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Lee Road FD 6 gets first paid firefighter

At one time, the fire departments in St. Tammany were all manned by volunteers, servants willing to run into a burning building to save a life without asking for a paycheck in return.
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Road Home for drywall victims?
Members of the Homebuilders Association of Greater New Orleans and the state organization have one goal when it comes to tainted Chinese drywall – “to get people back in their homes.”
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Q & A: Slidell Chief of Police
This is the third in a series of candidate question and answer features St. Tammany News will run before the upcoming elections. Each candidate was asked a series of the same five questions.
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EDLER
Gloria Hall Edler, 84, joined God and started flying with the angels March 8, 2010.
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Q & A: Slidell Chief of Police --Ben Morris
This is the third in a series of candidate question and answer features St. Tammany News will run before the upcoming elections. Each candidate was asked a series of the same five questions.
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Q & A: Chief of Police -- Randy Smith
This is the third in a series of candidate question and answer features St. Tammany News will run before the upcoming elections. Each candidate was asked a series of the same five questions.
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Man sought in Abita home armed robbery
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who robbed four individuals at gunpoint in the Abita Nursery Subdivision Sunday night.
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Asking for directions gets New Orleans man arrested
Ronnie Ricks, 26, of New Orleans was arrested by Slidell police Friday for doing something that most men won’t do — ask for directions.
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Arrests: Slidell Police
The Slidell Police Department made the following arrests Feb. 26–28:
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WES turtle races held
Woodlake Elementary School held its big fundraiser, the Pelican Palooza, Saturday at the Mandeville Harbor.
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New chief feels he is making a difference
New Mandeville Police Chief Percy “Rick” Richard said his first month and a half on the job have been “the most rewarding time in my professional life in the last 15 years.”
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Change of view
The month of March will be one of renewal and goodbye for the city of Slidell.
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Parish coroner gets an upgrade
Within three to six months, the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office will be able to conduct blood alcohol analysis in their Slidell lab instead of sending the samples to the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab.
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Java Grotto to make a comeback in Mandeville
Once a gathering place for a potpourri of people – from young musicians starving for an audience to businessmen looking for a good cup of coffee, Java Grotto on the Mandeville Lakefront was a special hangout for many.
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Council for Better Louisiana proposes education changes
Changes in higher education including raising standards for admission at four-year colleges and universities was the focus of the West St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce luncheon speaker, Barry Erwin.
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Mandeville seeking CPA for audit committee
The Mandeville City Council is looking for a certified public accountant to serve on it new revamped audit committee.
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Mandeville candidates answer questions
The two candidates in the Mandeville mayoral election were hit with several questions revolving around ethics and encouraging business in Old Mandeville during a forum held Thursday evening by the Old Mandeville Business Association.
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Arrests: Covington Police
The Covington Police Department made the following arrests Feb. 11- 19:
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Davis, Strain side-by-side to address jail security
After touring the facility himself, Parish President Kevin Davis is compiling his own set of experts to looking into problems with the structure of the St. Tammany Parish Jail.
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School system passes accreditation
“Wow....”
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Covington plan offers housing choices
A vote on the text portion of the comprehensive zoning plan for the city of Covington could come as early as the next meeting, scheduled for March 16.
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Slidell Mayor's candidates
This is the second in a series of candidate question and answer features St. Tammany News will run before the upcoming elections. Each candidate was asked a series of the same five questions.
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Slidell Mayor's Candidates
This is the second in a series of candidate question and answer features St. Tammany News will run before the upcoming elections. Each candidate was asked a series of the same five questions.
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Slidell Mayor's Candidates
Jay Trainor has had a lot of experience working in both public service and in the private sector. For 24 years, he was the marketing director for the Certain Teed Corporation. After that, he moved to Slidell and was the Chief Deputy for the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office for 17 years. He retired from the Sheriff’s Office earlier this year to run for mayor of Slidell.
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Jane Austen festival in Old Mandeville this weekend
With two successful years under its belt, Old Mandeville’s Jane Austen Festival is being expanded this year to the major literary festival it founder hoped it would become.
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