Seven churches offering GriefShare program locally
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Anger, fatigue, rage, impatience, guilt, denial, worry, anxiety, confusion, dread, forgetfulness, loss of purpose, nightmares, abandonment, bitterness,...
View ArticleSlidell PD posts 2015 stats
SLIDELL — Slidell Police Chief Randy Smith has released the Slidell Police Department’s 2015 Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), and has also included the crimes statistics from the past nine years. “Although...
View ArticleParish crime shows sharp decline
SLIDELL?– Sheriff Jack Strain released the 2015 crime statistics for unincorporated St. Tammany Parish. According to the numbers, total crimes reported in St. Tammany were the second lowest over a five...
View ArticleNew clerk of court takes heat for benefit paying off her own debt
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Newly-elected St. Tammany Clerk of Court Melissa Henry is quickly getting a taste of public life after questions were raised about a fundraiser held on her...
View ArticleNorthshore graduate puts out rap album with positive message
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – James Johnson says he wants to make a difference. The 2011 Northshore graduate calls himself an artist, rather than a rapper, but no matter what you call...
View ArticleKrewe of Slidellians hold classic TV bal masque
SLIDELL — Mary Clement and Randy Smith were crowned King and Queen Samaritan LXVI during the Krewe of Slidellians’ 66th bal masque. Founded in 1947 by Anita Breisacher, Blanche Carroll, Virginia...
View ArticleWell-known educator opens up about life in Lacombe
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau LACOMBE – Israel Batiste Sr. is not so happy these days, confined to his house as he recovers from a slip that resulted in a broken hip. Batiste may be 80 years of...
View ArticleBrister paves way for ‘voice’
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – St. Tammany Parish President Pat Brister led an inaugural South Louisiana Parish President’s meeting last week in Mandeville. Brister and 14 other parish...
View ArticleSlidell man convicted of attempted rape of 5-year-old girl
SLIDELL?– A St. Tammany Parish jury found Terral W. Brand, Jr., 33, of Slidell, guilty of the attempted aggravated rape of a girl who was 5 years old at the time. Brand faces 10 to 50 years in prison...
View ArticleBoard member ousted
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Criticism of St. Tammany Fire District #1 Chief Chris Kaufmann during his hiring two years ago, plus questions about an ethical situation in 2015, played a...
View ArticleSt. Tammany LOSS counselor helping family survivors of suicide
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The fact that St. Tammany Parish finally saw some better news for 2015 in the statistical reports about suicides here might be deemed encouraging among...
View ArticleSlidell woman allegedly hits two pedestrians on Bourbon St.
SLIDELL — Louisiana State Troopers have arrested a Slidell woman after they say she led them on a reckless chase through the French Quarter after hitting two pedestrians, according to LSP TFC Dustin...
View ArticleTimes Grill seeks lease renewal in train depot spot
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Leasing space in the historic Slidell train depot has apparently been a good thing for the Times Grill restaurant, and that’s why they want to stay around....
View ArticleSafe Harbor, Family Promise, Veterans Cemetery to benefit from Leadership...
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Two important non-profit organizations, and the new Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Slidell will be the benefactors of three projects that are part...
View ArticleDA, parish dispute unsettled
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Many members of the St. Tammany Parish Council and 22nd Judicial District Attorney Warren Montgomery speak optimistically about the prospects for settling...
View ArticleSales tax revenue cools off for city
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The strong start to sales tax revenue experienced by the city of Slidell has cooled off substantially as reports for the half-way point of the 2016 fiscal...
View ArticleChildren and families will benefit from Leadership projects
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Carseats, Kids, and Kidz are the focus of three outstanding endeavors to be created and produced for Slidell by three of the Leadership Northshore 2016...
View ArticleSt. Patrick’s Day parade registration going on now
SLIDELL – Open registration is now being taken for the 43rd Annual Olde Towne Slidell Association St. Patrick’s Day parade. The deadline to register is March 7, and the parade will take place on...
View ArticleSt. Tammany students named national merit finalists
SLIDELL?– The St. Tammany Parish Public School System is proud to have some of the best and brightest high school seniors in the country with 13 students named National Merit Finalists for the...
View ArticleTextron to stay in city
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The city of Slidell is getting some more good economic news after Mayor Freddy Drennan told the City Council that Textron wants to remain in the city for at...
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