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Wed
12
Jun

Mansfield Civic Group Continues with Preparations for 5th Annual Juneteenth Celebration

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The Mansfield Civic Group is proud to present the dates for the Fifth Annual Juneteenth Celebration to be held June 28, 29 and 30, around the DeSoto Parish Courthouse Square. Festival favorites that will be returning include musical entertainment, food and beverage booths, arts and crafts booths, and a car show.

This year’s event will feature a Classic Car Show on Saturday, June 29 that opens at 8:00 a.m. Judging will begin at 3:00 p.m. with over 30 trophies and a $500 giveaway overall to be presented. The event will be hosted by DJ K9 and Street Magazine.

 

 

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Wed
12
Jun

DeSoto Chamber Welcomes KJ’s Village Grill to Grand Cane with Ribbon Cutting

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On Tuesday, June 4, members of the DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce gathered for a Ribbon Cutting ceremony honoring KJ’s Village Grill in Grand Cane. The business is located at 8334 Highway 171 in Historic Downtown Grand Cane.

Kelli and Jason Morgan are no strangers to how a restaurant business is run, and the daily challenges involved. Jason’s mother is the owner of a successful restaurant in Memphis, and Kelli learned the tricks of the trade by working along side her. In the back of her mind she thought that she would like to one day have a restaurant of her own.

 

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Wed
05
Jun

Thomas E. Davis of South Mansfield Recognized with WWI Memorial

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Last week during Fleet Week New York, the U.S World War I Centennial Commission and the U.S. Navy hosted a memorial plaque unveiling in Times Square, where they honored the six sailors that were killed on the USS San Diego (ACR-6), which was lost off the coast of Fire Island, New York after hitting a German U-Boat mine in 1918 during WWI.

 

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Wed
05
Jun

North DeSoto Griffin’s Christopher Norris selected to the Blue-Grey All-American Super Combine

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Christopher Norris from the North DeSoto Griffins was selected as Linebacker to attend the Blue-Grey National Super Combine. Christopher lead the Griffins in both tackles and sacks, along with being selected First Team All-District, All-Area and All-Parish on Defense this past season.

Christopher was chosen as linebacker from the Blue-Grey Houston Regional Combine, held in Sugarland, Texas on May 11, 2019.

 

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Wed
05
Jun

Jenkins Funeral Home Breaks Ground for New Facility

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Jenkins Funeral Home, currently located at 170 Van Buren Street in Mansfield, celebrated with a ground breaking ceremony for their new state of the arc facility that will be located at 601 Franklin Street. The DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce was proud to be a part of this observance.

Jenkins Funeral Home originally opened in 1953 by Robert Jenkins. In 1972, Catherine W. Leshay purchased the business and continues to be the owner today. The new facility will feature new and improved waiting and viewing areas, along with the work facilities and procedures related to a mortuary being updated.

 

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Wed
29
May

DeSoto Chamber Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony for DPSO’s Stonewall Substation

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A groundbreaking ceremony hosted by the DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce was held to celebrate the construction of the new DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Substation Office and Government Plaza in Stonewall.

Sheriff Jayson Richardson said, “The proposed structure will act as a northern substation for the Sheriff’s Office where we will be able to extend services currently only available at our main office in Mansfield. The same services will also be expanded to the Logansport Substation as well.”

 

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Wed
29
May

Mansfield Graduates Anderson and Jackson Receive Business Scholarships

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Shreveport area State Farm Agent Wesley Eckles, a 2005 Mansfield High School graduate, presented his inaugural business scholarship to two Mansfield High School seniors. Dayvona Anderson and Jamal Jackson are the first two recipients of the Wesley B. Eckles Business Scholarship. These two students were chosen based on their plans to pursue a business degree and/or career in business.

“I really want to give something back to my community and my high school,” stated Eckles.

 

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Wed
29
May

Stonewall United Pentecostal Church’s Memorial Flag Display

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Each patriotic holiday the Stonewall United Pentecostal Church members show their patriotism with a beautiful flag display complete with kneeling soldier silhouettes. Motorists on Highway 171 are treated to this visual presentation honoring our veterans, the United States of America, and especially our soldiers that made the ultimate sacrifice with their lives so we could celebrate our many freedoms.

 

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Wed
22
May

Logansport Mourns the Loss of DFD 1 Fire Chief Rusty Canton

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Logansport and DeSoto Parish as whole has suffered a terrible loss with the death of DeSoto Fire District 1’s Fire Chief Rusty Evan Canton. His end of watch (EOW) came on May 16, 2019 in the town that he had called home for almost his entire life.

Rusty was born on October 30, 1973 in Shreveport and had served 21 years for the Shreveport Fire Department. He had served as a volunteer fireman since his teenage years in Logansport, and became the Chief of DeSoto Fire District 1 in recent years. His Facebook name was under “Loco Bombero”, which translates from Spanish to English as “Crazy Fireman”.

His legacy that he leaves the community is the love and compassion that he showed for all. It did not matter your race, standing in the community, or religion, Rusty was a friend to everyone. He was advocate for disadvantaged children and made sure all felt important. To know Rusty was to love him, and he loved everyone right back.

 

Wed
22
May

Spring Storms Once Again Plague DeSoto

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For the third straight weekend, various area of DeSoto Parish was affected by storms. Lightening of great magnitude was all around Logansport forcing the River City Fest to close down early for the safety of workers and fair-goers.

 

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