Get ready for a fun-filled at the Hall Summit Hometown Festival and BBQ Cook-Off this Saturday, Feb 22 from 9am-6pm. There will be food and craft vendors, obstacle course, a Mardi Gras dog parade. LifeShare will also be there holding a blood drive. Festival will be located at the Hall Summit Community Center and Park.

New Hope #3 Baptist Church will celebrate and honor Pastor Taurus Johnson in his 14th Pastoral Anniversary on Sunday, March 16 at 2pm. Dr. Rodney E. Williams, Pastor of King Solomon Baptist Church in Sibley, will be the guest speaker.

The Black History Month Parade, originally scheduled for Saturday, Feb 15 in Natchitoches, has been moved to Saturday, March 22 at 2pm.