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NEW MEMBERS SWORN IN. From left, Karen Yates, Bill Joubert, Mike Case, Tom Tolar, Jeff McKneely, Rick Sedberry, Craig Schimpf, Dwayne Tycer, and District Attorney Scott Perrilloux swearing them in.
TEDF swears in new board members July13
Tangipahoa Economic Development Foundation held its membership meeting Wednesday, July 13th, at Camp Chemekeete. New board members were sworn in. Photos submitted
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VOT officials discuss fuel usage within departments
A small crowd gathered at City Hall Wednesday, August 10 during the regularly scheduled meeting of the Village of Tangipahoa Town Council. Present were Mayor Michael Jackson and Aldermen Eddie Myer...
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Missing - Andrew Griffin, Jr., 37, Hammond
Missing Person - Andrew Griffin, Jr.
HAMMOND- Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards is asking for the your assistance in locating missing person Andrew Griffin Jr..  Griffin is a 37 year old black male approximately 5'11" tall and ...
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Missing - Kristie Woods, 27, Ponchatoula
Missing Person - Kristie Woods
PONCHATOULA - Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards is asking for the public's assistance in locating  27 year old Kristie Woods with a last known address of 20395 Esterbrook Rd. Kristie was las...
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UPDATE ON CAMP. Pictured is Lauren Simpson, David Brandon last year's Rotary president, and Victoria King. Lauren is the daughter of James and Alison Rogers and is a senior at Loranger High School. Victoria is the daughter of David and Lisa King and a senior at Oak Forest Academy.
Amite Rotary gets update on RYLA camp; Sharpless speaks
August 2 meeting
The Amite Rotary Club sent two local seniors to the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camp this year. Both girls were present at the club meeting on Tuesday, August 2 to report on their adventures. Ro...
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REPAIRS NEEDED
Indy Cultural Museum windows in need of repair
The Independence Italian Cultural Museum is seeking a grant to repair its 100 year old stained glass windows in the old Church. The museum has 14 large stained glass windows that will require vario...
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Independence Police Department Sergeant Derrel Armon
Independence Police Sergeant completes training courses
Independence Police Chief Frank Edwards has made it his mission to have a well trained police force. "I believe we need to be prepared for any circumstance. Our officers, as well as myself, receiv...
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Second Annual Friends of the NRA Banquet August 30
The 2nd Annual Friends of NRA Banquet will be held Tuesday, August 30 begining at 6 p.m. at Bantaa's Le Fleur de Lis in Ponchatoula. Funds raised at this event will support local and national cause...
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Scouting out the Council
Boy Scouts attend Amite Council meeting
Two members of Loranger Boy Scout Troop 164 attended an Amite City Council meeting on Tuesday, August 2. Both boys attend Oak Forest Academy in Amite. Pictured are Amite Mayor Dr. Reggie Goldsby, C...
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Independence Police make drug bust at traffic stop
Suspicious "bulge" in pants was pot
On Wednesday, August 3, Independence Police Sergeant Derrel Armon and Officer Michael Lindsey were on routine patrol when they witnessed a vehicle run a stop sign at the corner of Pine and Second S...
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Attention all political candidates
Political announcements will published for free only until Wednesday, August 17. After this date they will be required to be paid political advertisements. The deadline for submitting free announce...
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Entergy offers level billing program
As a massive heat wave extends across the nation and threatens to continue to push heat index values into the 100s in much of the south, keeping cool becomes a priority. And with air conditioners w...
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Katherine Tompkins cut the ribbon to the office entrance.
New Fire Station for North Helena
Local residents, and a few out of towners, all gathered at the new North Helena Volunteer Fire Station on Saturday, January 22 to see the ribbon cutting and welcome the new station to the community...
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John Achord, 40
St. Helena meth lab busted
On Saturday, January 22, a home on 449 was busted with suspected manufacturing of a Clandestine Lab. Louisiana State Police contacted the St. Helena Sheriff's Office informing them that a warrant...
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Kentwood man killed on I-55
State police are investigating a Friday night, January 21 crash that killed a Kentwood pedestrian who may have attempted suicide, according to a State Police Troop L news release. The crash occurr...
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Leon H. Rachal, Ponchatoula
Missing Person
PONCHATOULA – Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards is asking for your assistance in locating missing 82 year old Leon H. Rachal of 39608 Gayle Rd. in Ponchatoula.    Rachal was last seen at his...
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Sumner Cowboys to hold annual Football Banquet
The Sumner High Cowboys will hold their annual Football Banquet Friday, February 12 at 6 p.m. in Sumner High School in the gym. For more information call 985-229-8805.
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Crime Stoppers: Armed Robber sought
PONCHATOULA – Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards is asking for your assistance in identifying the male subject in the attached photos.    This light skinned black male is responsible for comm...
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Attention!!! Public Hearing!!!! South River Road!!!!
River Road Public Hearing Attention South River Road Residents! There will be a public hearing at the Parish Council Annex Building in Amite on Monday, January 24 at 5:30 p.m. If you or someone you...
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Cracking down on drunk driving
HAMMOND- Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards reports the following:   On Friday January 21, 2011, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in the Hammo...
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BOOT DRIVE HELD FOR JON MICHAEL. The Amite Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 4675, along with Hammond Local 2361 and Mandeville Local 3704, held a fundraising boot drive in Amite for injured Hammond teen Jon Michael Williams on Saturday, January 15. Williams was involved in a head-on collision in late November 2010 and has been hospitalized since. Union President Jason King stated, "We just wanted to get together and do something to help." Shown back row from left are Amite Union firefighters Jason King and Patrick Dees, Hammond Union firefighter Phillip Notariano, Mandeville Union firefighters Keith Murray and Doug Daussin, and Trey Schillace. Front row from left are Amite Union firefighters A. J. Schroeder and Sal Arnone, Jordan Schillace, Hammond Union firefighter Ronnie Schillace, and Kirsten McLaughlin.
APFF Local 4675 hosts successful boot drive fundraiser
The Amite Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 4675 Union hosted a successful boot drive fundraiser Saturday morning, January 15. Members of the Union, along with Union members from Hammond...
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Elderly man dies, police officer injured during weekend crash
An elderly Amite man died after colliding with an Amite Police Department cruiser early Saturday afternoon, January 15 on Highway 16 in Amite. According to State Police reports, 76-year old Ira Vau...
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VOT RESIDENTS MARCH TO HONOR LIFE OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Born on January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr., legacy endures almost 43 years after his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee. As a nation honors the memory of the famed civil rights leader, residents of the Village of Tangipahoa community celebrated his life and reflected on the way he has touched their lives with their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative March Monday, January 17. Village of Tangipahoa Mayor Michael Jackson along with village officials and residents sang and marched through the streets of the village in honor of King's dream that all Americans live up to their potential and make this nation a better place.
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Michael Holly of the Holly and Smith Architecture Firm shares his vision of using a theme of leadership for the new O.W. Dillion Elementary School with members of the Kentwood community during last Thursday's meeting held at O.W. Dillon Elementary School.
Leadership; theme for new O.W. Dillon Elementary School
The new O.W. Dillon Elementary School will echo a theme of leadership in the four wings consisting of Athletic Leadership, Civic Leadership, Artistic & Cultural Leadership, and Innovation & Researc...
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