Coroner, City Council runoff election Saturday
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Two candidates in a runoff to become the new St. Tammany Coroner will be vying for over 9,000 votes up for grabs when the final election for the position is...
View ArticleCouncil seat to be determined May 3
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The final seat to be decided for the Slidell City Council will be settled this Saturday, May 3, with a runoff election between a political newcomer and a...
View ArticleHappy to see my daughter’s dream come true
It was an amazing day this past Sunday for one of my daughters, and her husband, when they met a former president of the United States. When I wrote that it almost didn’t sound true. What? Did one of...
View ArticleSapphire brings live dinner shows to Slidell restaurant on Wednesdays
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – When Lou Tortorich and Erin English opened “Sapphire” as the newest North Shore restaurant, they brought a piece of New Orleans history to Slidell. English...
View ArticleObituaries from May 1, 2014
Edward L. Graefen, previously of Chicago Illinois and recently residing in Slidell, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2014. He was 82 years old. He was the husband of Irene Elizabeth; father of David...
View ArticleSlidell girls take third in district meet
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL — The District 6-5A track and field meet took place last week with the Slidell girls team taking third place. The top-four finishers in each event qualify...
View ArticlePope John Paul teams finish in second
By JIM INCAPRERA Slidell sports writer SLIDELL — Both the Pope John Paul girls and boys track and field teams showed up strong at this year’s District 8-2A meet at SSA. The local teams earned an...
View ArticleNHS out after regional game
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor The Northshore Lady Panthers ended their season on Friday after losing 16-6 against No. 5 Denham Springs on the road. The Lady Panthers, which were seeded at 14...
View ArticleOne run not enough in PJP postseason contest
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell?Sports Editor SLIDELL — There was nothing easy about playing on the road against Menard in the second round of the LHSAA Class 2A playoffs. No. 14 Pope John Paul lost to...
View ArticleFour PJP tennis players qualify for state competition
SLIDELL — The state tennis regionals were held at UNO Lakefront Tennis Center., and the Pope John Paul tennis teams had several qualify to advance to the state tennis tournament in Monroe. At...
View ArticleWild strawberries growing rampant at Camp Salmen
In the earliest days of the French in St. Tammany Parish a ship’s carpenter named Andre Penicaut stayed with the Colapissa on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain at Bayou Castine. He wrote a memoire...
View ArticlePearl River football gets new coach
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor PEARL RIVER — Chris Thomas will not be returning as the head football coach at Pearl River High?School. Veteran assistant Paul Beebe has been selected to take the...
View ArticlePJP baseball loses playoff game in nine
SLIDELL — The No. 29 Pope John Paul Jaguars baseball team battled No. 4 Sterlington for nine innings, but came up with a 6-5 loss in the first round of the Class 2A baseball playoffs. The Jaguars were...
View ArticleRebels fall in first round of playoffs
RAYNE — After tying up the game 2-2, Rayne scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh to beat Pearl River 3-2 in the first round of the Class 4A baseball playoffs. Not only did Rayne High’s...
View ArticleFour Spartans qualify for state track and field meet
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor After qualifying through the district meet, the top three individuals in each regional event from Class 4A qualified for the LHSAA 4A State Outdoor Track and...
View ArticleJennings shines before state
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor At the Region III-B track and field meet, First Baptist Christian sophomore Gabrielle Jennings won the 400 (1:03.42), 800 (2:31.23), 1,600 (5:48.51) and 3,200...
View ArticleNorthshore sending one to state meet
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor One runner from Northshore has qualified for the Class 5A State Outdoor Track and Field Championship, which will be held Saturday, May 10 at LSU’s Bernie Maddox...
View ArticleSeveral Salmen athletes place in top three at district
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor Track and field athletes from both Salmen and Pearl River High Schools competed in the District 8-4A track and field meet. The results from the meet are: GIRLS...
View ArticleSalmen loses lead, falls in postseason game
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell?Sports Editor SLIDELL — The season ended for the Salmen Spartans baseball team against DeRidder High in a 3-2 game. No. 22 Salmen lost in seven innings to the No. 11 DeRidder...
View ArticlePJP girls in state meet
MONROE — The results from the Division II tennis state championships are: GIRLS Singles First round: Caroline Fruge, St. Thomas More, bye; Brittney Dittbrender, Leesville, def. Breanna McManus, Salmen,...
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