Local News
SEVERE WEATHER SEASON IS UPON US: HERE’S HOW DESOTO RESIDENTS CAN PREPARE!
- Written by City of DeSoto City of DeSoto
- Published: 08 April 2022 08 April 2022
DeSoto, TX - Severe weather season in DeSoto and the rest of North Texas runs from March through May, so it is important that DeSoto residents stay actively aware of the weather and prepared to take action in order to protect their families and property.
DESOTO HONORS ITS VETS ON VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY
- Published: 03 April 2022 03 April 2022
DeSoto, TX - The City of DeSoto’s Veterans Affairs Committee held a Tuesday noontime ceremony in DeSoto’s Black Box Corner Theater, 211 E. Pleasant Run Road, to honor DeSoto’s Vietnam Veterans on the occasion of Vietnam War Veterans Day.
Remember the DeSoto valedictorian stripped of her title due a district error? She's now graduating from college with barely any debt
- Written by Matt Howerton - WFAA Matt Howerton - WFAA
- Published: 30 March 2022 30 March 2022
DeSoto, TX - Sometimes mistakes can be painful. But if you ask Destiny Brannon, sometimes they can be the best thing that ever happened to you. How does she know? A mistake got pretty much all of her college tuition paid for.
Search for DeSoto 13-Year-Old Girl Missing for Over a Week Continues
- Written by NBCdfw NBCdfw
- Published: 22 March 2022 22 March 2022
DeSoto, TX - The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is asking for the public's assistance in finding a missing 13-year-old girl from DeSoto. Officials say Avery Potts was last seen over a week ago on March 7 when she left school and did not return home.
PASSING OF THE TORCH AT THE DESOTO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- Written by Matt Smith Matt Smith
- Published: 16 March 2022 16 March 2022
DeSoto, TX - The DeSoto City Council has unanimously confirmed the appointment of 21-year DeSoto’s Fire veteran Bryan Southard as DeSoto’s new Fire Chief. Southard has served as the department’s second in command in the title of Assistant Chief since May of 2018.
North Texas Man Battling Cancer Gets Final Wish to Get Married
- Published: 15 March 2022 15 March 2022
Waxahachie, TX - Denzel Green, 54, was diagnosed with cancer about a year ago. He’s currently a patient at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Waxahachie. There, he has been receiving weeks of radiation and chemotherapy to treat cancer in his spine, liver and colon.
Dallas police arrest 6; seize pot, cocaine, guns and nearly $8,000
- Written by Dallas Morning News Dallas Morning News
- Published: 05 March 2022 05 March 2022
Dallas, DeSoto, TX - Authorities arrested five men and a teen, seizing guns, drugs and nearly $8,000 on Friday as part of a monthslong effort to break up a crime ring in southern Dallas and DeSoto, Dallas police said.
Shooting in DeSoto sends two 17-year-olds to the hospital
- Published: 27 February 2022 27 February 2022
DESOTO, Texas - DeSoto police are investigating a shooting Saturday night that sent two 17-year-olds to the hospital. The shooting was reported to police just after 9 p.m., in the 1400 block of Deborah Avenue.
DESOTO HIRES NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC WORKS VETERAN CHARLES BREWER TO RUN ITS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
- Written by Matt Smith Matt Smith
- Published: 25 February 2022 25 February 2022
DeSoto, TX - The City of DeSoto, Texas, has hired veteran Public Works Director Charles Brewer to serve as the Managing Director of DeSoto’s Development Services Department, which oversees all major City infrastructure projects, enforces all building codes and regulations, and manages all municipal facilities.
DeSoto Police Probe Afternoon Shooting at Hampton Road 7-Eleven
- Written by Matt Smith Matt Smith
- Published: 12 February 2022 12 February 2022
DeSoto, TX - DeSoto Police Detectives are investigating the Thursday afternoon shooting of a DeSoto man in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven convenience store at 1500 N. Hampton Road at Wintergreen Road.
