For the Record Aug 4, 2008
Posted on: Monday, August 4, 2008. Class SS: Jayson Guzman, Make/Model: Penor X10SHN, Best Time: 31. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Fan support helps drive area teams Jul 25, 2008
As I left town, I was a little bit worried about what the turnout was going to be for the Adel-DeSoto-Minburn softball team, since their baseball team was playing that same night against Dallas Center-Grimes for a chance to head to the state baseball tournament ... Many of these fans spent an hour and a half in the car driving more than 60 miles from the Adel, DeSoto and Minburn areas to sit in the stands during a hot, summer evening to cheer on their Tigers, donning as much blue as they could... (Dallas County News, IA)
State commission OKs utilities' nuclear power plans Jul 16, 2008
Also, the commission unanimously approved a $688 million plan by Florida Power & Light to add solar facilities in Brevard, Martin and DeSoto counties ... FPL, meanwhile, plans to build the solar facilities during the next two years, with the DeSoto County project operating by December 2009. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
AMS July science highlights Jul 16, 2008
The AMS 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms will be held 27-31 October 2008 at The Hilton DeSoto Hotel in Savannah, Georgia. Media are invited to attend. (EurekAlert!)
The Caped Crusader ... he's back Jul 14, 2008
See how a couple of custom-designed vehicles send a message about the struggles of native peoples in Matt Villano's story on "Lewis deSoto: Tales of Power" in Destinations on Page 60. Finally, this is the first week that Merle Reagle's popular crossword puzzle moves from The Chronicle Magazine to the Pink. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Utility bills to reflect costs of building nuclear, solar plants Jul 13, 2008
Also during the meeting, the commission will consider a $688 million FPL proposal to build solar projects in Martin, DeSoto and Brevard counties. Progress estimates it will spend about $17 billion on the Levy County project, as it builds two nuclear generating units and a massive transmission system. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
An Artistic Conquest Jul 13, 2008
"Lewis deSoto: Tales of Power," the brainchild of Napa artist deSoto, showcases two thematically customized and fully operational vehicles as sculptures ... The first vehicle is all about the name deSoto ... The artist tricked out a 1965 Chrysler New Yorker to look like a Chrysler DeSoto, a model manufactured from 1929 until 1961. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
The family business Jun 23, 2008
Brad had put in a year at The Citadel in 1981 before becoming the head coach at DeSoto County in his hometown of Arcadia (FL). Jeff, who as a first-year head coach guided Blythewood to its first ever state title in its inaugural season two years ago, spent last year as an assistant at Presbyterian. (Clemson Sports -- Rivals.com)
Illinois fort offers trip back in time Jun 20, 2008
Legend has it that Europeans took this same advantage as early as 1540, when the Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto and his soldiers constructed a primitive fortification here to defend themselves from hostile native attack. The French built Fort De L'Ascension on the site in 1757, during the French and Indian War, when France and Great Britain were fighting for ultimate control of central North America. (Carmi Times, IL)
Obituaries 6-17-08 Jun 17, 2008
Louise Douglas, 72, passed away June 10, 2008 at Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, Miss ... Lucious Puryear, Jr., 90, passed away June 9, 2008 at the DeSoto Healthcare Center in Southaven, Miss. (Seantobia Democrat, MS)
The Chesapeake Good-News Machine Jun 17, 2008
Monday's news was that Chesapeake has formed a joint venture with Goodrich Petroleum (NYSE: GR), in which Chesapeake will pay Goodrich about $178 million for working interests in deep strata of the Bethany-Longstreet field of Caddo and DeSoto parishes in Louisiana. That is in the Haynesville Shale of East Texas and Louisiana, and Chesapeake already has told us that Haynesville will probably be a massive play. (MSNBC -- Business)
Lewiston Faces: Pesavento finds DeSotos, people enrich life Jun 11, 2008
Lewiston - Lewiston Faces: Pesavento finds DeSotos, people enrich life ... Lewiston Faces: Pesavento finds DeSotos, people enrich life ... By Jil Schult, HT Staff Writer Tuesday, June 10, 2008 3:06 PM EDT Les Pesavento stands with one of five 1929 DeSotos in his collection. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Orphaned cars roll into Depot Town Jun 4, 2008
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Corroded gusset plates close Highway 43 bridge Jun 4, 2008
In March, the department closed the DeSoto Bridge in St. Cloud after the agency discovered four bent gusset plates. MnDOT also has closed two of four lanes on the Blatnik Bridge in Duluth while it strengthens the gusset plates on that bridge. (Winona Daily News, MN)
DeSoto council cracks down on code violations May 31, 2008
DeSoto city code states trailers should be parked on concrete slabs, and storage areas such as this should be fensed in. Several city code violations like this one can be found along the commercial Ellefson Drive in DeSoto ... The City of DeSoto will be forced to address several city code violations along Ellefson Drive, on the city's north side. (Dallas County News, IA)
Along the Way: The much-more-thrilling days of yesteryear May 30, 2008
Back then, if a kid in high school could talk Dad into borrowing the family s Plymouth Belvedere, Oldsmobile Super 88 or DeSoto Firedome V8, he could fill the gas tank at 30 cents a gallon and go pick up his date to the prom. When they arrived at the American Legion Building or wherever the prom dance was held, they could dance to such tunes as All The Way, made popular by Frank Sinatra, or 26 Miles by the Four Preps, or perhaps Twilight Time by the Platters. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Letter: Missoula community deserves thanks for support May 23, 2008
Blue Canyon manager Chris DeSoto. Finn and Porter manager John Melchior. (Missoulian, MT)
MDOT seizes $1.3M from 18-wheeler May 15, 2008
3 million at a truck inspection station in DeSoto County. The MDOT said officers, during a routine inspection of the empty 18-wheeler at the Nesbit Inspection Scales on Tuesday, noticed the trucks sleeper and a side window of the cab were broken. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Track and field: State records, schedule and area qualifiers May 9, 2008
Discus - Skylar White, Desoto, 158-4 (2007). Triple Jump - Erica McLain, Plano East, 43-5. (Odessa American, TX)
RAMBLIN' MAN: With just his dog and his bike, Texas man travels to 'clear his head' May 4, 2008
So on a whim on Monday, Feb. 18, Perry set out from Alvin, Texas, on his 1963 Desoto Classic three-wheel bike with his half-Labrador Retriever, half-Dalmatian dog, Puppy. He had with him one spare change of clothes, dog food and a bowl, water bottles, $30, a tent, a map and a journal. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Athletics: McCamey releases list of applicants May 3, 2008
HS Head football coachAdam Archibeque Midland ISD Assistant football coachCraig Bales Winters ISD Athletic director/head football coachTodd Bandy Whitewright ISD Defensive coordinatorCory Barnes Levelland ISD Assistant football coachKelly Bonner Eunice (N.M.) ISD Head football coachJim Bradford Shelbyville ISD Offensive coordinatorBlake Bryant Eanes ISD Wrestling coachSam Callis Kingsville ISD Defensive coordinatorDanny Carnline Hemphill ISD Assistant football coach/head track and field coachSol... (Odessa American, TX)
THAT's what we're talking about May 2, 2008
By Wendall Waters/WWATERS@CNC.COM. Wed Apr 23, 2008, 07:14 PM EDT. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
Football: 2008 District 2-5A Schedule Apr 21, 2008
WEEK ZEROThursday, Aug. 28Wolfforth Frenship at Lubbock High, 7:30 p.m. (Lowrey Field)Amarillo Palo Duro at Amarillo Tascosa, 8 p.m. (Dick Bivins Stadium)Friday, Aug. 29Canyon Randall at Amarillo High, 7:30 p.m. (Dick Bivins Stadium)Copperas Cove at San Angelo Central, 7:30 p.m. (San Angelo Stadium)DeSoto at Midland High, 7:30 p.m. (Grande Communications Stadium)El Paso Montwood at Odessa High, 7:30 p.m. (Ratliff Stadium)Plainview at Lubbock Monterey, 7:30 p.m. (Lowrey Field)Lubbock Coronado at... (Odessa American, TX)
Power plant foes appeals to council members, citizens (31) Apr 19, 2008
Seated from left to right are Dr. Catherine DeSoto, Jeri Thornsberry, Nate Northey, Jo Martin and Tom Huff ... Dr. Catherine DeSoto, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Northern Iowa, sited academic papers that concluded mercury emissions, which are not currently regulated by the EPA and are often associated with coal-fired power plants, can lead to brain damage in developing fetuses ... "I am against the coal plant because I understand the science," said DeSoto, who has... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
DeSoto to kick off spring season Apr 12, 2008
Motorized boats are allowed throughout DeSoto Lake but a "no-anchor zone" is located at the aeration system in the lake and marked with buoys ... Annual permits, including the $15 DeSoto Refuge Pass, can be obtained at the Visitor Center ... DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is located 25 miles north of Omaha on U.S. Highway 30 between Missouri Valley and Blair, Neb. (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA)
Storm Victims Say They're Weary, But Ready For Another Round Apr 10, 2008
(Shelby and DeSoto Counties 4/9/8) Many folks around the Mid-South are only now beginning to recover from the last round of bad storms just two months ago. With the potential of more bad weather in the forecast by the end of the week, are the February storm victims ready for another round. (WREG.com, TN)
Family-owned car dealership comes to end of the road Apr 10, 2008
In 1948, his son (also named Carl), opened a Plymouth- DeSoto dealership on East Pennsylvania Avenue in Towson, which switched to the Lincoln-Mercury brand in the mid-1960s. In 1971, the Brand family moved to the Lutherville corner, which Ford Motor had bought from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and which the Brands later acquired. (Towson Times, MD)
Texas Relay Results Apr 7, 2008
90m 8 Beardon, James 10 DeSoto 6-03. 00 1. (Uclabruins.com)
GALEN HOLLEY:God's voice sounds like laughter sometimes Apr 5, 2008
Saturday night I was deep in the woods of Desoto County, in a very dark cabin, concentrating: just me and my cats, relaxing silently, the azure glow of my laptop the only light for a mile. "What's the word I need here?" I whispered to Chadwick, very intently, reaching into my bag for my thesaurus. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Muddy Road Project Traps Residents Apr 4, 2008
(Nesbit, MS 4/2/8) DeSoto County leaders say they're working hard to solve a problem that's trapped several families in their homes ... it's a major DeSoto County road ... "We're addressing all their problems. We want them to have an open road, safe road, to get in and out of their driveways." said DeSoto County Engineer Andy Swims. (WREG.com, TN)
Entertainers with Georgia, 4-H roots make benefit CD Apr 4, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Finally, happy 74th birthday (March 22) to the great organist Leon Austin, childhood friend of James Brown, who himself entertained Augustans for years with his band, Leon Austin uicks, and with his Ninth Street nightclub, Leon's DeSoto Club. You still can wish him well at. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Soccer: Region I playoff update Mar 28, 2008
Dallas Jesuit 8, DeSoto 1. Duncanville 5, Grand Prairie 0. (Odessa American, TX)
Soccer: UIL Playoff Pairings Mar 24, 2008
DeSoto (12-6-5), District 8 fourth-place, at Dallas Jesuit (20-1), District 7 winner, 7 p.m. Tuesday. Grand Prairie, District 7 third-place, at Ducanville (15-2-5), District 8 runner-up, 6 p.m. Tuesday. (Odessa American, TX)
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge turns 50 on Mar. 15 Mar 1, 2008
MISSOURI VALLEY TIMES - NEWS - DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge turns 50 on Mar ... DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge turns 50 on Mar ... DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is celebrating its 50th anniversary, Saturday, Mar. (Missouri Valley Times News, IA)
Photo Gallery Mar 1, 2008
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is celebrating its 50th anniversary, Saturday, Mar. 15, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. This celebration will feature a variety of activities for all ages. (Missouri Valley Times News, IA)
North Texas neighborhood hit hard by foreclosures Feb 29, 2008
DeSOTO Daisy Street is your typical swath of suburbia with tidy lawns fronting a lineup of two-story brick homes ... Video DeSoto's Candle Meadow subdivision has become Foreclosureville - Video/editing: Ron Baselice 02/28/2008 Local/State Videos ... But few neighborhoods have been hit like DeSoto's Candle Meadow subdivision, where the dream of homeownership has wilted along Mulberry, Lilac, Gardenia, Daisy and surrounding streets. (KHOU.com, TX)
Earning high seeds Feb 22, 2008
For Catholic High, trying to get over the disappointment of last years first round loss, the road to redemption starts at home Friday at 7 p.m. when the No. 5 seed Panthers play host to 28th seed North DeSoto. Its about what I expected, said CHS coach Billy Dreher. (New Iberia, LA)
Central Hockey League: Jacks get it done on the road Feb 15, 2008
2008-02-14 23:59:00 SOUTHAVEN, MISS. Sebastien Thinel had two goals in the second period and Dominic Levielle scored twice in the third period, including the game winner with 3:09 left to play, as the Odessa Jackalopes skated past the Mississippi RiverKings 6-5 on Thursday night at the DeSoto Civic Center. John Osborne also scored twice for the Jackalopes (25-14-7), who moved into a three-way tie for first in the Southwest Division with Arizona and New Mexico. (Odessa American, TX)
State economy looks better than the U.S. version: MSU planner Feb 14, 2008
So we're clustered in terms of jobs, said Hardwick, who noted jobs are often correlated with population growth, as he pointed out counties like Desoto, with its 35 percent growth rate or Lamar County with its 18 percent population increase from 2000 to 2006. Counties with the largest decline in population are places like Issaquena and Sharkey counties. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Authorities Bust Large Puppy Mill Feb 2, 2008
Desoto County investigators have identified the woman found Tuesday morning along highway 61 in Desoto County as Yolanda Yancey, 38, of Memphis. National News. (WREG.com, TN)
Samantha's Space Jan 29, 2008
I'm somewhere in between Hurst and DeSoto, barreling down the back-roads because I figure there's less chance of me getting pulled over for speeding than on the interstate ... I follow the truck driver at a glacial pace through DeSoto where, finally, there is a passing zone. (West Frankfort Daily American, IL)
No Country for Old Men Jan 17, 2008
Daryl Hannah as Annelle Dupuy Desoto in Steel Magnolias: a mop of cloying curls and a dowdy twinset beneath. Bette Davis as Jane Hudson in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. (Times Online)
County hears MainStreet update Jan 11, 2008
Joseph DeSoto, president of the Cibola County Rural and Municipal Fire Chiefs Association, told commissioners that local fire departments would be eligible for more grant funds with the addition of the console ... The console will allow for radio dispatch to all departments, thus reducing the time it takes for a phone call, and once the call is made, less time to for the departments to call their firefighters because it would be one radio call, according to DeSoto. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Council urges ice owner to talk to neighbors Jan 8, 2008
The old camera security system will be transferred and installed at the Lake City/Columbia County Parks and Recreation Girls Club on Northwest DeSoto Street. Lake City Police Department Crime Unit officers Paul Kash and Robert Milligan were presented with certificates of appreciation by City Manager Scott Reynolds. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Running back Cyrus Gray names five finalists Jan 8, 2008
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2007 Year in Review Jan 1, 2008
A few members of the Thomaston seen may just have Radosevich making room on the shelves for their very own books - Casswandra Andersen's "Timing Can Mean Everything" and Dennis David's award winning car book, "It's Dlightful! It's Delovely! It's DeSoto," Sure, there was some sad points along the way - including a suicide, the skeletal remains found of the side of Route 8 and safe house for recovering addicts allegedly only fueling their addiction - much good happened in town in 2007. It appears... (Thomaston Express, CT)
MATTHEW AARON CANNON (18) Dec 12, 2007
He passed away Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007, in DeSoto. Matthew was born July 27, 1975, in Terrell, Tex. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
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Sunday, December 09, 2007. County attracts 70 gas-related companies. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Today's Cuba reminiscent of a 1950's United States Nov 29, 2007
As the bus travels the crowded streets toward downtown Havana, one can't help but notice the old cars - '56 Chevys, old Chryslers, Pontiacs and even a DeSoto now and then, still running, and pouring out a blue, oily smoke. People line the streets hoping to squeeze onto one of the crowded, rundown, dirty city buses. (Missouri Valley Times News, IA)
Cad Polk needs to be packed with a sea of Blue and Red Nov 16, 2007
It doesn't matter if you are a student or parent of one from Marvell, Marvell Academy, Barton or DeSoto - when a school outside Phillips County attacks one, they attack us all. When I call these people invaders, remember they are coming into our area to try and take something from us. (Helena Daily World, AR)
Witness: Simpson said to bring heat Nov 14, 2007
MSNBC's Tamron Hall talks to legal analysts Susan Filan and Karen DeSoto. MSNBC. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Projects designed to clear bottleneck, boost business Nov 3, 2007
Stand on downtown Vicksburg's Levee Street, near the water's edge, and squint out at DeSoto Island. A black plastic silt fence along the island's tree-stripped edge denotes the cut-from-here line. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Perry Names Three To TSU Board Of Regents Oct 26, 2007
Curtistene Smith McCowan of DeSoto had been a senior investigator with the Federal Trade Commission. She retired in early 2005. (KWTX.com, TX)
Governor appoints 3 new TSU regents Oct 26, 2007
She is now a member of the DeSoto ISD Board of Trustees. Her term will also expire in 2009. (KHOU.com, TX)
Morris Following In Father's Footsteps At Auburndale Oct 25, 2007
" Brandon is the son of Wayne Morris, a Sportsman and Late Model driver at Auburndale. Wayne opened the 2007 season by winning both the Sportsman 25-lap event and the Late Model 100-lap event on the same night. "I want to do it back-to-back like that someday," the younger Morris said. "I also hope I can get the right kind of sponsors to go to some higher levels of racing, but it takes a lot. " Brandon started racing in 1999 at age 8 in the go-kart classes at local tracks such as Lakeland's... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Year-round Southern Cave Tours Oct 22, 2007
Rich in history starting over 2,000 years ago as a Native American burial place Desoto Caverns, today, offers tours and special events like the upcoming holiday Sound, Light and Water shows. ARKANSAS. (Suite101.com)
$580,000 estimated in Binder Estate sale Oct 21, 2007
SPENCER, Iowa -- Classic car restorer Bob Kirschbaum of Spirit Lake, Iowa was right on his estimate of "about half-million dollars plus" on the gross sales for the Binder Estate auction of some 50 DeSotos and other automobiles Saturday. SPENCER, Iowa -- Classic car restorer Bob Kirschbaum of Spirit Lake, Iowa was right on his estimate of "about half-million dollars plus" on the gross sales for the Binder Estate auction of some 50 DeSotos and other automobiles Saturday ... Saturday afternoon,... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Church unaware of bequest until recently Oct 14, 2007
ROYAL, Iowa -- Knowing that hundreds or even thousands of bidders and spectators are expected to be in Spencer, Iowa, Saturday for the sale of 57 antique DeSoto automobiles, the Rev. Deb Mechler, jokes that she "may just decide to walk" to the sale from her home on the west side of the city to the Soccer Complex on the east edge of the city to avoid traffic. Even though she's not an antique car buff, Mechler has more than just a passing interest in the sale. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Cove, Mart Still On The Top Of The Heap Oct 9, 2007
Food For Families 2007. KWTX.COM Most Popular. (KWTX.com, TX)
DeSoto Speedway Hosts Late Model Series Oct 4, 2007
This weekend will prove that template body/crate engine racing is here to stay, as there will easily be at least 80 ASALMS cars racing on the first weekend in October between the two tracks (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
All the economic figures prove Mississippi moving forward fast Oct 1, 2007
Rankin County, near Jackson, and DeSoto County, near Memphis, have unemployment rates at 3. 8 percent and 3. (The Clarion-Ledger)
If I Ran a U.S. Auto Maker Sep 26, 2007
Maybe I'm an incurable optimist when it comes to American cars, rooted in a love affair that began when my father brought home a 1957 DeSoto with power windows. I learned to drive on my mother's 1966 Mustang and my father's 1967 Cadillac. (SmartMoney)
Old gadgets, new growth Sep 23, 2007
"You want to have your logistics centers within 700 miles of your customers.Folding each new facility into Intechra became a matter of instilling the company's production processes, practices and corporate thinking.Intechra has competitors, but Slack said Intechra's advantage is it offers customers an unbroken chain of custody. It may sound like CIA-jargon, but a lost computer containing medical histories, Social Security numbers, payment information or account numbers is a serious problem for... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Friday's scores Sep 15, 2007
DeSoto 46, North Crawford 0. Dodgeville 42, Viroqua 7. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Cove, Waco Top Class 4A Sep 11, 2007
Abilene 2-0 28 10Others receiving votes: DeSoto 24, Lubbock Monterey 4, Plano 4, Spring Westfield 2, Pflugerville 1. Cypress Falls 1. (KWTX.com, TX)
