DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. — Tuesday night was a historic night with Thomas Tuggle becoming the second Black man to be elected sheriff in DeSoto County. He will replace current Sheriff Bill Rasco, … ...

Thomas Tuggle, a Republican, handily secured his victory with a comfortable margin of 36 points over Republican opponent Michael Lee, according to unofficial DeSoto County election results.

In Mississippi's Republican primary elections, Tuggle owns 11,561 votes, or 63.74%, over 6,566 votes for Lee, with 77% of the precincts recorded.

Students at Horn Lake Elementary School got a big surprise from DeSoto County Sheriff Thomas Tuggle. Sheriff Tuggle and four deputies visited one of the school's first-grade classes on Dec. 19, ...

The Mississippi State Senate passed a resolution honoring the retired director of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy, or MLEOTA.Retired Lt. Col. Thomas Tuggle was recognized on ...