First Baptist Christian sweeps Salmen
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer SLIDELL — It wasn’t pretty but the First Baptist Christian Lady Eagles still managed to put away the visitors from across the street the Salmen Lady Spartans 3-0...
View ArticleLady Spartans capture first win of the year by besting East Jefferson
It was a banner night at the Salmen gym. The Lady Spartans posted their first victory of the season with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-11, 25-11) win over the East Jefferson Lady Warriors. And what made it even...
View ArticleLady Rebels notch wins
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer PEARL RIVER — The Lady Rebels of Pearl River have been starting most of their matches very slowly and have been falling behind. The same was true Wednesday in...
View ArticleNorthshore looks strong
By DAVE WOODALL Tammany West news SLIDELL — Northshore’s Lady Panthers won a big District 4-I contest over the Fontainebleau Lady Bulldogs 3-1 (25-14, 25-18, 11-25, 25-23) at the Panther gym to start...
View ArticleHartman leads PJP in tourney
SLIDELL — Pope John Paul II’s Lady Jaguars continued their torrid play over the weekend winning a double-header at Ascension Episcopal. In the first game, the Lady Jaguars swept Ascension in convincing...
View ArticleSlidell loses battle of unbeatens
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer SLIDELL — There was a gunfight in town Monday as two of the District 4-I’s unbeatens squared off. When the smoke cleared it was the Mandeville Lady Skippers who...
View ArticleFrench Mulberry putting on bizarre display at Camp Salmen
A plant now putting on a bizarre fall display at Camp Salmen is the French Mulberry (Callicarpa Americana), also known as the American Beautyberry. It grows several round clumps of purple-lavender...
View ArticleNever giving up on my son means living a different kind of life
“They told us he would never walk, but we never gave up on him. Now he’s running.” “The doctors all said she would probably never speak, but we just wouldn’t accept that. We never stopped believing in...
View ArticleObituaries from October 2, 2014
Fred A. Brink Jr., of Slidell, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. He was the husband of the late Merle Brink; and father of Frederick Brink III, Suzanne Nobles, Rozelle Hughes; Mark Brink, and the...
View ArticleBacon out from COAST
By JOHN BINDER Tammany West news COVINGTON – Facing charges of intimidation, threats and abuse of power, former Council on Aging for St. Tammany (COAST) Board President Kathleen Javery-Bacon was...
View ArticleMan found guilty on sex charges
COVINGTON—District Attorney Walter Reed reports that Robert Stanley Lane, 56 of Slidell, was found guilty Thursday, October 2, 2014, of molestation of a juvenile under age 13. A 12 member St. Tammany...
View ArticleLate school board member replaced by father
By JOHN BINDER Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – After the sudden death of longtime school board member Ray Alfred of District 14, the St. Tammany Parish School Board voted to replace Alfred with his...
View ArticlePumpkin Festival October 11
SLIDELL – The Olde Towne Pumpkin Festival will take place Saturday, Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 433 Erlanger St. in Slidell. This is a family fun and free event...
View ArticleNew Beginnings church takes over Slidell Christian radio station
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – New Beginnings Church on Robert Boulevard in Slidell may be one of the smaller local churches with under 50 in attendance each Sunday, but the number of...
View ArticleSlidell pastor releases book with ‘inspiration’
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Morris St. Angelo is like many people who have occasionally thought they had the ability to write a book. For the pastor of New Beginnings Church in...
View Article‘Eureka Math’ put on back burner for remainder of year
By JOHN BINDER Slidell news bureau COVINGTON – For the remainder of the 2014-2015 academic school year, the controversial math curriculum aligned to the Common Core state standards will be phased out...
View ArticlePatton’s maintains historical Salmen-Fritchie house
I attended a social event last week at Patton’s reception hall on Front Street in Slidell. For some of you who may be new to the area and are scratching your head about where Patton’s might be, it is...
View ArticleFamily run hardware store provides great customer care
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell news bureau LACOMBE – Like so many local businesses, Lacombe True Value Hardware is family-run. After being started by their mom and dad, Sherry Chabreck and her brother now...
View ArticleNight Out Against Crime to be held Tuesday, Oct. 14
SLIDELL — The Slidell Police Department will be participating in National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Last year, over 10 neighborhood associations participated in the event, which was...
View ArticleTeens have chance to learn about owning a small buiness
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Small business owners. It is something kids dream about becoming one day when they are older, but now thanks to a handful of local busi ness people in...
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