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Valley of Flowers events May 1,2,3 in Florissant Queen Candidates Pretty Baby Contest

 

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independentnwsApril 27, 2026

“Beetlejuice” at the Fabulous Fox ’til April 26

Full Casting for The Fox’s “Beetlejuice” now playing    ...

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FLORISSANT Music in the park summer season announced

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SL County NAACP Selects 2 HSD Administrators to Receive Awards

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  • Post published:May 9, 2012
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The St. Louis County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), selected  Laura Mabry, an assistant principal at Hazelwood Central High School, and Darrell Strong,…

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McCluer North Basketball Team Honored by Army National Guard

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The sixth annual MaxPreps Tour of Champions for Boys Basketball will visit McCluer North to present the school with the Army National Guard national ranking trophy. McCluer North finished ranked…

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Hazelwood School District Sisters Sing on National TV

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  • Post published:May 9, 2012
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Two sisters from Hazelwood School District were featured guests on NBC’s “Kathie Lee and Hoda” to compete in a kids’ edition of “The Voice.” Jhaere and Mekhi Mitchell sang “I…

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Hazelwood School District Welcomes International Visitors

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    Hazelwood School District welcomed a delegation from Brazil involved in researching science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs for a new school system. The delegation is charged with…

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FPD Captain Tim Lowery New Leader in Major Case Squad

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Florissant Police Captain Tim Lowery has been appointed the Greater St. Louis Major Case Squad’s Chief Deputy Commander for the State of Missouri. As the Chief Deputy Commander for the…

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A Personal Look at the controversial hormone diet supplement hCG

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The following is an investigative project written and researched by Samatha Sonderen for a senior year project at the University of Missouri-Columbia.  She is a Florissant native who served an…

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Valley of Flowers Photos: Heat didn’t Stop the Fun

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Although this year's Valley of Flowers festival was one of the hottest in memory, especially the parade Sunday, people still had a good time. The parade route was as crowded…

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Recent Independent News intern write a personal essay on Race and colorblindness

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A Personal Essay: What a colorful world. B y Samantha Sonderen My best friend Alexis has never let me down. She’s just like me. We save the same country music…

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Hazelwood Fire Dept. Reaches High And Low for Technical Rescue Training

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Members of the Hazelwood Fire Department recently completed a course in the Roco Rescue Training program. This program is designed to give firefighters the tools and skills needed to manage…

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A Boomer’s Journal: Sometimes, Questions of Life Have No Answers

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By Tom Anselm  Oftentimes my wife Jill says “when I get to heaven, God willing, have I got some questions for Him.” I think I only have one, but it…

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