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Stephanie Jamison grew up in DeSoto Parish. She has worked in the insurance industry for 13 years in the Shreveport area. When it came time for her to open her own agency, she decided to come back home and open one in Stonewall.

Stephanie Jamison Allstate Agency officially opened on Feb. 1. She held a grand opening on April 14 surrounded by her family, friends, co-workers and members of the community.

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DeSoto Parish Mayors met on April 5 at Village Eatery for their quarterly Mayor’s Meeting. Mayors discussed what was happening in each of their communities. In back from left are Sheriff Jayson Richardson, Ingoing Mayor of Stonewall Randy Rodgers, Outgoing Mayor of Stonewall Charles Walden and Town of Stonewall Clerk Shree’ Young.

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The DeSoto Parish School System has announced, and recognized, its 2018 cohort of Elite Scholars. This year's group of seniors, from across the parish, have demonstrated academic excellence thoughout their high school career in areas such as Grade Point Average (GPA), American College Test (ACT), and Advanced Placement (AP) courses. In order to qualify as an "Elite Scholar" a student must earn a designated amount of points in the above areas.

The students, along with their parents and family members, were recognized at a dinner in their honor. The Elite Scholars were joined by school administrators, elected officials, university officials, and various other dignitaries. The dinner was held in the multi-purpose room of Mansfield Elementary and Middle School and was coordinated by DeSoto Parish School Counselors.

Thomas Jones and the Mansfield Grambling Alumni donated $1,000 to support MMS W.I.N. Wars. W.I.N. Wars is an academic competition held between W.I.N. groups in all grade levels.

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DeSoto Parish recognized this year’s graduating elite scholars as the 2018 Elite Scholar Banquet. The students were recognized and received a plaque for being named an elite scholar.

Coordinator of Student Learning Tammy Morris opened the program with a greeting. DeSoto Parish School Board President Dudley Glenn gave the welcoming. DeSoto Parish School Board member L. J. Mayweather Jr. said the invocation. North DeSoto High School JROTC and 1st Sergeant Jeffrey Scott presented the colors. DeSoto Parish School Board Vice President Bobby Boyd led the pledge of allegiance. Director of Human Resources Deb Gamble recognized guests. Coordinator of Student Learning Misty Davis prepared the dinner.

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Sheriff Jayson Richardson wanted to thank everyone who was in attendance for the church security forum on March 26. During the presentation, attendees were taught about active threat solutions for Religious Organizations.

This presentation entailed discussion related to the history of active shooters and covered topics such as responding to active threats, gathering information to pass on to first responders, and tactical considerations involved in active threats.

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Washington, D.C.—At the 2018 TAP Conference, the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) today recognized each of the five finalists of the TAP Founder’s Award for exceptional efforts to implement and represent the principles of the TAP System for Teacher and Student Advancement. These efforts have resulted in improvements in instructional skills and student achievement. The Award is NIET’s highest honor and was created by NIET Chairman and TAP Founder Lowell Milken.

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DeSoto Parish Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle announced his retirement on March 15 after serving the last 37 years in law enforcement, including 17 years as sheriff.

Arbuckle’s last day of work was March 16. He said he choose to retire this way so he would not change his mind. He has contemplated retiring for a year.

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Schools across DeSoto Parish celebrated Read Across America on March 2. Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on the birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss.

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The Town of Stonewall introduced three rules and regulation ordinances during new business at their meeting on March 13. All three ordinances were approved and will be voted on at their next meeting.

The first ordinance provided rules and regulations concerning the prohibition of peddlers and solicitors.

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