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Teams fight for survival in Skipper Classic
Destrehan’s Wildcats held off a late Northlake Christian School Wolverines rush to take a 48-42 victory Friday night in the Mandeville Skipper Classic. Destrehan senior Roosevelt Johnson, who was selected to the all-tournament team, dropped in a game-high 11 points and controlled the boards to help lead the Wildcats to victory.
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Ruple to serve as interim police chief
Capt. Ron Ruple of the Mandeville Police Department will assume the role of interim police chief next year when longtime Chief Tom Buell steps down after 30 years of manning the helm.
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Mortgage modifications may be option if facing foreclosure
Foreclosure — the word sends chills and worries through the air as many homeowners are juggling rising household expenses, including the mortgage payment, with a downturn in the economy.
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Former Slidell merchant arrested on 20 theft warrants
A Slidell man who used to own a furniture store on Gause Boulevard was arrested by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office in Mississippi Thursday on 20 outstanding theft warrants.
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Considered the most “sophisticated building in the state,” Tulane University officials on Friday unveiled a high-tech, $27.5 million biosafety lab south of Covington where scientists study cures for infectious diseases like HIV and potential agents of bioterrorism.
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Parish Council adopts '09 budget
With no discussion and a unanimous vote, the St. Tammany Parish Council accepted the 2009 budget Thursday night.
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Man files suit against sheriff, claims false imprisonment
An East Baton Rouge man has sued Sheriff Jack Strain, claiming he was falsely arrested and imprisoned for at least three days due to a clerical mistake.
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Republican women hosting holiday luncheon, auction
The Slidell Republican Women’s Club will host its annual Christmas Luncheon and Auction Dec. 12 at 10:30 a.m. at The Gallery, 137 Taos St., in Slidell.
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School board committee approves construction bid
The St. Tammany Parish School Board’s committee as a whole meeting on business affairs and administration on Thursday recommended acceptance of the Brock Elementary School renovations as substantially complete.
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Mandeville council green lights bayou dredging
The much needed dredging of Mandeville’s Bayou Castine is finally a go.
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Slidell police, others win Toys for Tot's Battle of the Badges
There were a lot of happy children Saturday at the annual St. Tammany Toys for Tots toy giveaway, thanks to Slidell police, Fire District 1 firefighters, the Knights of Columbus Council 2732 and the Slidell Newcomers Club.
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'Remember seniors this holiday season'
Toy and food drives abound at this time of year, as thoughts turn to helping those residents who are less fortunate than others.
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Group seeks items for homeless pets
The Animal Assistance League of Slidell is asking residents to keep the area’s homeless pets in mind this holiday season.
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Christmas celebrations continue through 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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For awhile there, it looked like Randy and Desiree Calamari were going to have a pretty sad holiday season.
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Madisonville residents ready for art designation
Seated in the heart of pine home on St. Paul Street in historic Madisonville, Susan Kierr makes her case.
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Covington man remembers Pearl Harbor attack
Sixty-seven years ago to the day last Sunday, Don Mattinger was hand washing his clothes aboard a U.S. Navy battleship stationed in Hawaii when alarms blared, jarring him to attention.
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Northshore Red Cross breaks ground
More than three months after the groundbreaking was scheduled, the Southeast Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross officially broke ground Friday morning on its Continuity of Operations Plan, or COOP, building as bulldozers and heavy equipment continued to work on the new North Shore Regional Emergency Operations Center near the intersection of Louisiana Highways 1077 and 1085.
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Police look for fast-food armed robbers
From Ponchatoula to Mississippi, and almost everywhere in between, two masked gunmen have stormed Sonic eateries in a robbery spree that the police are hoping the public can help end.
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High chlorine content in water sends Mandeville man to hospital
A fluke incident involving a water pump malfunction sent a man to the hospital after he was exposed to high amounts of chlorine coming out of the tap.
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Escapee pleads guilty, faces another life term
Tony Massie, a Plymouth, Mich. man whose 2007 escape from parish jail ended in arrest about three months later and more than 1,000 miles away, pleaded guilty Monday.
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Keep Slidell Beautiful was honored with another in a long list of awards recently at the Keep America Beautiful National Conference in Washington D.C.
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Holiday elegance on display during Tour of Homes
Three years after Hurricane Katrina dumped four feet of water into their Oak Harbor home, Larry and Merryanne Welch are opening it to the public Sunday during the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell’s 4th Annual Tour of Homes.
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Slidell police nab winged 'burglary' suspect
It’s a plane, it’s a bird, no, its a burglar?
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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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