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DeSoto County honors veterans at Hernando Veterans Day Parade

DeSoto County celebrated veterans during the Hernando Veterans Day Parade, honoring those who served the country.

Veterans, local schools, families and community members came together to show their support. The county expressed gratitude to veterans for their service and sacrifice in protecting freedoms.

Source: DeSoto County Government.

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."