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DeSoto Parish Clerk of CourtJeremy Evans has announced thathis office will be offering a hands onworkshop course on Saturday, April25 from 9:00 AM until 10:30 PM atthe Logansport Branch of theDeSoto Parish Library. Theworkshop will be to help people tolearn how to navigate the Clerk ofCourt’s e-search system that allowscitizens to search public records.

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The 151th Anniversary of theBattle of Pleasant Hill will beremembered this year with re-enactments held April 10-12, 2015on the actual battlefield locatedthree miles north of the Village ofPleasant Hill on Hwy 175.This outstanding Civil War re-enactment portrays the historicallyrecorded events of the battle withthe help of more than 400 re-enactors.

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On Saturday, March 28, DeSoto Parish voters will go to the polls to determine whether or not two propositions for the school board will pass. The early ballot date will give the school board additional chances to bring the propositions back before the public should the vote fail to pass.

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On May 8, 9 and 10, DeSoto Parish residents as well as the surrounding area will have the opportunity to be a part of something historic as a hot air balloon show entitled, “Balloons Over DeSoto” will be held. The
event will be filled with family fun for an entire weekend, and is sponsored by the DeSoto Parish Police Jury and DeSoto Parish Tourism Board.

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Logansportʼs Krewe of Aquarius now has a sister krewe in DeSoto Parish, which will be headquartered in Mansfield. The newest krewe around selected the name Demeter after the Greek Goddess of Harvest and Agriculture

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The weeks of hard work and preparation will come to a close on Friday, March 20, when the members of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) host their annual banquet, with doors opening at 5:30 PM and dinner starting at 7:00 PM at the Dave Means Memorial 4-H Building in Grand Cane.

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Kyle Deas, from Logansport High School, was selected as the DeSoto Parish 8th Grade Student of the Year. This recognition is well deserved as he competed against other outstanding students in DeSoto Parish for the top honor.

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