Scammers trick pair of Southaven businesses

Monday, February 7th, 2011, 10:12pm

By Daniel Hight - bio | email | Facebook

SOUTHAVEN, MS - (WMC-TV) - Two Southaven business managers were recently tricked by a scam that led them into handing crooks a pile of cash.

It's a scam that involves a MoneyGram. The crooks are preying on business managers. In early January, scammers managed to get $600.00 from the Marshall's in Southaven.

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Southaven Gets Snow Again

Submitted by Bo Bradley, AN5 News Photographer

Monday, February 7th, 2011, 12:19pm

The snow began again Monday in Southaven around 7:00 a.m. With the temperatures dropping, DeSoto County Schools decided to close at 8:40 a.m.

Buses taking DeSoto County students home.

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Poor economy means more questions for BBB

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Friday, February 4th, 2011, 6:01pm

The local Better Business Bureau saw a big jump in questions from consumers last year.

Requests for reviews of businesses were up 31 percent and requests for lists of BBB accredited businesses were up 19 percent.

Complaints were also up in 2010, but lagged behind the other categories. The BBB saw a four percent increase in complaints.

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Tri-State Defender's Smith named "History Maker in the Making"

Submitted by Kym Clark on Friday, February 4th, 11:30 am

The publisher and president of the Tri-State Defender, one of the longest running newspapers for African American news and an essential part of the Civil Rights movement in Memphis, is listed as "100 History Makers in the Making" by The Grio.com.

The site credits Bernal Smith II with rolling out a social media strategy that has helped increase the paper's sales by 15% and "adapting tradition to modern-day technology." And all in less than a year at the helm of the historic paper.

Smith also formed a news partnership with WMC TV 5 which helped enhance news coverage, increase marketing and improve awareness of the Tri-State Defender brand.

For the full story, click here .

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Briarcrest players announce college choices

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011, 5:01pm

Briarcrest players announce college choices

Three seniors from Briarcrest Christian School inked deals Wednesday to play football in college.

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Census: DeSoto sees growth coast relatively flat

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011, 4:40pm

Census: DeSoto sees growth coast relatively flat

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - There were few surprises for Mississippi when new census figures were released Thursday - DeSoto, Lamar, Madison and Rankin counties saw impressive growth.

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Here we go again!

Submitted by Tim Van Horn, Meteorologist

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011, 2:32pm

Winter weather is back in the Mid-South as we wrap up the work week.

Some afternoon flurries are already being reported near Oxford, Mississippi, and some school closings have already been announced and posted on Action News 5 and WMCTV.com. However, the main event isn't expected until late tonight into early Friday.

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