NEWS

DeSoto 'critter-gitter' busy as a beaver

DESOTO COUNTY (FOX13) -

Their houses are easy to spot, piles of sticks, in and around the swamps of north Mississippi, but before we begin this report, let us be sure we offer this disclaimer, not all beavers are bad beavers.

"The problem that we are having, it's not all the beavers in the county," said Supervisor Harvey Lee. "The board of

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Shuttered Madidi to auction off contents

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CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) -

Actor Morgan Freeman and his business partner are auctioning the contents of their upscale restaurant in the heart of the Mississippi Delta.

The Madidi Restaurant in Clarksdale closed in February.

At 9 a.m. Tuesday, auctioneer Nick Clark will open bidding on a laundry list of restaurant items, from the

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Helping homebuyers expo Nov 30-Dec 1

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -

With $4.5 million available for down payment assistance, a major effort to help people buy and live in homes in Memphis and Shelby County will launch with a large-scale homebuyer workshop at the Memphis Cook Convention Center on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

The Memphis-Shelby County Helping Homebuyers program will provide down

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Pair wanted in 2 October Germantown crimes

GERMANTOWN, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Germantown police are seeking the public's assistance in helping identify a male and female suspect who were involved in separate crimes that took place in October.

The first crime took place on Oct. 5, where a white male suspect who identified himself as a Marine, asked for help after his wallet was locked

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Teen who allegedly killed teen held without bond

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Nineteen-year-old Tremarius Avant is being held without bond after he made his first appearance in court Friday after allegedly murdering a Memphis teenager.

Avant was charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of Demarco Adams, 16. The teens had been arguing which lead to the shooting, police said.

Mr.

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