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Jake Lankford

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Sep 26, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Jake Lankford

    DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office Captain Stephen Raines celebrates retirement after 27 years of law enforcement service (opens the original)

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    Stephen Raines once broke up a “chop-shop” that was selling stolen and reassembled 18-wheelers. It was one of the most interesting cases he has worked in over 20 years of law enforcement. Raines said the biggest thing he learned from cases like the chop-shop, and in his long career, is to always keep an open mind and never be shocked. “They would steal 18-wheelers and remove all of the identifiers on them so they could sell them,” Raines said. “They would change the vehicle identifica

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Jake Lankford

    Water Tower Festival returning this weekend with live music, largest vendor lineup yet (opens the original)

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    Hernando’s beloved Water Tower Festival is taking over Courthouse Square this weekend with a sold-out vendor roster and for the first time since the COVID pandemic, live music on the Courthouse Lawn courtesy of local favorites, Truck Patch Revival. Sibonie Swatzyna, Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce director, said she is excited to have live music for Water Tower Festival and that it will be a great addition to what is shaping up as one of the festival’s biggest years yet. Truck Patch

  3. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Jake Lankford

    Hummingbird Festival draws large crowd (opens the original)

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    Kathy Goss and her daughter, Michelle Wallace, love hummingbirds and being out in nature. They saw plenty of hummingbirds and had a great time watching them at the second-annual North Mississippi Hummingbird Festival. Both said they learned a lot from this festival, but the biggest tidbit they picked up is that hummingbirds are as beautiful as they are important for the environment. Goss said she likes how the Hummingbird Festival engages younger children in preserving nature and getting out in

  4. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Jake Lankford

    Local teacher bags 11-foot alligator at Ross Barnett Reservoir (opens the original)

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    Carson Darnell didn’t expect much when he went alligator hunting at Ross Barnett Reservoir. That all changed when he and his friends, Braxton Rose and Logan Tadlock, caught an eleven-foot alligator in their spotlight while at the reservoir on a recent hunt. Darnell and his friends won out in the end, and brought home a massive prize after their first alligator season. “It was eerie seeing how big his head was,” Darnell said. “Once we saw the eyes, that was one of the more eerie parts be

  5. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Jake Lankford

    Delta Waterfowl banquet raises money for youth duck hunting, habitat preservation (opens the original)

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    For duck hunter Steven Gray, hunting isn’t just about shooting as many ducks as you can. Gray is a second-generation duck hunter who learned from his father and is teaching his children the sport. Gray said that you need to respect the ducks’ habitat you are in and pass this sport and environment onto the next generation. “You have to know how to get in their element,” Gray said. “You have to be in their habitat. You have to be concealed. You have to be able to call them. You have to

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