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Administration prepares $6.6 million in proposed budget cuts to alleviate $12 million projected School Board deficit next year
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board's Finance Committee on Tuesday, May 17 reviewed a list of the administration's suggested budget cuts which could be used to alleviate a projected $12 million defi...
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TPSO provides web safety education
Can you ever be sure of what your children or grandchildren are seeing on the internet? The answer is no. Detectives from the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Division are providing Internet...
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Warriors hold Purple & White game May 19 Football Season is not too far off!
The Amite High Warriors held their Purple and White game Thursday afternoon, May 19. The Warriors struggled back and forth against each other making some great plays, and some even greater hits, in...
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Douglas Crayton, 23, Robert
Two arrested for felony theft
HAMMOND – Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards reports that on May 17, 2011, deputies arrested and charged Douglas CRAYTON (23 of 43465 W. Bennett Rd. in Robert) and Tiffany NOEL (24, of 213 Sp...
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Randy Bracy, left, with Dot Lavigne
TEDD visits Bracy's Nursery
On Wednesday, May 11, members of the Tangipahoa Economic Development District visited and toured Bracy’s Nursery during their quarterly meeting. Bracy’s is a large wholesale nursery, with over 2 mi...
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ROTARY GUESTS
District Governor speaks to Rotary May 10
Rotary District Governor Betty Gill and her husband, Franklinton Rotary member Mike Gill, were guest speakers at the Amite Rotary Club meeting Tuesday, May 10. The Gills explained their club's fund...
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PROPER RESPECT
Respect for the Flag
Rotary asks Boy Scouts to properly dispose of flags
Amite Rotary Club President David Brandon received several tattered and torn flags from the Amite Post Office, and was asked to dispose of them properly. Brandon, knowing that the Boy Scouts have a...
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John L. Hobgood
Bank of Greensburg announces new president
The Bank of Greensburg is pleased to announce the appointment of John L. Hobgood as President and CEO. Hobgood, a 1979 graduate of LSU, has 30 years experience in both the business and banking ind...
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GENEROUS DONATION
Entergy donates to Relay for Life
Ms. Eunice Harris with Entergy, presents Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon Burgess with a generous $500.00 sponsorship check to Team Burgess for the North Tangi Relay for Life. This check is a yea...
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North Shore Focus scheduled May 24 at capitol
HAMMOND – North Shore Focus, a regionally-hosted gathering with state legislators, will be held in the Louisiana Capitol’s Memorial Hall Tuesday, May 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. This is the eighth year fo...
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JOINING FORCES TO FIGHT FIRE
TPFD#1 & Indy fight Mashon Road fire May 5
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 5, Independence Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire on Mashon Road. Once the firefighters arrived on scene, they began aggressively extinguis...
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<em>132 Garon Lane, Independence. On Monday night, May 9, the Independence Mayor and Board of Aldermen decided in an executive session to condemn property located at 132 Garon Lane. Mayor Ragusa stated that the owners and mortgage holders had already been notified numerous times and instructed to make repairs, but had not fully complied.</em>
Independence discusses leases, condemns property
During the regular monthly meeting of the Town of Independence on Monday, May 9, Town Attorney Leanne Malnar again brought forth the issue of leasing portions of the town to the Sicilian Heritage F...
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More Local News
READY? On Wednesday, September 15, SDT Waste & Debris Services President Sidney Torres IV prepares to cut the ribbon in celebration of the new SDT site in Independence, as Mayor Michael Ragusa helps hold the ribbon. Honored guests State Senator Ben Nevers, Parish President Gordon Burgess, Independence Mayor Michael Ragusa, SDT President Sidney Torres, Sidney's mother Earline Torres and other dignitaries participated in the cutting ceremony.
New to Independence: SDT
In the last five years, a subtle change has come over a multitude of neighborhoods, practically overnight. On billboards, in various advertisements and, of course, on garbage cans, the letters SDT ...
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Worthless Checks Division - Wanted Suspects
HAMMOND - Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards reports that the Worthless Checks Division of the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for your assistance in locating the following suspe...
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Saturday September 25: Get your Child Safety Seats checked for FREE
Did you know that 96 percent of child safety seats are used incorrectly? With that in mind, every parent needs to ask themselves: "Is my child safety seat being used correctly?" Fortunately, Southe...
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Bomb scare in Independence
On Monday, September 13, the Independence Fire Department responded to a bomb threat against the Multi-Practice Clinic in Independence. The call came to the emergency authorities around 3:00 p.m., ...
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TPSO participating in National Take-Back Day
Do you have expired or unused prescription or over the counter medication sitting around your house? Not sure how to get rid of them? Or where you can get rid of them at? Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff ...
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Caroline Fayard
Fayard announces candidacy for Lt. Governor of Louisiana
Caroline Fayard officially announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana in her hometown of Denham Springs. Caroline was the 1996 Class valedictorian and a member of the Navy Junior ...
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TPSO actively investigating an armed robbery
Hilltop Grocery on Highway 40 was robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday, Sept. 21
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LEADERS WORKING TOGETHER FOR A BETTER TOMORROW. Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon Burgess thanks District 74 State Representative Scott Simon during Monday's, September 13 council meeting for ensuring $10,000 for the recreational park in Loranger, which is represented by District 4 Councilman Carlo Bruno.
Loranger receives $10,000 for recreational park
District 74 State Representative Scott Simon announced that a $10,000 grant has been awarded for the Loranger Recreation District. Simon made the presentation to Councilman Carlo Bruno of District ...
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Hammond Fire Department's Haz-Mat Team and Tangipahoa Parish Fire District #1 firefighters get prepared to check out the leaking chemical from a transport 18-wheeler during the morning hours of Tuesday, September 21.
Hazardous Chem Spill on I-55 near Amite: Sept. 21, 2010
According to Homeland Security Director Dawson Primes, there is a hazardous chemical spill from an 18-wheeler on I-55, approximately one 1/2 miles south of the Amite exit. At this time, it is known...
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Antwain Vernon, 42, of Amite
Amite Man arrested after crashing vehicle
AMITE – Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards reports the following: In the early morning hours of Saturday, September 18, deputies responded to a location near Jay’s Night Club in reference to...
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Gordon Burgess, Tangipahoa Parish President
Tangipahoa Parish declares September 27 "Family Day"
Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon Burgess signed a proclamation declaring Monday, September 27, "Family Day: A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children" as part of a national movement aimed at curtail...
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Yukon versus Train
TICKFAW – Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards reports that the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office investigated a train crash which occurred on Buckles Lane in Tickfaw. Reports stated that a fe...
Sep 20, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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