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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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Mandeville man murdered in Franklinton
An elaborate robbery plan in Franklinton went awry Sunday, and resulted in the shooting death of a Mandeville man, according to the Franklinton Police Department.
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Firefighters train school employees in AED use
The use of Automated External Defibrillators can save a life.
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Two killed in La. 25 collision
Alcohol is suspected in a two-car collision on Louisiana Highway 25 Sunday night that killed a Folsom man and Franklinton woman.
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Hundreds gather for drywall resolution
The town hall meeting to address toxic Chinese drywall issues turned into a double feature Wednesday, as hundreds of homeowners jammed Mandeville City Hall to hear about possible solutions to the problem.
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No road revocation in city of Covington, says council
After an hour and a half of debate, the Covington City Council killed an ordinance allowing for the revocation of part of Independence Street by the Bogue Falaya River Tuesday.
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Homeless bank robber asks to be arrested
The St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office could name this case as the reluctant bank robber.
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Developer gets permission to build cottages in Abita
The Abita Springs Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance Tuesday evening granting a developer permission to construct small cottages on a piece of property across the street from the C.J. Finn Ballpark on Louisiana Highway 36.
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Students invited to attend Academy Day
High school students interested in attending a service academy in the 2010-2011 school year are invited to attend Academy Day, hosted by Congressman Steve Scalise, Saturday at Southeastern Louisiana University beginning at 10 a.m..
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Slidell couple happy to be alive after garage fire destroys boat
Slidell resident Kenneth Bourg had intended to go on a fishing trip this weekend, but an apparent electrical fire in his garage Tuesday night derailed those plans.
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About 50 Slidell area high school students, some accompanied by their parents, came to an orientation meeting Tuesday night at the Slidell Auditorium to find out about joining the Slidell Police Department’s Explorer Post 268.
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GoSTAT starts service in parish towns
It’s not New York City’s subway or Chicago’s elevated trains.
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Covington police looking for stolen drag racer
The Covington Police Department is asking the community for help in finding a 1968 Camaro drag race car that was stolen sometime between Sept. 13 and 14.
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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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