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A LifeShare blood drive will be held in honor of Cratelyn Henderson at Logansport High School in the Multipurpose room on Thursday, Nov. 16 from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Henderson is a sixth grader at Logansport High School.

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Southwestern Electric Power Company held the grand opening of their new Dolet Hills Lignite Company Oxbow Mine Facility on Oct. 27. The facility comes as part of an investment the company made by moving their operation from the west side of I-49 to the east. Through the investment, the company will be able to continue to use natural resources to fuel electricity at a reasonable cost for many years to come.

The original mine reserves were only good for a 25-year life. With the company’s investment, the mine reserve will be extended until 2036.

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A groundbreaking ceremony was held for Maple Leaf on Oct. 26. Maple Leaf is a new boutique subdivision in Frierson off Hwy. 175 and Red Bluff Road.

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By Edna Wheless

It seems folks are anxious to move toward the north end of DeSoto Parish and subdivision developers are busy working to make quality housing available.

Folks have begun moving into Griffin Estates, a subdivision on Hwy 171 built by Bradley Sepulvado, which may have sparked the notion for other developers to build in the Stonewall area.

Underway now is a subdivision being developed by Joe Beaubouef at the intersection of Hwy 5 and Red Bluff Road in Frierson, Kirk Dickson is the developer of Plantation Hills, a gated community, is being located on Highway 3132 just east of Stonewall and Roger Tharpe is also building a subdivision on Gravel Point Road.

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Red River Bank held their grand opening for their new Stonewall branch on Oct. 21. Red River Bank staff members are, from left, Kendra Wheeler, Elizabeth Maxwell, Bridges Hall, Janell Fletcher, Patty Reed, Kayle Harrington, Terry Talley, Becky Crooks and Leslie Warren

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Darius Smart, 20, was convicted of killing Kirby Johnson on Oct. 16 at the DeSoto Parish Court House.

Smart shot Johnson in Mansfield on Sept. 23, 2016.

According to Assistant District Attorney George Winston, Smart was associated with someone in the community who Johnson allegedly owed money to. The prosecution believes this had to do with Smart’s motivation to shoot Johnson. 

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At the DeSoto Parish School Board meeting on Oct. 17, State Representative Larry Bagley presented Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley with a resolution recognizing DeSoto Parish as an “A” School District.

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Frierson resident and basketball great Stephanie Shaw Locke is among the Northwestern State NClub Hall of Fame induction class of 2017. Other inductees are major league pitcher Brian Lawrence, football All-Americans Tony Joe Maranto and Ronnie Powell, basketball greats Bo Rayford and Eric Kubel and Lady Demon track trailblazer Marlene Garner. The seven standouts will receive NSU’s highest athletic honor on Homecoming Saturday, Oct. 21 at 10 a.m. in a free ceremony at the Magale Recital Hall on NSU’s campus, and they will be recognized at the football game Saturday night.

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