saying how many players tested positive but said the entire football team hasn’t been quarantined. DCS said its decision is in line with […]

DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. — Some parents across the Mid-South are demanding changes in the virtual learning process. Jarvis Jeffries, whose daughter takes virtual classes in DeSoto County, has started a petition drive to get the school system to change its virtual learning program. He said the virtual learning process has not been going according to […]

Two Millington residents were arrested after deputies discovered a possible case of child sexual abuse and neglect.

DeSoto County Schools, Mississippi’s largest school district, announced Wednesday that students would return to school August 6.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services and Youth Opportunity Investments are taking steps to quarantine more juveniles at Memphis facility. The Tennessee Department of Health and the Tennessee National Guard did a second round of testing at the Memphis Center for Success and Independence. CSI got the results back on Saturday and […]