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Belk spring charity sale to benefit local charities, schools
Belk’s Spring Charity Sale on May 2, will once again benefit local charities, schools and nonprofit organizations throughout the company’s 16-state market area.
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STPH HR manager named society chapter president
St. Tammany Parish Hospital Human Resources Manager, Michelle Chaix, will serve as the 2009 chapter president of the Greater New Orleans Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration representing healthcare providers in Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne and Vernon parishes.
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Southern Theatres names Whitford as film buyer
Southern Theatres, L.L.C., the New Orleans-based exhibitor circuit which owns and operates The Grand Theatres (Slidell) and AmStar Cinemas, announced that Doug Whitford will join their executive team as film buyer.
More of this storyThe Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation recognizes St. Tammany Parish Hospital as one of the top 3 percent of inpatient rehabilitation facilities for delivering quality patient care that is effective, efficient, timely and patient-centered. This means STPH’s inpatient rehabilitation care ranks better than 97 percent of facilities in UDSMR’s database, the world’s largest medical rehabilitation database.
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H&R Block finds missed deductions
H&R Block tax professionals found errors in more than 87 percent of returns reviewed for clients last year as part of the company’s Second Look review service. On average, those who expected a refund and re-filed their returns with H&R Block received an additional $1,300.
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The east side of St. Tammany Parish should slowly start to dry out as waters from the West Pearl River begin to recede.
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Davis calls for 3 percent cuts in parish budget
Parish President Kevin Davis went before the Parish Council Thursday night and submitted an ordinance to amend the parish’s 2009 operating budget to cut spending by 3 percent.
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Design presented for new school
The Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary School in Madisonville for second through fifth grades will contain 47 classrooms and house 876 students in a two-story building.
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Schwertz verdict offers some closure to victims
Just before the jury returned with a guilty verdict against Dino Schwertz Thursday afternoon, both Assistant District Attorney Scott Gardner and Judge William Crain warned those in the courtroom they would not tolerate any emotional outbursts.
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Lana Gramlich, from Abita Springs, took this picture at the Northlake Nature Center in Mandeville. If you would like to submit a photo to be published in St. Tammany New e-mail stnnews@wickcommunications.com or mail to: P.O. Box 90, Covington, LA 70434 or to 3648 Pontchartrain Drive, Slidell LA 70461.
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Lacombe visitor center passes trial
The new Visitor Center at Southeast Louisiana Refuges headquarters in Lacombe will continue its three-day-per-week operation for the foreseeable future.
More of this storyPearson to hold town meeting
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State's budget is your money, says Kennedy
Although Gov. Bobby Jindal has been criticized for the need to reduce the state budget by 9.7 percent, State Treasurer John Kennedy said the reduction could be healthy and helpful to us all.
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FD 12 firefighters trained in roadway safety
Thirty-eight firefighters from St. Tammany Fire Protection District 12 recently completed a six-hour class, Responder Safety on the Roadway. Instructors from LSU Fire & Emergency Training Institute taught the class to three shifts of professional firefighters.
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Author says 'Broken Glass' is word gumbo
Fontainebleau High School honors English teacher Christa Allan writes, “I take words and ideas from a number of areas and create a word gumbo.”
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Caldwell commends parish on school cameras
As part of a comprehensive proactive security package, cameras at parish schools can act as a deterrent to crime as well as an aid to solving them, St. Tammany Parish Schools Superintendent Gayle Sloan said.
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NHS holding a raffle for student athletes
Northshore High School is holding the Great Ride for Education Raffle.
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Truck driver arrested in Slidell for knife threats
A dispute over a parking space at a truck stop on Gause Boulevard has resulted in the arrest of a Texas truck driver for aggravated assault after he allegedly threatened another truck driver with a knife.
More of this storySt. Tammany Fire District 1 officials had their work cut out for them with a pair of residential fires Tuesday morning in the Slidell area.
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Booster club policy approved at School Board meeting
A review of public comments and related changes to a proposed booster club and support organization policy for St. Tammany public schools was conducted on Thursday night by the committee as a whole for business affairs and administration.
More of this storyThe Slidell Police Department made the following arrests March 27 to April 3:
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Schools not threatened, testing to continue in East
No schools in the Pearl River area have been threatened by the rising floodwaters, and all children were able to be picked up by school buses yesterday morning, said St. Tammany Parish School System spokesperson Meredith Mendez. She said it was not known what problems, if any, would be encountered after the river crested and students returned home.
More of this storyVoters in Slidell and those who live in Recreation District 14 are the only parish residents voting tomorrow.
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Covington comes alive with activities this weekend
Beginning Saturday morning at the Covington Farmer’s Market until late Saturday night, Covington will be alive with activities.
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Design for new school presented
Leslie Martin, principal of the new kindergarten and first-grade school in Mandeville, presented results of a survey for the name of the new school — Marigny Elementary School, to the School Board’s committee as a whole for business affairs and administration Thursday. In addition, the proposed mascot is the starfish and proposed colors are light blue and red. The proposal was approved by the committee and recommended for acceptance at the regular school board meeting Thursday.
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