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Is DeSoto County Ready for What’s Coming?
September 14 All day
DeSoto County is growing fast, and Sheriff Tuggle explains how he is trying to keep public safety ahead of that growth. In this Mid-South Business Exchange conversation, he makes the case that the work starts with kids, not just enforcement, and shares how his office is trying to reach young people early.
Guest: Sheriff Tuggle, DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department, and a former U.S. Marine.
What You Will Learn:
- Why he frames youth engagement around country and legacy instead of guilt.
- How school resource officers are used as mentors, not only for safety.
- The positive reinforcement approach his office uses in elementary schools, including simple rewards for reducing in-school conflict.
- What he says about officer mental health and why officers struggle to ask for help.
- How he thinks about leadership, calling his staff team members and himself a team leader.