Sales tax up 6-percent in Tangipahoa Parish Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon Burgess reported sales tax collections were up 6 % during the month of May compared to one year ago during Monday's meeting of the parish council.
According to Bu...
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margaret Andrews margaret.andrews@tangilena.comTangilena.Com
Millage rolled back with no public input Millages were rolled back by the Tangipahoa Parish School Board during their Tuesday, June 7 meeting. This decision was made with absolutely no public input. The board declared that millage rates h...
Jun 15, 2011 | 0 | 2 |
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Joy Lofton, the Amite Tangi DigestTangilena.Com
2011 St. Helena/Tangipahoa Dairy Day Keeping the dairy operation simple is the survival strategy that has worked many years for Phillip Verberne III, of Kentwood, host of this year’s St. Helena/Tangipahoa Dairy Day.
Verberne, who oper...
Children of Kentwood one step closer to new school Tangipahoa Parish School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night, June 7 to award the construction bid for the new O. W. Dillon. For quite some time now, the school board has been working out details...
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Joy Lofton, the Amite Tangi DigestTangilena.Com
Independence Police make major drug arrests Over the weekend of June 3, the Independence Police Department made two serious drug arrests in their continued effort to keep drugs and weapons off the streets.
Chief of Police Frank Edwards III t...
Jun 14, 2011 | 0 | 2 |
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Alissa Cannon, the Amite Tangi DigestTangilena.Com
School Board application deadlines According to Dr. Lynell Higgenbotham of the Tangipahoa Parish School Board, the deadlines for several applications are as follows: Academic transfer application, June 27 Election of school based ...
Roseland meets to discuss rise in copper thefts During their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, June 9, the Town of Roseland heard from concerned residents and aldermen on the issue of a rise in copper thefts within the town.
Property owner La...
Jun 13, 2011 | 0 | 4 |
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Alissa Cannon, the Amite Tangi DigestTangilena.Com
TEDF hosts state Lt. Governor for luncheon Each year, the Tangipahoa Economic Development Foundation (TEDF) has held a special luncheon welcoming their members to mingle, show off their businesses, and make new friends. This year's event wa...
North Helena Fire Dept accepts donation North Helena Volunteer Fire Department accepts a $1,000 check Thursday, June 2, that has been donated from Colonial Pipeline. The check will be used to purchase two new pagers to help with communic...
18-wheeler has close call with train On Tuesday, May 31, an 18-wheeler, heavily loaded with scrap metal, was nearly taken out by a north bound freight train on Oak Street in Amite. As the semi truck approached the tracks the crossing ...
Crime heats up in Amite First weekend in June is busy for Amite Police, according to Chief Jerry Trabona. On Saturday, June 4 officers were dispatched to a break in at Yummy Ice House on West Oak Street. The snowball stan...
Jun 07, 2011 | 0 | 2 |
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Trish Thames, the Amite Tangi DigestTangilena.Com
New developments in fugitives case Apparently, Independence is swarming with police! It has been reported that two convicts have escaped custody. Police officers were in the general area of the Piggly Wiggly, approximately 10 minute...
Early Voting begins TODAY According to Registrar of Voters John M. Russell, early in-person voting for the Tuesday, November 2 general election begins on Tuesday, October 19 and will end on Tuesday, October 26.
The Registra...
Roseland Police Department downsized by Council During the regular meeting of the Roseland Council Thursday, October 14, the Roseland Council unanimously decided to "cut" the police department's budget. Roseland Chief of Police Donnie Hammons wa...
Wanted: burglary suspect INDEPENDENCE - Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards reports that the Criminal Investigations Division is looking for wanted suspect Dujuan Otta Kelly (age 30) of Independence. Kelly is wanted f...
Pot Plants seized in St. Helena The St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office Drug Interdiction Team, with the assistance of Louisiana State Police, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fish...
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Angela Storey, the St. Helena EchoTangilena.Com
Roseland introduces CADOP (neighborhood watch) Concerned residents in the town of Roseland gathered together on Thursday, October 7 in an attempt to fight against the fear and complacency that has become a staple within the small town.
The city...
Oct 13, 2010 | 0 | 5 |
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Alissa Cannon, the Amite Tangi DigestTangilena.Com
Independence lowers water and sewer costs How often can a city honestly say that they are lowering the monthly rates for utilities? Most of the public opinion would state: "not often enough," but Independence Town Council ruled to bring do...
Amite's downtown - developing? Just a few short years ago, the Town of Amite City decided that it's historical downtown district was unacceptable and unappealing. The city council decided to bring forth numerous individuals to h...
HAZMAT called to Kentwood spill The Kentwood Fire Department and Hammond HAZMAT Team as well as the state police were called out to a report of a truck leaking an unknown substance around 3:15 p.m. today.
The spill happened at th...
