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Five students from St. Tammany Parish were the recipients of Chris Duhon’s Stand Tall Foundation scholarships and were recognized at the St. Tammany Parish School Board meeting Thursday night.
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Mayor not allowed to do inspections
The Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council of the Department of Public Safety has informed Pearl River Mayor James Lavinge that he can no longer act as the town’s building inspector.
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Chase Kiewicz jumps through one of the water sprays at the Abita Springs Trailhead. (Staff Photo by Suzanne Le Breton)
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Clerk of Court to stop free service
Citing cases of misuse, inappropriate use and cyber bullying using the information readily available on the Clerk of Court’s free online service, Clerk of Court Malise Prieto said Friday that the free data availability service will stop.
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Local author feels called to entertain kids
Lynda Deniger said growing up the last thing she thought she would be doing as an adult was writing children’s books.
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Nine St. Tammany residents arrested for drug trafficking
As part of a multi-agency investigation including the DEA, St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Louisiana State Troopers’ High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force arrested 12 people, eight from Slidell, in an alleged prescription fraud scheme stretching across the metro area.
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Mandeville looking for someone to serve on planning commissionn
The latest term for long-time Planning and Zoning Commission member Leonard Rohrbough will expire Aug. 31, giving the Mandeville City Council just over a month to either re-appoint Rohrbough or appoint someone new.
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Police looking for missing man
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a Covington area man missing since Friday morning.
More of this storyMandeville Police officers are asking the public to help them find the person or persons responsible for several instances of graffiti that have popped up around town.
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Chamber members briefed on legislative session
Both the St. Tammany West and the East St. Tammany Chambers of Commerce hosted legislative wrap-up this month, educating their members on the outcomes of the most recent legislative session.
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Darouse named supervisor of administration
As William L. “Trey” Folse became the new superintendent and Bill Brady the new assistant superintendent for administration, there became a vacancy for supervisor of administration.
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City Hall change issue finalliized
Change is here at Covington City Hall; at least if you are paying your utility bill in cash.
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Palmer says goodbye to School Board
A tearful Judy Palmer was thanked for her “grace and integrity” and service on the St. Tammany Parish School Board after her husband’s death in December 2009.
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Fussell named assistant principal at Pearl River
Linda K. Fussell, former math teacher at Covington High School and Pitcher Junior High, was named assistant principal for Pearl River High School at Thursday night’s meeting of the St. Tammany Parish School Board.
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The Eiffel Tower that graced the middle of the 400 block of Columbia Street for the Bastille Day festivities is an accurate 1/45th scale 19-foot 8 replica of the original with one major difference – it’s a charm.
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Abita reveals plan for park amphitheater
With great excitement, Abita Springs Mayor Louis Fitzmorris described plans for a new amphitheater at the town park at the town’s Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday evening.
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Covington Council approves service contract ordinance
An ordinance providing for more transparency in service contracts that has taken months to write, was vetoed, upheld and now rewritten, was passed at Tuesday’s Covington City Council meeting by a vote of 5-1.
More of this storyThe Slidell Police Department made the following arrests July 6-20:
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Soldier arrested for rape, attempted murder
A soldier from Fort Polk has been arrested and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail for aggravated rape and attempted first degree murder after authorities believe he raped and brutally attacked an employee at a Mandeville-area gas station.
More of this storyCovington Police Department arrests from June 29 to July 12:
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Westmoreland is new director of library
With thunderous applause from the audience, the St. Tammany Library Board of Control unanimously elected Donald Westmoreland as the new director of the library Tuesday night.
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By September 2011, the St. Tammany Coroner’s Office will have all its varied departments under one roof in a state-of-the-art modern, ecologically-friendly forensics center on La. Highway 434 just north of Interstate 12 in Lacombe.
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Project to add lanes to Hwy 190 on horizon
A project that will add a northbound lane on U.S. Highway 190 from Louisiana Highway 22 to Interstate 12 is in the planning phase according to the state Department of Transportation and Development.
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Sloan to assist superintendents as education department liaison
Although former Superintendent of St. Tammany Parish Schools Gayle Sloan is retired, no grass will grow under her feet – she will start Aug. 1 with the Louisiana Department of Education as a liaison with district superintendents.
More of this storyRecently the Louisiana legislature passed Act 944 which, in part, gives pastors, ministers and those in authority the legal authority to allow handguns in churches, synagogues, mosques and other places of worship.
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