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Shepherd University President Announces Plan To Retire At End Of School Year

Governor Morrisey Provides Details of 25-Year Energy Plan

Jefferson County Fair 2025 Gallery

Charles Town Dedicates African American Cemetery

Jefferson County Development Authority Gets New Board Members

Shepherdstown Celebrates Appalachian Heritage

Chamber Music Festival Connects Appalachia & The World

Electric Company To Share Details Of New Transmission Line

CTUB And American Water Present Service Area Arguments At Public Service Commision Hearing

County Commission Holds Ribbon Cutting At New Government Buildings

Preparing For Disasters: Local Alerts & Training

Local Intervenors Added To Middleway Bottling Plant Lawsuit

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Watching The Jefferson County Commission — News, Issues & Analysis

The Jefferson County Commission consists of 5 commissioners each elected for a 6 year term.

  • Middleway District: Jane Tabb (elected 2018, term expires Dec 2024)
  • Kabletown District: Steve Stolipher (elected 2020, term expires Dec 2026)
  • Harpers Ferry District: vacant*
  • Charles Town District: Pasha Majdi (appointed Dec 2023, appointment expires Nov 2024)
  • Shepherdstown District: vacant*

*Tricia Jackson (Harpers Ferry) and Jennifer Krouse (Shepherdstown) were removed from office on May 1 2024 by a panel of 3 Circuit Court judges. This special judicial panel was appointed by the West Virginia Supreme Court in response to a petition brought by Matt Harvey, the county’s Prosecuting Attorney that alleged “official misconduct and neglect of duty.” Jackson and Krouse are also facing separate criminal proceedings in Magistrate Court related to the actions that triggered the petition for removal.

News

  • Republican Party Division Stalls Local Government (Observer – May 2024)
  • Commission Hires Permanent Administrator (Observer – May 2024)
  • Commissioners Fail to Hire Key Staff to Prepare Budget (Observer – Mar 2024)
  • County Commission Returns to Work (Observer – Dec 2023)
  • County Commission Fails to Meet for 3 Months (Observer – Dec 2023)

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