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Parish Council wants Corps to hurry with flood protection
Compared to the June 16 meeting at the Northshore Harbor Center with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Thursday night’s meeting of the St. Tammany Parish Council was a bit more reserved and a lot less crowded.
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Tea party part of Open Mike Night in Covington
Over 400 people braved the extreme heat to protest taxes and show their patriotism at Open Mike Night Thursday at the Covington Trailhead.
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The festival goes on despite wind, rain
“It was pretty intense last night,” commented Tyler McKinney about Thursday’s severe weather. He had been waiting for the Country in the Park concert to start at the Greater Mandeville Seafood Festival at about 6:30 p.m. when the severe thunderstorm hit the park.
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Severe storms hit parish, seafood fest
A large front of severe weather containing high winds, lightning, pelting rain and hail caused havoc in the parish Thursday night, even putting an end to the first night of festivities at the Mandeville Seafood Festival.
More of this storyEast St. Tammany CEC meeting set
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Nord du Lac construction at a standstill
Is the Colonial Pinnacle Nord du Lac lifestyle center going to open on time? What is on time?
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Clerk of Court office names Employees of the Month
St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court Malise Prieto announced the Employees of the Month for the first quarter of 2009 to be Susan Nicodemus, Renee Kliebert and Barbara Magee.
More of this storyThe Slidell Police Department made the following arrests June 26 to July 2:
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Deputy clerk gets Capital One Keller Award
For the third time since 2005, the Bureau of Governmental Research has bestowed an Excellence in Government award upon an employee of the St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court’s office. The 2009 Capital One Keller Award for Innovation, which recognizes governmental employees who have used creative solutions to solve pressing problems, was presented to Dee Laux, Elections Deputy Clerk for St. Tammany Parish.
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Waiters' race to kick off Bastille Day Fete
Ooh-la-la! The French celebration of independence, Bastille Day, will be celebrated Saturday in Covington from 5-10 p.m. on North Columbia Street. The street fete will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a waiter’s race beginning at the Columbia Street Tap Room and ending at the St. Tammany Homestead, one of the sponsors of the festivities.
More of this storySoon shoppers we be able to find a bed or new bedding on U. S. Highway 190. Cordell’s Bedroom Gallery, currently located on U. S. 190 and Louisiana Highway 22, is relocating to a renovated building that will give the Covington based retailer more space.
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Hannan plays in Fla. tournament
Archbishop Hannan’s Hawks traveled to Pensacola, Fla., over the July 4 weekend to participate in an 18 and under tournament. Hannan went 0-3 with all three games being stopped due to the time limit, but the club picked up some valuable experience playing against quality teams.
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Northshore chefs, locales in national travel publications this summer
Flip open this month’s copy of National Geographic Traveler, turn to the cover story, “Great Long Weekends,” and you might see mention of a few places you know.
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Sheriff says jail bursting at the seams
St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain said Tuesday that because of overcrowding at the jail, his department has run out of money, and has asked Warden Greg Longino to come up with a plan by the end of the week that would shut down certain parts of the jail, and to ship prisoners to other jails.
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Registration set for new students in public school
Students who are new to the St. Tammany Parish School System can still register for the 2009-2010 school year at the school they will be attending. Students changing schools within the parish for a reason other than grade promotion, those who have been home schooled and parents or court-appointed guardians who do not have the required proof of residency must complete an assignment/transfer request form at the child welfare and attendance offices to obtain an assignment letter before registering at the school.
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Prisoner’s ex-wife arrested for June jailbreak
A Holy Bible played an integral part in the escape of four prisoners from the St. Tammany Parish Jail last month, and an ex-wife of one of the escapees has been arrested.
More of this storyThe Louisiana Knights 17/18s finished the Thunder Baseball Tournament in Lake Charles and Beaumont, Texas with a 4-1 record, falling to the Louisiana Legends 18s 4-2 in Sunday’s championship game played at Lamar University in Beaumont in the Battle of the Borders.
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Seafood Fest a rousing success
On Saturday, about 700 cars an hour streamed into Fontainebleau Park for three hours during the Greater Mandeville Seafood Festival with no complaints and better results than last year, said Jim J.J. Richardson, spokesperson for the festival.
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A lightening strike is suspected to be the cause of a fire that consumed nearly 140 acres of Big Branch Marsh near Slidell this weekend.
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Local delegation rates legislative session
If there was one thing that five state legislators of the Northshore delegation could agree on about the legislative session that closed last week, it was that despite a $2 billion hole in the state budget, no new taxes were introduced and current taxes were not raised.
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Police looking for two armed robbers
Slidell police are asking the community for help in capturing two armed robbers who stole money from the lobby cash register and purses from two guests at the Deluxe Motel on Gause Boulevard last Saturday.
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N.C. volunteers to teach Bible school
When people think of all the volunteers that have come to St. Tammany Parish to help rebuild the community after Hurricane Katrina, they are usually here to help clean up the debris, or to rebuild homes that were flooded out by the storm.
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Covington's Community Cares Fund ordinance is revoked
The Community Cares Fund ordinance in the city of Covington was removed “in title and substance” unanimously Tuesday night by the city council because the fund is defunct and there is no way to administer it.
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One side of new Interstate 10 Twin Span open to traffic
A big sign that the area is continuing to recover and rebuild from Hurricane Katrina was the official opening of one side of the new Interstate 10 Twin Span bridge Wednesday afternoon.
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Sheriff and Slidell police on the hunt for armed robber
The armed robber, who is suspected of two armed robberies last week on Brownswitch Road and Robert Boulevard in Slidell, is also suspected for the robbery of the Blockbuster Video store at the corner of Gause Boulevard and Military Road Wednesday afternoon.
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