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Clean-up Fest planned Sunday
Members of Keep Slidell Beautiful will team up with Palmetto’s on the Bayou for the second semi-annual Fall Bayou Clean-Up Fest from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday.
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When local nonprofit organizations go searching for grant assistance, it usually comes in the form of a monetary award.
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Disaster Recovery Center closes
The only FEMA Disaster Recovery Center open in St. Tammany Parish is now closed.
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State Police report two separate weekend fatalities
Two people died in separate accidents in St. Tammany Parish Friday and Saturday.
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Who will attend new high school?
More than 200 parents crowded into the Fontainebleau High School cafeteria Monday night to voice their opinions about the attendance boundaries for the new high school on Louisiana Highway 1088.
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Man arrested for threatening woman
A complaint over a broken window led to an arrest for aggravated assault Sunday after a Slidell man allegedly threatened a woman with an automatic rifle.
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Who would think driving pilings for docks, piers, boathouses and elevated houses would be fun?
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Keep Mandeville Beautiful grant applications due
Time is running out for Mandeville organizations wanting to apply for one of the $500 grants the Keep Mandeville Beautiful organization is giving away.
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Hollywood South makes an appearance
Hollywood South meets the Ozone Film Festival this weekend in downtown Covington.
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Excitement, fun awaits parish fair visitors
It’s fair time in St. Tammany, and the week-long events promise to be fun, educational and entertaining.
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Brown Bag series moves to Heritage Park; begins today
Friday means free music in Slidell with the return of the Brown Bag Concert Series on Oct. 3.
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Flanked by more than a hundred people clapping at a fundraising event Saturday for Devin Funck, the 11-year-old stood in the center of a semi circle and looked down to the ground.
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Northshore student arrested in lockdown incident
The 16-year-old Northshore High School student who reported seeing someone with a gun on campus Sept. 24, forcing Slidell police to lock down the school for over an hour, was arrested Tuesday on charges of terrorizing and making a false report of a crime.
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District One Christmas parade looks for participants
Even though the St. Tammany Fire District 1 Christmas Parade in Slidell won’t roll until Dec. 7, firefighters are looking for residents who want to be in the parade.
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Parish fair exhibits open, judged
Highlights of the St. Tammany Parish Fair include the many various exhibits. The home economic and crafts exhibits were judged and sweepstakes winners announced on Wednesday, said Janie Kelly of the LSU Ag Center, a coordinator of the event.
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Local woman's film showing at fest
Northshore native Valerie Champagne is screening her short film “Mirror, Mirror” Saturday at 7 p.m. in Haik Park on North Columbia Street during the Ozone Film Festival. The film is about a young girl who discovers her father has a terminal illness. In her attempt to deal with this reality, she creates a fantasy world.
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Local polls open Saturday in parish
Voters throughout St. Tammany Parish will face a smorgasbord of choices Saturday when polls open to elect new district and state Supreme Court judges, local justices of the peace and constables, a public service commissioner and a Democratic candidate for U.S. representative.
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Installation of water meters run into snags
The installation of new water meters in Slidell has temporarily been put on hold because of installation mistakes, wrong parts and computer problems, Mayor Ben Morris said.
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Man pleads guilty to charges of pornography
A 32-year-old Slidell man pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing 9,000 images of child pornography, some of victims younger than 12, federal authorities said.
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City of Covington receives $75,000 for improvements
Covington has received $75,000 from the state to be used on utility improvements.
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Man to serve one year sentence for impersonating Navy soldier
A Holden man who wore the Silver Star, Purple Heart and Navy Cross, the nation’s second highest military decoration, during his wedding in Slidell turned out to be a fake and was sentenced to 12 months home confinement, federal authorities said this week.
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Battered women's champion an 'angel' among us
A Covington resident and champion for battered women has been named as a recipient of the 2008 Angel Award by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana.
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Assistant DA killed in single vehicle accident
Mourning the death of 22nd Judicial Assistant District Attorney Millard “Kenny” Gatewood, those close to him remembered one thing: he wasn’t afraid to be himself.
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Library Board interviews architects for new branch
The creation of the “fanciest” library around is full steam ahead.
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Foreclosures of family home in St. Tammany Parish surge
As the nation’s financial floor crumbles and homeowners continue to slip into foreclosures, St. Tammany residents are no exception. The parish now ranks third statewide for mortgage defaults, according to a nationwide foreclosure database.
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