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Hearrt Williams, Math Essentials teacher at Ponchatoula High School with Louisiana State Rep. Nicholas Muscarello Jr. and Thomas Calmes, Financial Education Specialist at First Guaranty Bank. (Courtesy Photo)

Hearrt Williams, Math Essentials teacher at Ponchatoula High School with Louisiana State Rep. Nicholas Muscarello Jr. and Thomas Calmes, Financial Education Specialist at First Guaranty Bank. (Courtesy Photo)

First Guaranty Bank Leads the Way for High School Financial Education

Hammond, LA, December 15, 2023 - It has always been part of First Guaranty Bank’s mission to deliver financial education to the community. Earlier this year, they did so formally with the creation of FGB Financial Foundations: Financial Wellness at Every Age.
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Deputies Seek Whereabouts of Runaway Juvenile

Hammond, LA - The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a runaway juvenile.Sheriff Daniel Edwards says 15-year-old Aayhonna Jackson was last seen on Saturday December 16, 2023, around 5:20pm on Macedonia Road in Hammond, wearing a white/ light gray...
AOH Scholarship Funds Awarded to SELU Students Pictured from left to right: (retired) Professor Martin Kearney, PhD, President of AOH of West Florida; Blake LeBlanc, an SELU graduate student in history; Quinn Champagne, an SELU sophomore majoring in political science; and Mr. Randy King, Vice President of the LA state chapter of the AOH and a board member of AOH of West Florida. (Courtesy Photo)

AOH Scholarship Funds Awarded to SELU Students Pictured from left to right: (retired) Professor Martin Kearney, PhD, President of AOH of West Florida; Blake LeBlanc, an SELU graduate student in history; Quinn Champagne, an SELU sophomore majoring in political science; and Mr. Randy King, Vice President of the LA state chapter of the AOH and a board member of AOH of West Florida. (Courtesy Photo)

Ancient Order of Hibernians Presents Scholarship Awards

On November 9, 2023, members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Republic of West Florida Division, based in Ponchatoula, LA, presented scholarship checks to two students who submitted 800-word essays that researched the topic of major Irish influences upon Louisiana.Mr. LeBlanc’s paper traced the...
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EFC Christmas at Kiwanis Log Cabin

On December 10, two cardinal organizations that focus on the welfare of our children and our community came together for a little Christmas merrymaking.

Crash Claims Life of Independence Teen and Severely Injures Passenger

Loranger, LA - On December 20, 2023, shortly before 9:00pm, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle crash on Easley Road Extension in Loranger.The initial investigation revealed that eighteenyear-old Landon Prokop of Independence was driving a 2006 Nissan 350 northbound...
TPSO Asks Public to

TPSO Asks Public to

TPSO Asks Public to Help Identify Shoplifters

Hammond, LA - The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspects of two separate shoplifting cases.Sheriff Daniel Edwards says detectives are investigating a shoplifting at the Tractor Supply in Hammond and the Dollar General in Robert.In the...
The Iron Lake Club

The Iron Lake Club

The Iron Lake Club

Hello to all you guys at the club, Sorry it’s been a while since I got a letter into the mail for you. I’ve been writing them right along on my laptop computer. Then, at the last moment, my laptop cat jumps up and sits on the keyboard, and BINGO, the whole screen is doing crazy things.
Owner/Broker of RAM Properties, Stacey Levin

Owner/Broker of RAM Properties, Stacey Levin

Start a New Normal in the New Year

A new normal is a tool to help you stick to your New Year’s resolutions.Many people want to begin the new year by promising to improve their bodies. Let’s think about it more simply. Change is difficult if everything around us stays the same.