Festus Middle School teacher Tim Krysl, left, and Douglass Alumni Association president Ron Herrington Jr. at Shropshire Park. The memorial plaque recognizes the former site of the Douglass Cooperative High School.
Festus Middle School teacher Tim Krysl, left, and Douglass Alumni Association president Ron Herrington Jr. at Shropshire Park. The memorial plaque recognizes the former site of the Douglass Cooperative High School.
Patty Meyer photoAn effort is underway to build a museum that would preserve Jefferson County’s Black history…
People behind the effort to construct The Museum of Unity and Hope in Festus will hold an up…

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