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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Members of the Visiting Nurses Association, National Guard, county employees and volunteers help administer COVID-19 vaccines at a mass vaccination site in Ferguson Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The county announced Tuesday that in addition to the mass vaccination site at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College, additional vaccination sites would open in the Mehlville, Affton and Eureka fire protection districts, which will begin administering vaccines to eligible members of the public who have appointments Thursday.

St. Louis city mass vaccination event will have an ‘abundance’ of vaccines this weekend

March 24, 2021

A two-day mass vaccination event this weekend from St. Louis area healthcare organizations will have an "abundance" of vaccines, targeted for those over 65 or with comorbidities who live in certain ZIP...

The St. Louis County Planning Commission showed this aerial view of the site proposed for the storage facility, fronting Gravois Road.

Gravois Road storage site OK’d for zoning by panel

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 24, 2021

After a series of self-storage facilities have been opposed by neighbors across South County in recent years, the St. Louis County Planning Commission is recommending one along Gravois Road. The county...

A paramedic from the Fenton Fire Protection District gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a woman in the community room at the Affton Fire Protection District headquarters on Gravois Road while St. Louis County Executive Sam Page visited Feb. 12, 2021.

Murphy pushes for shots at a South County event

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 22, 2021

With more COVID-19 vaccine supplies available from the state and federal government, a legislator is pushing for the county or state to hold a mass vaccine event in South County — seemingly the only...

The pool at the Kennedy Recreation Center.

County eyes repairs and upgrades to Kennedy pool, at urging of Trakas

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 19, 2021

Repairs are being made to the Kennedy Recreation Complex’s pool in time to open for the summer, and the county is considering upgrades after Councilman Ernie Trakas urged the county parks department...

A general rendering of a new QuikTrip. This is not a specific rendering of the ones proposed along Lemay Ferry Road.

Virtual meeting set to be held tonight about new QuikTrip at Lemay Ferry and Butler Hill

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 18, 2021

A virtual open house and informational meeting will take place through Zoom at 6 p.m. tonight, Thursday, March 18, about a new QuikTrip gas station and convenience store proposed at the site of a historic...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines talks to a teacher in a hallway while schools were all-virtual in fall 2020.

All Mehlville students return to school five days a week in person starting April 19, after most teachers will be vaccinated

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 18, 2021

All students in the Mehlville School District will return to five days of in-person learning in April, after an assist from a pharmacy owner alumnus to get the district’s teachers vaccinated this week. The...

The Affton School District vaccinated every teacher and staff member who wanted a COVID-19 vaccine at an event at Affton High School Monday, March 15, 2021, seen above.

South County school districts hold special events to vaccinate teachers

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 18, 2021

Most South County school districts are holding vaccination events in the coming days for their teachers and school staff now that the state has expanded eligibility for the vaccine to educators. The Mehlville,...

The Planning Commission showed this aerial view of the proposed site at the corner of South Lindbergh Boulevard and Lemay Ferry Road at the commissions March 8 meeting.

Two new QuikTrips proposed in two miles on Lemay Ferry Road

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 17, 2021

Two new QuikTrips are being proposed along Lemay Ferry Road in South County, just two miles apart, and the existing Lemay Ferry QT would close. The St. Louis County Planning Commission voted unanimously...

This shows the kiosks available for the public to use at the new satellite St. Louis County Courts facility at The Crossings at Northwest in St. Ann.

St. Louis County Court opens satellite court facility in North County to increase access to hearings

March 16, 2021

St. Louis County is opening a satellite court location in North County, after delays in opening due to the rise in COVID-19 cases over the winter. St. Louis County Circuit Court Presiding Judge Michael...

A teacher from Mehlville High School works with students in person after the Jan. 19, 2020 return, high schoolers’ first time in school in person since November.

St. Louis County will hold a mass vaccination event next week just for educators

March 16, 2021

St. Louis County will hold a mass COVID-19 vaccination event just for educators next week, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced Tuesday. The St. Louis County Department of Public Health will conduct...

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