Man and woman team up to give great hair cuts
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Tiffany Stire and Joe DiGerolamo have made a pretty good match at their new business together—Front Street Barber. Stire brings a female barber’s...
View ArticleNew Orleans man arrested for Slidell-area carjacking
SLIDELL?– A New Orleans man has been arrested in a carjacking that occurred last week in the Slidell area. Perry Bridges, 18, is currently in Orleans Parish Prison where he is being held for possession...
View ArticleTax revenue steadily rising
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Slidell city workers will begin seeing more money in their paychecks beginning in 2016 after the Slidell City Council accepted a recommendation at Tuesday...
View Article2016 looking good for Slidell
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Three months into the 2016 fiscal year for the city of Slidell and the improvement in sales tax revenue doesn’t appear to be slowing down. Slidell finished...
View ArticleSlidell thieves charged
SLIDELL?– Brandon Domino, 25, of New Orleans, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Tuesday for an armed robbery in April in Slidell. Domino pled guilty before District Judge Raymond Childress to armed...
View ArticleHired by Strain 20 years ago, Hartman plays key role in ousting former boss
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – When St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain offered James Hartman a job as public information officer in 1996, he never could have guessed that almost 20 years...
View ArticleHartman marketing strategy brings big win to sheriff-elect
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – How quickly can a candidate spend over $300,000 in a local election for sheriff? That happened easily for Sheriff-elect Randy Smith after he raised that...
View ArticleDealing with a photographer’s worst nightmare
I take a lot of pictures. I mean, a lot! Probably the greatest compliment I get as I make my rounds from one end of St. Tammany Parish to the other is hearing this comment: “Man, you are everywhere.”...
View ArticleBusiness man gives credit to Slidell for success
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – We’re all familiar with the well-known line: “Jack of all trades, master of none.” In the case of Burt Kemp, however, you can drop the second part of that....
View ArticleGrant goal to keep Slidell safe
SLIDELL — The Slidell Police Department was recently awarded $96,998 by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission (LHSC) for 2015-2016 fiscal year. This money will be utilized to increase patrols aimed...
View ArticleSt. Margaret Mary students prepare boxes of food at the CCC
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — Christmas is a time for giving, but for students at St. Margaret Mary School, giving is a year-round commitment. There were over 60 students from St....
View ArticleLights going out on tree pose big problem
Christmas decorations. I love them! Especially when someone else puts them up! I guess that sounded a little like Scrooge, but I assure you I am not that way when Christmas comes. I really love the...
View ArticleSlidell keeps perfect record
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Slidell city officials were told at the recent City Council meeting that their financial operation for the past year is again expected to bring a national...
View ArticleSlidell couple deals with double dose of cancer
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – If you are looking for the faces of optimism, look no further than Fred and Christal Jenneman. While most people view catastrophic illnesses as something...
View ArticleSlidell doctor gets jail sentence for $50 million in fraud
SLIDELL – A Slidell doctor was sentenced to prison for his roles in the center of a $50 million health care fraud scheme in New Orleans. One other doctor, as well as a registered nurse, were also...
View ArticleFlexibility—the key to a Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all. I hope each of you has a wonderful Christmas Day on Friday, and I know for us, it will be another wild, hectic, out of control day in the Chiri home—and that’s just the way we...
View ArticleCouncil stands firm in policy
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The Slidell City Council was faced with demolishing two area homes at their Tuesday night meeting and at the end of the night the very different cases...
View ArticleTop Stories of 2015
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Several major crime stories highlighted the big news in St. Tammany Parish during the past 2015 year, but it was a different kind of crime related story...
View ArticleSheriff’s office terminates, arrests jail employee
SLIDELL?– St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain announced that his office has terminated an employee at the St. Tammany Parish Jail for striking an inmate. Additionally, the former employee has been...
View ArticleSt. Tammany schools receive high ratings
COVINGTON — The St. Tammany Parish public school system maintained its “A” rating in 2015 even as Louisiana switched to tougher national mathematics and English exams in elementary and middle school....
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