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Clerk of Court office helps out Covington Boys, Girls Club

The Clerk of Court’s office for St. Tammany Parish has selected the Covington Boys and Girls Club as the recipient of the office’s 2009 charity fund raiser.

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Covington rezoning plan enters final phases

The comprehensive rezoning plan for Covington is reaching the final phases with a public hearing held Monday night on the text of the plan ordinance.

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Orpheus wants
to hold
St. Patrick’s parade

The Original Krewe of Orpheus wants to sponsor a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Mandeville as a way to raise funds for the carnival organization, but City Council members question how much an additional parade will cost the city.

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Slidell Antique Fair a big success

Everything from antique chiffarobes and Depression-era glass vases to decorated koozies and smoked turkey legs were up for grabs at the Slidell Historic District Antique Street Fair held this past weekend.

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Parish plan, zoning challenged by lawsuit

A lawsuit challenging the rezoning of property in the Southwest area of St. Tammany Parish has been filed by Richard S. Blossman Sr., Lynn S. Blossman, Heavy Moon LLC and Covington Country Club LLC.

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Slidell man arrested for raping woman

Slidell police have arrested a man on charges of aggravated burglary and aggravated rape after he allegedly broke into the house of a 42-year-old woman early Sunday morning.

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Trial for KKK wizard delayed

The trial for Raymond Foster, the Ku Klux Klan imperial wizard who is suspected to have killed an Oklahoma woman, has been continued once again.

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Former gov dies at 81

The first Louisiana Republican to be elected to Congress and then elected governor since Reconstruction, Gov. David Connor “Dave” Treen, is dead at the age of 81. Treen reportedly succumbed to respiratory illness at East Jefferson Hospital early Thursday morning.

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Mandeville pursuit ends quickly

Mandeville police participated in a short pursuit last week that landed one man in jail and his passenger in the hospital.

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Software helps parents keep children safe on Halloween

Tomorrow night, before you let your little goblin go out trick-or-treating, St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain has a high-tech tool that can keep children and parents safe from potential sex offenders in the neighborhood.

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Mandeville signs letter for audit

The Mandeville City Council has agreed to contract with LaPorte Sehrt Romig and Hand to audit the city’s financial statements for 2009.

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Pearl River man killed in camper fire

A Pearl River man was killed early Wednesday morning when the camper he was living in caught fire and burned.

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Two Slidell men booked after
having sex with girls age 12, 14

The St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office has arrested two men after they admitted to having sex with a 12-year-old and a 14-year old girl two weeks ago.

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Treen
honored
as father
of La. GOP

From the U.S. Senate to the Governor’s Mansion and throughout the state, reaction to the death of Gov. David Treen is one of sadness and awe.

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Slidell Council approves health benefits plan

A lot of current and retired Slidell city employees breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday night after the City Council unanimously passed an ordinance that not only will save the city money, but also will set up a health benefit plan that is agreeable to employees.

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Covington embezzler gets
six months stealing $135,000

Covington resident, Loretta Balsamico, 51, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to six months in jail, followed by six months of house arrest and 50 hours of community service after she pleaded guilty last July to the embezzling $135,800 while working at the Covington branch of the Citizens Savings Bank.

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Library board approves $7.7 million budget

The Library Board of Control has approved a $7.7 million budget for 2010 that varies little from the one approved for 2009.

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Making waves

The land is purchased, the pipeline is installed and later this month, the city of Mandeville will begin pumping up to 2 million gallons of biologically treated effluent daily into 1,700 acres of marshland.

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Price asked to appear before ethics board

Former Mandeville mayor Eddie Price has been subpoenaed and will have to appear before the state ethics board again next month.

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Residents still wary of U.S. 11 project

It was standing-room-only in the Salmen High School cafeteria Thursday night as residents and business owners along the southern part of U.S. Highway 11 came to listen and give their opinions on a proposal to widen the highway from two lanes to four.

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Veterans get new VA clinic in Slidell

Veterans from all over the parish, and even outside the parish are able to get first-rate medical care now that the $2 million Slidell VA Outpatient Clinic was officially opened Friday.

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Slidell man pleads guilty to child pornography possession charge

U.S. Attorney Jim Letten announced Thursday that Juan Faciane, 42, of Slidell has pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan.

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City of Slidell to host Arts Evening Saturday

The City of Slidell will sponsor one of the Northshore’s biggest cultural festival next Saturday from 4-10:30 p.m. in Olde Towne, but that is only part of the fun planned next weekend in Slidell.

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Mary Magdalene relic on display at OLL church

Hundreds of faithful Catholics lined up outside of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Mandeville Friday afternoon to view and pray before a relic reportedly belonging to St. Mary Magdalene.

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