At nearly 7 feet tall, Derick Phillips was an imposing figure, but friends and family mourning his death knew him as “the gentle giant.” Phillips was allegedly gunned down at the Brickhouse Lounge...
Local Minors Allegedly Responsible for Grass Fire
According to a press release, a grass fire that occurred on July 3 was unintentionally started by two unsupervised minors shooting off fireworks from behind one of the boys' homes on Keswick Drive....
Team Claims Second Consecutive Girls Basketball State Championship
The DeSoto Lady Eagles defeated South Grand Prairie 40-23 in the UIL 6A Girls Basketball Championship Game on Saturday, March 5. Their opponents, the Warriors, took the loss in front of a crowd of...
Man Fatally Shot, Suspect Found at Local Hospital
A man was fatally shot in the early hours of January 23 at an apartment in DeSoto. According to CBS 11 News, officers from the DeSoto Police Department responded to the shooting scene in the 200...
By Mary Dada | Jan 26, 2022
Man Fatally Shot in Apartment Sunday Morning Identified
Authorities have identified 24-year-old Terrence Wayne Demus, Jr. as the man found fatally shot during the early morning of January 23 within a DeSoto apartment. Officers from the DeSoto Police...
By Mary Dada | Jan 25, 2022
Man Arrested in Utah for Alleged Murder of DeSoto Woman
A thirty-nine-year-old man was arrested in Utah for his alleged murder of the fifty-two-year-old woman who was his domestic partner. Raymond Earl Turner Jr. is accused of murdering Jacqueline...
By Mary Dada | Jan 3, 2022
Local Family Raising Money for Alzheimer’s Research Through Christmas Decoration
For some, Christmas is all about spreading good tidings and touching lives positively. One such DeSoto family raised that bar when they decided to raise money for Alzheimer’s research through their...
By Mary Dada | Dec 23, 2021
Local School District Board of Trustees Select Interim Superintendent
Desoto ISD board of trustees appointed an interim superintendent on Wednesday night. According to a report by The Dallas Morning News, the newly appointed interim superintendent, Larry Lewis,...
By Mary Dada | Dec 20, 2021
An Investigation is Underway for Local Woman Found Dead in Her Home
Desoto Police are calling the death of a 52-year-old woman "suspicious." On Monday, police were called for a welfare check on Jacqueline Archuleta after relatives became concerned they could not...
Local Superintendent Planning to Resign in December
D’Andre Weaver, the Superintendent of DeSoto Independent School District, plans to retire in December. According to a FOX 4 News report, this is the second time Weaver has tried to quit the...
By Mary Dada | Nov 17, 2021
DeSoto ISD Needs Teachers, Hosts Hiring Fair
The DeSoto Independent School District needs faculty ranging from elementary to high school educators and aides. On Sept. 30, from 3:30-6 p.m., DeSoto ISD are hosting a September 2021 Teacher Hiring...
