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Hamfest '09 a success
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Robbery leads to murder near Covington
Three men are in the St. Tammany Parish Jail on robbery and second-degree murder charges in connection with a botched robbery Tuesday night that resulted in the death of an 18-year-old man in the Abita Nursery subdivision near Covington.
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Abita Springs hopes to redirect millage
The town of Abita Springs hopes to ask residents to approve a measure allowing them to use property tax money to pay for work at the park and to help pay for street lighting.
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Firefighters battle Big Branch marsh fires once again
A fire in the Big Branch Marsh that started July 3 and was put under control by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services flared up again Tuesday just south of the Palm Lake subdivision, according to Dave DeMeyer of the Fire Management division of Fish and Wildlife.
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Two locals appointed to boards by governor
Gov. Bobby Jindal has appointed two St. Tammany Parish residents to two different boards.
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Louisiana Tax Amnesty program upcoming
The 2009 Louisiana Tax Amnesty Program will run Sept. 1 through Oct. 31, announced the Louisiana Department of Revenue.
More of this storyThe Slidell Police Department made the following arrests July 13-22:
More of this storyInsurance topic at Habitat meeting
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Stennis engineer remembers moon landing
For engineer Mike Myers, who works at the Stennis Space Center, the Apollo 11 landing on the moon July 20, 1969, was not only an historic event, but also lucrative.
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Pearl River to address possible zoning change
When Jack Huerkamp’s parents bought their Pearl River property in 1956, there were no zoning laws, and the sleepy little town was worlds away from the hustle and bustle of the big city.
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Morris vetoes salary reduction bill
Calling it “counterproductive,” Slidell Mayor Ben Morris has put his veto pen to a bill that would have lowered the salaries of the mayor, police chief and council members.
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Second Slidell motel robber arrested
Slidell police have located and arrested the second man wanted in connection with the July 4 armed robbery of the Deluxe Motel on Gause Boulevard.
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Mandeville duo plead guilty to drug charges
Two people from Mandeville pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Judge Mary Vialemon’s courtroom in connection with last year’s arrest in Kenner on drug possession charges.
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Motorcycle crash kills man near Abita Springs
The St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office reported that a 23-year-old man died after his motorcycle crashed only Louisiana Highway 59 just north of Louisiana Highway 36 Thursday morning.
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Beauty camp for young adults coming up
Parents of teenage girls have been faced with the age-old question of how much makeup and what kind should they use? Sometimes, a young teen will experiment until she looks like a clown with big dots on her cheeks where no blush is needed.
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A sunny summer evening maypole ribbon cutting marked the dedication of the St. Tammany Parish School Board Preservation Plaza.
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Covington resident catches first case of West Nile virus
The Mosquito Abatement District of St. Tammany and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals said Friday that the first case of West Nile virus in the state for 2009 has been confirmed in Covington.
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Will there be a levee in south Slidell?
One of the most vulnerable sections of Slidell to flooding from hurricanes is the southern end.
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The lure of the open road has drawn people to travel probably since the wheel was invented.
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From jeans to dress slacks, wingtips to sneakers and everything in between, the Southeast Louisiana Hospital is in need of clothes for men, women, teens and children.
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Helicopter makes forced landing on Interstate 12
The last thing someone expects when driving down Interstate 12 is to see a helicopter land on the highway.
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Mississippi teenager killed, two injured in I-59 Sunday collision
A Mississippi teen was killed and two juvenile passengers in his pickup truck were seriously injured early Sunday morning, when they collided with the rear end of an 18-wheel truck at the intersection of Interstates 59 and 12 near Slidell.
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Stennis marks milestone in construction of new test stand
NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center marked another milestone in construction of its new rocket engine test stand with completion of a pair of transfer docks July 2.
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Fishing pier plans moving along
With the opening of one span of the new Interstate 10 Twin Span bridge last week, St. Tammany residents on the eastern side of the parish are inching ever closer to realizing their dream of a public fishing pier.
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Mandeville considers sign changes
The city of Mandeville is reworking its regulations governing signage in the city.
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