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The DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce held their regular monthly luncheon meeting on November

20. The meal was catered by The Village Eatery of Grand Cane.

Vice President Blaine Hodges called the meeting to order, with Bryan “Bo” Norwood leading the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Under Old Business, Hodges reminded members that phone calls were being made to offer advertising opportunities for businesses, civic groups, and individuals in the 2019-2020 Chamber Directory.

New business consisted of the election of the new Executive Committee Board, which was unanimously approved. The Executive Board consists of Brenda H. Hall, Executive Director; Blaine Hodges, President; Bill Smith, Vice President; Brian Phillips, Second Vice President; Martha Rivers, Secretary and Linda Gatlin, Treasurer. The new Board of Directors - 2019 also was unanimously approved. Honorary Lifetime Board members include John Freeman, A. J. Williams and Edna Thornton.

DeSoto Registrar of Voters Amanda Mars has announced that early voting began on Saturday, November 24, and will continue through Saturday, December 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily. Voters will need to provide either a photo ID, Driver’s License or a signature on a voter affidavit.

All DeSoto voters will be selecting a candidate for Louisiana Secretary of State due to a runoff in the November 6 election. Incumbent Kyle Ardoin (R) will face Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) in the special election.

Also Parishwide, the DeSoto Parish Police Jury is asking that you approve to renew a levy special tax of one and twenty-six hundredths

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DeSoto Parish Sheriff Jayson Richardson cruised to a convincing win Tuesday night over Mansfield Chief of Police Gary Hobbs to finish the unexpired term of former Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle.

Richardson, who was appointed interim Sheriff by Arbuckle earlier this year, claimed a 62 percent to 38 percent victory. Richardson captured 22 of the 37 precincts and 6,681 total votes from DeSoto Parish voters. Hobbs received 4,040 of the total votes cast.

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Sabine Parish Soccer Club, FC BOCA Knights, SB Knights football team, several police jury members, and local officials all helped make Kick Out Crime Day a success. About 40 area children gathered to play and another 20 local students who came to play basketball at the courts jumped in and participated in learning a new sport, soccer, and enjoying the free barbecue and baked goods.

The two regional soccer clubs were allowed to use the Police Jury field to give all area youths a chance to play and learn from coaches who have played at a high level. Both Joe Winningham of FC Boca and Chris Dodson of Sabine Parish Soccer Club have played in Europe as youth players and in national American soccer leagues or college as adults.

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On October 25, 2018, Agents with the Tri-Parish Narcotics Task Force arrested two individuals after agents purchased suspected methamphetamine and ecstasy pills. The arrest was made in the Mansfield area from the two individuals during a month’s long undercover investigation. Throughout the investigation, Agents seized over 500 ecstasy pills, 2.5 ounces of suspected methamphetamine, and 2 ounces of synthetic marijuana. Agents identified the subjects and obtained arrest warrants for Harvell R. Jones (B/M – DOB: 04/24/1986) and Latonya R. Moore (B/F – DOB: 07/30/1981) of Mansfield, LA. Both Jones and Moore were arrested and booked into the DeSoto Parish Detention Center.

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