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TP Fair wins Fair of Year Award Feb 4
The Tangipahoa Parish Fair wins Fair of the year on Saturday, February 4 in Baton Rouge at Louisiana Fairs and Festivals. Pictured receiving the award is the Vise President of the Tangipahoa Parish...
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Do You Recognize Anyone?
Old Pix give glimpse into past

These old photographs were submitted to the newspaper by Robert Williams. He suggested that we publish the photos and ask our readers to identify those pictured. He believed that the "Birth of a Na...
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Mount Canaan Missionary Baptist to celebrate anniversary
The Mount Canaan Missionary Baptist Church of Roseland church family would like to invite the public to help them celebrate with their pastor. Reverend Robert Robertson, Sr. has been with the churc...
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Way of Holiness to host Youth Prayer Breakfast Feb 4
The Way of Holiness Church, Inc #3 will present the 6th Annual Youth Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, February 4 at 9:30 a.m. The event will be held at the Mother Cora Perkins Fellowship Hall at 110 M...
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2012 Mardi Gras Parade Information
DAY, DATE,PARADE , INFO,PLACE,TIME,ROUTE Saturday Feb 4 Krewe du Vieux French Quarter 6:30pm Feb 4 Krewe of Bilge Slidell 12:00pm Feb 4 Krewe Delusion French Quarter Follows Krewe du V...
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Amite Branch Library features Story Time
The Amite Branch Library welcomed all pre-schoolers on Tuesday, January 17 to have fun reading books, singing songs and making crafts. The library has the Story Time Program every Tuesday at 10:00 ...
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A Touch of Class hosts Amite Chamber After Hours Jan 19
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A Touch of Class Performing Arts Studio hosts Amite Chamber of Commerce's After Hours on Thursday, January 19. Food and refreshments were provided, and the girls who attend classes at the studio pe...
February Events at Tangipahoa Parish Library Celebrate Black History Month
by Tangipahoa Parish Library news release
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The following are Events at The Tangipahoa Parish Library Branches: The Amite Branch African-American Adventure Club Wednesday, February 8th at 4 p.m. Matinee Movies Wednesdays in Amite at 1 p...
Sharkey-Drago engagement party Dec 16
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On Friday, December 16th, 2011 a western themed engagement party honoring Meghan Sharkey and Joseph Drago was held at the home of Wayne and Denise Mitchell in Fluker. Hay bales, wagon wheels, and a...
Bradken Foundry makes Christmas a little brighter
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Bradken employees sponsored a group home named Fairhaven Ministry of Faith Hope and Love, located in Covington. (Fairhaven is currently raising 14 adopted children whose parents have signed over pa...
Council on Aging January Menu
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Wednesday, January 18 Birthday Special: Chicken and sausage gumbo with rice, okra and tomatoes, potato salad, L Sodium Saltine crackers, marble cake Thursday, January 19 Beef Swiss Style Patty o...
Black Creek to hold 7-Up Program Jan 22
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Darrell Ranel, the Women's Missionary Society, and Black Creek AME Church, located on Highway 10 in Darlington, would like to invite you to our 7-Up Program on the fourth Sunday, January 22 at 2:50...
Sharkey-Drago engagement party Dec 16
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On Friday, December 16th, 2011 a western themed engagement party honoring Meghan Sharkey and Joseph Drago was held at the home of Wayne and Denise Mitchell in Fluker. Hay bales, wagon wheels, and a...
Collins - Curry to wed Jan 7
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Mr. and Mrs. Russell Conger announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Elise-Marie Mayeux Collins to Scott Patrick Curry. The wedding will take place Saturday, January 7, 201...
Sharkey - Drago to wed in 2012
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Meghan Nicole Sharkey and Joseph M. Drago Jr., both of Amite, will marry in the Spring of 2012 at Carter Plantation in Springfield. The bride-elect is the daughter of Wilford K. Sharkey Jr. and Ro...
Milton-McKinney nuptials Nov 26
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Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Rick announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Brittany Danielle Milton to Mr. Chris McKinney of Independence. Brittany's father is the late Thomas Milton. The wedding...
Graham, Ballard to exchange vows Saturday, November 19
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Mr. and Mrs. Justin and Becky Graham of Kentwood are happy to announce the approaching wedding of the daughter, Whitney Elizabeth Graham to Joshua Clay Ballard. Whitney is a graduate of Bowling Gre...
Nickie Gros to wed Ethan Givens Nov 12
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Something borrowed and something blue, Some things are old, some things are new, someone to care and share, your life, the dream of every husband and wife. John and Tina Dufour and Rickey Gros ann...
Toups family welcomes new addition
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Albert Joseph III, "Trey", and Lori Toups of Amite would like to announce the birth of their "little princess", Allison Paige Toups. Allison arrived at 2:36 a.m. on Friday, August 26, 2011 at Nort...
Pourciaus welcome Isaac Mitchell home
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Jonathan and Lynnie Pourciau announce the birth of their son Isaac Mitchell. He was born September 9, 2011 at North Oaks Hospital. He weighed 7 lbs., 6 ozs., was 19 inches long. He is welcomed by ...
Pursers welcome Aubrey Noelle
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Aubrey Noelle Purser was born June 6, 2011 in Southwest Regional Hospital, McComb, Mississippi. She weighed in at eight pounds and was 20 1/2 inches long. She is the daughter of Jennifer Meyn Purse...
Sophia Elizabeth Pitarro arrives!
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Sophia Elizabeth arrived on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 2:59 p.m. at Lakeview Regional Medical Center in Mandeville. She weighed in at six pounds nine ounces and was 18 3/4 inches long. Proud pa...
TVFC donates packets for new parents
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The Tangipahoa Volunteers for Family and Community which is an arm of the LSU Ag Center, has once again delivered "Raise a Reader" program packets to North Oaks Hospital Nursery. The Literacy Chair...
Clark family welcomes new son "Bo"
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Casie and Robert Clark of Merryville, Louisiana would like to announce the birth of their son Mark Eugene "Bo" born Friday, March 25 at 11:05 a.m. "Bo" came into the world at Lake Charles Memorial ...
Tony Award Winning Musical "Hairspray" coming to Columbia Theatre
by SLU news release
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“Hairspray,” winner of eight Tony® Awards and one of the most popular and engaging musicals over the past decade, is coming to Southeastern Louisiana University’s Columbia Theatre for the Performin...
Come dine with Mickey and Minnie Mouse!
by Stephanie Warren~Amite Tangi Digest
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LaCarreta's in Amite is having Kid's Night on Tuesday, February 7 from 5:30p.m. - 8:00p.m. featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse and Kid's meals are $3.99 including drink.
First Baptist Church of Amite presents "The Ornament"
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First Baptist Church presented two performances of "The Ornament", a Christmas pageant, on Saturday, December 10, 6:30 p.m., and Sunday, December 11, 6:30 p.m. Here are scenes from the production!...
Octavians to present A Christmas Carol Dec 16-18
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The Octavians present A Christmas Carol. The classic Dickens tale will take the stage December 16-18. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Saturda...
Let the holidays begin at the Nutcracker Tea
by Hammond Ballet Company news release
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Hammond Ballet Company will open the holiday season with their annual Nutcracker Tea on Sunday, December 4th at Michabelle Inn & Restaurant. This delightful high tea is a real treat for little gir...
Columbia Theatre to present "An evening with Edwin Edwards"
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Southeastern Louisiana University’s Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts will present “An Evening with Edwin Edwards” on Wednesday, November 2, at 7:45 p.m. Patrons can purchase a ticket for ...
Butterfly Wings week of Feb. 8, 2012
by Fran Snoddy
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Hope your “Happy Birthday!” is sprinkled with joy and laughter to Glenda Allen Mears and Belinda Allen Gill, fraternal twins of Highway 10, near Clinton, and Greensburg, respectively, February 2; m...
Wow! What a Welcome!
Chatting With Cathy
by Cathy Chapman, the Kentwood News Ledger
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I have received a warm welcome everywhere I have been in the past week. At times it has felt like I never left. It just seems so natural for me to be at all of the events and places. I haven’t mad...
Local Lore & Legend - more about the Kents
by Irene Morris
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February 1, 2012 Our Amos Kent 7th was not born here, but in 1811 in New Hampshire. He came to Louisiana in 1828 when he was 17. He married in 1839 Susan Fluker (1823-1906) of St. Helena and they ...
Butterfly Wings week of Feb 1, 2012
by Fran Snoddy
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“Birthday, Hap-day” to my Aunt Ruth Martin of Columbia, Mississippi, MArk GIll of Ponchatoula, and Angel Mears of Highway 10, near Clinton, all three share January 27; my great-nephew, Jordan Smith...
Local Lore and Legend week of Jan 25, 2012
by Irene Morris
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Recent visitors included Helen Tycer who came years ago from Amite to live with her aunt Katie Tycer Morris for a while as a teenager. A sister, Sara Ellen, married J.W. Nawl, Jr., before her deat...
Butterfly Wings week of January 25 2012
by Fran Snoddy
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Wishing you the loveliest “Happy Birthday!” you can possibly imagine, to Mike Irwin, formerly of Amite, now of the state of Washington, Connie Cutrer Smith of Amite, and Bettie Allen Bardwell of Gr...
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