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DeSoto County District Attorney’s Office welcomes Kendall Akerson

The DeSoto County District Attorney’s Office welcomed Kendall Akerson to its team, citing Akerson’s background in child advocacy and Circuit Court experience.

The office said that experience will strengthen its work for the community.

Source: DeSoto County District Attorney's Office.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."