Local artists offering unique gifts for holiday season
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The local artists who are displaying their works at the “MartketPlace” believe this holiday season could be the time to put the Olde Towne business on the...
View ArticlePolice pursue man who allegedly said, ‘I didn’t think you could catch me’
SLIDELL — A suspect in a stolen car took deputies on a vehicle and foot pursuit last Friday before he surrendered, admitting that he ran because he didn’t think the deputies would be able to catch him,...
View ArticleStolen Camaro leads to arrest
SLIDELL — A Slidell man is behind bars after he took a St. Tammany Parish deputy on a pursuit in a stolen Camaro. The deputy was patrolling in the area of Thompson Road near Slidell when he observed a...
View ArticleObituaries published Oct. 27, 2016
Barbara L. Aubrey, a longtime resident of Slidell, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2016, in Corsicana, Texas. She was 85 years old. She was the wife of the late John Graham Aubrey; mother of Nancy...
View ArticleRebels lose shootout to Lakeshore
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer PEARL RIVER – Let it be said that the Pearl River Rebels always come to play regardless of who the opponent is. They left it all on the field last Friday night...
View ArticleJags rally for big win
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer PINE – The old saying, “It’s never over till it’s over” rang true last Friday night as the Jaguars of Pope John Paul II came back from an 18-0 deficit to pull out...
View ArticleCity may purchase Pinewood
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – A surprise amendment added to approval of $12 million of Slidell bonds for street and drainage improvements at the Tuesday night City Council meeting ended...
View ArticleFandal 1st for chief
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Former State Police veteran Randy Fandal fell only votes short of winning the Slidell police chief election in the primary election on Tuesday as he...
View ArticleP.R. backs term limits
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau PEARL RIVER – Voters in the Town of Pearl River, given the option for the first time ever to decide on term limits for their elected officials, approved the measure...
View ArticleFolse named Superintendent of the Year
SLIDELL — W. L. “Trey” Folse, III has been named the 2017 Superintendent of the Year by the Louisiana Association of School Executives (LASE). This award is given each year to a superintendent who...
View ArticleParish to collect waste Saturday
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Another big step in the direction of maintaining the beauty enjoyed in St. Tammany Parish is moving forward with the work now being done by the Keep St....
View ArticleOlde Towne Main Street program presses on
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – It may be quiet renovation and growth, but Slidell’s historic Olde Towne area is moving in the right direction, Main Street Director Sharon DeLong said. It...
View ArticleHow about a compulsory voting law?
There has been a lot of discussion in recent weeks and months about whether America “will survive” the very contentious presidential election that concluded on Tuesday. I, for one, have no concerns...
View ArticleObituaries published Nov. 10, 2016
Mary Louise Galatas Fraiche was born on December 10, 1931, and passed away on November 6, 2016. Mary died peacefully in her sleep at the Ocean Springs nursing Center. She was born in Slidell, Louisiana...
View ArticleObituaries published Nov. 24, 2016
Emily Eileen Coffey Vaughn, of Slidell, LA, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016, She was 77 years old. She is the beloved wife of Walter Benton Vaughn; mother of Sean P. Hickey and wife,...
View ArticleNew plan to buy Pinewood
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – A new approach for Slidell to purchase Pinewood Country Club could offer more benefits for the city that would assure the future of the longtime...
View ArticleOver 100 pieces of unique art available at Friday’s ‘Home is Where the Art...
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – If you are looking for a unique piece of art to give for a Christmas present this year then you need look no further than the 9th annual fundraiser for the...
View ArticleChristian brothers running Lacombe rehab, helping addicts overcome biggest...
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau LACOMBE – The beginning of a North Shore program called Operation Angel is shining a spotlight on a Lacombe ministry known as the Giving Hope Retreat, formerly the...
View ArticleLonardo left life of drugs to help other addicts
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau LACOMBE – The story of Johnny Lonardo’s road from a drug and alcohol dominated lifestyle to sitting in the Giving Hope Retreat office in Lacombe offering free help to...
View ArticleJazz on Bayou ready for 25th celebration
The calendar might not suggest a time for a warm, afternoon party along the bayou, but organizers for the annual Jazz on the Bayou fundraiser—normally held the first weekend in April—are off and...
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