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Red Hill Bee Farm

Red Hill Bee Farm

Red Hill Bee Farm

The Ponchatoula Branch Library was buzzing with excitement as local bee farmer Angie Lacoste of Red Hill Bee Farm in Independence guest-hosted Story Time on Tuesday, June 25.To the excitement of the families in attendance, Lacoste brought a travel box of live honeybees working busily on their...
Seated L to R - Pam Villagran, Donna Bouterie, Malinda Sanchez, Sandra McConnell Standing L to R - Julie Desselles, Gwen Domiano, Beverly Webre, Karen Moran, Sue Nelson, Jean Hebert, Maureen Felder (Courtesy Photo)

Seated L to R - Pam Villagran, Donna Bouterie, Malinda Sanchez, Sandra McConnell Standing L to R - Julie Desselles, Gwen Domiano, Beverly Webre, Karen Moran, Sue Nelson, Jean Hebert, Maureen Felder (Courtesy Photo)

TVFC Article for Area One Fun Day

On June 20, 2024 eleven members of Tangipahoa Volunteers for Family and Community (TVFC) traveled to French Settlement, LA to attend this year’s Louisiana Volunteers for Family and Community Area One Fun Day event.Area One consists of VFC groups from three parishes: Jefferson, Livingston, and...
Gerald Sticker takes the Oath of Office, delivered by Judge Allison Penzato, as his wife, Tonia Sticker, and mother, Betty Sticker, hold the Bible (Tangi Times Photo)

Gerald Sticker takes the Oath of Office, delivered by Judge Allison Penzato, as his wife, Tonia Sticker, and mother, Betty Sticker, hold the Bible (Tangi Times Photo)

CHANGING OF THE GUARD

Saturday, June 29, 2024, was a warm but beautiful day in Tangipahoa Parish, and the Parish Courthouse in Amite provided the backdrop for a momentous event.
City attorney Ernie Drake swears in Ponchatoula’s new mayor, J. Wesley Daniels, accompanied by his mother, Charlene Branch Daniels, his wife, Brandy, and his children, Isabel and Byron (Tangi Times Photo)

City attorney Ernie Drake swears in Ponchatoula’s new mayor, J. Wesley Daniels, accompanied by his mother, Charlene Branch Daniels, his wife, Brandy, and his children, Isabel and Byron (Tangi Times Photo)

A New Day in Berrytown

In the second Tangipahoa area inauguration to recently replace a 20-yearold administration, J. Wesley Daniels took the oath of office on Monday and officially became the new mayor of the City of Ponchatoula.Before a packed house, City Hall hosted the cer-emony to swear in their administration of...

Sidewalk Project Begins on West University Avenue

HAMMOND—Prep work is expected to begin this week on a new sidewalk project that is planned on the west side of University Avenue and extends from Morrison Boulevard to just east of I-55.Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said Gulf States Services has been awarded the $3,026,341.51 project...
(Tangi Times Photo)

(Tangi Times Photo)

Pure Imagination

The community was treated to a spellbinding performance by our talented local theatre group, The New Octavians, as they took on the Music Theatre International revue, 'Pure Imagination.'Held at the cozy and intimate venue of The New Octavians Theatre, the evening was a delightful journey through...
New Division Established for the 21st Judicial District- Tangipahoa, Livingston, and St. Helana Parishes

New Division Established for the 21st Judicial District- Tangipahoa, Livingston, and St. Helana Parishes

New Division Established for the 21st Judicial District-Tangipahoa, Livingston, and St. Helana Parishes

Twenty-First Judicial District Court Chief Judge Blair Edwards has announced there will be a new Division (Division L) added to the 21st Judicial District.“The caseload for the district courts in Tangipahoa, Livingston and St. Helena Parishes continues to increase each year,” said Judge Edwards.