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The DeSoto NAUW Mansfield & DeSoto Parish School Parish School Wellness from Saturday, May thorough 10:00 a.m. though 2:00 p.m. the DeSoto Parish Media Center. The center is located at 523 Oxford Street in Mansfield. All you ladies in the area are invited to event with dinner provided.

Panelist for the event is Rekeisha Fuller, Educator and Caterer, Ladacia Gilbert, Registered Nurse. Alexandria Scott, Kennel Technician & Veterinary Technology Student. Jasmine Taylor, Educator. Chelsea Robinson, Educator. Mata Drain, News Reporter.

The event is open to all high school girls in DeSoto parish

On Friday, April 21, The Village Loft, located at 8352 Hwy 171 in Grand Cane, was honored with a Ribbon Cutting ceremony by the DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce to celebrate their Grand Opening. The Loft is stocked full of home décor items and children’s clothing. The store hours are Thursday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Owner Lisa Duty (pictured in Center with Mayor Marsha Richardson) invites everyone to come by to browse, shop and visit in beautiful downtown Historic Grand Cane. They can also be found on Facebook.

The DeSoto 2023 DeSoto Regional Health System Foundation’s Two-Man Scramble is set for April 29 at The Club at Huntington Park Golf Course. The fee is $250.00 per team, which includes tournament green fees, cart fees, range balls, tee gifts, food, and prizes. Cash prizes will be awarded.

A full field will be 60 two-man teams (120 players) with Flights and Flight winners to be determined at the end of the event.

To register, mail payment along with your name, email, and cell phone number to Terri Byrd, PO Box 1636, Mansfield, LA 71052. You can reach her by phone at 318-270-3272. Sponsorships are available, and donations are accepted with all proceeds from this event used for the new hospital building project.

Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Mansfield, Louisiana, and Harlingen, Texas, with new locations that opened today. The location in Mansfield, located off Interstate 49 at exit 172, adds 80 jobs and 67 truck parking spaces to DeSoto Parish. The location in Harlingen, along I69E at exit 30, adds 50 jobs and 62 truck parking spaces to Cameron County. The DeSoto Chamber of Commerce will hold a Ribbon Cutting ceremony at Love’s, located at 1940 Hwy 84, just off of US Hwy 84 and I-49 outside of Mansfield, on Wednesday, April 26 at 10:30 a.m.

“In adding a 19th location in Louisiana, and a 79th in Texas, Love’s is strengthening our commitment to bringing Highway Hospitality to welltraveled roads where customers need fast, friendly service,” said Shane Wharton, president of Love’s. “These new locations will give our customers the amenities they want in the safe, clean environments they expect from Love’s.”

Drake Wadsworth, a graduating senior at North DeSoto High School, signed to participate with Northwestern State University’s competitive bass fishing team. Wadsworth will be a freshman majoring in business at NSU this fall and will receive a fishing scholarship through the Dylan Kyle Poche scholarship fund. From left are Van Erikson, director of Recruiting, Wadsworth and north Louisiana Recruiter Payton Romero. The NSU Fishing Team is open to all NSU students. For more information on the NSU Fishing Team, email team sponsor Juddy Hamous at juddyh@nsula.edu or call (318) 3320565.

3rd round playoff game with North DeSoto Lady Griffins versus Assumption Mustang Sally ended with a score of North DeSoto 10 to Assumption 0. The Lady Griffins are now headed to Sulphur and the Louisiana State Tournament. 

St. Ann’s Catholic Church would like to invite our community to our Chicken Charbroil organized by St. Ann’s Men’s Club. Tickets are available for presale, but can also be purchased the day of the event for $12! Plates will include leg quarter, sausage, beans, potato salad and cake. The event is set for Sunday, April 23 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Did you know that we are raising funds to buy a new church? Your participation and sharing our fundraisers is a great help! We appreciate your support!

St. Ann’s Catholic Church is located at 2260 US Hwy 171 in Stonewall.

April 14, 2023, was proclaimed The Belinda Wyatt Breast Cancer Awareness Day by the City of Mansfield as Mansfield High School students and the Mansfield community supported Mrs. Belinda Wyatt, a 10 year breast cancer survivor, with her annual awareness walk. The money that was raised by the awareness event is used for the annual Belinda Wyatt Breast Cancer Awareness Scholarship Program. The scholarship winners for this year are Dalronique Ross and DaKaliah Williams, both seniors at MHS.

On April 17, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has appointed Monique Edwards as Commissioner of Conservation, following the passing of Richard Ieyoub, Sr. who served in the position since 2016.

“Monique Edwards is immensely qualified to fill this role bringing years of experience in natural resource management and mineral law,” said Gov. Edwards. “Richard Ieyoub’s passing is a great loss for our state and all those who were fortunate to know him, but I am confident that Monique is prepared to continue his work and the important mission of the Office of Conservation.”

On Friday, April 14, the DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce welcomed Cloud’s Plant Nursery to the business community of Stonewall and the parish. The owners are Mark Cloud and Corrie Nichols, and they look forward to taking care of their customers’ bedding plants and landscaping needs.

Corrie stated that she’s always enjoyed working with plants and helping things grow. God has blessed her with a green thumb and the love of nature, so it just seemed like this was the time to take the big step into owning her own plant nursery.

There are several greenhouses and displays at their location, full of bedding plants, shrubs, flowers and vegetables. They can help advise you with suggestions of the type of plants you need whether it be annual, peri-annuals, etc. and something that does well in the shade, partial shade, or full sun. The prices are very reasonable with Corrie and Mark trying to keep expenses budget friendly.