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Bio: I was born in Arkansas and grew up in Hazelwood, Missouri. I attended Armstrong Elementary and graduated from Hazelwood West High School.
I have always had an interest in news, history and story-telling and realized my junior year of high school that journalism was my career path.
Upon graduating in 2002, I entered the University of Missouri-Columbia and graduated in 2006 with a Journalism degree.
I have worked at newspapers, television and radio stations in Columbia, Missouri; Utica, New York; Myrtle Beach-Florence, South Carolina; and Jacksonville, Florida.
I was an account manager for a multicultural advertising and public relations agency before my return to the St. Louis area and news as a member of the Patch team.
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I'm an objective individual that believes in listening to both sides of any issue.
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I am a believer in God and know that all blessings come through him. I am Christian and was reared in the baptist denomination. I' am a member and have attended New Sunny Mount Missionary Baptist Church on the Northside of St. Louis since I was 4 years old.
The Board of Education will vote on approving an updated school calendar for the year that reflects inclement weather days the district did not have to use, at Tuesday's meeting.
We know you're busy, so here's a roundup of some of the recent stories featured on Florissant and Hazelwood Patch sites.
Here is Monday's crime report. The Hazelwood Police Department supplied the following information, and arrests or charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
The company said the site, which is the former Ford Motor Co. plant, could be booming with activity as soon as December.
Patch rounds up local Easter Sunday Services in Florissant.
Patch rounds up local Easter Sunday Services in Hazelwood.
The competition is in late April at the Edward Jones Dome.
Don't forget to show up and help out with the event, which the City of Hazelwood helps to sponsor.
Don't forget to show up and help out with the event, which the City of Hazelwood helps to sponsor.
The City of Hazelwood agreed to continue servicing the business located near Hazelwood for $120,000; twice last year's contract.
And, a traffic stop leads to a person being arrested for drug possession in Thursday's crime report. The Hazelwood Police Department supplied the following information, and arrests or charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
The state health department has been studying the incidence and death rates of cancer in North County zip codes adjacent to the creek. They say increased risk of cancer from nuclear contamination is unlikely.
Will you be attending Wednesday's Hazelwood City Council meeting?
And, a resident believes a neighbor may have stolen their juicer during a visit in Monday's crime report. The Hazelwood Police Department supplied the following information, and arrests or charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
We know you're busy, so here's a roundup of some of the recent stories featured on Florissant and Hazelwood Patch sites.
The organization was featured for being innovative in changing the way chambers do business.
McClellan was scratched from a scheduled appearance against Seattle on Sunday, but plans to stick it out as a Ranger.
The woman told Hazelwood Police Department officers responding to the accident she fell asleep at the wheel.
Instead of trying to handle expensive renovations to the gas station's underground fuel lines, the owner has decided lease the location, which will now be a vehicle service repair facility.
And, a couple fights over the proceeds of a pawned wedding ring in Friday's crime report. The Hazelwood Police Department supplied the following information, and arrests or charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
