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OATHS OF OFFICE
Final notice of delinquent property taxes available Staff report
PHOTOS BY GRANT THERKILDSEN
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith is sworn in July 1 by Louisiana Supreme Court Justice William J. Crain as Smith’s wife, Adele Smith, holds a Bible.
Sheriff Randy Smith, Clerk of Court Jessica Brewster take oaths BY ALEX LUBBEN Staff writer
Before a room packed with their supporters on July 1, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith was sworn to a third term in office and Jessica Brewster officially took over as the parish’s new clerk of court. Smith easily beat two challengers last October to keep his job, while Brewster beat incumbent Melissa Henry. Though they are elected in the fall, sheriffs and clerks aren’t sworn in until the next summer. Brewster, in her remarks to the crowd, promised to improve the functions of the clerk’s office, increase transparency and replace the office’s computer system, which she had slammed on the campaign trail as being inefficient.
Newly elected St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court Jessica Jenkins Brewster is sworn in to office July 1 by Louisiana Supreme Court Justice William J. ä See OFFICE, page 2A Crain in the St. Tammany Parish Justice Center in Covington.
In anticipation of its annual tax sale on July 15, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is advertising the list of delinquent properties in the July 10 edition of The St. Tammany Farmer. The list, which previously was printed in the St. Tammany Farmer on June 19, also is posted under “Public Notices” on the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office website. The public notices include approximately 1,481 properties with taxes due to the parish and the municipalities of Slidell, Mandeville, Covington, Pearl River, Abita Springs and Madisonville. In accordance with L.R.S. 47:2153, this is the last of two public notices of properties still delinquent for the 2023 tax year. The list printed in today’s St. Tammany Farmer, and on the Sheriff’s Office website, both have been updated to reflect only properties on which taxes are still due. Property tax bills for 2023 were mailed on Nov. 16, 2023. Delinquent notices were sent on Feb. 12 and again on May 17. The STPSO has contracted with SRI, Inc. to utilize its online tax sale platform. The sale will take place at www.zeusauction.com, beginning at 8 a.m. and closing at 4 p.m. on July 15. Those interested in participating in the sale will be required to create an account on the website and register for the St. Tammany Parish sale. Registration will be open through noon on July 10. Registrants will have access to a Louisianaspecific practice sale to become familiar with the features of the program. For more information about the process, call SRI at (800) 800-9588. Delinquent taxpayers are strongly encouraged to make their payments by noon on July 12 so payments can be recorded, and those properties removed from the website before the sale begins.
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Former MLB pitcher Blake Stein always felt safe at home
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BY KIM CHATELAIN Contributing writer
It was opening day of the 2001 Major League Baseball season and Kansas City Royals pitcher Blake Stein Stein was at the original Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, famously known as “The House that Ruth Built” and “the Cathedral of Baseball.” That illustrious ballpark is a long way from Stein’s hometown of Folsom, Louisiana, in more ways than one. But the visit there on that April day is remembered by the St. Tammany Parish hometown hero as somewhat of an inflection AP FILE PHOTO BY ED BETZ point in his life’s journey. While doing his pregame Kansas City Royals pitcher Blake Stein pitches to the New York stretching exercises on the Yankees during the first inning at Yankee Stadium in New York legendary field, Stein’s pager on Aug. 2, 2000. Stein allowed just two hits in eight innings as went off. Life was about to the Kansas City Royals beat the Yankees 4-1 to stop a five-game throw the big right-hander a losing streak. curveball.
Editor’s note: “Where are they now?” The St. Tammany Farmer asked that question about some of the best athletes in local sports history and then we went out and found them. Each edition this summer, we’ll reacquaint readers with one of these familiar faces. We’ll take a deep dive into the success stories that began in parish youth leagues, continued at local high schools and then colleges near and far. Many of these homegrown talents played professional sports, too, reaching the pinnacle of athletic achievement. This week, we feature former Covington High pitcher Blake Stein.
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The pager alerted him that his wife, Ellen, had gone into labor with their first child back in Kansas City — about 1,100 miles away. Stein was second in the Royals’ rotation and slated to be the starting pitcher against the Yankees two days later. Nevertheless, he got on a plane and flew to Kansas City in time to see the birth of the couple’s daughter, Corinne. A quick turnaround got Stein back to New York in time to make his scheduled start against the Yankees, a team that went on to win the pennant that year. He was opposed on the mound by three-time MLB All-Star Andy Pettitte. The game didn’t go well for Stein, who was pulled in the
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