State of the county: Safe, and hoping to grow
ARCADIAN FILE PHOTO BY SUSAN E. HOFFMAN
The DeSoto County Jail is overcrowded, as demonstrated by bunks in the common area and plastic pallets or "boats" on the floor for sleeping. (Faces have been intentionally blurred.)
ARCADIAN PHOTO BY ADRIAN A. FEBLES. afebles@sun-herald.com
The corner of Oak annd Polk streets. Economic development is one of the goals that the county and the city share for 2013.
ARCADIAN PHOTO BY ADRIAN A. FEBLES. afebles@sun-herald.com
According to City Administrator Judi Jankosky, "with proper budgeting and better control on spending we see a much brighter future for Arcadia."
ARCADIAN PHOTO BY ADRIAN A. FEBLES, afebles@sun-herald.com
The Sheriff's Office would like 2013 to be the year that their new jail and command post become a reality.
This is the second part of a multi-part series on the state of DeSoto County. Part 1 ran in the Jan. 3, 2013 edition of The Arcadian.
