The 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration will be held in Jefferson County next week, and organizers are hoping for better weathe…
About 40 people braved subzero temperatures to attend the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration in Crystal City on Jan. 14, said Denise …
Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Crystal City kicked off its 100th anniversary celebration on May 7 with a full day of activities.
The return of the Martin Luther King Jr. March to downtown Crystal City-Festus on Sunday drew dozens of participants, said Denise Brown, an ev…
The Martin Luther King Jr. March held in Jefferson County is set to return for the first time in three years.
Willa (Haney) McCullough, who became the first Black teacher for the Festus R-6 School District in the 1950s, died at age 89 on Oct. 24, 2020,…
■ While most Jefferson County students had a snow day Jan. 17, those who attend St. Pius X High School in Crystal City continued with their re…
Elbert “Buster” Brown, 80, of House Springs died Aug. 12, 2019. Mr. Brown was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and enjoyed watching basketball,…
The annual Black History Luncheon will be held Saturday (Feb. 24) at the Quality Inn, 1200 W. Gannon Drive, in Festus. The event will be from …