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Martinsburg

Shade’s Farm is all About the Bees, and Beyond

November 9, 2019 Tagged With: bees, compost, pollinators, Shade's Farm, Shepherdstown Farmers Market

After completing his master’s from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam in 2011, Curt Shade returned home and started “farming for the market” as a new income for the family farm. Read the Full Story >>

Martinsburg High School’s Grant Harman Simply Won’t Be Denied

March 1, 2019 Tagged With: Sports

Say the name Grant Harman pretty much anywhere in the Panhandle, and those who follow sports, and many others, will not only know the name, but will likely have more than a few adulatory things to say about the Martinsburg High School senior. A tenacious, determined, highly focused three-sport athlete who’s never lost a high Read the Full Story >>

Partnership in Martinsburg Adds Strength to Opioid Fight

July 22, 2018 Tagged With: opioid epidemic, substance use disorder, The Martinsburg Initiative

The Martinsburg Initiative (TMI) is an innovative, multi-dimensional partnership that has developed a model solution to the crisis of Opioid Use Disorder and the general problems of other substance use, misuse, and substance use disorders. Read the Full Story >>

Connected to Something Bigger

January 8, 2018 Tagged With: Sports, Tyson Bagent

— Martinsburg High School’s Tyson Bagent is even more special off the field. Two consecutive state high school football titles. Twenty-eight wins and zero losses in two years. Winner of the 2017/18 West Virginia Gatorade State Football Player of the Year, the House Award, the 2017 All-USA West Virginia High School Football State Offensive Player Read the Full Story >>

Martinsburg Farmers Market Returns

June 26, 2017 Tagged With: farm to table, Farmers’ Market, farming, nutrition, WV FresHealthy Bucks Program

Martinsburg Farmers Market Manager James Hersick is an advocate for all local markets, and he believes the intention behind the Martinsburg endeavor is what makes it unique. Read the Full Story >>

The HUB Community Workspace Offers Unique Benefit to Area Professionals

May 12, 2017

The HUB, located at 126 East Burke Street in Martinsburg (WV), comprises a full-service community workspace ready to meet the needs of independent professionals within the Panhandle and beyond. Owner Andrew Johnson travels for business a fair amount, and he often needs a space that can provide all the basic professional needs. “I’m a member Read the Full Story >>

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