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South St. Louis County News

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Fifth District Councilwoman Lisa Clancy speaks at her town hall over the fate of Tower Tee at the Affton Community Center March 20, 2019. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Clancy will drop proposal for early-childhood education sales tax

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 24, 2020

St. Louis County Councilwoman Lisa Clancy, D-Maplewood, said she will drop a proposal to ask voters to approve a half-cent sales tax for early-childhood education from the agenda at Tuesday’s County...

The slide shown by the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force last week that singled out South County as a coronavirus hotspot.

South County is singled out as the regional hotspot for COVID

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 24, 2020

COVID-19 cases have continued to rise in South County in the weeks since it was singled out as a virus hotspot in the St. Louis metropolitan region, even as cases began to decline in other areas. The...

Superintendent Chris Gaines asks supporters at a 2015 rally for Prop R to help him get out the vote so that he can hire reading coaches and keep experienced teachers in the district. Behind him are the Mehlville High School Pantherettes and the Oakville High School Golden Girls.

Mehlville school board decides not to place bond issue for facilities on November ballot

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 20, 2020

The Mehlville Board of Education declined Thursday night to place a no-tax-rate-increase bond issue on the Nov. 3 ballot, citing concerns that the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic as well the...

Superintendent Chris Gaines asks supporters at a 2015 rally for Prop R to help him get out the vote so that he can hire reading coaches and keep experienced teachers in the district. Behind him are the Mehlville High School Pantherettes and the Oakville High School Golden Girls.

Mehlville Board of Education votes on possible bond issue tonight

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 20, 2020

The Mehlville Board of Education will vote tonight — Thursday, Aug. 20 — whether to place a 12-cent no-tax-rate-increase bond issue on the ballot for the Nov. 3 election. The Board of Education will...

Ronnies 20 Cinema movie theater

Ronnie’s Cinema is reopening Aug. 28, along with Marcus theaters in Arnold and Des Peres

August 20, 2020

Ronnie’s is opening again soon, after being shut down since March due to the coronavirus. The South County movie theater will open Friday, Aug. 28, as part of a phased rollout of theater reopenings...

The Lemay Fire Protection District posted this photo of ServPro cleaning the firehouse in March.

Lemay firefighters back on the job after COVID-19 quarantine; only one firefighter tested positive

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 19, 2020

Things are back to normal at the Lemay Fire Protection District this week after all of its 24 firefighters had to quarantine after one tested positive for COVID-19 Aug. 4. The one-firehouse fire district...

Suspect is in custody after South County shooting

Suspect is in custody after South County shooting

August 19, 2020

A suspect is in custody after a shooting in Lemay Tuesday night. The South County Precinct of the St. Louis County Police Department responded to a call for service at roughly 10 p.m. Tuesday in the 100...

The slide shown by the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force last week that singled out South County as a coronavirus hotspot.

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in every South County ZIP code; task force singles it out as pandemic hotspot

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 17, 2020

Coronavirus cases have continued to rise in South County in the week since it was singled out as a virus hotspot in the St. Louis metropolitan region, even as cases began to decline in other areas. Reporting...

The Point Eagle mascot passes out Chromebooks at a drive-thru event in March 2020.

Despite widespread interest, only one parent speaks on holding Mehlville classes in person

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 17, 2020

With all the discussion going on about whether schools should start in person or virtually this fall, only one parent came to the Mehlville Board of Education’s Aug. 5 meeting where the board decided...

The completed exterior of the David Sindelar Cancer Center on the Mercy Hospital South campus.

Mercy South’s new cancer center opens to public this week

August 15, 2020

Construction is complete on Mercy Hospital South’s new cancer center. This week, patients walked in to the David M. Sindelar Cancer Care Center to receive the first treatments provided in the new,...

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