‘KSB’ seeking volunteers to clean Slidell Saturday
SLIDELL – The city of Slidell is asking the public to join them again this Saturday, April 30 for one of their two “Cleanup and Beautification Days” in the city. Sponsored by Keep Slidell Beautiful,...
View ArticleProject Graduation continues offering big party
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – To over 800 graduating seniors this year in eastern St. Tammany Parish, the Project Graduation party will be one of the most memorable nights of fun they...
View ArticleInterim Slidell Police Chief to be appointed
SLIDELL?– Slidell Police Chief Randy Smith, who was elected as the sheriff of St. Tammany Parish in November of 2015, has selected long time Slidell Police veteran, Eugene “Butch” Howard, to serve as...
View ArticleSlidell man reportedly hits crossing guard
SLIDELL — A school crossing guard was struck by a vehicle intentionally Monday morning, Slidell Police Department Capt. Daniel Seuzeneau said. The incident happened about 8:55 a.m. at Abney Elementary...
View Article‘Operation Angel’ revealed
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell news bureau COVINGTON – St. Tammany Parish leaders took a strong step forward in the fight against drug addiction by announcing a new program on Monday on the steps of the...
View ArticleLuncheon to offer ‘Cupcakes, Cosmos and Conversation’
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – A first-ever luncheon next week for the Business Women’s Network of East St. Tammany will offer attendees the perfect combination to support strong...
View ArticleLightening strike kills Slidell man
SLIDELL — A Slidell-area man died after apparently being struck by lightning on a job site during recent stormy weather. Elvin Arturo Castro-Santiago, 36, was working at a construction site in the 1100...
View ArticleSlidell felon gets 40 years for possessing gun
SLIDELL?– Marcel Thompson, 40, of Slidell, was sentenced as a habitual offender to 40 years in prison for possessing a gun as a convicted felon and another five years for simple possession of cocaine...
View ArticleRed, White & Blue event on Friday helps children of vets
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The small group of founding members for “Bring It Home Northshore” is not concerned with being the biggest non-profit community group around. For them,...
View ArticleTrace final leg an issue
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – From the first announcement in 1992 that St. Tammany Parish had purchased an abandoned Illinois Central railroad line crossing the entire parish with plans...
View ArticleSlidell man dies in apparent drowning
SLIDELL — A Slidell man apparently drowned in Lake Pontchartrain near Slidell early Saturday afternoon, Dr. Charles Preston has reported. Shortly after 12 p.m., emergency responders were dispatched to...
View ArticleGraduation rate on the rise
SLIDELL?– The St. Tammany Parish Public School System saw a 3.4% increase in graduation rates for the 2014-2015 school year, bringing the district’s graduation rate to 82.9. Over the past ten years,...
View ArticleMRA meeting set for May 18
SLIDELL?– The Military Road Alliance (M.R.A.), an umbrella organization of 14 homeowner associations in eastern St. Tammany Parish, will hear a presentation from St. Tammany Parish Assessor Louis...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office image will change
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Randy Smith said he was given some good advice on the night he won election as the new sheriff in St. Tammany Parish. “I was told to be humble and don’t...
View ArticleLocal foster mother in jail on battery charges
PEARL RIVER — A local foster mother has been charged with cruelty to the infirmed and aggravated battery after St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s detectives determined she had battered three of the special...
View ArticleCoroner’s Office audit shows no findings
SLIDELL?– An external audit of the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office showed no findings for 2015, continuing to reflect the improvements implemented by the current administration. In 2013, the agency...
View ArticleJazz on the Bayou hands out $80,000 to charity
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Four area non-profit organizations were the main recipients of money raised at the annual Jazz on the Bayou fundraiser as a total of $80,000 was handed out...
View ArticleOutgoing chief cuts police car budget to get 3 percent raise for employees
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The Slidell city budget for 2017 was approved by a unanimous 9-0 vote on Tuesday night at the City Council meeting, but not before 45 minutes of contentious...
View ArticleFour department heads get substantial raises
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – While extra money for the Slidell Police Department drew most of the heat in final 2017 budget approval for Slidell at the City Council meeting on Tuesday,...
View ArticleU.S. soldier paid ultimate price to build school for Afghan children
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Almost six years later, Teresa Bovia can remember opening her front door on a rainy August evening and seeing three Marines standing there. “I knew as soon...
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