Top 10 Stories of 2025
- In a special Oct. 11 vote, Slidell chose Randy Fandal, police chief since 2016, to serve until June 30, 2026, with 72% of the vote.
- After Cromer announced his resignation in January to join Gov. Jeff Landry's administration, Fandal launched his campaign amid a dispute over the stalled North Shore Square Mall purchase.
- City officials subsequently abandoned the mall purchase after voting down special taxes tied to North Shore Square Mall, despite earlier bond approval and negotiations led by Bill Borchert, mayoral candidate and then-mayor negotiator, with Morguard, mall owner.
- Daniel Seuzeneau was named interim police chief through June following Fandal's election, and voters will return to the polls in spring to choose the next full-term mayor, police chief, and council members.
- Transportation officials announced the final phase of Interstate 12 expansion, costing $170 million, and Amazon opened a $40 million, 140,000‑square‑foot delivery center in Slidell this summer.
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The biggest stories in CK during 2025
There were hundreds of stories across Chatham-Kent (CK) in 2025, but only a few will be remembered years from now.The federal and provincial elections, U.S. tariffs, and the Toronto Blue Jays nearly winning the World Series were some of the big headline grabbers, but didn't make the list as several local stories carried more weight with CK residents.Here are the biggest stories of 2025 (in no particular order):Encampments and the Homeless Crisis…
2025 Year in Review
America began 2025 with the funeral of President Jimmy Carter. Popular within the Black community, he was given a grand goodbye on a cold day in Washington, and in Plains, Georgia, where he was buried on January 9. But the worst was yet to come. In less than two weeks, Donald Trump would be sworn […]
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