Pearl River News

A St. Tammany Parish deputy was arrested Wednesday after investigators determined he had punched his live-in girlfriend in the eye during an argument the day after Christmas, authorities said.

Members of the New Beginnings Church's missionary group, God's Love Out Working, or GLOW, clockwise from left: Gail Schmidt, George Schmidt, Mike Walker, Liz LaCroix, Sharon Smith and Denise Walker A few years ago Denise Walker of Pearl River started thinking about how cold and miserable homeless people must be on frosty December nights, and she ...

Though the forecast for St. Tammany Parish this weekend calls for clear skies and cooler temperatures, residents living along several rivers should expect to see some water over the roads and possibly in a few homes as areas to the north begin to drain after a wetter-than-expected night.

The former chief of the Pearl River-area fire district alleged in a lawsuit that the board that oversees the agency dismissed him because he was seeking to establish a civil service board and enforce other employment laws.

One woman's concern for the homeless on cold nights is an expanding enterprise Sunday, December 20, 2009 Sheila Stroup A few years ago Denise Walker of Pearl River started thinking about how cold and miserable homeless people must be on frosty December nights, and she and her mother began gathering blankets and socks and distributing them in New ...

Serious flooding remained at bay in St. Tammany Parish Tuesday afternoon, with officials waiting to see whether a new band of showers and thunderstorms making its way across Lake Pontchartrain from the south shore would give them cause for concern.

Furniture giant Rooms to Go has opened an 858,000-square-foot distribution and retail outlet in Pearl River.

Many rivers and streams north of the lake are at or near flood stage, due to days of heavy rainfall.

On the Northshore, areas prone to flooding along the Pearl River saw water over the roads in many spots Tuesday.

Flood watches and warnings remain in effect for parts of southeastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi due to additional rain moving into areas where the ground is already saturated from previous storms.

As a mostly dreary week of weather draws to a close, the New Orleans area remains under a flash-flood watch, with showers and thunderstorms expected in connection with a warm front moving north from the Gulf of Mexico, the National Weather Service reports.

As of 3:00 PM, the following is the latest on road conditions in St. Tammany Parish: Slidell AIRPORT A- HUNTWYCK VILLAGE SUBD.

A car plows through standing water Tuesday, December 8, 2009, on Gause Boulevard in Slidell after a heavy morning thunderstorm.

With the forecast calling for stiff northerly winds, freezing weather and a high tidal range, anglers will fish spots that have deep water but also are protected from the wind by surrounding marshes.

An arsonist from the Pearl River area must reimburse the national lumber corporation Weyerhaeuser about $39,000 in connection with two 2006 woods fires in central St.

Slidell's mayor and police chief could swap jobs if both men are successful in their campaigns in the spring of 2010.

Work at Miss. state line set for Tuesday Saturday, November 28, 2009 St. Tammany bureau The U.S. 90 bridges over waterways at the Mississippi state line will be closed Tuesday morning as surveyors work to gauge elevations in the area and crews conduct repairs on the West Pearl River bridge.

A two vehicle traffic crash in Walton County killed an elderly Louisiana woman. The Florida Highway Patrol says the crash happened on US 331 at West Indian Creek Ranch Road Tuesday afternoon.

A 73-year-old Louisiana woman was killed Tuesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 331 after swerving to avoid an animal.

According to St. Tammany Parish authorities, Lynch of Tulsa, OK, was shot dead Nov.