Cristina Fletes / St. Louis County
Under the twin shadows of the insurrection in the U.S. Capitol and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, St. Louis County leaders took their oaths of office Tuesday in a ceremony streamed live on YouTube.
County Executive Sam Page; Councilwoman Shalonda Webb, D-St. Louis County; and Councilman Ernie Trakas, R-St. Louis County; participated in the official inauguration festivities. Councilwoman Kelli Dunaway, D-Chesterfield, held a private ceremony.
Page has held the county executive post since April 2019, when the council voted him into officeafter fellow Democrat Steve Stenger resigned while under investigation for corruption. The 2020 election was to fill the remainder of Stenger’s term Page would have to run again in 2022 for a full term.
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Jessica Echols graduated in May 2020 from Hazelwood West High School with a 3.76 GPA and a 26 ACT score. She is among the prominent students who recently received a Webster University Donald M. Suggs Scholarship for distinguished academic achievement.
âWhen I received the call that I got accepted I was overjoyed,â Echols said. âI remember talking to my mom before I got the call and just being very stressed about it, Echols said in a recent interview.
âOnce I answered the phone I immediately started freaking out. I said, âOh my gosh I need to call my mom and tell her the good newsâ.â