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Swinging in the park
John Diggs pushes his granddaughter, Abby Shepperson, on one of the swings at the Abita Playground. Shepperson lives in California and is in town visiting. (Staff Photo by Suzanne Le Breton)
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New Pearl River fire chief still addressing problems
Chief Johnny Leos with Fire District 11 in Pearl River continues to address problems one-by-one as he works to improve the district and repair its reputation in the community.
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Property condemned, events planned in town of Madisonville
A long-time concern of Madisonville residents, a controversy surrounding the property at 1118 Pine Street, owned by Nadine Hayes, was resolved at Wednesday night’s Town Council meeting.
More of this storyVisibly mad after the Board of Aldermen refused to back him up in his effort to have his opponent Clay Harper ousted from the mayor’s race, Pearl River Mayor James Lavigne appeared to call upon members of the Ku Klux Klan to harm one resident who tried to speak out against him.
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New Slidell City Council down to business
With a few electronic glitches, and much good cheer, the new Slidell City Council sat down for the first time together Tuesday to begin a new era in city leadership.
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The Covington Police Street Crimes Unit arrested a man and a woman Wednesday on drugs charges as a result of an investigation that begun last month.
More of this storyThe fourth victim in the fatal crash that took place last month just south of the Mississippi state line on Interstate 59 has been identified as another Mississippi man.
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Sheriff Jack Strain is looking to the public for help as his detectives try to piece together what happened to the Kenner couple that was found murdered and floating in Lake Pontchartrain last week.
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Covington changes change policy
The latest chapter in the continuing saga of change and cash at Covington City Hall now has the administration “making change” for residents paying their utility bill in cash. As of last Thursday, the administration’s policy changed from crediting excess cash payments to next month’s utility bill to providing change for residents.
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Lacey Gill of Slidell took a photo of her 6-month-old son Keegan enjoying his first 4th of July with his very first taste of a Washington Parish watermelon. If you have a photo you would like to subit for consideration for publication in St. Tammany News, e-mail to stnnews@wickcommunications.com or send to P.O. Box 90, Covington, LA 70433.
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Willie “Coach” Jeter of Lacombe will fill the unexpired term in St. Tammany Parish School Board’s District 7 vacated by the unexpected death last year of Sorola “Jody” Palmer.
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“We needed $20,000 for wheelchair surfacing, and that is precisely the amount we won on Chase’s Community Giving Facebook competition,” said LeAnne Cantrell of KidSense, a nonprofit that builds sensory integrated playgrounds for children with special needs and their inclusion classmates.
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Sheriff looking for man suspected of exposing himself
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s helping in identifying a man considered a person of interest in a case involving public obscenity at a Covington area retail store.
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Five students from St. Tammany Parish were the recipients of Chris Duhon’s Stand Tall Foundation scholarships and were recognized at the St. Tammany Parish School Board meeting Thursday night.
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Mayor not allowed to do inspections
The Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council of the Department of Public Safety has informed Pearl River Mayor James Lavinge that he can no longer act as the town’s building inspector.
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Chase Kiewicz jumps through one of the water sprays at the Abita Springs Trailhead. (Staff Photo by Suzanne Le Breton)
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Clerk of Court to stop free service
Citing cases of misuse, inappropriate use and cyber bullying using the information readily available on the Clerk of Court’s free online service, Clerk of Court Malise Prieto said Friday that the free data availability service will stop.
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Local author feels called to entertain kids
Lynda Deniger said growing up the last thing she thought she would be doing as an adult was writing children’s books.
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Nine St. Tammany residents arrested for drug trafficking
As part of a multi-agency investigation including the DEA, St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Louisiana State Troopers’ High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force arrested 12 people, eight from Slidell, in an alleged prescription fraud scheme stretching across the metro area.
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Mandeville looking for someone to serve on planning commissionn
The latest term for long-time Planning and Zoning Commission member Leonard Rohrbough will expire Aug. 31, giving the Mandeville City Council just over a month to either re-appoint Rohrbough or appoint someone new.
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Police looking for missing man
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a Covington area man missing since Friday morning.
More of this storyMandeville Police officers are asking the public to help them find the person or persons responsible for several instances of graffiti that have popped up around town.
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Chamber members briefed on legislative session
Both the St. Tammany West and the East St. Tammany Chambers of Commerce hosted legislative wrap-up this month, educating their members on the outcomes of the most recent legislative session.
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Darouse named supervisor of administration
As William L. “Trey” Folse became the new superintendent and Bill Brady the new assistant superintendent for administration, there became a vacancy for supervisor of administration.
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City Hall change issue finalliized
Change is here at Covington City Hall; at least if you are paying your utility bill in cash.
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