| Anthony Justice Golman | | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | | Roy Albert Eldridge (U.S. Navy Retired) | | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | | Johnny Ray Jordan | | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | | Mitchell Anthony Boone | | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | | Mae Thelen Robichaux Delaune | | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | | Joseph William Vergona, Sr. | | Monday, February 22, 2010 |
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The Independence Sicilian Heritage Festival unveiled their new second-annual commemorative poster which will be on sale during the festival this weekend in downtown Independence.
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| March 12 – 14: Independence Sicilian Heritage Festival | | Tuesday, March 02, 2010 | | Chef's Evening set for March 14 | | Tuesday, March 02, 2010 | | Chef Soiree set for March 21 at Bogue Falaya Park in Covington | | Tuesday, February 02, 2010 | | March 19-21: St. Joseph's Spring Fair | | Tuesday, March 02, 2010 | | March 19-21: Amite Oyster Festival | | Tuesday, March 02, 2010 | | Michael Olivier scheduled to speak at STEDF luncheon March 22 | | Tuesday, February 16, 2010 | | Tangipahoa Parish Library sponsors spring book sale March 23-25 | | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | | Jazz on the Bayou returns March 27-28 | | Monday, January 18, 2010 | | Great Louisiana BirdFest set for April 16-18 across Northshore | | Saturday, February 06, 2010 |
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Huge pot seizure in Livingston
A traffic stop on I-12 netted troopers almost 800 pounds of marijuana. Read the update on our Police / Fire Page.

Two generations of sheriffs
Tangipahoa Sheriff Daniel Edwards visited with his father at their monthly family lunch on Tuesday at the Edwards' home in Sweetwater. Frank M. Edwards Jr. was sheriff for the decade of the 1970s.

Sicilian Festival opens Friday!
The Second Annual Independence Sicilian Heritage Festival opens Friday with the Spaghetti Cook-off, and continues through Sunday. Above, the Festival Board met at Independence Town Hall.
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| Kentwood tennager arrested for aggravated battery, etc. | | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | | Florida men arrested at Hammond motel with pot and arsenal | | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | | Troopers arrest two Franklinton men for heroin | | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | | Update on 800-pound Livingston pot bust | | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | | Amite Police arrest two in Amite Building Supply fire | | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | | Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa announces new slate of directors and officers for 2010 | | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | | Ponchatoula man arrested for burglary in Robert | | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | | ARRESTED: Driver of stolen car asks police for directions | | Monday, March 08, 2010 |
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the larger the wound the bigger the scar. Scars form not just when they are picked at. Scars are a 12 Mar 2010 07:48 AM to "I get it" = no. keep PICKING at a SCAB and it makes a SCAR. good grief ppl. please. oh and i 12 Mar 2010 07:26 AM Wondering why the Grand Marshall is not someone of Sicilian heritage - have we no prestigious, older 12 Mar 2010 07:15 AM You talk a good game EPD. But the reality is with what is collected for the Magnet program could 12 Mar 2010 06:36 AM I certainly agree with "wounded and scarred". He/she is talking about a scar not a scab....Big diff 12 Mar 2010 06:19 AM Debater --- Why does one injustice done to the child of a lady you spoke to have more emotional impa 12 Mar 2010 06:17 AM Thanks for the info on costing. I shall look at it more closely. However, the funding of each magnet 12 Mar 2010 05:38 AM Debater Anyone should be able to express his/her opinion on this website. If the magnet (SPS) sco 11 Mar 2010 11:37 PM You can't say for sure the magnet portion of the school is a failure since the scores are grouped to 11 Mar 2010 09:38 PM For the life in me I can’t understand why anyone would fight so hard as our mayor and the council me 11 Mar 2010 09:18 PM 
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| Work begins on new SLU Nursing facility | | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | | Tangipahoa River gets fish, de-snagging | | Monday, March 08, 2010 | | SLU Grad Fair scheduled March 11-12 | | Sunday, March 07, 2010 | | Teaching American History Project features Atlanta trip, graduate credit for summer program | | Sunday, March 07, 2010 | | SLU hosts guest artist, piano recital March 15 | | Sunday, March 07, 2010 | | March 23 trumpet recital raises funds for Haiti | | Sunday, March 07, 2010 | | Columbia Theatre offers classic children's story March 15 | | Sunday, March 07, 2010 | | High school students can 'Zoom into Careers' at SLU this summer | | Sunday, March 07, 2010 | | Southeastern offers scholarships to 470 high school seniors | | Sunday, March 07, 2010 | | Hammond Chamber plans big Business Expo | | Friday, March 05, 2010 |
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| Walker man killed in single vehicle fatality wreck near Livingston | | Thursday, March 11, 2010 | | AccuWeather.com predicts above-average hurricane season in 2010 | | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | | Police arrest two Amite men for Amite Building Supply fire | | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | | Southeastern beats Southern | | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | | Sheriff says bars can stay open all-day Sunday, for now | | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | | Parish Council puts closing time question to public hearing | | Monday, March 08, 2010 | | LIONS CLIMB TO NO. 26 IN USA; FACE JAGUARS | | Monday, March 08, 2010 | | Traffic stop nets 800 pounds of marijuana in Livingston | | Monday, March 08, 2010 | | State Police arrest two in alleged heroin bust | | Monday, March 08, 2010 | | Tickfaw man dead; suspect charged with second degree murder in Saturday shooting | | Monday, March 08, 2010 | | TPSO arrests two on narcotics charges | | Monday, March 08, 2010 | | Strain: Man sought in armed robberies | | Monday, March 08, 2010 |
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TARC Radiothon runs thru Thursday on Tangi 96.5 fm
TARC Spokeswoman Blaire Bolton says TARC's annual two-day radio-appeal fundraiser is March 10 and 11, heard exclusively on Northshore Broadcasting's 96.5 fm. Celebrity DJ's take over the station to raise funds for the agency that supports disabled children and their families. Scheduled to appear this year on Radiothon are Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards, Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon Burgess and Livingston Parish President Mike Grimmer, our local ESPN/USA Today sports poll SLU Lions Baseball Coach Jay Artigues, Hammond City Councilman Mike Williams, School Board members Sandra Bailey Simmons and Danny Ridgel, Livingston Parish Tourist Commission Director Eric Edwards, Smitty's CEO George Ann Smith, Blues and BBQ Chairman Eric Phares, and a host of other celebrities. The winners of the Penny Power school competitions will be announced Thursday at 5 p.m.

She's running!
Former Parish Councilwoman Pat Brister of Mandeville says that she plans to run for St. Tammany Parish President. Incumbent Kevin Davis cannot seek re-election because of term limits. Brister is currently the Director of the Northshore Business Council.

Legislator of the year
Senator Ben Nevers was chosen by the Louisiana School Board Association as the Legislator of the Year. The Bogalusa senator, whose District 12 includes parts of Tangipahoa, St. Helena, and St. Tammany, and all of Washington Parish chairs the Senate Education Committee. Nevers spent eight years on the Bogalusa School Board.
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| | Ricks sentences drug cases in Livingston | | Monday, February 01, 2010 |
| | Chutz sentences DWI, drug cases in Livingston | | Monday, February 01, 2010 |
| | Morrison sentences DWI, theft, burglary cases in Livingston | | Thursday, January 28, 2010 |
| | Morrison sentences DWI cases in Amite | | Monday, January 25, 2010 |
| | Hughes sentences DWI, drug cases in Livingston | | Monday, January 25, 2010 |
| | Chutz sentences cases in Livingston | | Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
| | Bennett sentences DWI, theft cases in Amite | | Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
| | Chutz sentences DWI, drug cases in Livingston | | Wednesday, January 20, 2010 |
| | Hughes sentences cases in Amite | | Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
| | Bennett sentences DWI, drug cases in Livingston | | Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
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Holy Ghost students Marley Vinet, Eli Caillouet, Darah Haidet, Rachael White, Sean McKenzie, Nicholas Hudspeth, Katie LeBlanc, Eric Jacobsen, Kelsey Oliva, Adrian Illes, Connor Scott, and Mia Smith are recipients of the AR medal at a recent morning assembly recognizing students who excel in AR.

Springfield High School's Future Farmers of America Club’s Parliamentary Law team recently placed first in the state FFA competition , enabling its members to advance to the national competition later this year. Pictured left to right are: (top row) Jade Jenkins, Summer Barnum, Maia Delatte, (bottom row) Cody Scott, Lauren Steele, and Hillary Clark.
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| North Oaks promotes Constantino to Women and Children's Services Director | | Monday, March 08, 2010 | | North Oaks accepts applications for Junior Volunteer Program | | Monday, March 08, 2010 | | STPH hosts American Cancer Society Volunteer Training | | Sunday, March 07, 2010 | | Northshore Families Helping Families schedules additional classes for families with disabled children | | Sunday, March 07, 2010 | | Parenting Center offers Nurturing Families course | | Sunday, March 07, 2010 | | North Oaks promotes Terri Lewis to Assistant VP of Surgical Services | | Sunday, March 07, 2010 | | North Oaks promotes Cullen Meyers to VP of Diagnostics | | Sunday, March 07, 2010 | | Waring named North Oaks' VP of Clinics | | Sunday, March 07, 2010 | | STPH employee earns professional designation | | Sunday, March 07, 2010 | | St. Tammany Parish Hospital welcomes physicians to medical staff | | Sunday, March 07, 2010 |
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AMITE

Oyster Festival

The Bar-B-Que Station on Hwy. 51 in Independence will be open throughout the three days of the Sicilian Festival with ice cold beer, great food, and live music!

Sicilian Grand Marshal
SDT Waste President Sidney Torres IV has been named Grand Marshal of the Sicilian Festival which runs Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Independence. Torres is pictured above with Mayor Mike Ragusa and Chairman Reggie Martin holding a case of Castello beer that was presented to him at Town Hall. The genuine imported Sicillian beer will be available at the festival this weekend.

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John Huszar is renovating the Hungarian Settlement Museum. Call him for your home repairs at (985) 510-0668.
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