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STARC gets a Wellness WAlk
Thanks to the generosity of the community and several local businesses, and the hard work of a team from Leadership Northshore 2010, the clients and workers at the St. Tammany Association for Retarded Citizens facility in Slidell now have a place to exercise and enjoy the outdoors.
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Cannizzaro sees need for teamwork
New Orleans District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro has been credited with changing the way the District Attorney’s Office works in New Orleans. Indeed, he has seen the problems and is trying to correct them.
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Covington police arrest man for domestic violence, again
After picking up her boyfriend shortly after he was released from St. Tammany Parish Jail on a conviction of beating her and smashing her vehicle, a woman was again beaten, according to Covington police.
More of this storyMeeting to be held for U.S. 190 project
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Volunteers help Juvenile Drug Court participants gain GEDs
Many participants in Slidell City Court’s highly effective Juvenile Drug Court are several years behind their contemporaries in high school. But since completion of high school is a vital key to turning these teens into adults who choose to build more productive lives, Lamz insists Drug Court participants must work toward their diploma or a GED certificate to stay in the program.
More of this storyThe Slidell Police Department made the following arrests June 3-6:
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What color is a yield sign? Wilkinson gives the answer
Motivational leadership and workplace consultant Bruce Wilkinson recently presented a seminar during the St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce luncheon in May.
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Museum
directors will change, policy will stay same
The last few days for Dr. Jay Martin as executive director of the Maritime Museum have seen few changes at the museum.
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Amid heartfelt messages and a portrait unveiling, school board members, friends and colleagues said their formal good-byes to Superintendent Gayle Sloan Thursday night at her final regular school board meeting.
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The adage, every dog has its day had special meaning Friday for all the strays in and around Slidell as the city officially opened up its new animal shelter on Terrace Avenue.
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Heart Hospital may be put on the block
The Louisiana Medical Center and Heart Hospital in Lacombe may be put up for sale, depending on the decision by the company that owns the facility, MedCath Corp.
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City of Mandeville supports
construction of sand barriersThe Mandeville City Council joined others like it by approving a resolution Thursday night asking the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow the state to construct sand barriers to reduce the impact of the oil spill on the Louisiana coastline.
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Covington zoning map being finalized
In a process that has taken years to complete, the comprehensive zoning plan is coming to an end with presentation to the Covington City Council expected next month.
More of this storyThe Covington Police Department made the following arrests May 18-27:
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Sky is limit for Northshore High scholar
At first, Ashleigh Ladner comes across as a typical teenager.
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Lake Road Bridge to be replaced
Work to replace the Lake Road Bridge on Lake Road in the Lacombe area will begin Tuesday.
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Highway projects in and around Covington continue to take shape as the process of widening U.S. Highway 190 and the bridge over the Bogue Falaya River from U.S. Highway 190 Business to Louisiana Highway 25 gets underway.
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Mandeville budget adjustments reintroduced
The Mandeville administration is hoping a second attempt at getting some budget adjustments passed is successful.
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Lacombe Crab Fest won’t let oil spoil the fun
The Gulf of Mexico may not be the best place to be right now, but according to the crabbers and fishermen, who ply the waters of Lake Pontchartrain, everything is just great, and they are inviting everyone to come to the 2010 Crab Fest.
More of this storyThe Slidell Police Department made the following arrests June 7-11:
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Slidell council says parade krewes may have to pay fees to city
Citing a shrinking economy, tighter budgets and decreasing tax revenues, Slidell officials are mulling over the idea of imposing fees on krewes that parade in thei city during the carnival season.
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Water bills, deposits increase in town of Madisonville
The budget for the coming year in Madisonville was adopted Wednesday night unanimously by the town council with a minimum of fanfare and no comments from residents during the public hearing.
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Man driving Honda tries to race 18-wheeler
Drag racing on the streets usually involves two mid-sized or compact cars, but Tuesday afternoon, a Slidell policemen cited the drivers of a Honda Accord and an 18-wheeler Kenilworth tanker truck for drag racing down Old Spanish Trail.
More of this storyThe Covington Police Department made the following arrests May 18-27:
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MPD Foundation now accepting donations
Two years ago when the Greater Mandeville Police Foundation was formed to replace the old Mandeville Citizens Service Fund, it was stated by the members that they would focus the organizations’ first two years in rebuilding its image.
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