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Slidell food collection a success

Send a bunch of realtors out to canvass a neighborhood, and you never know what they’ll bring back to the office.

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FEMA boosts parish's recovery funding

Thanks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, parish communities are getting a boost in their Gustav recovery funding.

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Slidell man strands 6-year-old on roof

A Slidell man who knew his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son was scared of heights stranded the boy on the couple’s roof as punishment for not finishing his dinner, authorities said.

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Slidell woman faces 216 counts for allegedly forging prescriptions

A Slidell woman who allegedly stole a prescription pad from the urgent care center she worked for has been arrested by Picayune, Miss., police for allegedly writing fake prescriptions and selling them to friends and others.

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Slidell men face rape, incest charges

Two Slidell men were arrested recently on separate rape and aggravated incest charges, Sheriff’s Office Capt. George Bonnett said.

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CHS' Edmiston earns state teaching award

The Louisiana Association of Teachers of Mathematics has named Dr. Patricia Edmiston, math teacher at Covington High School, Teacher of the Year.

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Slidell man charged in copper thefts

A Slidell man was arrested this month after robbing at least 10 electrical substations of the precious metal copper, authorities said.

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Newly-renovated Slidell-area home falls victim to vandals

Randy and Desiree Calamari had a lot to be thankful for this holiday season, but those good feelings were eclipsed recently when they looked at what vandals had done to a house they had just rebuilt after the ravages of Hurricane Katrina.

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Deck the Rails set Saturday in Covington

The Covington Trailhead, 419 N. New Hampshire St., will be celebrating the season Saturday from 3 p.m. until dusk.

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Black Friday busy here

Shoppers were out in full force Friday doing their best to prop up the sagging economy.

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Bon Village going green

The Bon Village Homeowners Association is taking matters in its own hands when it comes to recycling and hopes its example might spread to other neighborhoods in Slidell.

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New animal shelter opens

Touring the parish’s new $1.9 million animal shelter on Monday, animal control director Melisa-Sullivan Piwetz pointed to the new office’s decorations — a few jazz paintings and a cat mural — stacked in the corner against a wall.

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Holiday events planned in parish

From one end of the parish to the other, St. Tammany residents will have plenty of holiday activities in December to help celebrate the spirit of the season.

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Slidell man dies after wreck on I-10

A Slidell man died early Saturday in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 10.

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Community policing program to be discussed

The Mandeville Police Department invites you to a special Town Hall meeting Wednesday at City Hall at 7 p.m. for discussions involving the new community policing policy.

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Cross Gates collecting, donating bicycles to CCC families

Needy local families can receive both a spiritual and a physical boost this holiday season, courtesy of Cross Gates Athletic Club.

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Crawford discovering more about her family's Pearl River roots

Pearl River resident Debbie Crawford knew her family had lived in the area for quite some time.

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Winn Dixie partnering with Habitat for fundraiser

Donate to Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West simply by buying groceries.

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Taking it in stride

Some traveled by car, others traveled by bus, many traveled by plane, but very few traveled by horse this Thanksgiving.

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Covington street repaving begins Monday

The long-awaited second phase of street pavings in Covington will begin Monday, according to Tony Ricks, project manager for Pinnacle Engineering.

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Tickets for Salmen game on sale today

Tickets are on sale now for Salmen’s Class 4A state semifinal football game against Archbishop Shaw. The game is at 7 p.m. Friday at Salmen High School.

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Woman's legacy lives on in cookbook

“Great Recipes Live On,” a cookbook by friends, family and staff of Fairway Pediatrics, is not another Louisiana cookbook. It contains habitual favorites, such as jambalaya, crawfish pie and bread pudding. And the recipes are delicious and good enough to eat. But it’s far more than just a cookbook.

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McCormick keeps evidence straight

Imagine being in charge of 23,000 pieces of evidence that have been collected from various crimes and will be used in a courtroom during a trial.

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Fire leads to drug arrests

A Nov. 19 house fire in Covington led to the arrests of three people for possession and intent to distribute illegal drugs, according to the Covington Police Department.

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Madisonville looking for special arts designation

After several communities in the parish were designated cultural districts earlier this year, Madisonville residents are ready for their piece of the pie.

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