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Slidell woman missing in helicopter accident
A Slidell woman has been identified as one of five crewmembers aboard the Navy HH-60 Seahawk helicopter that crashed off the coast of San Diego on May 19.
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Local students LEAP forward in yearly exams
LEAP test scores for this year have been released and once again, St. Tammany Parish schools fared well, in most cases far above the state average with high percents of students scoring at least at the Basic level and very few receiving Unsatisfactory scores.
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School Board tables transportation recommendation
A recommendation that would allow for the school system to stop providing transportation for non-public school students to public schools for gifted and talented and disabled classes was tabled pending further consideration of the matter.
More of this storyThe Slidell Police Department made the following arrests May 14-17:
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Local Students of the Year honored by School Board
Students of the year Shalin Bhatt, Raya Islam and Samantha Parker were among those honored by the St. Tammany Parish School Board at a reception and meeting Thursday night.
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New Orleans man guilty of Slidell armed robbery
A two-day trial in 22nd Judicial District Judge Peter Garcia’s court ended with a guilty verdict for Larry Mitchell, 37 of New Orleans for an armed robbery he committed in June 2008.
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Deputies out in force for Memorial Day weekend
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain is warning motorists to beware this Memorial Day weekend, because his deputies will be out in force looking for traffic violators.
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Residents participate in COAST senior olympics
Senior Olympiads are known for their uplifting spirit and competitive drive. Nowhere was this more evident than in the Council on Aging St. Tammany sponsored events held Sunday morning at Fontainebleau High School.
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Covington pool will offer cool alternative to summer heat
The pool at the Rev. Peter Atkins Park on North Tyler Street and West 28th Avenue in Covington will open Memorial Day for the summer from 2-6 p.m.
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Mandeville to get grant for wastewater treatment
The city of Mandeville will soon be able to make improvements to its biological wastewater treatment system, thanks to a $1,845,300 grant announced last week from the Minerals Management Service.
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Nurse opens wireless store in Slidell
What do you do after working for 30 years as a critical care registered nurse?
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School system moving forward, Sloan says
Progress continues in the St. Tammany School Board as they lower the number of students unable to graduate due to the Graduate Exit Exam from six last year to five this year.
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Six months into his term as acting police chief of the Mandeville Police Department, Capt. Ron Ruple acknowledges that things have been rather hectic.
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Slidell postal employee pleads guilty to theft
A former U.S. Postal Service employee who lives in Slidell pleaded guilty to theft of mail Thursday in U.S. District Court, according to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.
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Sheriff, Slidell PD hunt for armed robber
The armed robber, suspected of two armed robberies last week on Brownswitch Road and Robert Boulevard in Slidell, is also suspected for the robbery of the Blockbuster Video store at the corner of Gause Boulevard and Military Road Wednesday afternoon.
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12 in Covington arrested in drug probe
U.S. Attorney Jim Letten announced Thursday that of 33 people indicted and arrested for various drug and firearm charges all over the metro New Orleans area, 13 of them are from Covington.
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Parish libraries facing deep cuts in state aid
While the St. Tammany Parish Library will most likely meet its budget goals this year, possible cuts at the state level could put some programs in jeopardy.
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Covington Council rezones 88 acres
A variety of uses, including a new Franco’s athletic club, was the impetus for passage of an ordinance rezoning an 88-acre parcel of land on both sides of Airport Road at Louisiana Highway 25 to a Planned Unit Development, or PUD.
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Escaped prisoner arrested for robberies
A combined effort of the Slidell Police Department and the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of an escaped convict, whom police say is responsible for four armed robberies in the Slidell area over the past week.
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Almost two years exactly to the day that the sudden death of beloved Slidell City Councilwoman Pearl Williams stunned the community, a garden at John Slidell Park was dedicated in her memory Thursday.
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FD12 battles early-morning fire near Covington Wednesday
More than a dozen firefighters from St. Tammany Fire District 12 responded to a structure fire at 1:40 a.m. on Monga Road, off Three Rivers Road south of Covington.
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Abita Springs to start Neighborhood Watch
Residents and business owners in Abita Springs are encouraged to attend a meeting June 4 to kick-off the town’s Neighborhood Watch program.
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Second armed robbery on Brownswitch Road
The St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office is asking for public’s help in finding a man who robbed a gas station at gunpoint early Monday morning at the corner of Brownswitch Road and U.S. Highway 11.
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Motorist saved after plunge off Causeway
The Monday morning Causeway commute got a little rough this week when the driver of a pickup truck went into Lake Pontchartrain after reportedly blacking out behind the wheel.
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Covington sales tax figures recalculated for new budget
Although the sales tax figures for March reflect a decrease of almost 7 percent from last March, Covington city officials say the decrease was expected and is reflected in the 2009 budget.
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