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Winn-Dixie Amite hosts Summer Bash with family fun Saturday, June 1
AMITE--Winn-Dixie is putting on a Summer Bash Saturtday, June 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. --Lots of fun, food, more fun! --family and kids events! Winn Dixie is at 804 West Oak Street, Amite You c...
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TAMNGI SCHOOL BOARD: Members wrangle over minutes and what actually happened
By Don Ellzey AMITE -- It took the Tangipahoa Parish School Board three and one-half hours on May 15 to agree to proposals submitted by the administration to bring next year's budget into balance,...
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TANGI SCHOOL BOARD McDaniel asks for new discussion for paddling in schools
By Don Ellzey AMITE -- The Tangipahoa Parish School Board may be asked to take another look at its prohibition against corporal punishment--paddling. Board member Gail McDaniel asked during the Ma...
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TANGI SCHOOL BOARD: James Tymon calls for improvements for Independence Middle Magnet
By Don Ellzey AMITE -- The president of the Independence Middle Magnet School PTA asked the Tangipahoa Parish School Board during its May 22 meeting for assistance in making improvements at the sc...
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Cragg Fitz of Amite, Ryan Wascom of Greensburg are part of new Trained Assassins outdoors cable TV show.
HOLLYWOOD SOUTH: Cragg Fitz of Amite, Ryan Wascom of Greensburg part of new Trained Assassins outdoors TV show
AMITE--A group consisting of local, country boys from Amite, Greensburg and other communities are proud to call themselves the Trained Assassins. The once web-based show, Trained Assassins premie...
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Baton Rouge tax attorney Bryson talks about IRS audit scandal
BATON ROUGE--With the recent IRS scandal at the forefront of most news outlets across the country, Louisiana tax resolution attorney Cary Bryson, co-founder of Bryson Law Firm, L.L.C., is stressin...
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HURRICANE PLANNING: How you can save state sales tax on storm-related items May 25-26
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana residents can save money on flashlights, batteries, generators and other emergency supplies during the 2013 Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday on Saturday, ...
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AMITE--Council member Jonathon Foster at the May 20 Amite city council meeting. Photo by Mark Mathes.
Amite council hires APD officer, security for $1500/year; tables Mayor Bel’s budget with cuts
AMITE—The Amite City Council agreed to hire a uniformed Amite Police officer to screen those who attend council meetings with a metal detector and a “wand” to spot weapons or other objects, at a c...
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INDEPENDENCE--A delegation of solid waste professionals from China visited the Tangipahoa Parish Landfill Monday, May 20, at the invitation of parish President Gordon Burgess and landfill Director Terrance Stewart. Photo by Don Ellzey.
GOVERNMENT: Gordon Burgess, Terrance Stewart host Chinese delegation at Tangi landfill
INDEPENDENCE--A delegation of solid waste professionals from China visited the Tangipahoa Parish Landfill Monday, May 20, at the invitation of parish President Gordon Burgess and landfill Director ...
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AMITE--School board members Gail McDaniel and Al Link exchange small talk prior to the May 15 meeting of the Finance Committee. Photo by Don Ellzey.
TANGI SCHOOL BOARD: Cuts in vacant jobs, transportation and busing; teachers to get raise. Still $1.4 million in red.
By Don Ellzey AMITE -- During a marathon three and one-half hour meeting that included some spittin' and spattin' between north and south Tangipahoa Parish members, the school board whittled a pro...
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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AMITE--Fire Chief Bruce Cutrer, left, and parish council member Greg Varnado, center, and council member Trent Forrest, talk fire department issues following the May 13 parish council meeting. Photo by Don Ellzey.
TANGI COUNCIL BIDS: Arena bids above budget, so new bids will be requested. Council accepts bids on other projects.
By Don Ellzey AMITE -- Start of construction on the events center at the Florida Parishes Arena off US 51 at Amite will be delayed somewhat after bids came in above what the parish has budgeted fo...
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AMITE--Hood Memorial CEO John Neal recalls to Amite Rotary that he was president of the Stuttgart, Ark. Rotary Club. He spoke Feb. 19 at Mike's Catfish Inn.
HEALTH: Hood Hospital CEO Neal asks Tangi Council for $700,000 in bonds for improvements
By Don Ellzey AMITE -- Replacement of the chilled water pipe system at an estimated cost of $179,000 is among improvements planned at Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite with the approval by the Tangi...
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