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Hoping for rain

As the mercury creeps ever higher and St. Tammany continues to be without any significant precipitation, local fire chiefs are watching closely.
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Residents unhappy with Corps meeting
Many St. Tammany residents came away from a public meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tuesday night at Northshore Harbor Center feeling frustrated and angry.
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Covington facing budget shortfall
Covington leaders anticipated that their water and sewerage budget for the year would increase from $2 million to $2.5 million in revenue, but after installing new water meters and new collection and bookkeeping systems, the City Council discovered the increase will not happen.
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Road leads from pound to retail
The Falconer Road extension may not seem very busy — yet.
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Two injured in Interstate 10 collision
A Harvey woman and a man from Pass Christian, Miss., were moderately injured Tuesday afternoon when the woman’s vehicle crossed the median on Interstate 10 near the Old Spanish Trail exit and slammed head on into the man’s car.
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Slidell police officers arrest four youths for mailbox vandalism
Four teenagers decided to play their version of post office last weekend, and as a result, Slidell police arrested them Monday for vandalizing 12 mailboxes in the Eagle Point subdivision.
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Pearl River woman wins brand-new car
It was a lucky weekend for a Pearl River woman and three other people who each won a brand-new Lexus at the Hollywood Casino in Bay St. Louis, Miss.
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Covington Rotary donates check to Food Bank
The heat is stifling and the economy is getting worse. With over 500 new families visiting the Cov-ington Food Bank since January, it’s no wonder that Jackie and Sam Catalanotto are seeking donations of food, money — and time.
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Grant will benefit Lake Pontchartrain
The lower St. Tammany Parish coastline of Lake Pontchartrain will be getting a needed lift in way of a coastal restoration plan funded by a $40,000 grant from the Northshore Community Foundation.
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COAST Senior Resource Festival upcoming
Attention senior citizens and caregivers from West and East St. Tammany Parish, the 10th annual Senior Resource Festival will be held July 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at The Castine Center, 63350 Pelican Drive, Mandeville. This year’s theme is “Seniors Balancing into the Future.”
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Scalise gets funds for parish pond
Congressman Steve Scalise said he has successfully included $500,000 for the St. Tammany Parish Bayou Chinchuba Regional Retention project into the FY 2010 Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill.
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Salaries, raises focus of Slidell Council meeting
This Tuesday’s session of the Slidell City Council will be a busy one, and maybe quite contentious.
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People and places
It was a record crowd and a record number of exhibitors at Slidell’s Northshore Harbor Center Wednesday for the 2009 Business & Community Showcase, hosted by the East St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce.
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Police round up escaped prisoners
As of press time Saturday morning, law enforcement authorities were still on the hunt for one of four prisoners that escaped from the St. Tammany Parish Jail Thursday night. Three of the prisoners were captured early Friday morning about a mile north of the jail.
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School security cameras get thumbs-up from School Board
A report on the 800 security cameras and other technology initiatives funded by the bond issue last year included the use of the security cameras by Principal Johnny Vitrano of Fontainebleau High School.
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Slidell man indicted on federal gun charges
Thursday, a federal grand jury in New Orleans indicted Cody Callender, 23, of Slidell for possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence and possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun, according to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.
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New 22nd Judicial District Court Commissioner named
Former Washington Parish Chief Criminal Deputy Dan Foil, 57, has been named Commissioner to the 22nd Judicial District Court, which covers Washington and St. Tammany parishes. He took over the job June 8. Foil is only the second person to ever be appointed to the position, which was created in 1998 to alleviate some of the burden, caused by swelling dockets, on the district’s 12 judges.
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Louisiana First Lady makes special visit to Tchefuncte Middle
“Did you know that when you add the lemonade powder to water, you’re causing a scientific reaction?” asked Supriya Jindal.
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Help on the way for Chinese drywall victims
An enormous red trash container sits in the driveway of Slidell resident Shawn Macomber’s home, reeking of rotten eggs and littered with pieces of wallboard.
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Two locals in finals
for Principal
of the Year
aBruce Bundy of Mandeville High School and Dr. Timothy Schneider of Fontainebleau Junior High School were each named finalists for the Principal of the Year competition for the state of Louisiana.
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Pharmacy burglars caught after chase on I-12
An early morning high-speed chase on Interstate 12 involving the Slidell Police Department, St. Tammany Sheriff’s deputies and Louisiana State Police troopers ended with the arrest of three Tennessee men after they allegedly burglarized a Slidell pharmacy Sunday.
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Locals welcome Archbishop-designate
For the first time in its history, the Archdiocese of New Orleans will have a native at the helm as Archbishop.
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Health center to cater to underserved
Slidell Memorial Hospital and the St. Charles Community Health Center have joined forces to open the first Federally Qualified Health Center in the parish.
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DNA solves five-year-old Slidell burglary
Thanks to DNA evidence, a Slidell man was arrested Friday for aggravated burglary in a case that occurred back in July 2004, according to the Slidell police authorities.
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Slidell man slashed with broken beer bottle
An argument over the use of a car Saturday night resulted in one man being slashed with a broken beer bottle and another arrested for second-degree battery, according to Slidell police.
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