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Many of you know that the old, historic building that The Enterprise has been housed in since the 1940’s has been for sale for a couple of years. Recently, management made the decision that the building had a better chance of selling if it were to be vacant. Our staff did not want to move. In fact, we dug our heels in wanting to stay around the courthouse square. Alas, a final decision was made and the search was on for a new location to move our office.

We have moved to a delightful new office space at 110 Welsh Street in Mansfield. The office is a converted home that proudly identifies itself as “Lagniappe House”. A little something extra is exactly what The Enterprise is, but we will soon be placing a sign identifying ourselves to avoid confusion as to where we are.

Mansfield High School was pleased to host a signing day ceremony Wednesday, February 3, 2021, for two senior football players on the first day of the regular signing period for college football.

Justin Davis, a 6’3”, 290 lbs. offensive lineman, signed to play collegiate football at Louisiana College. Flanked by his parents, Justin signed his paperwork in the Wolverine Gymnasium. In addition to Davis signing on for college football, Adrian Green, a 6’0”, 175 lbs. wide receiver, signed with Houston Baptist University. Adrian was accompanied by his father, MHS Football Head Coach Mike Green.

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Louisiana will begin vaccinating people between the ages of 65 and 69 against COVID- 19 on Monday, February 8, expanding eligibility to more than 275,000 additional Louisianans, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today. Some Unified Command Group members, state COVID emergency response personnel, local emergency response personnel, law enforcement, first responders and elections workers for the upcoming March and April elections will also be eligible.

Dale Morvan was unanimously elected as DeSoto Parish School Board President for 2021. The Logansport resident represents District 7. He previously served as Vice President of the school board in 2019 and 2020.

Rosie Mayweather is a resident of Mansfield and is the school board member for District 11. She accepted the nomination and appointment to serve on the DeSoto Parish School Board Finance Committee. After being unanimously elected and appointed by the school board to serve the remainder of her late husband, Rev. L. J. Mayweather’s term, she was elected in November to serve as a member of the DPSB.

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The United States Army Cadet Command JROTC Essay Contest is an annual competition designed to give Cadets an opportunity to assimilate lessons learned from the JROTC curriculum and communicate their knowledge in writing. The annual contest supports the JROTC mission to motivate young people to be better citizens and to instill in students the values of citizenship, service to the United States, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment.

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Mansfield High School Senior Coby Taylor was presented his honor banner last week at MHS. Principal Anesha Ross and Superintendent Clay Corley were on hand to present Coby with his banner marking his achievement on his English Language and Composition Advanced Placement exam in the spring of 2020. Taylor, who was a member of Mr. Peyton Dufour’s AP English III class last year scored a Level 5 on the exam — the highest level on the AP exam — and was the only DeSoto Parish student to score that high on the exam last year.

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First responders are called to a wide spectrum of unknowns. Sometimes they respond to a home occupied by a resident with special needs or the elderly who require unconventional assistance.

The 911 Commission heard from Lela Harvey, representing Voices for Autism, at their regular meeting Tuesday, Jan. 19. She was addressing the commission for the second time requesting ways for first responders to be aware when they are dealing with special circumstances.

Harvey stated that the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office allows residents to register via a special needs awareness link on their mobile app. She cited an incident where emergency personnel responded to the home of an adult, non-verbal autistic person with aggressive tendencies. Responders knew to turn off their lights and sirens, which were stressors. “They knew the situation and were prepared,” Harvey said. “I’m pushing it so hard because I know it works. It saves lives.”

On Friday, January 15, 2021 an idea that started as a dream came around full force as the Nabors Trailer sign once again lit up the skies declaring that Mansfield was “Home of Nabors Trailers”. Public officials, businessmen, DeSoto Chamber members, and history enthusiasts were all in attendance to witness former Nabors employee, Gerald Williams, pull the switch for all to once again see those famous red letters that are so dear to many hearts.

President Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden took the oath of office late Wednesday morning, January 20, 2021, officially making him the country’s 46th commander-in-chief. Biden was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, standing beside First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. Vice President Kamala Harris took her oath of office immediately beforehand. (see page 12 for Biden’s Inaugural Address)

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On January 154, Gov. John Bel Edwards extended his modified Phase 2 order, keeping COVID mitigation measures in place for another 28 days, and strongly recommended that all businesses in Louisiana move to remote work for as many employees as possible, as COVID cases and hospitalizations surge in Louisiana. The Governor’s statewide mask mandate also stays in place.