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The 50 Mile Trail of Treasures will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. The route will be from Stonewall to Joaquin, Texas along Highways 171 and 84. Anyone can participate in selling or buying at vendor booths set up along the route.

Vendors will be set up along the route selling arts, crafts, antiques, rummage sales and baked goods. Several restaurants and business will be open along the way for tourists and locals to stop and eat or shop.

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DeSoto Parish participated in Blue Shirt World Day of Bullying Prevention on Monday, Oct. 2. The day kicked off National Bully Prevention month, which is observed in October. From left are Lynnette Dright, Police Jury Finance Department; George Winston, District Attorney’s Office; Raley Pellittieri, Mansfield Enterprise; Charlotte Campbell, DA’s Office; Cotessa Roberson, DA’s Office;

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Mansfield City Council honored two Mansfield residents who each saved a life recently. Harold Vawters and Tina Lane showed an act of courage when they saved a person from a house fire.

Vawters helped save a man’s life when he stopped by a house he saw on fire and pulled the man out of the house and into safety. Lane saved her neighbor McArthur Terrell’s life when she saw his house was smoking.

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Since the Historic Grand Cane Association first presented “Cruisin’ in Grand Cane!” in 2012, the event has proven to be extremely popular with the public as well as vehicle and tractor enthusiasts. In 2016, there were 96 cars, trucks and tractors on display.

This year’s show will be held on Oct. 21. Classic and antique cars, trucks and tractors will be displayed in historic downtown Grand Cane from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The event is free to the public.

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Dwena Henry, a resident and Alderwoman of Stanley, was severely injured when her house on Hwy. 763 caught fire last week.

According to DeSoto Parish Fire District #5 Chief Todd Kreamer, a leak in the gas line behind Henry’s stove caused natural gas to fill her house. When the stove was lit with a fire stick, the gas ignited, causing the house to explode.

Henry was rushed by ambulance to University Health Burn Unit. As of Sept. 25, she was still in critical condition. Also injured were William Roe and Sharon Fletcher. Fletcher is Henry’s daughter and Village of Stanley Mayor.

Fire District #5 responded to the fire. With the help of Fire District #1, they extinguished the fire.

DeSoto Parish Fire Investigation was called out to the property to investigate what happened.

Thomas Houston with DeSoto Parish Fire Investigation said that the house appears to have been an accident, and they believe some explosive event happened.

Despite going through some changes due to the state budget, Northwest Louisiana Technical College is moving forward with a vision to improve and better focus on the technical college’s Mansfield Campus. Their vision focuses on the flexibility and needs of the community and customized facilities.

To accomplish this vision, new Director Earl Meador has kept Interim Director Dianne Clark on as Chief Workforce Development Officer/ Campus Dean for the Mansfield Campus to have someone stationed at their smaller, rural campus with hopes of revitalizing it.

Every community is different, so administration plans to give the DeSoto Parish community what they need and not just what they think they need.

Administration is trying to think outside the box and fine-tune their programs to match the community needs.