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Rooms
To Go opens
in Pearl River
With unemployment rates at staggering heights and the economy still on life-support, there was good news in Pearl River Friday morning as the small town celebrated the grand opening of the new Rooms To Go warehouse.
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Parish Council passes 2010 budget
With no fanfare, or discussion, the St. Tammany Parish Council unanimously passed the 2010 operating budget and the 2010-2014 capital improvement budget Thursday night.
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Low construction costs help School Board goals
A reduction in construction costs that has resulted in building projects completed under budget is allowing the St. Tammany Parish School Board to invest in the future by purchasing land and complete projects that were formerly over budget.
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Worker called ‘jewel’ of Slidell pizza shop
Matthew McBride’s fingers fly as he folds and stacks flat pizza boxes, a smile on his face as he concentrates.
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Man gets 100 years for possessing child porn
Andrew Galatas, 43, will likely spend the rest of his life in jail after being convicted of possession of child pornography and marijuana.
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Slidell man found guilty of rape
A Slidell man was found guilty last week of forcible rape and second-degree battery.
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St. Tammany Parish class sizes remain far below state max
Class student teacher ratio figures were released Thursday night at the committee as a whole meeting for business affairs and administration of the St. Tammany Parish School Board.
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STPH employee earns national certification
St. Tammany Parish Hospital announces that John Edge, CPC has been awarded the Certified Professional Coder credential after successfully passing the national certification examination offered by the American Academy of Professional Coders.
More of this storyThe Slidell Police Department made the following arrests Dec. 1-4:
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10-year-old to hold charity event at Fontainebleau
Most 10-year-olds are worried about getting Play Stations or Nintendo DS’ for Christmas. But not Taylor Morgan. All of her energies are focused on helping others this holiday season.
More of this storyYes, Virginia, there is still time to mail a package to Aunt Suzy in time for Christmas.
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Petersen receives planner certification
William “BJ” Petersen III, of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Slidell, has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) to use the certification marks CFP®.
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New technology at STPH will be to speed heart attack care
Seconds count in cardiac care, and St. Tammany Parish Hospital is further reducing the seconds between the moment a patient believes he might be having a heart attack and the moment that patient receives a cardiac catheterization lab procedure at STPH.
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SMH joins Peoples Health Hospital Network
Slidell Memorial Hospital announced that it is now a participating provider in the Peoples Health hospital network. Through this new partnership, Peoples Health plan members will now have access to SMH, a premier healthcare facility on the Northshore. The SMH Board of Commissioners approved the contract with Peoples Health during its board meeting Nov. 30.
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Teacher attrition rate slows dramatically
The number of teachers leaving the school system dropped by one-third last year according to a report developed by St. Tammany Parish School Board assistant superintendent for human resources Peter Jabbia.
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Bad weather pours in St. Tammany
The local area experienced high levels of rainfall Monday night and early Tuesday morning, leading to heavy flooding on the east side of the parish and spot flooding on the west side.
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Heavy rains, broken pump cause flooding in Slidell
A combination of seven inches of rain in a short period of time, plus problems with two of the city’s pumping stations made for flooded streets and a soggy day for Slidell residents Tuesday.
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42 apply for police chief position
Forty-two people have applied to be the next chief of police for the city of Mandeville.
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Coogan wants to nix audit committee
Mandeville Councilman Jerry Coogan wants to do away with the city’s newly formed audit committee.
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School Board provides H1N1 vaccines for students, staff
As a service to students and employees, the St. Tammany Parish School Board, in conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, administered 837 vaccines for H1N1 last Saturday at Fontainebleau Junior High School.
More of this storyA work shed caught fire last weekend after a soldering iron was left on near a home in the Lee Road community.
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La. Workforce Commission annual report released
The annul report by the Louisiana Workforce Commission has been released, reporting 2008 average figures for employment, wages, number of businesses and average weekly wages.
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Le Village de Noel comes to Madisonville
St. John Street near Speak Easy Too in Madisonville will be transformed into an outdoor Christmas Market reminiscent of a French village decorated for Christmas Friday, 4:30-8:30 p.m.
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Covington denies street
revocationAn ordinance that would have revoked part of Independence Street bordering the Bogue Falaya River and the Columbia Street Landing was defeated Tuesday by a unanimous vote of the Covington City Council.
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Morris to run in Slidell police chief race
If the elections next year run in their favor, Slidell Mayor Ben Morris and Police Chief Freddy Drennan will change jobs.
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