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Pond and Water Garden on June 21,22

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Seeing Green at the Mayors’ Shamrock Ball

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CROWNING MOMENT: Valley Industries’ Employees of the Year were crowned and honored at the Mayors’ Shamrock Ball held March 5 at Delmar Garden Villas. Robert Collier (in wheelchair) is in…

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Census 2010 : Florissant Still Over 50,000 Residents

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The population of the city of Florissant has remained above 50,000, a number that pleases Mayor Robert Lowery in the official 2011 Census  and keeps the city as the largest…

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Wal-Mart Has New Plans For Florissant Store, But Lowery Skeptical

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By Carol Arnett Wal-Mart has come before the city of Florissant’s Planning and Zoning Commission (P and Z)  recently to request approval for a rezoning to allow for a planned…

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Florissant City Council Reschedules Hearing on Definition of a Family

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By Carol Arnett The Florissant City council is studying the city’s definition of a family. The city staff had recommended that the city study the issue to avoid problems that…

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County Police Report a 20% Drop in Crime for Black Jack

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At the March 1 Black Jack City Council Meeting, Sgt. Frank Kardasz of the St. Louis County Police Department presented the annual crime report for the year of 2010, it…

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West High to Hold Financial Aid Night

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Financial aid assistance continues at Hazelwood West High School. To help students and families prepare for college and/or career training, Hazelwood West is hosting Free Application for Federal Student Aid…

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Peabody, Logos Honors Russell Elementary School Teacher

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Peabody Energy and Logos School selected John Guyre, a fifth-grade teacher at Russell Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District, as a Peabody/Logos Leader in Education award recipient. For the…

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F-F Board Honors Ferguson Middle Student, McCluer’s Thespian Troupe

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The Ferguson-Florissant School District Board of Education too take time to honor the accomplishments of students and staff at its 7 p.m. monthly board meeting on , Feb. 9. Superintendent…

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Ferg.-Flor. Parents as Teachers Programs Aid New Parents

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Being a parent is hard work. In the first few years, children learn more and at a faster pace than at any other time in life. You help shape your…

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3 Hazelwood West Middle Students Win Awards in Florissant Elks’ Essay Contest

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Bonnie Vigland, left, Aaron Hinton, center, and Alex Simmons, eighth-grade students at Hazelwood West Middle School, were selected as winners in the Florissant Elks’ Lodge 2316’s “Why I am Proud…

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