Maumelle Bulldogs win national championship

Friends and family members pose with the 10-year-old Maumelle Bulldogs after the team won the USSSA Word Series over the weekend in DeSoto, Texas.
http://jacksonvillepatriot.com/articles/2012/05/24/maumelle_monitor/sports/spt01.txt

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 23:57:53 -0700

Palomar Modular Buildings Promotes the Quality Advantages of Buying Direct from the Manufacturer

DESOTO, Texas, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Palomar Modular Buildings, DeSoto, TX is a modular manufacturer that sells direct to the end user. Palomar's largest competitors are dealers and retailers ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/palomar-modular-buildings-promotes-quality-101800553.html

Published: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:18:00 -0700

DeSoto HS Holds First Academic Signing Day

A North Texas school district is celebrating academic excellence with a special signing day like none other.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/DeSoto-HS-Holds-First-Academic-Signing-Day-152746425.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 16:45:41 -0700

Boys track and field championships preview, predictions

Schedule, records, national/state leaders
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2012/may/25/boys-track-and-championships-preview/

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 13:58:00 -0700

'Handsome Guy Bandit' pleads guilty to bank heists

A man arrested in Mississippi has admitted to robbing 11 banks across North Texas.
http://www.ksla.com/story/18597359/handsome-guy-bandit-pleads-guilty-to-bank-heists

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 22:44:53 -0700

Special Needs Assistance Program Provides Funds to Make Couple's Home More Accessible and Safer

QUEEN CITY, Texas -- Edna and Robert Beach have lived comfortably in their Queen City, Texas, home for about 12 years, but recently one room in their house had become a danger zone for Mrs. Beach -- the ...
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/special-needs-assistance-program-provides-205453923.html

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 13:54:53 -0700

DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority ironing out budget

Running figures for the next fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, the DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority board is weighing a very tentative 2013 budget with a $511,000 increase over last year's $5.9 million blueprint for municipal wastewater services.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/may/24/wastewater-service-may-revise-rates/?partner=yahoo_feeds

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 22:00:00 -0700

DeSoto Sweeps State Track Meet

Matching the feat accomplished the previous night by Class 4A Lancaster, the DeSoto boys and girls teams both won Class 5A state team titles at the UIL state track meet in Austin.
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/05/14/desoto-sweeps-state-track-meet/

Published: Mon, 14 May 2012 10:16:09 -0700

In Texas Primary, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Faces Energetic Challenger Taj Clayton

A 35-year-old graduate of Harvard Law School is challenging ten-term Dallas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) in a Tuesday primary that could be her most competitive in years.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/texas-primary-eddie-bernice-johnson-taj-clayton_n_1543586.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 14:11:13 -0700

Man targets small businesses in Stonewall with fraudulent ads

A man is posing as a sales rep for The Forum, a Shreveport weekly, and allegedly getting over on small business owners in Desoto Parish.
http://www.ksla.com/story/18598775/man-targets-small-businesses-in-stonewall-with-fraudulent-ads

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 16:59:33 -0700