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Black Friday busy here
Shoppers were out in full force Friday doing their best to prop up the sagging economy.
More of this storyThe 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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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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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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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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Holiday season events planned in St. Tammany Parish
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Light-emitting creatures crowding Lake Pontchartrain
They’re gooey, slimy, all over Lake Pontchartrain, and they glow in the dark, but they’re harmless, said biology professor at the University of New Orleans Michael Poirrier.
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Recycle, don'€™t bury, used cell phones
Thinking of buying a new cell phone for Christmas? Don’t throw your old one away. Instead, recycle it.
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Covington library celebrates latest J. K. Rowling book
Wizards, witches and even muggles of all ages are welcome to celebrate the release of J. K. Rowling’s newest book, “The Tales of Beedle the Bard,” at the Covington branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library Friday.
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SPD shows off new evidence building
It’s taken three years of hard work by police officers and jail trusties, but the Slidell Police Department finally opened its Evidence and Administration Building Monday morning.
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Twin Span fishing pier proposal accepted by state
The dream of sportsmen in eastern St. Tammany Parish moved one step closer to reality last month as state officials accepted a proposal to turn a section of the former Interstate 10 Twin Span bridge into a fishing pier.
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There’s a quietly positive mood in the halls of the Quonset huts that serve as Salmen High School these days.
More of this storyThe edifice and congregation may be small, but members of the Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church on Fourth Street in Slidell are determined to see their place of worship rebuilt after it was heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
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Local PRIDE not dead, now just Amplified
For the past 25 years, PRIDE of St. Tammany has worked hard to educate the youth of the parish of the dangers and pitfalls of drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Now, the torch is being passed to another group—AMPLIFY.
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