Slidell News

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS - Thirteen local high school seniors were awarded a $1,000 Wise County Youth Fair Scholarship at concluding events Saturday.

Four Wise County students picked up first-place awards in the Junior Longhorn Cattle Youth Division Show at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Jan.

Three Slidell students were injured in a vehicle rollover on FM 455 near Sanger Sunday evening.Sarah Davis was flown by medical helicopter to a Plano hospital with skull and orbital bone fractures.

MORE CHARGES IN EMBEZZLEMENT CASE - Wise County sheriff's deputies arrested Angela M. Smith, 33, of Paradise Monday on new charges related to her allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from a former employer.

This week is the second in a series of seven articles that focuses on examples of how Wise County 4-Hers learned through their foods and nutrition projects to make their calories count more by including nutrient-rich foods in their diets.Jodie Wells, a 17-year-old Slidell 4-Her recently received first place honors in the District 4-H Food Show in ... (more)