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Wed
30
Dec

Logansport Jr. High Cheerleader to Perform in 2016 Citrus Bowl

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The Logansport Junior High cheerleaders will be performing in the 2016 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The teams invited to perform in the pre-game performance are trophy winners from Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) and National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) summer camps, brands under the Varsity Spirit umbrella. Varsity Spirit is a leader in educational camps, clinics, and competitions, of which more than 350,000 cheerleaders and dancers attend each year.

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Tue
22
Dec

“Welcome To Logansport, Louisiana” Billboard Erected

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The new billboard welcoming visitors to Logansport and to Louisiana was erected on December at the entrance to the new Sabine River Bridge connecting Louisiana and Texas at Logansport and Joaquin. The new bridge is scheduled to open in January, 2016, and eastbound visitors will be welcomed by the new sign.

 

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Tue
22
Dec

Krewe of Demeter Plans Inaugural Mardi Gras Parade in Mansfield

Krewe of Demeter Captain Danny Procell has issued an invitation to all civic groups, clubs, school groups and individuals to join in the first Mardi Gras parade to ever roll down the streets of Mansfield on Saturday, January 23 at 1:00 PM.

 

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Tue
22
Dec

MHS Athletic Booster Club Fireworks Fundraiser

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Mansfield High Schoolʼs Athletic Booster Club has a tradition of selling fireworks as one of their annual main fundraisers. This year is no exception as the familiar fireworks stand returns to the Market Basket grocery store parking lot, located on Hwy 84 (Washington Avenue).

 

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Tue
22
Dec

DeSoto Parish Displays Receive Three Golden Bulb Awards from KTBS News

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Logansport’s beautiful riverfront adorned with “1,000,000 lights” was recently highlighted on KTBS Channel 3’s morning show during Rick Rowe’s “Mystery Monday” segment. Three separate interviews and airings took place during the morning show that airs live from 4:30 AM until 7:00 PM. Response to the show has gotten the word out far and wide of the incredible lights and Christmas displays that Chairman Debbie Amox and her volunteers worked so hard to complete before Thanksgiving.

 

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Tue
22
Dec

DeSoto Parish Retains “B” Label for School District; Leads State in Graduation Rates

Superintendent Cade Brumley has reported that DeSoto Parish Schools have retained their level as a “B” school, earning a District Performance Score (DPS) of 89.0. Desoto increased in every scored index including dropout reduction, end-of-course exams, ACT, strength of diploma and graduation rate, with the exception of Grades 3-8 Assessment Index (PARCC testing of Common Core).

 

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Wed
09
Dec

Steven Stanfield Caps Career at DPSB with Lifetime Achievement Award

The Association of School Business Officials International has conferred its prestigious Eagle Award to Steven Stanfield, Director of Business Services with DeSoto Schools. The annual award is the highest honor given to ASBO members, signifying a lifetime of achievement. With the annual award, the organization honors school business officials who consistently demonstrate leadership, vision, and dedication.

Wed
09
Dec

Mansfield Main Office of the DeSoto Parish Library Celebrates Re-Opening with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

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DeSoto Parish Library Grand Re- Opening and Ribbon Cutting ceremony was held Sunday, November 22 at 3 p.m. Shown, front row, from left, Marvin Jackson, Mansfield City Clerk; Delbert Terry, Adult Services Librarian; Ernest Boyd, DeSoto Parish School Board Member; Doris Ross, Mansfield Main Library Manager; Margaret Dickerson, Library Board President; William C. Smith, Library Interim Director; Mary Nesbitt, Library Board Member; Evelyn Brown Quinn, Library Board Member; Katherine Freeman, Library Board Member; Christopher R. Leigh and son, Coco & Company Architect; Leon W. Hunt, Library Board Member; back row, from left, Oristene Jackson; Linda Terrell and her children; Deloris Brown; Mansfield Friends of the Library Member; John Freeman; Edna Thornton, DeSoto Parish Tourist Bureau Exec. Director; Jerry Beck; Alice Thomas, School Board Member; Carolyn Freeman and granddaughter; and Nan Turner.

Wed
09
Dec

DeSoto Parish Sheriff Rodney

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DeSoto Parish Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle is pictured driving a golf cart in the Mansfield Christmas Parade with C. E. “Rusty” Williams Airport Manager Randi Walding. Also pictured is the Sheriffʼs wife, Carol Arbuckle, among the passengers.

 
Wed
02
Dec

New Members Elected to DPPJ; Waterworks 1 Tax Renewal Fails

The DeSoto Parish Police Jury will have three new members seated in 2016, with the defeat of two current jurymen and the replacements of a retiring member. The representative for District 2 will be Jim “Jimbo” Davlin who replaces A. W. McDonald, who did not seek re-election. Davlin defeated Ken Kaffka in a runoff, with Davlin receiving 495 votes to secure 52% over Kaffka’s 451 votes, or 48%. 

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