Living close to family enriches everyone’s life
Last weekend I spent some time at my in-laws’ house. I am very blessed to have in-laws and parents who love my kids so much that they take them to do fun things like go to the donut store, go on hikes,...
View ArticlePope John Paul tennis defeats Northshore in crosstown match
SLIDELL — The Pope John Paul tennis teams took on the boys and girls teams from Northshore in a recent match. On the boys side, the game was tied 2-2 with Pope taking line 1 singles from Tyler Morel...
View ArticlePine Savannah Boardwalk special tree
Just inside Camp Salmen’s entrance on the right is the Pine Savannah Boardwalk (also known as the Pitcher Plant Boardwalk). It circles around the beginnings of a two-acre experiment to approximate the...
View ArticleSalmen girls team receives prestigious honor
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL — Salmen High School was presented with the Army National Guard national ranking trophy on Tuesday at Salmen High?School. The Army National Guard is the...
View ArticleLittlepage leading college team in PPG
SLIDELL — Southwest Mississippi Community College guards Katrina Littlepage, who graduated from Slidell High School, and April Levy helped the Southwest Lady Bears to one of the program’s best seasons...
View ArticleObituaries from April 24, 2014
Mary Ellen Nunez Stroud, a native and lifelong resident of Bayou Liberty in Slidell, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014. She was 76 years old. She was the wife for the past 53 years to Frederick...
View ArticleBourg comes up big in NHS’ playoff win
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL — The Northshore Lady Panthers were either behind or tied their entire playoff game on Tuesday at Northshore. It was not until the bottom of the fifth...
View ArticleLoupe sends Lady Jags to second round
By DAVID FOLSE II Slidell sports writer SLIDELL — Win or lose the Lady Jaguars knew that they weren’t playing a home game for the rest of 2014 season. Sydney Loupe wanted to make sure she sent the fan...
View ArticleSlidell falls in five innings to PHS
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor The Slidell Lady Tigers knew it was going to be a battle in the LHSAA?Class 5A first-round of the playoffs. No. 25 Slidell played at No. 8 Natchitoches Central on...
View ArticleSalmen too much for PRHS
SLIDELL — The Pearl River baseball team traveled to Salmen and used four pitchers in a losing effort against Salmen as the Spartans won 14-5. The Rebels used two pitchers in the first three innings,...
View ArticleRemembering the courage of others, gives us strength
Survivors, first responders and family members of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombing marked the anniversary last week with tributes that combined sorrow over the loss of innocent victims with...
View ArticleBest friends lose sons in tragic accidents, both allow sons to donate organs
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Tere Walsh and Mary Ann Haynie have had a bond since they were kids. The women grew up in the same neighborhood in Metairie, and then re-connected in their...
View ArticleDrilling to be OK’d?
By JOHN BINDER Slidell news bureau MANDEVILLE – With the possibility of drilling for oil and gas through the controversial method known as “fracking,” in St. Tammany Parish comes questions as to how...
View ArticlePretty neat to see movie stars in Slidell
OK, so it’s kind of old news now, but I’m thinking that not everyone in Slidell goes on Facebook and may not have known our little city had some excitement last week. Apparently, Hollywood movie star...
View ArticleDespite Katrina, The Book Sack has stayed around for 23 years
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — The Book Sack. Have you heard of it? Located right off West Hall in Slidell, the Book Sack has been in Slidell for 23 years and holds over 23,000 books....
View ArticleArgiro Morgan receives top national honor
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau MANDEVILLE – All the fuss surrounding Dr. Argiro Morgan is appreciated by the president of the St. Tammany Library Board, but it’s hardly what Morgan hopes to leave...
View ArticleDQ hits Slidell
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The Slidell Dairy Queen is back. It was more than a year ago when developer Pete Vicari confirmed he had purchased land on Gause Boulevard, next to the...
View ArticleToti ousted again
By JOHN BINDER Slidell news bureau COVINGTON – In the saga that has become the Council on Aging for St. Tammany (COAST); the COAST Board of Directors voted 7-5 to oust already fired Executive Director...
View Article‘Crawl’ to Olde Towne
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – A total of 14 businesses located on Carey Street in Slidell’s Olde Towne have formed a new organization known as the Carey Street Coalition, and are...
View ArticleConstruction delayed at Veteran’s Cemetery
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The opening for the Southeast Louisiana Veteran’s Cemetery, being constructed on Camp Villere land in Slidell, will not occur until June, due to...
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