Local News
Beto O'Rourke & DeSoto Officials visit Seniors at Hickory Manor who were displaced by Winter Storm
- Published: 08 June 2021 08 June 2021
DeSoto, TX - Freezing temperatures during last February’s Winter Storm knocked out water service at the Hickory Manor Senior Apartment Complex, 1626 Old Hickory Trail in DeSoto, for several days and made numerous apartments uninhabitable for an extended period of time.
THE MONTH OF JUNE DECLARED NATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP MONTH
- Published: 04 June 2021 04 June 2021
DeSoto, TX - Did you know the month of June is National Homeownership Month? On Tuesday, June 1, President Biden followed in the footsteps of previous presidents and issued a proclamation designating June 2021 as "National Homeownership Month."
DESOTO FIRE RESCUE (DFR) SPREADS THE WORD: THE “E” IN FIRE STANDS FOR EVERYTHING!
- Written by Matt Smith Matt Smith
- Published: 28 May 2021 28 May 2021
DeSoto, TX - DFR Fights Fires, Provides EMS Service, Coordinates Emergency Management, Leads Anti-COVID Operations, Responds First to Terror & Hazardous, & more! DeSoto Fire Open House Saturday 10 AM-Noon 206 S. Parks Drive, DeSoto
DESOTO SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER REOPENS | JUNE 14, 2021
- Written by City of DeSoto City of DeSoto
- Published: 28 May 2021 28 May 2021
DeSoto, TX - The Senior Activity Center will open on June 14 with the temporary hours of 8:00 am to 1:00 pm Monday through Friday at 75% capacity. At this time the center will close at 1:00 pm due to compliance with Dallas County’s meal program guidelines.
19-year-old accused of killing 1, wounding another with 5-year-old in car in DeSoto tracked to Arizona
- Published: 23 May 2021 23 May 2021
DESOTO, Texas - A 19-year-old is waiting to be extradited back to DeSoto after police determined he was responsible for a shooting that killed one and injured another while a 5-year-old in their car watched on in horror last week.
Man in Custody in Arizona in Deadly DeSoto Shooting: Police
- Written by NBCdfw NBCdfw
- Published: 22 May 2021 22 May 2021
DeSoto, TX - A 19-year-old man suspected in a May 15 shooting that killed one man and wounded a woman is in custody in Arizona, DeSoto police say. Randall 'Scott' Thornhill, 34, had been sitting in his car at the gate of a property in the 300 block of South Elerson Drive waiting to drop off his 5-year-old stepson when Thornhill and his 29-year-old passenger Heather French were shot, police said.
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT PROVIDES RELIEF OPTIONS FOR BUSINESSES
- Written by City of DeSoto City of DeSoto
- Published: 21 May 2021 21 May 2021
SBA is currently implementing the American Rescue Plan Act signed into law by President Biden on March 11. To receive immediate funding updates as information is available by SBA, please sign up here: https://www.sba.gov/updates.
DeSoto to unveil new fire station and administration building
- Written by Tyler Carter - Dallas Morning News Tyler Carter - Dallas Morning News
- Published: 21 May 2021 21 May 2021
DeSoto, TX - DeSoto Fire Rescue will hold a ribbon cutting for a new fire station and administration building on Saturday, May 29, the department announced on Facebook. Construction of the 14,200-square-foot combined facility at 206 S. Parks Drive was approved by voters in a 2014 bond referendum.
Police: Accidental shooting at DeSoto Walmart caused by unlicensed gun owner
- Written by FOX 4 Staff FOX 4 Staff
- Published: 19 May 2021 19 May 2021
DESOTO, Texas - A shopper at a Walmart store in the Dallas suburb of DeSoto was hit by accidental gunfire. It happened around 6 p.m. Tuesday at the superstore on Belt Line Road.
Big turnout as DeSoto Thanks Vets/Military with over 200 burger meals at weekend event
- Written by Matt Smith Matt Smith
- Published: 17 May 2021 17 May 2021
DeSoto, TX - The City of DeSoto and its Veterans Affairs Committee scheduled a drive-through appreciation event for DeSoto area Veterans, Active Duty Military, and their families beginning at 4:30 PM on Saturday.
