Galaxy S5 on app unread notification

[stryder36x]

New to the Samsung world after years of Motorola. Only thing that is bugging me is the notification situation.

I have a persistent unread number floating over my email. And my Facebook notifications appear this way as well. No status bar swipe down click able notification like i'm used to.

Is there a way to change that? Checked every notification menu.

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