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assessor clash over district feesSt. Tammany Tax Assessor Patricia Schwarz Core and Fire District 1 Chief Larry Hess had words last week over the increase in fees charged by the Assessor’s Office.
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Mandeville boat launch dredging put on hold
The city of Mandeville is in line to receive funding necessary to dredge the Lakeshore Drive boat launch.
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Jobless man fakes robbery attempt in Slidell
Slidell police arrested an unemployed Mississippi man Saturday for making a false report after he allegedly made up a story of being robbed at knifepoint.
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Slidell park concession stand burglarized; candy, drinks taken
Slidell police are asking the public for help in identifying a person or persons who broke into a concession stand in John Slidell Park sometime last weekend, and stole $1,000 worth of candy and soft drinks and vandalized the stand.
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St. Tammany Parish firefighters
affected in ACORN scandalFire officials in St. Tammany Parish are hot under the collar after learning earlier this month that nearly $1 million in federal fire prevention grant money was earmarked for the ACORN Institute in New Orleans.
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Mandeville Council puts off naming interim mayor
The Mandeville City Council did not appoint an interim mayor Monday evening, as many residents had feared.
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Abita Springs Board of Aldermen to vote on millage Saturday
Abita Springs residents will vote Saturday on whether to allow the town to rededicate 3 mills of property tax to pay for street lighting and park improvements and maintenance.
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Voters to decide $10M bond issue for Slidell
Slidell voters will go to the polls Saturday to approve or disapprove a $10 million bond issue that city officials says is urgently needed for major drainage and street repairs.
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Mandeville police officer among three arrested on drug charges
An investigation led by the Narcotics Task Force in Mandeville led to a search warrant of a Mandeville police officer’s home and the arrest of three people that reside in the home, including his stepchild.
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Council reacts to Price's resignation
The Mandeville City Council responded with sadness Friday evening to the resignation of Mayor Eddie Price.
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Looking for a good scare? Check into the Asylum
The former Robert Levis auto dealership, off Old Spanish Trail in Slidell, is spooky enough. Shuttered since Hurricane Katrina, the vacant showrooms sit gathering dust, as weeds choke the empty parking lot.
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Timeline to resignation of Mandeville Mayor
October 2007
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Not a woof or a growl could be heard during the opening prayer at St. Peter’s School Tuesday afternoon as a menagerie of four-legged friends, including dogs, cats, turtles and frogs gathered with owners, masters and mistresses for the annual blessing of the pets in Covington.
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At 4:30 p.m. Friday, Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price resigned.
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Citizens Academy graduates first class in Slidell
Every Wednesday night for the last two months, a wide variety of Slidell residents have been coming together to learn about law enforcement.
More of this storyThe Slidell Police Department made the following arrests Oct. 6-9:
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St. Tammany schools ranked third in Louisiana, again
In a report released Tuesday by the Louisiana Department of Education, the St. Tammany Parish school system is still surpassing all districts except two in performance scores.
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Suspected peeping Tom surrenders to SPD
A Slidell man turned himself into police Tuesday after he learned there was an outstanding warrant on him for voyeurism.
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Shrimp boat yields a catch
of marijuana and four arrestsThe St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force arrested four Slidell residents earlier this month, after deputies found two pounds of marijuana on a shrimp boat belonging to one of the suspects.
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Oktoberfest mania features dueling fests in St. Tammany
This weekend, lederhosen is the attire and the chicken dance will flap to oom-pah-pah bands at the Covington and Mandeville trailheads as Oktoberfest mania takes hold.
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School Board candidates face off
The two candidates for the Oct. 17 special election to fill the District 9 seat on the St. Tammany Parish School Board got down to brass tacks last Wednesday as they met at Clearwood Junior High to debate the issues.
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More work needed on Mandeville GIS system
The city of Mandeville is working to better organize its data to make retrieving information more efficient
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Dubuisson named as 2009 Athenian
Slidell resident Mary Dubuisson, a passionate supporter of the arts and a champion of Olde Towne was chosen as the recipient of the 2009 Athena Award Wednesday.
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The St. Tammany Parish School Board honored “the best of the best” Thursday when it handed out the 2009 Principal and Teacher of the Year awards.
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The Slidell Air Show takes off this weekend
The skies over the Slidell Municipal Airport will be crowded with all sorts of military and exotic aircraft tomorrow as the fifth annual Slidell Air Show takes to the skies for a day of excitement and fun for the whole family.
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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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