People behind the effort to construct The Museum of Unity and Hope in Festus will hold an upcoming event, their initial fundraising function f…
We are more alike than we are different, around 250 people were told Feb. 21 at the 30th annual Cultural Diversity Committee’s Black History L…
An effort is underway to build a museum that would preserve Jefferson County’s Black history, including the memory of the old Douglass Coopera…
Despite broiling summer temperatures last weekend, a total of about 500 people turned out for the fourth annual Quad City Juneteenth Celebrati…
The annual Quad City Juneteenth Weekend Celebration to be held next week promises free and low-cost activities for those who attend, organizers said.
The 2025 Cultural Diversity Committee’s Black History Luncheon will be held Feb. 22 at the Corpus Christi Center at St. Joseph’s Catholic Chur…
The 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration will be held in Jefferson County next week, and organizers are hoping for better weathe…
At least 150 people turned out for the third annual Quad City Juneteenth Homecoming held June 21-23 at various locations in Festus, organizers said.
Jefferson County’s annual Cultural Diversity Luncheon will be held in a new location this year – the Corpus Christi Center at St. Joseph’s Cat…
Festus High School has rescheduled Douglass Night for 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, when it will commemorate the history of the former Douglas…