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On Saturday, June 15, the DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Gloria’s Sweet and Sassy, located at 8352 Hwy 171 in Grand Cane. Members of the business community, officials, family and friends were in attendance to welcome owners Donna Tingle and Tammy Lowe to the historical village.

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On Thursday, June 13, the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Department honored Warden Randy Clark with a retirement party. Co-workers, friends and family stopped by between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to enjoy a buffet spread of a variety of barbequed meats and the trimmings, along with jambalaya and etouffee.

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Chairman John Neilson of DeSoto Parish Waterworks District # 1 Water Treatment Facility will host an Open House of Wednesday, June 26 from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Neilson said, “There will be guided tours at the top of every hour, and we invite everyone to come and see the most modern water treatment facility in the State of Louisiana.” The Water Treatment Facility is located at 100 Water Plant Road, which is located on Circle Drive Road off of Highway

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On June 3, Jamie S. Lawrence came on board at the Central School Corporation as the new principal, or head master. Lawrence comes to DeSoto Parish from her hometown of Martin and currently resides in the Black Lake area.

Her career has always been in the educational field since receiving her degree from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. She will be able to draw from her experiences in the classroom as a teacher from Coushatta Elementary and most recently River Dale Academy in East Point as she plans projects to achieve her goals for Central. Also, her degree in Business Administration will assist the business portion of her job as Principal.

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On June 6, the DeSoto Parish School Board held their regular meeting. Items on the agenda that passed unanimously included holding a public hearing for the Budget for 2019-20 in addition to millage rates.

Items grouped together for members’ voting were approving audit reports for the schools, approving bids as presented for duplicating supplies, janitorial supplies, food service dairy and juice, food service bakery products, food and supplies as well as approving The Mansfield Enterprise and Interstate Progress as the official journal for 2019-20. All passed unanimously.

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At the June 3 Committee Meeting, the behavior during and after a recent trail ride was the hot topic of conversation. Citizens voiced their concerns, both pro and con for the popular events that are held in various locations across the parish.

The first guest to address the Jury had a business along the route to where the trail ride was held. It seems that unruly motorists were breaking the law and making nuisances of themselves, and were even a threat to those that lived and held businesses on Highway

175. She continued that between 6:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., the traffic traveling up and down that part of the highway from I-49 became uncontrollable. Residents could not even leave their driveways, and if they had have needed an ambulance or other emergency vehicle they would not have been able to respond to the area.

The Mansfield Civic Group is proud to present the dates for the Fifth Annual Juneteenth Celebration to be held June 28, 29 and 30, around the DeSoto Parish Courthouse Square. Festival favorites that will be returning include musical entertainment, food and beverage booths, arts and crafts booths, and a car show.

This year’s event will feature a Classic Car Show on Saturday, June 29 that opens at 8:00 a.m. Judging will begin at 3:00 p.m. with over 30 trophies and a $500 giveaway overall to be presented. The event will be hosted by DJ K9 and Street Magazine.

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On Tuesday, June 4, members of the DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce gathered for a Ribbon Cutting ceremony honoring KJ’s Village Grill in Grand Cane. The business is located at 8334 Highway 171 in Historic Downtown Grand Cane.

Kelli and Jason Morgan are no strangers to how a restaurant business is run, and the daily challenges involved. Jason’s mother is the owner of a successful restaurant in Memphis, and Kelli learned the tricks of the trade by working along side her. In the back of her mind she thought that she would like to one day have a restaurant of her own.

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