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Police arrest man for J.C. Penney robbery
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office investigators and the Pasadena Police Department in Texas have made an arrest and recovered some merchandise in connection with what is considered to be the largest burglary to ever take place in St. Tammany Parish.
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St. Tammany public schools got a big pat on the back Wednesday when State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek made a visit to Slidell.
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Slidell getting tougher
on codesEven though voting on a bill that would streamline enforcement of code violations was postponed Tuesday night, the Slidell City Council agreed that the proposed ordinance was sorely needed in the city.
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Animal shelter now open Mondays
The St. Tammany Human Society animal adoption center and low-cost veterinary clinic will now be open on Mondays.
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Center is Reaching Out to brain injury victims
Brain injury survivors, their families, related health care professionals and other interested people are invited to spend Oct. 31 at Bogue Falaya Park starting at 9 a.m.
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Planning Commission agrees to two variances
The Mandeville Planning and Zoning Commission granted one homeowner permission to split his two lots and another permission to put up a fence.
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Covington man pleads guilty
to two counts federal gun chargesU.S. Attorney Jim Letten announced Wednesday that a Covington man pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance to federal gun charges.
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Covington man pleads guilty
to two counts federal gun chargesU.S. Attorney Jim Letten announced Wednesday that a Covington man pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance to federal gun charges.
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Old affair leads to attempted murder of man in Pearl River
An argument between a Pearl River couple over a love affair that happened 15 years ago resulted in the husband being shot twice and his wife jailed on a charge of attempted second-degree murder.
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Interchange at Interstate 12 and Louisiana Highway 1088 under way
The long-awaited interchange at Interstate 12 and Louisiana Highway 1088 is finally underway and the processing of bids received will begin immediately.
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Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival poster unveiled
A busy fall awaits visitors to the town of Madisonville. At the town council meeting Wednesday night, reminders of upcoming events were topics of the evening.
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Slidell police look for Wendy’s armed robber
Slidell police are asking for help in finding a suspect that robbed the Wendy’s restaurant on Pontchartrain Drive Sept. 7.
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FD 12 firefighters trained
in emergency managementWhile all firefighters are trained to respond rapidly to emergency situations, the members of St. Tammany Fire District 12 recently completed a course designed to help them focus specifically on disasters and other large-scale events.
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Angie teen killed in DWI crash; LaPlace man charged with vehicular homicide
A 16-year-old girl from Angie died Tuesday at a New Orleans hospital from injuries she sustained in a two-car crash Sept. 3 on Louisiana Highway 21, according to Louisiana State Police.
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Slidell police starting Explorer group for teenagers
For high school students who might want to be police officers, the Slidell Police Department is starting a Police Explorer Group to give teenagers a taste of what it is like to work in law enforcement.
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It was a day for remembrance as St. Tammany residents gathered Friday to honor those who died in the terrible tragedy that stunned the country eight years ago.
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School Board approves $338 million budget
The St. Tammany Parish School Board unanimously approved a budget totaling almost $338 million Thursday night. The budget is an increase of about one-third of 1 percent over last year’s budget, or about $1 million.
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Mandeville Council makes small roll back in millage for 2009
The Mandeville City Council voted Thursday night to roll back its property millages slightly, but the city is still expected to bring in more property tax revenue in the coming year thanks to new development.
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CPD looks for witnesses to beating
Detectives with the Covington Police Department are looking for a witness to an Aug. 27 incident in which a woman was beat by man at the entrance to the Tuscany West subdivision on Louisiana Highway 1077.
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Mandeville Council tables P&Z term limit ordinance
The Mandeville City Council voted 3-2 to appoint Councilman Jerry Coogan’s nominee to the Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday night but voted unanimously to table an ordinance that would regulate term limits for those on the commission.
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Fire District 1 members honored after saving retired fire chief’s life
After 36 years with the New Orleans Fire Department, former District Chief Donald Schultz, a resident of Slidell, never thought he would find himself on the receiving end of the services he himself once provided.
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Twenty-four public and private school students from St. Tammany Parish have been named 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
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PR chief in charge of issues with personnel
Pearl River Police Chief Bennie Raynor can now have the final say in personnel decisions, the Pearl River Board of Aldermen decided during a Sept. 8 town hall meeting.
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FD1 gets first GPS unit; funds raised by raffle will also support fitness programs
Slidell resident Dwayne Shockley was able to deliver on a promise made to Fire District 1 Chief Larry Hess when the department’s first GPS unit was installed in Engine 14 Friday.
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Wendy’s armed robber arrested in Mississippi
Thanks to sharp-eyed police officers at the Poplarville Police Department and the local media, the armed robber who allegedly held up the Wendy’s restaurant in Slidell Sept. 7 has been arrested and is cooling his heels in the St. Tammany Jail after being extradited from Hattiesburg, Miss.
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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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