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Abita Springs soldier accepts command of 204th TAOG

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers, family and friends gathered at the Aviation Support Facility in Pineville, Saturday during a Change of Command ceremony to see Lt. Col. William S. Brannan of Abita Springs assume command of the 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group.
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Parish taking Slidell to court
The St. Tammany Parish government filed a lawsuit against the city of Slidell last week claiming Slidell owes the parish $518,256.11 in overpayments of sales taxes.
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Tour de Tammany
As a karaoke entertainer set up music equipment for an outdoor concert Saturday, 4-year-old Mia Grace Waller clumsily dragged a seat to the middle of the grass and plopped down in anticipation.
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Limited Twin Span work set to resume
Six days after a girder collapsed on the new Interstate 10 Twin Span bridge and dumped 10 construction workers into Lake Pontchartrain, killing one, the Louisiana Department of Transportation Development gave the OK to Boh Bros.
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Hoopla a chance for readers to win money
Do you want a chance to win a share of $1,500 in prize money? If you do, then “Holiday Hoopla” is for you.
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Mandeville Police Department probe under review
Results of an investigation into the 2006 incident involving Mandeville police officers who failed to issue Mayor Eddie Price a citation for driving while intoxicated are in, but currently, no one is talking.
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Parish Councilman Stefancik to host meeting for District 11 constituents
Parish Councilman Steve Stefancik will host his monthly meeting with constituents at 7 p.m. today in the library of Bayou Woods Elementary School off Carroll Road in Slidell.
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Sheriff'��s Office deputies pay back Texan hurricane victims
With the images of Hurricane Katrina still burned in their minds, a group of St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies wasted no time when TV footage showed recent hurricanes ripping through Texas.
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FEMA: Beware of possible con artists
FEMA officials are urging St. Tammany Parish residents to be wary of who’s knocking on their door.
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Career criminal convicted, faces 20 to life
A 38-year-old Lafayette man, already convicted of two attempted murder charges among other charges, notched his seventh career felony conviction this week, a move that could send him to life in prison.
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Property remains unclaimed by locals
The Louisiana Treasury Office had close to $7 million of your money before the Unclaimed Property Awareness Day held recently at the St. Tammany Justice Center in Covington.
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School Board meeting set to cover construction projects
The name and grades considered for the new elementary school in Madisonville are among the topics to be presented at the St. Tammany Parish School Board committee as a whole meeting for business affairs and administration to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the C. J. Schoen Administrative Complex in Covington.
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Woman looking for missing Jedi master
He stands about 3 feet high, walks with a cane, has green skin, long pointy ears, and is one mean expert of the light saber.
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Veterans Day parade to roll Sunday in Slidell
There’s almost nothing Louisiana does better than a parade, and Sunday dozens of local groups will take to the streets of Slidell to honor our nation’s military in the Northshore’s first Veteran’s Day Parade.
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Covington residents vote in favor of parcel fee for drainage improvements
Residents in Northpark Estates subdivision south of Covington voted Tuesday in favor of a $200 a year parcel fee to fund neighborhood drainage improvements.
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U.S. 190 vendors seek more business business
Ask any business, and they’ll tell you there’s nothing smooth about the U.S. Highway 190 project in Mandeville, even with all of the newly laid black asphalt.
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Slidell Circuit City to close its doors soon
Due to the ongoing economic crisis and low sales figures, the electronics chain Circuit City announced Monday it is closing 155 stores nationwide, including the store in Slidell on Airport Road.
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Empty Bowl Project sells soup for worthy cause
How many ways can creative chefs make potato soup?
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Slidell voters pass six charter changes
Unofficial returns from the Nov. 4 election show that Slidell voters approved six of the seven proposed charter changes.
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Sales tax for police, fire pay plan in Covington defeated
The Covington City Council will now tackle the 2009 budget and try to fund a step pay plan and/or raises for police and fire officials after a ? cent sales tax referendum failed Tuesday.
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Four of 11 charter amendments approved by Covington voters
Covington voters approved just four of 11 home rule charter amendments Tuesday, with about 56 percent of registered voters participating.
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Two constables, one justice of peace elected in runoffs
One justice of the peace and two constable candidates emerged victorious Tuesday night in runoff races for seats that handle litter violations and minor civil disputes.
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Pearl River voters OK fire tax renewal
Voters have spoken: Pearl River firemen and EMTs deserve fatter paychecks.
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Little Pearl ready to welcome its young students Tuesday
Although the tables and chairs are tiny and everything is scaled for 4- and 5-year-olds, there’s nothing small about Little Pearl Elementary School. The long-awaited pre-kindergarten and kindergarten elementary early childhood education center will open for teachers on Monday with students entering the doors for the first time Tuesday.
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Still no Hornets on the Northshore
Watching Hornet sensation Chris Paul lob a pass to Tyson Chandler for the go-ahead dunk is a thing of fiction for many in St. Tammany Parish, and it likely will be for a while.
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