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1. The Taste of Covington took place over a 5 day period. The event included vintners dinners held at local restaurants, a Grand Tasting held at Acquistapace’s Covington Supermarket, a Festa del Vino wine tasting hosted by Mayor Mike Cooper at the St. Tammany Art Association and a Champagne Jazz Brunch held at Annadele’s Plantation. (Photos by Dan Cobb) 2. Twenty-five graduating seniors from Pope John Paul II Catholic High School received their honor stoles and gold tassels for the National Honor Society (NHS). To become and remain members of NHS students must maintain a 3.50 GPA, and exhibit the necessary qualities of leadership, service, character and scholarship. 3. You Night Empowering Events hosted their annual Battle of the Models 2018 Launch Party at Slidell’s Movie Sets. The event introduced the 48 participates of the 2018 program and showcased this year’s theme: ‘Fierce Beauty Revolution.’ The You Night alums compete on stage against industry professional models.

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4. The Southern Hotel unveiled their newly renovated Garden House with a ribbon cutting and reception. Southern Hotel owners Lisa Condrey Ward and Alton Ochsner Davis were on hand to give guided tours of the newly restored property that was built in 1937 as the Covington post office. The Garden House now houses five suites, one bedroom and a conference room and is surrounded by landscaped gardens and a courtyard. 5. Ponchatoula American Legion Post 47 was chosen to attend the American Legion Louisiana Boys State University in Natchitoches. Louisianan Boys State is a premier leadership development program for young men in the state of Louisiana. 6. Mercedes Benz of Covington celebrated their Grand Opening Event with a black and white themed party featuring hors d’oeuvres and cocktails from Keith Young’s Steakhouse and music by The Bucktown Allstars. 7. Greg Cromer was sworn in as the newly elected 22nd Mayor of Slidell at a formal swearing-in ceremony at the Slidell Municipal Auditorium.

8. The Achee family took EDGE with them as they traveled around Greece and the Greek Islands. They are pictured here at the Parthenon in Athens. 9. Annelise and Julianne Greene with Ellie Fradella enjoying Rocking the Rails. 10. EDGE enjoyed visiting the Globe Theatre in London this summer. 11. Eva Barrett took EDGE with her to the England v. Pakistan test match at Headingley Cricket Ground in Yorkshire, England. 12. Trevor and Nick Achee took the EDGE with them to Positano on the Amalfi Coast of Italy.

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