Ehsan Bayat is an experienced businessman and entrepreneur who has led companies in a number of different countries. Born in Kabul, he moved to the United States with his family in his youth. He founded and grew the Bayat Group into one of the largest private investors and employers in Afghanistan. Today, Ehsan Bayat is …
A proposed state and local sales tax exemption on groceries is drawing strong opposition from local officials in Jefferson County and beyond.
The Gateway Food Pantry in Arnold will soon visit homes inside its distribution area, seeking food donations.
The Jefferson Franklin Community Action Corporation recently celebrated Head Start’s 60th birthday. The early childhood education program laun…
The city of Arnold will accept applications for utility tax rebates during April with an April 30 deadline to apply. Applications will be avai…
Those who drive around Festus probably have seen a woman standing at Hwy. A and I-55 with a sign asking for “a little human kindness.”
This is the second installment in a series about homelessness in the county. It focuses on the organizations that work to help people who are …
Poorhouses and poor farms were considered innovative solutions to the poverty problem in the 19th century, and Jefferson County began one of i…