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On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at Mansfield High School, Senior Wolverine Track Member Nicholas Bailey signed a letter of intent to join the Grambling State University Track and Field Team.

Bailey, a member of the 2022 MHS 3A State Champion Outdoor Track Team and 2023 MHS 2A State Champion Indoor Track Team, was accompanied by his family, friends, and MHS track coaches as he signed with GSU.

MHS Head Track Coach Mychal Word expressed his pride in Nick and the MHS track program.

The guest speaker for Mansfield Rotary on March 29 was Jayce Simpson, President and CEO of Community Bank of Louisiana. He spoke on the subject of the state of banking locally and on the national level.

Jayce graduated with a degree in Accounting from the University of Mississippi and is a graduate of the University of Georgia Law School. He has been at Community for seven and a half years, and before that at Deloitte Bank in Houston for three years. He and his wife Catherine have two daughters, Mary Campbell and Francis.

During the program, Jayce talked about various current issues in banking. He, also, assured the Rotarians that Community Bank is conservatively managed and is highly liquid.

The next Rotary meeting is 4/26/23 at the Genealogical Library in the Mansfield Female College for lunch. We would love to have you join us!

Bon Chasse Chapter of the Louisiana Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (LSDAR) wishes to thank all who helped with our service project over the past 9 months by collecting plastic bottle caps and lids. Pictured are just some of the bottle caps and lids collected. These caps and lids will be taken next month to a recycling center in Indiana where benches (pictured) will be made to be placed at each of the 5 veterans homes in the state. The original goal set was 1,000 pounds for 5 benches. The 43 chapters in Louisiana well exceeded that goal with a total of 3,321 pounds collected, enough for 16 benches. Our DeSoto parish supporters helped with a total of 189 pounds. The benches will be placed during a dedication at each of our Louisiana Veterans Homes this summer. Dates will be announced for all wishing to attend.

Mayor Ricky Burch has announced that the Village of Stanley will hold a clean up day on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 9:00 a.m.until12:00 p.m. This day will involve cleaning up trash within our community.

We want to take pride in the way our community looks and this day coincides with the Beautification of Louisiana program. Please meet at the Village Community Center between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. to discuss the process of the clean-up. If inclement weather occurs the event will be rescheduled.

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 318-2703272. Sponsorships are available, and donations are accepted with all proceeds from this event used for the new hospital building project.

A heavily traveled connector route in Stonewall, DeSoto Parish will soon undergo major improvements in the form of a $14.3 million repair project. Construction on LA 3276 (Stonewall-Frierson Road) officially began on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. LA 3276 connects US 171 and I-49, and services an average of over 9,000 vehicles per day.

The contractor, Earnest Contracting, LLC, has already completed the full-depth patching portion of the project. Full-depth patching is a long-lasting method used to repair the base layers on certain sections of roadway and strengthen the existing pavement.

This project will also be utilizing a technology called Geocell, which is used in construction to provide structural reinforcement for load support in the base of the roadway, a critical component of this particular project.

Mansfield Mayor Thomas Jones, Jr. and DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court Jeremy Evans donated funding for a field trip for the Mansfield Middle School Exceptional Learners class to visit the Alexandria Zoological Park. The class and MMS Principal Kevin Gardner (center) express their appreciation to both officials.

Recently, Maria Hogan was selected to fill the Mansfield City Clerk position. Mrs. Hogan is married to Jimmy Hogan, an employee of the DeSoto Parish School Board, and is a native of DeSoto Parish. She currently resides in the City of Mansfield.

Hogan received her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Grambling State University. She also has an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Bossier Parish Community College. She is a Certified Notary as well, which is a critical requirement for this position.

Before transitioning to the City, Maria was currently employed at the local Ivey Lumber Company, where she served as Accounting Clerk and managed the day-to-day operations of providing customer service, preparing reports, bookkeeping, making deposits, accounts receivables, accounts payable, daily collections, and data entry. She currently serves as the Justice of the Peace for our district as well.

It is time for the Boo’s Battle Support Fund’s 6th Annual Tails, Tires, & Tunes crawfish boil and Car Show to be held on April the 15th in Logansport, LA at the Riverfront Park. This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever! Tails, Tires & Tunes begins at 10am until 6pm. Come join us for delicious, boiled crawfish or get a mouthwatering hamburger plate with all the trimmings! FREE admission to Tails, Tires & Tunes and free bounce house for the kiddos!!!

This year’s Tails, Tires & Tunes promises to be lots of fun for everyone! Get a team together and join the Cornhole Tournament. The tournament begins at noon, $50 per team. If you are interested in joining the tournament or would like additional information please contact Rick Kirby at 936-5917432 or Kris Kirby at 936-572-0301.

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