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The Martian of New Age R&B is landing with his first musical project since his historically groundbreaking, Japanese effort, 2019's 'Top of the Pops: B Sides' to be called 'Donalveon's Among Us'! 'There has been so much happening since my last project, both professionally and privately, that I had to really think about my next approach regarding music,' the 'Tell Me' star explains. Donalveon is in the studio currently recording for his debut album 'Sodium.Chromium.Uranium,' but wanted to give his fans new music until the LP is wrapped up.

Since April, Shreveport's water system has been over the allowable limit for a contaminant created when chlorination reacts with organic material. The ongoing issue was caused by the city using more chlorine than normal to disinfect the drinking water following the breakdown in December of the water treatment plant's ozone system, which the city hasn't been able to repair while it awaits replacement parts. The several months in which the city's water system has been over the limit for trihalomethanes is not likely to cause such health effects. The city does not normally exceed the limit on trihalomethanes; the plant's new ozone disinfection system will be online in the very near future.

Tracing its partnership to the first St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway, Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) has helped power a fundraising campaign that today is part of one of the largest fundraising programs for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Parish residents who may still have debris from the severe storms that hit the area in mid-June will have until Sept. 1 to report locations to the parish highway department for removal. Two contractors employed by the police jury to help remove debris have completed their task, but Gay said smaller quantities in some areas of the parish remain to be removed.

Eugene Enevoldson of Cypress Solar and Roofing, a veteran-owned local contractor, to sponsor a golf tournament in the heat of July to raise funds for a new roof on the Education Center at Providence House. Partnering with Owens Corning and Beacon Roofing Supply, the Cypress Solar and Roofing team is scheduled to install the new roof this Friday, Aug. 25. The Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) announced a $2.6 million award to nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools nationwide. The fund positively impacts 32,600 individuals in the tri-state region to purchase books, technology, equipment or materials to help extend a brighter future for K-12 students. Louisiana awarded more than $65,000. Three schools in Caddo: Beulah’s Safe Haven ($4,000), Ignite Classical School ($3,500), and Riverside Elementary ($3,000). The city of Shreveport has paid court-ordered attorney fees to Jerry Harper/The Harper Firm in excess of $170,000 in two cases filed against the Shreveport Airport Authority.

Bossier City Mayor Tommy Chandler has been appointed as the chairman of the Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments (NWLCOG).

The Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners are proud to again offer grants for gardening projects in Caddo, Bossier, DeSoto and Red River parishes. Applications will be accepted Sept. 1 through Oct. 27. Grants will be awarded to projects that promote beautification, provide horticultural education, showcase sustainable gardening practices, or enhance the quality and quantity of publicly accessible green spaces. NWLA Master Gardeners want to fund projects that make a difference in the community and involve collaboration among organizations. The NWLA Master Gardeners will accept grant applications from $300 to $10,000. Community grant applications, rules, and guidelines can be found by going to http://nwlamg.weebly. com/community-grants-guidelines.html.

Three deputies from the Bossier Sheriff's Office recently graduated from the prestigious Leadership Education Program at the National Command & Staff College, joining 22 other law enforcement leaders from Louisiana and other states.