By Chad Warfield Alzheimer's support The DeSoto County Alzheimer's Support Group will meet at 7 tonight at Hernando United Methodist Church. Call (662) 449-5720. Republican women The Republican Women-DeSoto Area will meet at 10 a.m. today at the Hernando library. Retired U.S.

By Jimmie Covington It was a beginning for some and a return for others as classes opened Thursday for the new school year in DeSoto County Schools. Some kindergartners cried as their parents left them in classrooms.

By Jimmie Covington A 1,200-student enrollment increase, creation of a new school and ballooning school bus fuel costs are major factors behind the proposed budget increase for DeSoto County Schools next year, officials say.

By Jimmie Covington DeSoto County school board members Tuesday authorized bids to be taken for site preparation for a new Center Hill Middle School in order to be able to start construction when building funds are obtained.

By Jimmie Covington Plans for a new Lake Cormorant High School in west DeSoto County took a major step forward Wednesday.