Daily Star (Hammond, LA)

The Daily & Sunday Star is a newspaper that serves the community of Hammond, Louisiana. It is published by the Daily Star Publishing Company, which is based at 725 South Morrison Boulevard, ZIP 70403-5401. As of 2015, the newspaper is led by publisher Bailey Dabney, executive editor Lil Mirando, sports editor J.D. Summerlin, and advertising director Michelle Gallo. William Calcutt is in charge of circulation. This publication is affiliated with the Associated Press, the Louisiana Press Association, and the Hammond Chamber of Commerce. The Daily & Sunday Star covers news and events in Tangipahoa Parish, as well as in Livingston and Saint Helena Parishes, which are the primary areas for its home delivery service.

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School board OKs stipends

2 days ago | hammondstar.com | Connor Raborn

Tangipahoa Parish School Board at Tuesday’s meeting unanimously gave final approval to the Finance and Audit Committee’s salary schedule for next school year, including several stipends and new upward mobility for some salary brackets. The stipends and increases are funded by the school district’s half-cent sales tax. New next year are a principal performance stipend based on school performance scores and a $500 stipend per semester for bus drivers who drive safely.
Holy Cow! History: A soldier's big secret

2 days ago | hammondstar.com | J. Mark Powell

At first glance, there was nothing unusual about Pvt. Lyons Wakeman. The service record in the National Archives is similar to countless other Civil War soldiers. Age: 21. Height: 5 feet. Coloring: Fair complected with brown hair and blue eyes. About as typical as it gets for a soldier of the era. With one significant exception. When one of Wakeman’s descendants died in 1976, relatives poking around in the deceased’s attic came upon a stash of old letters.
Public hearing set for law revisions on alcohol in Hammond parks

4 days ago | hammondstar.com | Connor Raborn

Hammond City Councilman Kip Andrews at last week's meeting floated the idea to change the law regarding alcohol in city parks, prompting questions from fellow city officials. The council eventually unanimously introduced the matter, meaning it will be up for public hearing and further discussion at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, at city council chambers.
Hammond council upholds fines on Guy's Grocery property

4 days ago | hammondstar.com | Connor Raborn

Debates over handling of property populated Hammond City Council’s agenda at last week’s meeting, including maintenance of a historic building and a street name change. The council upheld maintenance violation fines which Hammond Historic District Commission issued to Darryl Smith, owner of the old Guy’s Grocery building downtown.
Hammond council renews police body cam contract

5 days ago | hammondstar.com | Connor Raborn

After previously delaying their vote, Hammond City Council ultimately decided to renew a contract ordering upgrades for the police department's body cameras. At last week's meeting, council members were unanimous in renewing the five-year state contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. for about $445,500, which they'd tabled at a meeting earlier in May. The contract includes servicing of the camera database as well as hardware warranties that let the department upgrade the cameras every two years.
Local pride drives The Daily Star

6 days ago | hammondstar.com | Connor Raborn

It’s good to feel seen – not merely viewed, or perceived – truly seen. To know that you’re noticed and understood, and you’ll be included in the conversation when there’s something that impacts your world or when you impact your world. That’s the importance of a local newspaper – it lets readers know what’s going on in their community and the things that most directly affect them.
Gnarly Prom turns brewery into dance floor

6 days ago | hammondstar.com | Chloe Williams

Gnarly Barley hosted their “Gnarly Prom” from 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday for folks to relive their high school prom or make new memories. This event was hosted as part of the brewery’s installment of Late Night Gnarly, their series of after-hours events in the taproom. According to Gnarly Barley, every last Saturday of the month will have a different theme. Attendees came in their tuxes and dresses, filling the lighted space.
Financial Focus®: Observe Save for Education Day with a 529 plan

1 week ago | hammondstar.com | Jess Williams

Whether your children are in grade school or high school, they’ll be leaving for college or trade school before you know it. With the cost of education rising, now is the time to prepare for that day. Starting to invest when your child is born is often a great way to build a strong financial future. Even if your children are older, you can still make progress and potentially reap tax benefits by contributing to a 529 education savings plan.
Holy Cow! History: Titanic's ill-fated kid sister

1 week ago | hammondstar.com | J. Mark Powell

As the 20th century dawned, the owners of Britain’s White Star Line were thinking big. Really big. They envisioned three huge ocean liners that would be larger and far more luxurious than anything the world had ever seen. The trio would make crossing the Atlantic an opulent pleasure for the era’s super-rich. And that would give White Star an advantage that its business rivals, such as the Cunard Line, could never hope to match.
Louisiana-Indiana connections

1 week ago | hammondstar.com | Robert Powell

If you are from Louisiana, you have read about steamboats, or your teachers or grandparents told you about the so-called Golden Age of Steamboats. But it is most likely they didn’t know about the Louisiana-Indiana connections.