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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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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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Posted By on 04 Mar 2010 10:35 AM Global Wildlife sues Southeastern student posted on March 03, 12 Mar 2010 01:37 PM
I took my lunch hour and went to the shaghetti cookoff. GREAT GREAT GREAT ... I still can't believ 12 Mar 2010 12:44 PM
AP Videos Teacher writes 'Loser' on child's assignments The mother of a sixth grade student in B 12 Mar 2010 12:33 PM
I just stopped here to see what's been goin' on...after a loong time. God has blessed Independence 12 Mar 2010 09:54 AM
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
  
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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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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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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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